Chapter 277 Chapter 279 An Accidental Strike

Rong Xianxian widened her eyes in surprise. What was going on? It was understandable that the shape of the weapon would change. After all, whether it was Thousand Silk, Flying Carpet or Phoenix Umbrella, they were all weapons that could change shape. But it was a bit unbelievable that they could change shape on their own without human control. Could it be that this knife had become a spirit?

Or has a weapon spirit emerged? Could the red object that was fighting with her just now be the weapon spirit of this knife?

Rong Xianxian swallowed nervously. This weapon could change on its own. Would it come and beat her without anyone's control?

All the cells, pores, muscles and blood vessels in Rong Xianxian's body are now in a state of shutdown and restart. Even moving her hands and feet is very difficult. How can she fight it?

It seems impossible for the soul to leave the body again. Besides, even if it is done, look at the red object's sudden increase in strength after it swallowed something. Even if you fight with the soul alone, you can't beat it!

Rong Xianxian stared motionlessly at the sickle-shaped knife that was flashing red light and constantly changing, watching the knife gradually change from its original sickle shape to a straight broadsword.

Originally the handle was flat and nearly one meter long, and the blade was inward-curved. At this moment, the flat handle changed. The edge of the back half of the handle stretched outward about half a meter, gradually forming a blade with a cold glow. The inward-curved blade was flattened and straightened, and many complex and confusing patterns appeared on the round, blunt and thick back of the blade. There were three criss-crossing scratches on the blade, like blood grooves. The original sickle-shaped blade was black, but now it has become a red straight knife, looking completely different from before.

Rong Xianxian looked at the mechanical watch on her wrist. About half an hour had passed since she started. In another half an hour, it would be time for Ji Cunxi to carry out the mission. If he did not show up, someone would definitely come to check on the situation. If his body was discovered, this temporary camp would definitely be put on high alert, and it would be much more difficult for Rong Xianxian to sneak away.

The sachet she was carrying had space in it that could be used to hide Ji Cunxi's body. Although it was a bit disgusting, she could accept it. She was just afraid that if a living person disappeared for no reason, it would still arouse people's vigilance.

From Yang Chao's previous conversation with Ji Cunxi, it is not difficult to hear that Yang Chao cares very much about Ji Cunxi and is very wary of Rong Xianxian.

If Ji Cunxi disappeared without reason, Rong Xianxian would be suspected.

Ji Cunxi's body looked horrible and abnormal, which would inevitably arouse people's speculation. Combined with the way Ji Qingli looked when he died, it can be seen that he died from his own weapon, the sickle-shaped knife, and there were no wounds on his body. If Yang Chao still wanted to make trouble, Rong Xianxian could then request an autopsy to find out the cause of death, which could be attributed to the backlash of his own weapon.

Rong Xianxian thought for a moment and felt that Ji Cunxi's death in this way seemed to be more effective than luring him out of the military camp and then taking action. Was this considered a blessing in disguise?

After a few minutes of breathing exercises, Rong Xianxian's physical strength, agility, and internal spiritual energy have all recovered. It's time to leave here.

What was worrying her now was that the strange sickle-shaped knife seemed to have undergone some incredible changes. She wondered whether she should take this weapon away!

She didn't quite understand things like weapon spirits, but through the battle just now, she could feel that although the red unidentified object was ferocious and violent, it had no intelligence or emotions. It only attacked based on instinct and judged the strength of the opponent. When Rong Xianxian's entire soul and spirit merged into one, the red unidentified object broke through an invisible barrier and swallowed something.

Rong Xianxian now speculates, based on Ji Cunxi's death and the appearance of that thing, that the object swallowed by the unidentified red object should be Ji Cunxi's soul.

Then the barrier should be something that restrains the red unidentified object from attacking Ji Cunxi, such as a contract between the two. The sickle-shaped knife was originally Ji Cunxi's spiritual weapon. Although it would occasionally affect Ji Cunxi's mind, it would not harm Ji Cunxi. Just now, Rong Xianxian and the red object had a fierce fight in Ji Cunxi's mind, which should have affected the invisible barrier. The power of the barrier was weakened, and the red unidentified object took advantage of the opportunity to enter and swallowed up Ji Cunxi's soul.

So what exactly is this red unknown object? A month ago, when Rong Xianxian and Ji Cunxi were fighting a life-and-death duel, she had used mental attack methods to attack Ji Cunxi's soul. At that time, there was no such thing in Ji Cunxi's sea of consciousness. So, this red unknown object appeared later.

Ji Cunxi originally had mediocre talent, but after obtaining this spiritual weapon, he killed many people with his knife and his strength improved by leaps and bounds. Those who were injured by the knife had their blood and essence drained and died. Considering the fact that Ji Cunxi went crazy after killing monsters, perhaps this knife not only extracted the blood and essence of living beings, but also their souls.

Then this red unidentified object may be an unknown object formed by the soul extracted by this knife.

Just now, after the red unidentified object devoured Ji Cunxi's soul, its strength increased dramatically. When it was about to attack Rong Xianxian, it suddenly disappeared. It is very likely that it is hidden in this knife. The disappearance of that thing is passive, and it should be affected by Ji Cunxi's death. After the host died, the red object had nowhere to go, so it returned to the knife, which in turn caused some changes in the knife.

These are Rong Xianxian's speculations, which are very close to the facts based on the characteristics of the knife, Ji Cunxi's death, and the thrilling battle just now.

Rong Xianxian looked at the red straight knife and was very excited. Although the knife was a bit strange, it was undeniable that it was a rare and powerful spiritual weapon.

Rong Xianxian tentatively grasped the hilt of the knife. She did not feel any rejection or attack. The red unidentified object, no one knew where it was hiding, and did not respond to Rong Xianxian's temptation.

Rong Xianxian put the weapon into the sachet space, gently opened a corner of the tent, and walked out.

When Rong Xianxian was looking for Ji Cunxi before, she had already walked around the military camp. Now she left, familiar with the route, and quickly returned to their camp.

Rong Xianxian removed the barrier beads from the off-road RV and got out. Jiang Jie and Wang Lin were surrounding Ming Tianlei's workbench and watching him process materials. These materials were taken from the three monsters killed on the road in the afternoon.

"Sister Rong, Brother Ming is really amazing. Such a hard bone needle became soft in his hands after just a few hits. And that hard leather actually broke into two pieces after just a few hits. It's amazing." Wang Qirui said in amazement.

(End of this chapter)