Chapter 342: The Starry Sky Sets the Nether Snake Staff (3)

"The target is slowing down! No. 5 has stopped her!"

“gogogo!”

"Kill her!"

Riding on powerful winds, using vehicles, or possessing mutated limbs, the bloodthirsty killers poured out in droves. If one could gaze down upon the Third Order from ten thousand meters above, one would see a long snake zigzagging between the buildings. At the end of this snake were the pursuing killers, in the middle a dark cloud of the Black Death Army. Only at the front was a single flash of light: the lightning-fast Ji Huaisu.

Ji Huaisu was currently seriously injured, and the enemy's mental attacks were quite formidable. She had already missed the original signal, which meant that Trick had to spend more time dealing with another bomb during the battle. She was now running frantically along the newly revised route, her speed reduced by another 20% due to the continuous attacks.

The Black Death Army was chasing her relentlessly. These soldiers were extremely cunning and kept their distance, only using mental attacks and bows and arrows to harass her. She wanted to turn around and use Shadow Claws to deal with a group of them, but she was afraid of wasting time and did not dare to act rashly.

"Fuck! I, a knight, am being chased by a bunch of puppets!"

"This group of puppets is the main force of Floating Light Path Separate Point 5. Your persistence far exceeded my expectations." VV said, "No path correction, move forward at the fastest speed."

Vander stared at the road ahead with wide eyes. Another group of killers had already arrived in front of them from the opposite side of the intersection. He screamed, "Are you really not going to correct the path?!"

Ji Huaisu charged forward without a second thought, not even throwing a single fireball. Just before she could engage the assassins, three armed police cars rushed out and knocked down the interceptors ahead. Ji Huaisu seized the opportunity to pass through the checkpoint. She saw the Divine Guards saluting, "Captain Huaisu, please be careful!"

"Thank you very much!" Ji Huaisu smiled, "Have you contacted the Divine Guard?"

"The Divine Guards have already taken measures. I provided them with the precise coordinates."

Ji Huaisu suddenly had an idea: "Wait, can you pass the message to someone other than me?"

At Dustless Land headquarters, Velvet was personally sending commands to multiple information terminals. These magical devices, disguised as badges, buttons, and pens, were converging toward the center of the Third Vein. Supporters like Councillor Croze, upon receiving the commands, began their actions.

“Yes, five seconds ago.” Velvet left the instructions to abandon the terminal and confirmed that the supporters had evacuated before saying, “Now I can help you hack into the communication once, only within the third pulse sequence.”

"Okay! Help me locate the third floor of Team 3's headquarters and find the man in seclusion in the secret room at the end of the corridor!"

"First, this is communication, not telepathy. If the other party doesn't have the means to receive communication, there's nothing I can do," VV said. "Second, the scan results don't show any rooms that match your description. In fact, Team 3 is currently overwhelmed, with less than 50 members remaining at headquarters."

"What the hell is he doing! This isn't right!"

Ji Huaisu scratched his head, searching for other people he could turn to. The Divine Guards couldn't spare any more men, and their combat effectiveness was limited in this situation. The bookstore veterans had gone out to volunteer, and their lack of presence meant they were also busy dealing with the mess. As for those who were still able to help...

"Got it, got it, help me contact Liko Trick!"

She seemed to hear VV sigh: "You asked me to accurately locate a name among 340 million people."

"You can do it! Right?" Ji Huaisu asked hopefully.

"I can," VV said. "The transfer is successful. You have three seconds."

Several camouflage terminals around the Third Team headquarters were overloaded, transmitting Ji Huaisu's voice to Li Ke's channel: "Fly over! Help!"

"I'm fucking busy here too!" Rico yelled. "The Third Pulse is a mess, I'm trying to maintain stability—"

"I'm busy saving your dad!"

"Report your location!!!"

VV directly reported the coordinates, and a second later, the exposed terminal was destroyed by the Black Death Army. Ji Huaisu rolled on the ground in a panic, dodging the incoming missiles. She was about to miss the next coordinates. A large number of eagle-faced soldiers descended, completely surrounding her in a fountain square.

The red light in their eyes grew brighter, and hundreds of mental attacks would strike at the same time in the next moment.

Fander trembled and said, "How about I try again?"

A green haze descended from the sky, sweeping the Black Iron soldiers high into the sky. Dead branches that had broken through the earth transformed into spears, piercing the soldiers' bodies. Bright red fruit grew on the branches, exploding inside the soldiers, shattering them into fragments.

Ji Huaisu had already taken off into the air, with huge wings woven from trees stretching out above her head, and a pair of hands tightly grasping her waist.

"Explain the situation to me in three sentences," Li Ke said.

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"So you're here to be my mount?!" Rico screamed.

Ji Huaisu shouted back: "Yes!"

"Miss Ji, if you are in need of labor, please find your unrivaled boyfriend!"

"If I could contact him, I wouldn't have had so much trouble. Next!"

Li Ke swooped down, snatching up her 13th target with her branch claws. As she grasped her target, she used synthetic gas to paralyze his senses. Finder added hypnosis to control his ethereal form, and Ji Huaisu completely vaporized him with a thunder fist. The three of them coordinated with such fluidity that even professional kidnapping gangs would be ashamed.

This combination of punches is enough to instantly kill any opponent below Legendary Particle 4. In fact, according to VV's assessment, a Legendary Particle 4 with a non-normalized path would probably be killed instantly. Li Ke formed a wooden hood to hold Ji Huaisu, turned around and glanced at him, "New pursuer, come on!"

Several falcon-masked soldiers flew out of the clouds, specifically designed to absorb Li Ke's vitality. Ji Huaisu hurled three lightning spears at her, shattering her into pieces. Five more life auras surrounded her from all directions.

"Change, it's the Flying Killer Team!"

"You're as annoying as a fly...!"

Rico suddenly slowed and dived, allowing the pursuers to rapidly close the gap. The assassins' bullets and cold weapons pierced her almost simultaneously, only to discover it was merely a piece of dead wood carved into a humanoid form. At the same moment, whip-like thorns pierced their chests. No matter their elemental bodies, mechanical modifications, or warrior bodies, they could not prevent the thorns from draining their life force.

Life extraction, Rico's unique technique, can instantly kill anyone who is touched by regular life.

Li Ke, standing above, released the five people who had been beaten to a pulp, and Ji Huaisu hurled five lightning bolts at them, turning them to ash. Li Ke was beginning to feel overwhelmed: "Are you going to grind them to dust?"

"Watching the enemy die without leaving a trace is a basic quality for an inspector. Do you know how many times I was tricked by people who pretended to be dead when I first started?" Ji Huaisu said, "There are also those who pretended to surrender and then launched a surprise attack, ambushed and then betrayed, and used their childish appearance to gain sympathy and then..."

Li Ke rolled her eyes. "Please be kind and spare me. We in Jingsha are simple folks, and we don't have as many tricks as you do."

"Your simple city of Jingsha is now full of bombs. My hometown wasn't even this miserable back then!"

The two bickered without interrupting their business. After dispatching the pursuers, the next second, the fourteenth target was also destroyed. With the addition of new members, the efficiency of the anti-terrorist squad has been significantly improved. Ms. Riko, as the Legendary Wing, possesses speed that is literally unmatched. Her diverse tactics and sturdy physique greatly increase the team's margin for error.

The only shortcoming is that her moral bottom line is relatively high, but this shortcoming is perfectly made up by Ji Huaisu, and the team has no shortcomings.

"The current progress is ideal. There are still 30 seconds left before the next target analysis is completed. We can talk about some private topics." VV said.

"Now?!" Li Ke couldn't believe it.

Fander became increasingly frustrated: "Do you really have to hold a women's tea party at such a critical moment?!"

"25 seconds." VV continued the cold countdown. "Just for personal interest, have you heard of a killer named Chu Hengkong?"

Ji Huaisu was almost choked by the wind: "Don't you know Akong?! Who are you?!"

"18 seconds. Sounds like you know him."

"I know him... No one in this city knows him better than me!"

"I beg to differ." Vander muttered.

"You're not human."

VV pressed on: "10 seconds. How is he doing?"

"It's pretty good, I've achieved both fame and fortune, and I'm unrivaled in the world. From every perspective, I'm a successful person. But every day I think about how I used to live like a widower!"

Li Ke screamed: "Your boyfriend is a widower, so you are dead, right?"

"Xiao Li, please be quiet for a moment. This topic has nothing to do with you for now." Vander reminded in a low voice.

Another group of Black Death soldiers arrived and concentrated their fire. Rico swerved to avoid the gunfire. VV spoke faster, without a countdown this time: "Where is he now?"

"I told you he's in the secret room on the third floor of Team 3 headquarters!"

Ji Huaisu turned around and fired continuously, but this time the Black Death Army seemed to have optimized their algorithm again, and they were able to dodge the lightning arrows, so she had to use Dust Break. "Li Ke, didn't you ask him for help when you came?"

"I can't find him. He disappeared! I can't even find the shabby room where he was training!" Rico complained. "How many more targets do we have to find before we're done? A large number of life forms are surrounding us. I think we're going to fail if this keeps up!"

“3.”

"Three more?"

"2.1." Velvet pressed the button in the distance. "Analysis complete. Main antenna coordinates transmitted. Please proceed to the first phase target location as quickly as possible."

“There’s a second phase!!”

The new coordinates turned into a bright red dot in Ji Huaisu's eyes. It was located in the central part of the third vein, at the Jingsha Municipal Grand Theater, also known as the "Unity Grand Theater."

Li Ke groaned loudly, "Please tell me this is fake... This place is performing "Bloody Thorns" today, a traditional Chinese opera!"

"So we can listen to music while fighting?" Ji Huaisu said.

"She means the theater is full today!" Vander screamed. "We need to find a main antenna somewhere in this circle of nearly 700 people!"

"There's no need to go through so much trouble. You just need to destroy the theater." VV said casually.

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The Jingsha Municipal Grand Theater resembles a cross between a Western church and a stadium. The oval building is adorned with a rainbow of colors, and its translucent facade depicts significant events commemorated by the people of Jingsha over the past 3,000 years. This makes it a must-see for tourists. Even if you don't have opera tickets, simply gazing from the entrance is enough to immerse you in the city's rich cultural heritage.

This immortal cultural treasure suffered the most devastating and ruthless destruction in 3,000 years today: a fireball smashed through the dome of the opera house, and the explosive airflow when it landed on the ground smashed the transparent long painted wall into brand new broken glass.

"Editor Otter will eat me alive!" Rico wailed.

"Let Jingsha rebuild one tomorrow. It'll be fine as long as it looks similar!" Ji Huaisu jumped out of the big pit. "Ladies and gentlemen, the performance is suspended. This is a counter-terrorism operation. Everyone, please evacuate quickly—"

The theater was completely silent, and no audience member expressed any displeasure. The audience stood up obediently, along with the performers on the stage.

They tore off their masks in unison, revealing the dark, ghostly faces beneath their disguises. All the spectators were black iron soldiers, and they simultaneously revealed the cold muzzles of their guns.

A low curse rang out in the silence: "Fuck you."

(End of this chapter)