Chapter 69: This Whip Will Look So Cool
Yu Xuan zigzagged left and right in the factory, the scorching hot forging furnace making even the air extremely hot. Layers of cold air rose on the surface of his body, condensing into ice armor, and only then did his expression ease somewhat.
He made his way all the way to the secret room deepest inside and waited a long time before Zhou Xian finally arrived. His right sleeve was still empty, and his expression was calm: “He agreed?”
“Mm.” Yu Xuan nodded, with a hint of pride. “In the end, he’s just a refugee by origin and has no ability to resist.”
These words made Zhou Xian’s expression turn quite ugly. “You mean that I’ve been unable to deal with him for so long because I’m not capable enough?”
Yu Xuan shrugged. He didn’t have much reverence for Zhou Xian, who had fallen on hard times. “I didn’t mean that.”
Zhou Xian was annoyed in his heart but forcibly suppressed it. He said in a deep voice: “After getting the space crystal and the extracted Heituo power, kill Su Chen directly.”
Yu Xuan was shocked and couldn’t help asking, “Don’t we still need to use his power to erode Yuan Chenyang?”
“Just deceiving him.” Zhou Xian sneered. “We have to give him some follow-up, or the earlier matters won’t go smoothly.”
“Old fox.” Yu Xuan cursed inwardly and hesitated before asking: “This is the priest’s intention?”
“Of course. He blasphemed your god, so he naturally must die.” Zhou Xian nodded.
“That’s reasonable.” Yu Xuan didn’t show excessive fanaticism and merely said worriedly: “He’s already a Second Order Professional, and he should be 【Gale Hunter】. Even with a sneak attack, killing him will be somewhat difficult.”
Zhou Xian casually tossed out an item. “Catch!”
The thing came both fast and fierce. Yu Xuan’s expression changed slightly as he hastily extended his right hand.
Bang!
He staggered back several steps. Intense pain came from his palm. Yu Xuan gritted his teeth and looked down, only to see a black rhombus crystal that looked even more bewitching amid the blood in his palm.
“This is…” Yu Xuan clearly recognized it and was quite shocked, then delighted: “With this, there won’t be any problem.”
“Get lost.” Zhou Xian waved his hand, looking less and less like the Director of Internal Affairs from before.
Yu Xuan hadn’t turned around yet when he saw Zhou Xian’s expression suddenly become extremely ugly. He even shouted sternly: “Idiot, you didn’t even know you had a tail following you.”
Yu Xuan’s expression froze. Before he could react, he heard rumbling explosions from outside.
“Withdraw!” Zhou Xian didn’t hesitate at all and didn’t even glance at Yu Xuan as he darted out.
“Where do you think you’re going!” A furious shout came from outside. Yu Xuan’s heart pounded wildly as he quickly left along the secret passage.
……
“He came out…” Su Chen sensed the faint mental mark and didn’t dare approach the encirclement. He carefully circled around from the outside.
Boom!
Thunder boomed in the sky, and in the distance, brilliant blue lightning flashed, accompanied by green flames rising up.
“Zhou Xian is here too…”
Su Chen withdrew his gaze. Zhou Xian wasn’t someone he could provoke right now. It would be best if they caught him, but if not, there was nothing he could do.
“Someone’s over here!”
Explosions continued outside. Yu Xuan’s scalp went numb. He was completely surrounded by the Inspection Department’s combat airships, with beams of light shining all around.
“Did I really lead them here?”
These airships seemed to arrive at the same time as Zhou Xian, but setting up an encirclement for assassination couldn’t be done in such a short time. They had clearly prepared in advance.
His reaction was extremely quick. This was the factory district with plenty of places to hide. He quickly melted into the shadows.
“How did I get targeted?”
He felt anxious inside. He had hidden himself very deeply and had only recently been activated. How could he be targeted the moment he moved? There was only one possibility.
“Did Su Chen report me? How dare he!” Yu Xuan found it unbelievable. They were both Strange God followers and equally unclean.
Su Chen dared to report him—hadn’t he considered himself?
“Damn it, damn it…” Yu Xuan was extremely frantic, his pupils gradually turning black. “As long as I escape, you’ll definitely die!”
“Even if I’m caught today, I’ll drag you down with me. Worst case, we both get weighed together and die together!”
However, what surprised Yu Xuan was that it seemed no one was specifically targeting him.
The scattered workers disrupted the situation, and he gradually broke away from this encirclement.
“How could it be like this?” Yu Xuan started muttering to himself again. If Su Chen had reported him, there would definitely be someone specifically watching him.
The current situation was more like the Inspection Department didn’t know exactly who was in the factory, so their encirclement forces were very dispersed.
“No matter what, it must be related to him.” Yu Xuan caught his breath and stopped in a small alley. He looked back at the patrol airships in the distance and secretly felt fortunate.
“Good thing I escaped…”
His thoughts hadn’t settled when Yu Xuan’s whole body bristled with goosebumps. He heard a deafening thunderclap from above his head, and everything around turned crimson. The air suddenly filled with the scorched smell of ozone.
He jerked his head up and saw a twisting crimson red thunderbolt as thick as an arm and several meters long spreading above his head. Just one glance made Yu Xuan’s liver and gallbladder shatter in fear.
But the target didn’t seem to be him. Suddenly, a black shadow darted out from the side, holding a green, long, strip-like weapon resembling an iron whip. It whipped toward him amid raging winds!
It seemed precisely calculated. The crimson red thunderbolt fell just as the iron whip came crashing down.
Crackle— The green iron whip drew in the lightning. The two energies blended like living things, instantly enveloping it in crimson electric arcs, with an unstoppable killing intent.
All this happened in an instant. His pupils rapidly contracted in the glare, but Yu Xuan’s instinctive reaction was quick. His hands pushed forward, forming an icy barrier amid the biting cold wind.
Snap!
There was an explosion at the end of the Qing Suo iron whip!
Crack!
The ice barrier was smashed head-on, and shards of shattered ice flew everywhere.
“Who the hell is it!?” Yu Xuan’s eyes widened as if trying to see the attacker clearly. His hand had just reached into his bosom, seemingly to take something out, but it was already too late.
Boom!
The crimson thunder poured out, instantly enveloping Yu Xuan’s body. The rumbling made even Su Chen’s heart skip a beat.
【Hunting Path: Targets Completed — 2】
“Directly charred to coke?” Su Chen looked at the pitch-black corpse with the smell of burning filling the air. He was stunned himself and glanced at the iron whip in his hand, still flickering with crimson thunder arcs.
This wasn’t the first time Su Chen had sneak attacked. He had accumulated quite a bit of experience and struck at the moment when the opponent’s mind was most relaxed.
The opponent was a Second Order Upper Tier Professional after all. Even if not yet over 50%, he couldn’t be underestimated.
He showed no mercy. With 【Wrath of the Gale】 empowering the iron whip and 【Crimson Thunder】 drawing in the lightning, the stacked power was ridiculously strong.
But the result was beyond his expectation. He hadn’t even needed a second strike.
“That’s it…” Su Chen shook his head, then suddenly realized, “The commotion is too big. Gotta go now.”
His peripheral vision caught the charred corpse again. He rushed forward and thoroughly searched the body with practiced familiarity before vanishing without a trace in an instant.
Not long after, a patrol airship landed. Several Inspector Guards formed an array and cautiously probed forward.
………
Climbing in through the window, Su Chen finally let out a breath of relief.
“Killed another one…”
Su Chen tidied his clothes and mused: “Yu Xuan died near a Cult of the Strange God nest. The official conclusion should be set, but the Heituo followers will most likely suspect me. Who knows if the next move will be assassination or reporting.”
“Unfortunately, the storage space is already full, and time was too short. Otherwise, making Yu Xuan disappear might have bought more time.”
“But with this thing…”
Su Chen extended his palm, revealing a black rhombus crystal clutched in it.
