plumnovel Chapter 88 Holy crap! You're that fierce, kid?!
Chapter 88 Holy crap! You're that fierce, kid?!
Chapter 87 Holy crap! You're that fierce, kid?!
Zhu Que felt a vague sense of unease.
But upon closer reflection, the idea seemed somewhat absurd.
They were just going to a breeding farm to buy a batch of laboratory mice. It wasn't some forbidden or secret place. How could there be an invisible force stopping them?
"Forget it, let's go back the way we came."
Brother Luo waved his hand, his tone full of helplessness.
"Today is really unlucky," Song Wugui said with a wry smile.
"That's right."
The researcher driving the car was also full of resentment.
The truck made a U-turn on the narrow mountain road and returned to the Xilan Research Institute via the same route.
In the distance, the mountain shadows stretched out, as black as a curtain pressing down, and rainwater slid wildly down the windshield.
The windshield wipers swung back and forth, but they just couldn't get the windshield clean.
Apart from them, there wasn't a single car on the road. The muffled thud of the rain hitting the car roof created an inexplicably oppressive atmosphere.
"By the way, Xiao Song."
Brother Luo suddenly started a conversation.
"Didn't you go to the Black Lotus Guild to research magical artifacts a while ago? What results did you achieve?"
Zhu Que's heart stirred, and he immediately perked up his ears.
"There have been no results."
Song Wugui shrugged. "I can only tell that it's not a complete spiritual artifact, but rather a component of a larger spiritual artifact."
"We originally planned to investigate this further, but the Black Lotus Guild suddenly stopped us and kicked us all out."
"That artifact was dug out from underground, and it's just a component of an artifact, so it definitely isn't unclaimed, right?" Brother Luo asked.
That's what we all think.
Song Wugui nodded and asked, "But besides the Black Lotus Guild, what other forces could possibly deploy such a magical artifact in Jinfeng Town?"
"Could this have been set up by the authorities?"
"It's unlikely. If it were set up by the authorities, they would have intervened immediately after it was unearthed."
"Is it possible that this was planted by some force in Guangyang City?"
After these words were spoken, the car fell silent for two seconds.
Song Wugui was visibly taken aback for a moment, then slowly nodded and said, "This possibility—it does seem quite high at the moment."
"If it really is a force from Guangyang City, even the Black Lotus Guild probably wouldn't dare to provoke them easily."
Zhu Que remained calm, secretly pondering to himself.
He might have thought about that too.
Song Wugui and the Black Lotus Guild did not know how many parts the magical artifact had, but he had personally investigated it.
The scale of that enormous magical artifact covered at least the entire Jinfeng Town.
He initially considered two possibilities: first, it was a magical artifact deployed by the authorities.
Secondly, there are the magical artifacts set up by the Black Lotus Guild.
However, with the Black Lotus Guild unearthing the black sphere and recruiting artifact experts to study it, both of these possibilities were disproven.
He immediately thought of a third possibility: the force that set up the magical artifact might have come from Guangyang City.
If that's the case, then the force that deployed the massive magical artifact must be far larger than the Black Lotus Guild.
"Sizzle!"
Suddenly, the screeching sound of brakes interrupted Zhu Que's thoughts.
The truck lurched to a halt, followed by Luo Ge's impatient curse: "Damn it! What's blocking the road again?!"
Zhu Que looked ahead and saw several large trees lying across the middle of the mountain road.
It seems to have been overturned by the violent wind and rain.
"I'll go move the tree."
Song Wugui got out of the car and ran over in the pouring rain.
Seeing this, Zhu Que also opened the car door and got out of the car.
"You can stay in the car, I'm fine on my own." Song Wugui turned around and waved his hand.
"Brother Song, how can we let you do it all by yourself?"
Zhu Que ran to the trees a step ahead of them.
"Haha, you really made a good friend."
Song Wugui laughed heartily.
Zhu Que was about to speak.
The next second—
"Bang!!"
With a muffled thud, a burst of blood erupted from Song Wugui's chest.
Before Song Wugui's smile could fade, he was thrown into the air by a terrifying impact.
It flew several meters backward and crashed into the mud and water.
Is there an ambush here?!
Zhu Que was startled and immediately tried to activate his spiritual energy, but the next second... *Bang!*
A second muffled thud.
Zhu Que felt a sudden jolt in his chest, his vision spun, and he was blasted away.
They crashed into a ditch beside the mountain road in a sorry state.
The muddy water surged and was icy cold.
Before he fell to the ground, Zhu Que immediately identified the source of the attack as a spirit-patterned sniper rifle!
Such firearms and magical artifacts are definitely not something ordinary cultivators can obtain.
Logically speaking, since that bullet hit his heart, he should be a dead man with his chest wide open now.
however.
Zhu Que carried two protective spiritual artifacts with him: the Guardian of Calamity and the Guardian of Nightmare.
One is a first-tier spiritual artifact, and the other is a second-tier mutated spiritual artifact.
The moment he was hit, the Guardian Jade absorbed most of the damage, allowing him to take the hit head-on.
However, the protective jade pendant also shattered and became unusable with a "crack".
Zhu Que, still in the mud and water, had not yet fully regained his footing when he saw the truck explode in the distance.
"BOOM!!"
The flames nearly blew the truck to pieces.
The two researchers scrambled out, covered in blood, clearly affected by the blast wave.
Before they could even get their footing, six dark figures burst out from the rain and launched an attack on them.
This moment.
Zhu Que lay prone on the edge of the ravine, quickly scanning his surroundings, his mind racing as he considered what to do next.
Just then.
A deep voice came from not far away, asking, "Zhu Que, are you alright?"
Zhu Que turned his head and saw that the person speaking was Song Wugui.
His clothes were soaked in blood, and a large tear was visible in the chest area.
"I'm fine—"
Zhu Que subconsciously responded, looking at Song Wugui with surprise.
This question should have been asked of Song Wugui by him.
Although he was shot in the chest, the protective Xuanjue absorbed most of the damage for him.
But Song Wugui—
He saw it perfectly clearly; the bullet had pierced his chest. So why was he acting like nothing had happened?
"You should run first. Their target is most likely the Xilan Research Institute, so it definitely has nothing to do with you."
Song Wugui said in a deep voice.
"Watch out!"
Just as Zhu Que was about to speak, he suddenly saw ten dark figures sweep across the rain and pounce on Song Wugui.
Song Wugui's expression darkened, and his spiritual energy surged within him.
"Whoosh!"
A protective light barrier suddenly appeared behind him.
"Clang clang clang—!"
Ten attacks landed in succession, shattering the protective light barrier but protecting Song Wugui from fatal blows.
"Gentlemen, who exactly are you people?"
Song Wugui asked in a deep voice, "We only research spiritual artifacts and never get involved in any personal grudges or feuds. Can we sit down and talk?"
however.
The ten masked cultivators had no intention of communicating with him and immediately launched deadly attacks.
Song Wugui was forced to fight and became embroiled in a difficult battle.
Zhu Que quickly assessed the situation.
These masked cultivators were mostly at the late stage of Qi Refining, and were all within the killing range of his Ice Flame Sword.
He flipped his right hand, and the "Compression Badge - Different" on his palm glowed faintly, releasing the object-controlling gauntlet that had been compressed without damage.
Zhu Que put on the artifact-controlling gauntlets, flipped himself out of the ravine, and five ice-flame swords condensed around him.
With a thought, two ice flame swords hovered beside him, while three ice flame swords roared forward.
"Snap! Snap! Snap!"
Three crisp, piercing freezing sounds rang out almost simultaneously.
The arms, shoulders, and chests of the three masked cultivators who were besieging Song Wugui were instantly frozen by the Ice Flame Sword.
The next moment—
"Bang bang bang!!"
Three flames exploded.
One of them had his chest blown open, his flesh and blood flying everywhere, and he died on the spot. The other two were also seriously injured.
In the midst of the torrential rain, the murderous intent suddenly faltered.
Song Wugui's eyes widened in shock as he stared at Zhu Que, his voice even changing as he exclaimed, "Holy crap! You're that fierce?!"