Chapter 88: Assassination Strikes
“Hm?” The Priest’s spirit lifted, his pitch-black eyes involuntarily turning over, “Who, who is it!?”
He had invested so many resources into South Wind City all for that delicious soul.
“Su Chen!” Zhou Xian answered, nearly gritting his teeth.
He himself was a Third Order Professional, and although he had become a Heituo Follower, his own mental resilience still allowed him a certain degree of independent thinking.
Su Chen’s murder of his son was still engraved in his heart.
“Su Chen?” The Priest’s originally excited expression gradually darkened. He was not unfamiliar with this name and had long excluded him from the list of suspects. He couldn’t help but frown, “How could it be him?”
“Isn’t he a Faceless Ghost Follower?”
“There must be a mistake.” Zhou Xian also paused, some doubts still unexplained, but right now there was extremely strong evidence:
“He emerged unscathed from Ying Feng’s inspection and was taken as a student by Xia Hanshi, so he definitely isn’t a Faceless Ghost Follower.”
“I’ve long heard of Xia Hanshi. For him to go so far as to forcibly take someone as a student, the talent must be Crimson Gold. He is most likely the delicious soul that the Holy Lord covets.”
“Deceived after all?” Hearing the pieces of evidence, the Priest’s face turned ugly, “The target was right under our noses the whole time.”
He hesitated slightly, glanced back, then shook his head: “It’s too late. Since he’s under Xia Hanshi’s protection, it’s hard to get him with normal means. We still have to flip this place.”
“Zhou Xian, there are still a few spots where the ritual array isn’t complete. Go complete them quickly.” He ordered.
“Yes.” Zhou Xian hesitated, wanting to ask if there was still hope to revive his son.
But for some reason, after seeing the Heituo Statue behind the Priest, that thought suddenly vanished.
Compared to finding a delicious soul for the Holy Lord, whether his son was revived or not was nothing.
Zhou Xian hurriedly left.
“Su Chen, Su Chen…” The Priest chewed on this name, his brows gradually relaxing, “Good that he hasn’t left South Wind City yet. The Holy Lord will surely be very satisfied.”
But in the next instant, the Priest’s expression drastically changed as he looked up at the sky!
Boom!
Golden Flames crashed down like a meteor, flipping over the ceiling above, with scorching heat rushing toward them.
“He’s really here!?”
Yang Yan, not far away, felt his heart shake.
Xia Hanshi looked down at the Priest sitting cross-legged on the ground, revealing a ferocious smile, “Got you!”
“Xia Hanshi!?”
The Priest on the ground had a ferocious expression, both panicked and incredulous, “You, how could you possibly find this place!”
This plan was known only to him and Zhou Xian. Zhou Xian had become a Heituo Follower and couldn’t betray them.
“Thanks to a reminder from a righteous person.” Xia Hanshi’s tone was meaningful as his gaze turned to the Heituo Statue behind him, following those black oil-like patterns.
His face instantly turned cold, killing intent surging, “Ritual array… damn it.”
The Priest’s heart surged with extreme shock and anger. The ritual array wasn’t complete yet, but he had invested a lot of energy into it, and it was at the most critical time needing stability.
Just one day, only one day!
How could Xia Hanshi find this place!
……
Boom!
“That, that is?”
Zhou Xian, who hadn’t gone far, suddenly felt the ground shake. Looking back, he saw Golden Flames covering half the sky.
“Xia, Xia Hanshi!”
He cried out in shock, “How could he find this place? Could the Priest… have betrayed us!?”
“Holy Lord!” He instinctively rushed forward but abruptly stopped, veins bulging on his forehead: “No, going now would be suicide.”
“The ritual array isn’t complete, the Priest can’t escape, the Holy Lord can’t descend, but…”
He looked in another direction, his face gradually turning sinister, “Perhaps it’s also a rare opportunity.”
……
“Little Brother, Little Brother! You have to come home with me today.” Sun Tai stood at the Room door, gripping Su Chen’s hand and not letting go, saying repeatedly: “Sister-in-law cooked a table of good dishes, just waiting for you.”
“If you don’t come back with me, I can’t face her.”
These past few days, Sun Tai had been riding high, full of pride.
From Internal Affairs Minister, he had rocketed up to become one of the two Deputy Ministers of Inspection.
His old boss had even become City Lord Yuan, and Su Little Brother had become the Chief Judge’s student. Although City Lord Yuan was a bit downcast, he had secretly chuckled a few times.
Forget the other Deputy Minister—even the already designated Minister of Inspection Du Jingming had to give him some face.
And the reason, naturally, was the young man before him.
“Since that’s the case… then let’s go.” Unable to refuse the enthusiasm, Su Chen went back, packed briefly, and changed clothes.
As they walked, Sun Tai chattered on: “Staying in the Room all the time will stifle you. You should go out more, walk around. What’s the point of advancing your Profession Rank? Isn’t it all for enjoying life better?”
Su Chen chuckled, walking and talking, “I haven’t reached the point of enjoying life yet. When I do, don’t worry, Big Brother. I won’t miss out on any of the enjoyment.”
The two boarded the Elevator. Sun Tai nodded: “Sigh, true. Life is short. Even as a Second Order Professional, I only live a dozen more years than ordinary people.”
“But our former City Lord was ruthless. His whole family went to prison, already sent to Ying Feng.”
“If not ruthless, his family would be the ones in prison.” Su Chen said indifferently.
“True.” Sun Tai sighed deeply, about to say more when suddenly a violent rumble hit. An unpleasant creaking came from the Elevator Shaft, and the Elevator rapidly fell.
Su Chen’s expression changed slightly as he instantly stabilized his Body. Sun Tai’s Reaction was also quick; his fat suddenly tensed, hands gripping the metal Elevator box.
Sun Tai’s Body continued to shrink, his full body of fat quickly turning into bronze-colored lean muscles, his clothes becoming loose and baggy.
It was Su Chen’s first time seeing Old Sun’s Combat mode, and he was quite surprised.
Boom!
His arms suddenly nailed into the Elevator car that had smashed through, embedding into the Wall, and the falling Elevator abruptly stopped.
Unsure which Floor it had stopped on, Sun Tai brutally tore open the Elevator Door, and the two darted out.
“Fuck, can the Elevator have an accident?” Sun Tai cursed, but saw Su Chen’s grave expression. Only then did he notice the warning lights flashing nonstop in the corridor.
Rumble!
Another rumble, blazing electric arcs surging out from the Elevator Shaft, instantly filling the entire Floor.
“Someone dares to attack Inspection Headquarters?” Sun Tai looked shocked, dodging the spreading arcs like avoiding a viper, but surprisingly found they didn’t have much lethality.
“Su Chen!”
A roar came from the Elevator Shaft, echoing endlessly. Su Chen’s expression changed slightly, “Zhou Xian!?”
This guy came at too coincidental a time. Old Xia and the others had just left not long ago.
No, it must be that he found Old Xia and the others gone, so he turned back to kill here.
“It’s… Zhou Xian?” Sun Tai also realized, his face paling as his Body “thudded” back to fat.
“Courting death!”
But an angry roar also came from the upper Elevator Shaft. Cyan Blazing Flame surged down, clashing fiercely with Lightning Radiance.
“Good, good that Deputy Minister Du is here…” Sun Tai breathed a sigh of relief.
Su Chen frowned tightly. Du Jingming was a Forced Job Appointment; in terms of frontal Strength, he shouldn’t be Zhou Xian’s match.
Rumble!!
Intense collision erupted from the Elevator Shaft, gale howling in, carrying lightning arcs that sprayed from the Elevator Door gaps to every Floor.
“Su Chen!” Zhou Xian roared again, like a madman.
“His state seems very off.” Without hesitating, Su Chen turned and ran, Sun Tai following closely.
“Don’t run!”
For some reason, even from the bottom, Zhou Xian seemed able to sense Su Chen’s movements.
Boom!
At the corridor’s end, the stuck Elevator car exploded, a figure shrouded in electric arcs charging at top speed, face ferocious, eyes fixed only on Su Chen.
“Get past me first!” Du Jingming followed closely, his pupils turning cyan-red, reaching out to grab Zhou Xian, five fingers spewing cyan Blazing Flame to form a large net.
“Get lost!” Zhou Xian’s Body exploded into electric arcs, instantly escaping Du Jingming’s palm.
“Want to run?”
Su Chen abruptly stopped, watching as Zhou Xian’s ferocious face condensed from the surging arcs around him.
Sun Tai’s expression was horrified, heart twitching.
Were those seemingly harmless arcs underfoot?
Su Chen instantly realized why Zhou Xian could lock onto his position from so far away.
Boom!
A thunderclap from flat ground. Crimson electric arcs suddenly appeared on the surface of the whirling Qing Suo that Su Chen flung, surging out.
Crack!
Glowing blue arcs intertwined with crimson lightning. The surrounding Walls were blasted open with huge holes. Zhou Xian, not yet fully formed, was directly scattered, energy ripples continuing to spread.
“Holy shit!” Sun Tai’s back chilled. That strike from Su Little Brother made even him feel his hair stand on end. If it hit him, he’d probably turn to charcoal nine times out of ten.
“Watch out!” Sun Tai shouted, seeing a thick arm condensed from arcs smashing ferociously toward Su Chen’s side.
In a flash of thought, the cyan scale Armor covering his body rapidly stacked on his shoulder, 【Wind Thunder Barrier】 attaching to it, with indigo energy surging.
Bang!!
Su Chen was directly blasted flying, crashing through Walls on both sides, dust billowing everywhere.
“Little Brother!” Sun Tai’s eyes nearly split.
“Zhou Xian!” Du Jingming barely arrived, blazing gale surging out to blow away the pervasive arcs around.
“Cough cough…” Su Chen shakily stood up, but only coughed dryly a few times. Compared to last time when he vomited blood, this time he was just sent flying with no major injuries.
“Little Brother, Little Brother…” Sun Tai rushed over hurriedly, helping Su Chen up. Seeing he was fine, he sighed in relief, inwardly amazed.
If it were him, he’d be gone from that hit.
The gap between Ranks was like a chasm.
“Actually… fine.” Zhou Xian’s figure gradually reformed, clearly breathing much more rapidly now.
Turning into arcs for fast movement was obviously a heavy load on him too.
The arm had even regrown. Su Chen looked at Zhou Xian’s intact arms.
“What fine Armor…” Zhou Xian saw the cyan scales under Su Chen’s torn clothes, his expression growing angrier. Last time the opponent escaped probably because of this Armor.
But this time his injuries had recovered, yet one strike still couldn’t kill him. Was this Armor a Third Order Item?
“I’ll try my best to hold him off later. You two run fast; others should come to support soon.” Du Jingming stared tightly at Zhou Xian, blocking in front of Su Chen and the other, lowering his voice.
