ATPnovel Chapter 7339 The Riddler Killed on the Spot
Chapter 7339 The Riddler Killed on the Spot
Chapter 7339 The Riddler Killed on the Spot
"Hmm?" Xu Yue was stunned when he saw the values and talent strength displayed on the Secret Mirror. He thought there was something wrong with it. After tapping it a few times, he locked on again. The value was 91, and the talent strength was at the top level of the sixth level.
At this moment, Xu Yue was practically bewildered. What a joke! He could understand the stat of 91, after all, powerful families had special methods for achieving the ability to separate internal energy from the body. Even if it was a bit outrageous, it wasn't impossible for a handsome young man in his early twenties to achieve this. But the talent strength was a different story!
This truly means risking your life on the battlefield, personally killing many enemies, honing your spirit and energy to the extreme, and then being able to express it in the outside world.
Taking drugs to become stronger is the path for wealthy and powerful families. Xu Yue wouldn't feel anything special about it. Even if someone broke through to the next level at the age of six by relying on the Divine Realm, let alone having internal energy leaving the body at twenty, Xu Yue would at most think that the background of the person behind the drug was amazing.
But smelting is completely different; it's a path only ordinary people take. Even if you have amazing talent and unimaginable genius on the path of smelting, you still have to risk your life.
Any elite who has reached the sixth level of forging has truly been on the battlefield and has teetered between life and death several times. Therefore, while it is possible for internal energy to emerge from some obscure corner of the world, it is absolutely impossible for someone to reach the sixth level of forging without ever having been on the battlefield.
"Is there something wrong with this thing?" Xu Yue muttered to himself as he scanned the surrounding crowd. Of course, as a math whiz, Xu Yue knew very well that the probability of some things happening was very low, so he just said it casually, but in his heart he was already preparing for something bad to happen.
"Another old man with an 87 rating and top-tier sixth-level talent." Xu Yue chuckled dryly, realizing that something serious had happened.
All the elites of the Han Dynasty who had been forged to the fifth level or above had completed their data entry beforehand. Although, in principle, Xu Yue should not have had this data entry, since this system was created by Xu Yue, it would be tantamount to treating everyone else as idiots if there were no loopholes left in the backend.
However, no one, including Chen Xi and Li You, mentioned this loophole and tacitly allowed Xu Yue to access this backend. Therefore, theoretically, Xu Yue also had the files of all the elite veterans of the Han Dynasty.
It was precisely because of this file that, after realizing something was wrong and checking the backend system, Xu Yue decided to slip away after failing to find the old man and the young boy.
Admittedly, the Han Dynasty must have some hidden six-fold forging techniques not recorded in the archives, but the sudden appearance of two in the same location is definitely suspicious.
"Imperial Censor Xu, what's wrong?" Han Rang, who had come to protect Xu Yue, asked with some curiosity when he saw Xu Yue, who had come to take the test, suddenly pack up his things and prepare to leave.
"Don't look directly at them. Observe them in a special way. Do you see those two, an old man and a young man, walking not too far apart from the city gate?" Xu Yue said to Han Rang while packing his things. Han Rang had also been a scout, so after Xu Yue spoke, he cautiously did not observe them directly, but instead used a special method to glance at them.
With just one glance, Han Rang suddenly realized something was wrong.
"Something feels off." Han Rang suppressed the urge to take another look. He knew his mission for the day and there was no need to cause trouble, but he kept the feeling in mind.
"You can clearly sense that something is wrong?" Xu Yue paused for a moment, then asked in a low voice.
"I can't quite pinpoint exactly what's wrong, but something's definitely not right." Relying on his battle-hardened intuition, Han Rang gave a clear answer: "Stay away from them; those two are suspicious."
“Those two have top-tier talent at the sixth level, with base stats above 85,” Xu Yue said in a deep voice. Han Rang’s expression darkened upon hearing this, as his own talent was only at that level, and his stats were even half of theirs.
"I'll have someone escort you back first. I'll go and make contact with them, at least to lure them to a more remote location. Otherwise, if we fight in the street, the losses will be too great," Han Rang said after a moment's thought.
Han Rang wasn't actually some kind of holy knight who was willing to sacrifice himself for others; it's just that he'd seen too much Chen Xi lately, and his humanity had been overwhelmed, so he started to agree with Chen Xi's universal moral theory: that if I have the power to protect a region, I should stand up when I'm needed to protect it.
"Then be careful. I'll have someone inform Marquis Chen now. I'll go to General Guan's place first." Xu Yue quickly made his judgment. Han Rang didn't say much, nodded, and went down the stairs on the city wall, preparing to make contact with those two tough guys who might be from the Kushan Empire.
“The dead cannot be brought back to life, and we’ve also avenged Brother Long. Let’s eat and drink to cheer him up. Brother Long probably wouldn’t want you to be so down.” Wan Zhen returned from Yunmeng and took Zhang Bao, who had been in a bad mood lately, out for some food and drinks. After all, Zhang Long and Zhang Bao were truly half-brothers, and they even did things like shooting an arrow at the emperor together.
Therefore, Zhang Long's death was a great blow to Zhang Bao. After Wan Zhen helped Zhang Long avenge his death, he transferred Zhang Bao to his side as a way of comforting him.
“I know that too, and it’s already quite an achievement to help Brother Long avenge his family.” Zhang Bao said with a complicated expression, “To be honest, I was prepared to die at the hands of my enemies sooner or later when I was a bandit. I’m already very lucky to have lived to this age, but when I think of Brother Long, sigh!”
Zhang Long and Zhang Bao are both sixty years old. They were Guo Si's subordinates back then, and were among the most evil in the Chaos. The fact that they are still alive today means that they have been a menace for countless years.
"Sigh, on the bright side, at least he can enter the Jingling Hall and receive incense offerings all year round. He's not some wandering ghost." Zhang Lin also spoke up to persuade him. There are many top experts from the Zhang family in the Xiliang Iron Cavalry. They were all mixed up in the same boat back then, so they are more than brothers even if they are not blood brothers.
"Sigh, never mind, let's eat something. I was telling Brother Long that I wanted to enjoy a few delicious meals of river delicacies from Jingzhou, but it seems I'll have to take his place now." Zhang Bao sighed, turning his grief and indignation into his appetite.
The group ate a meal amidst tears and commotion, then helped each other prepare to go back to rest. As they walked, Wan Zhen realized something was wrong and turned to the empty alley, asking, "Who is blocking our way?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Lin, Zhang Bao, and Zhang Hu, who were still drunk, quickly sobered up.
Four people emerged from the depths of the alley. They were neither tall nor strong, and did not display any particular aura, but they instantly put Zhang Bao and his two companions on guard, protecting Wan Zhen behind them. This was an instinct honed in the face of life and death.
"Master Wan, you should leave first and go call for reinforcements," Zhang Hu said in a deep voice.
"Do you think the three of you deserve to be surrounded?" Wan Zhen said with a dry laugh. "If I run away now, I'm definitely doomed. It's safer with the three of you. Do you think the three of you will betray me?"
"What a joke." Zhang Lin said in a deep voice, his hand already displaying a three-dimensional view of the surrounding light and shadow, and he instantly found the correct escape route.
"Zhang Bao, Zhang Hu, cover the rear!" Zhang Lin dragged Wan Zhen towards the escape route he had found. Zhang Hu and Zhang Bao roared, their muscle defenses reaching their limit, tightly protecting Wan Zhen behind them, and then ran away from the enemy.
However, after running only a few dozen steps, enemies appeared again blocking the way in front of the alley.
"Looks like we have no choice but to charge straight in." Zhang Hu roared and rushed from the back to the front, as if he wanted to have a head-on collision with the enemy who appeared in front of him. However, at the moment of engagement, Zhang Hu suddenly changed the direction of his force and, following Zhang Lin's command, slammed his blow into the thin wall next to him. Then, the group rushed directly into the courtyard next to them.
After all, they've been brothers for decades. Zhang Lin opened the full map, and even without saying anything, Zhang Hu and Zhang Bao knew exactly what to do.
"Go!" Zhang Lin dragged Wan Zhen into the courtyard. The enemy, who had been calmly preparing to attack from both sides, immediately gave chase. However, the moment the enemy's upper body was revealed in the broken wall, a full-power God-Slaying Spear was detonated.
He instantly blasted the enemy charging at the front into several large pieces. Zhang Lin looked at the shattered fragments that were still twisting and struggling, and instantly understood what these things were.
"What's going on? How could there be a Cloud Dream Demon God here? What exactly happened at the front line?" Wan Zhen looked at the chunks of flesh desperately regenerating in the ruins with a solemn expression, his face turning extremely grim.
To reiterate, Wan Zhen's individual combat ability is quite average, but as long as he goes all out and isn't killed in a sneak attack on the spot, his survival ability is still very well guaranteed.
At the very least, Wan Zhen could make many of the prohibited items himself, so it wasn't a big deal to say anything about him carrying them around. After all, these days, it's really hard to check the things that nobles use for self-defense.
“The strength of each talent is at the top of the sixth level, and the value has reached an astonishing eighty-something. What’s going on with this!” Wan Zhen took out his secret mirror and scanned the other side. Then all the detailed values were displayed. He was immediately incredulous.
"That's not how you use the God-Slaying Spear! Master Wan, give me the God-Slaying Spear!" Zhang Hu, who was at the rear, was attacked by the two men opposite him. He was kicked and rolled twice before getting up and calling out to Wan Zhen.
Without a second thought, Wan Zhen pulled out a dozen or so God-Slaying Spears, each about the length of a chopstick and covered in intricate patterns, from his robes and threw them directly at Zhang Hu. Zhang Hu caught them, stuffed most of them into his robes, and then grabbed one in each hand.
Immediately, Zhang Hu pulled his upper body back, using his taller and stronger physique to extend his arm and thrust it directly into the back of the demon god's neck as it lunged at him.
The miniature God-Slaying Spear, activated the moment it pierced through, burst forth with intense light and heat. The point of penetration was quickly torn apart. Zhang Hu, having released the God-Slaying Spear from his hand, braced himself against the explosion and activated his Mind Defense. He grabbed the head of the opposing demon god with one hand and, taking advantage of the explosion, ripped the demon god's head off.
Demons are indeed difficult to kill, but if a demon's head is removed, turning a brainless demon into a brainless one, it becomes much easier to deal with.
Both being at the same level of combat power, the Demon God with a brain could kill Zhang Long, but the Demon God without a brain could be dealt with even at the fifth level of fusion.
Zhang Hu, Zhang Bao, Zhang Lin and their group are only about the same level as Zhang Long in terms of combat strength. In other words, they might be defeated in a one-on-one fight against a smart demon god with the strength of the seventh level, but they don't need to worry about a brainless demon god at all.
Having succeeded in their first strike, Zhang Hu and Zhang Bao took advantage of the fact that the other demons hadn't reacted yet. They coordinated again, either wrapping the miniature God-Slaying Spear in a mind-based defense and nailing it to a certain spot on the demon's back, tearing a huge gash in the direction of the blade, and then grabbing the demon's head and carrying it away.
Or they could stab a miniature God-Slaying Spear into the neck of the demon god, wrap it with a mental defense to form a cannon barrel, and break the demon god's neck in one blow. In short, all methods were aimed at removing the demon god's head.
Between the two jumps, Zhang Hu and Zhang Bao took several kicks. When they rolled back thanks to the Xiliang Iron Cavalry's superior defense, they were carrying three heads, one of which was even biting Zhang Hu's wrist tightly.
It doesn't matter, though; a mind-based defense can withstand the biting.
"The offensive and defensive positions have shifted." Zhang Lin, who was using a full-view perspective to observe the terrain and was leading Wan Zhen on their escape, saw his brother rolling back with three enemy heads and decided to stop running.
There were only six demon gods on the other side, and now three of them have been killed by their own brothers. What are those three brothers going to do with the remaining three? Do they think we, the six-fold warriors from the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, are useless?
"Let Zhang Hu and Zhang Bao handle this. We'll retreat first. This isn't a question of whether we can win or not," Wan Zhen said to Zhang Lin. What's the point of fighting? The Demon God has entered Jiangling City. Don't you know what's important?
"Tiger, Baozi, you two hold on, I'll take Master Wan to the military camp." Although Zhang Lin wasn't very bright, he trusted smart people, and Master Wan was a well-known smart man in Liangzhou.
"Leave it to us!" Zhang Hu tossed six miniature God-Slaying Spears to Zhang Bao, then directly blocked the opposing demon god. Without the God-Slaying Spears, the two of us brothers couldn't defeat six demon gods, but with the God-Slaying Spears, our Iron Cavalry Headquarters' idealistic defense could be used as a cannon.
The Iron Cavalry's defensive capabilities are beyond doubt. Even these nearly sixty-year-old Iron Cavalrymen are first-rate in terms of defense. Compared to any other legion of the same era, the Iron Cavalry can be considered top-notch.
The overly strong defensive capabilities resulted in a weaker offensive capability, and the speed was extremely poor. However, the speed issue was beyond repair, but the Iron Cavalry never gave up on salvaging the offensive capability.
From reversing muscle defense and comprehensively enhancing muscle strength, to gaining a powerful physique through the duality of one body, and later developing positive and negative shockwave mixing, the Iron Cavalry has made some achievements in offensive capabilities, but compared to its own defensive capabilities...
It's hard to say about others, but top-tier cavalry can indeed withstand the combined shockwaves of their own full-force attacks.
It can be said that the more one pursues a powerful attack, the more exaggerated the Iron Cavalry's defense becomes, and the worse its speed becomes. It wasn't until the appearance of the God-Slaying Spear that the Iron Cavalry had a proper way to enhance its attack: "My body, forged through countless trials, my supreme defense of the mind, unleash the God-Slaying Spear!"
That's right, the Iron Cavalry turned the Mind Defense into a cannon barrel and filled it with the God-Slaying Spear. It's unknown who was the first to do this, but he certainly didn't die from the explosion, so the other Iron Cavalry did the same.
Because its power is really great, and this way of using the God-Slaying Spear not only has the destructive power of the God-Slaying Spear itself, but also adds its own powerful domineering spirit!
"Boom!" Another explosion rang out in Jiangling City, and this time even Chen Xi, who was in the government office, heard it.
"Is this the style of the lords of your Chu Kingdom?" Chen Xi asked the young man in front of him with a hint of coldness.
"It's just to prove that we have the ability to return from history." He looks very young, but his words carry a hint of the vicissitudes of life.
To be honest, Chen Xi didn't really understand what was going on. Someone had inexplicably entered his house and appeared in front of him.
With the protection of Han Qiong and others, Chen Xi's safety was not a problem. However, the person on the other side immediately claimed to be a feudal lord of the Chu Kingdom and wanted to talk to Chen Xi.
"I think you're overthinking things. Are you even considered to have returned now?" Chen Xi looked at the other party with a somewhat strange expression.
"What is and what is not is not for you to define. I am actually here more to inform you and see what kind of people are favored by fate in this era." The King of Chu looked at Chen Xi calmly, without the slightest panic. He could see the humanistic attachment in Chen Xi, which was greater than that of anyone he had ever seen before, and more worthy of being usurped.
"Oh, I don't understand what you're talking about at all." Chen Xi had a headache; to be honest, he was still confused.
"No need to understand." The lord of Chu, like a riddle teller, kept pressing Chen Xi on the edge of his seat, making Chen Xi's head ache even more.
"Forget about that, I'll just ask you one thing: are you here to be my enemy?" Chen Xi hated this ineffective way of communicating and went straight to the point.
"That depends on what you think. I would like to coexist with you, but according to the intelligence I have gathered, you don't seem to be very willing to coexist with us," said the Chu king with a hint of regret.
"So you're going to be enemies?" Chen Xi disliked riddle-makers, and having confirmed their attitude, what else was there to say?
In that instant, the sky above Jiangling City shattered, and the King of Chu ascended into the heavens. Then, he was vaguely grasped by a hand. At that moment, the King of Chu had countless words he wanted to explain and clarify, but it was all meaningless. As for the enemy, you chose him yourself, so don't blame me.
Where did this country bumpkin come from? No super martial arts, no supermodel cloud aura, no imperial will protection, no indestructible gold nature, yet you come to cause trouble in front of me. Are you tired of living? I, Chen Xiren, am kind, but that's only in terms of people!
I need to take a break. If you have any monthly tickets, please vote for me! I think I'm doomed.