Chapter 398: Revenge Day, the Rage of the Brigade (10,000 words updated, please vote)
On August 24, although it was still midsummer, the weather in Haifan City was not sunny.
The sky was a gloomy iron-grey, cumulonimbus clouds swallowing up the light and shrouding the entire city. Torrential rain poured down from the gaps in the clouds, drowning out the incessant chirping of the cicadas.
And it was on the morning of this day that the central hospital of Haifan City turned into a complete ruin.
At this moment, the eleven members of the White Crow Brigade were standing in a corner of the ruins.
They raised their heads, their eyes piercing through the rain.
Not far away, Lin Xingshi, covered in blood, half-knelt on the ground. The crimson glazed lion's head, under the relentless onslaught of the bronze pillar, had become blurred, as if it would dissipate in the wind at any moment.
As the instigators of all this, Zhou Jiuya and Zhong Wujiu stood on the long street, one of them standing while the other was floating in the air with his black wings flapping. Both of them looked indifferent.
"See? We're still united..."
Seeing this, the blood descendant slightly raised the corners of his mouth, revealing a playful smile, and then squeezed out a piece of black dragon blood from his fingertips, and a pair of large black wings spread out from behind him.
"What a great opportunity!" The hacker tucked his hands into the pockets of his jumpsuit. "Lin Xingshi is seriously injured, Zhou Jiuya and Zhong Wujiu are in average condition, and Zhuge Hui is away. This is a godsend opportunity... Doctor, let's go."
After saying that, he turned into a data body and entered the mobile phone, which was held in the hand of Rukawa Chiba.
Although Chiba Rukawa's actual combat ability is average, as long as he gets close to his opponent, he can make the opponent fall into an illusion, thus defeating the opponent effortlessly.
Therefore, the data capabilities of hackers are perfectly suited to protecting doctors.
At this moment, Rukawa Chiba looked up at Zhou Jiuya, and then at Zhong Wujiu.
He adjusted his glasses and said with interest, "Mind control? Interesting. I wonder who could have controlled all those people from Lake Hunter. It's truly terrifying... Who is that psychic behind this?"
"No matter if they're using mind control or not, the Lake Hunters' internal strife is a good thing for us." Robert scratched his mechanical head, hugged his shoulders, and leaned against the wall of the ruins. "Go for it, you guys. I'll open a door here and wait for you. If you can't win, just run away."
He shrugged. "It's unlikely I'll lose, though."
Andrew raised his head and stared at Zhou Jiuya from afar, "I've finally waited for this moment, you bastard..."
"Captain, give orders." Yan Molin had already drawn his sword, and the sword was flashing with a strange light in the rain.
"Robert, stay where you are and wait. Bloodline, Hacker, Rukawa Chiba, An Lunsi, and Yan Molin, you deal with Zhong Wujiu." Qi Yuanli said, "Bai Tanlang, Andrew, Xia Pingzhou, Ayase Origami, join me in attacking Zhou Jiuya."
He paused and said, "The action begins."
The moment the words fell, the ten members of the regiment who received the order disappeared in the rain at the same time. The hoarse and screaming crows scattered over the ruins rose towards the gloomy sky against the rain.
Zhong Wujiu noticed the arrival of the group members, so he slowly turned his head and looked at their figures through the Nuo mask with a pair of fierce eyes.
In an instant, he changed the direction of the "Birch Bird"'s bird song. At this moment, the mournful song penetrated the heavy rain curtain and fell into the ears of the four members of the brigade and an electronic pet.
"It's a psychic ability." The hacker reminded, "I saw it in the battle last night, you guys be careful." After that, on the mobile phone screen, the hacker's data body silently covered his ears, and then silently opened his ears.
"Oh, he doesn't seem to have any influence on me," he said belatedly.
At this moment, Rukawa Chiba was holding the hacker's phone, facing the birdsong coming through the heavy rain. His face was wet by the rain and looked a little pale, but his expression was calm.
"An outsider is an outsider after all," he said with a smile.
The moment they heard the birds singing, Anluns and the Blood Clan looked surprised at first.
Only Yan Molin had a blank expression.
Because she had already activated the "Grudge" mode from the very beginning, the endless sounds of wronged souls poured out from the demon sword and poured into her mind like a waterfall, making her unable to hear any other sounds and thus not be disturbed.
Soon, as Rukawa Chiba put his hands on the shoulders of Bloody and Anluns, their expressions suddenly softened.
"Thanks, doctor."
An Lunsi came back to his senses from the hallucination and held his forehead. "It's really scary to see myself lose the gambling game."
"Psychic abilities are so annoying," the Bloodline muttered. "It's like cheating. I actually saw 1001." She shrugged. "Doctor, you might as well not have woken me up."
"Stay by my side, I can free you from the illusion." said Rukawa Chiba.
"Yes, kids, stay with the doctor." The hacker on the phone also said, "Our goal is to delay Zhong Wujiu, not to kill him. We just need to wait for the captain and his men to capture Zhou Jiuya."
"Delay?" Yan Molin's voice was cold, and the collar of his school uniform and his long black hair danced in the wind.
At this moment, she gripped the hilt of the knife tightly. The strange light reflected by the swastika-shaped blade blocked the rain curtain, and the outline of the vengeful spirit roared and floated out from the blade.
"It's a good thing our Ripper sister couldn't help but hack him to death."
An Luns teased, summoned the slot machine, put on purple gambler gloves, and pulled the joystick.
"That's right, who are you looking down on, little brat?" As he said that, the blood descendant took the lead in attacking.
Her skirt fluttered as she vibrated her jet-black dragon wings, transforming into a blood-red arrow that pierced through the rain and flew straight towards Zhong Wujiu.
At the same time, blood suddenly flowed out from her slender fingers, and a bright blood rose against the heavy rain, forming a huge mandala flower.
The mandrake flower spun at high speed, breaking through the rain like a whirlpool, and devouring Zhong Wujiu's figure like a carnivorous plant.
Seeing that the cry of the "Boqi Bird" had no effect on them, Zhong Wujiu changed the Nuo mask on his face. At this moment, he transformed the Nuo mask into "Xiong Bo".
In an instant, the invisible roar of a tiger parted the rain curtain. Zhong Wujiu's entire body was wrapped in steamy ink, which rose to form the shape of a tiger.
"roar--!"
The black tiger's claws parted the rain curtain, tearing open the mandala flower. Immediately, Zhong Wujiu's mind and soul seemed to merge with the beast's spirit, completely transforming into a tiger.
He used all four limbs, with a ferocious look on his face, and fell to the top of the ruins, bouncing around above the ruins, and then attacked Rukawa Chiba like a cannonball.
Zhong Wujiu's combat instinct told him that as long as he killed Rukawa Chiba, he could use the mental control ability of "Birch Bird" to subdue the others.
Instantly, the hacker on the screen grimaced, and then Rukawa Chiba's body transformed into a shimmering stream of data. Zhong Wujiu pounced, his claws tearing through the air, but he couldn't reach the data.
At the same time, Yan Molin broke through the heavy rain and chased after him. Her pupils reflected Zhong Wujiu's profile, and the magic sword was swung forward with fine raindrops.
"Song!" The strange blood light devoured the rain curtain within a radius of ten meters, and merged into a crescent-shaped arc of light, sweeping towards Zhong Wujiu with unstoppable force.
Zhong Wujiu suddenly turned his head.
He roared, crossed his arms and raised his ink claws to block in front of him, but his body was knocked back ten meters.
Immediately afterwards, Yan Molin came after him again. She raised her magic sword and slashed Zhong Wujiu's arms, and at the same time, she lifted his body and flew into the sky.
"Slot machine boy, do something!" the hacker yelled. "Can you please stop watching?"
"You're the only one who talks too much."
An Lunsi's lips curled slightly as he leaned against the slot machine, turning his head to watch the three patterns on the screen spin rapidly before finally freezing. The result on the electronic screen looked like three parallel "bazookas."
"Oh my God, it's been a long time since I last got this." An Luns held his forehead.
"Hey, hey, hey, bitch, can you please throw your bomb away quickly?!" The hacker was shocked.
"On the way." After saying that, An Luns quickly lifted up the entire slot machine with one hand.
Then, he threw it fiercely at Zhong Wujiu in mid-air. The slot machine spun and flew backwards into the rain. At that moment, the bottom opening of the slot machine suddenly opened, and a golden rocket launcher emerged from it.
Zhong Wujiu flew backwards in the air. After finally stabilizing himself, he saw a slot machine flying towards him.
The golden bazooka suddenly heated up rapidly, and the entire slot machine was dyed a dazzling and dangerous red, and even Zhong Wujiu's figure was turned red.
Zhong Wujiu watched this scene, raised his hand to cover his face, and switched his mask to "Strong Beaver" mode. This was his most defensive form. In an instant, the ink on his body transformed into an invisible hedgehog armor, covering his entire body.
"Boom." An Luns murmured softly.
The next moment, the slot machine exploded in the rain, turning into a devastating flame that engulfed Zhong Wujiu.
“Bang!”
The flames turned into a pillar of fire that shot up into the sky, sweeping through the rainstorm and evaporating all the rain within a hundred meters into rolling water vapor, which poured into the sky. White water vapor and black smoke spread at the same time at this moment.
Zhong Wujiu's body flew out from the black and white fog, flew more than two hundred meters, smashed a series of shops on the long street, and finally fell into an antique shop.
"boom!"
A flash of lightning briefly illuminated the cumulonimbus cloud. Torrential rain fell, soaking his body, and the rain, carrying blood, flowed to the ground.
Zhong Wujiu slowly stood up, his Nuo mask stained with blood, looking as ferocious as a dying trapped beast.
But Xueyi and Yan Molin did not give him any chance to breathe.
At this moment, the two of them were already double-teaming, chasing from both sides.
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, almost submerging the entire street, with water puddling all over the ground. Bai Tanlang, Andrew, Qi Yuanli, Xia Pingzhou, and Ayase Origami had already attacked Zhou Jiuya who was on the street.
Bai Tanlang charged at the front. As he ran, his body size changed suddenly. His swollen muscles tore his clothes, and even the cloak that was fluttering in the rain was torn into pieces.
"roar--!!!"
The daytime wolf rushed out roaring in the rain, with cold light shooting out of its ferocious eyes.
But at this moment, an overwhelming shadow suddenly fell from the sky. It raised its head, and with its strong back and hard forelimbs, it roared and held up the huge bronze pillar falling from the sky, as if it was holding up a mountain!
Just as he withstood one attack, the Wolf of Daytime had no time to catch his breath, but suddenly saw a huge golden drum blocking his way. The drum head was covered with white rhinoceros skin, and the drum body was painted with a picture of the battle between the God of Wind and the God of Thunder.
That was Zhou Jiuya’s “Wind God Thunder Drum”.
Suddenly, the Wind God's Thunder Drum vibrated without any wind, and a loud sound that seemed to come from ancient times emanated from the drum surface! The Daytime Wolf covered his ears and howled in pain at the sky.
But the next moment, a bolt of lightning suddenly burst out from the center of the drum!
"Boom!" The loud thunder and wind tore through the rain curtain and landed on the chest of the Daytime Wolf, sending him flying a hundred meters away and hitting the carousel in the amusement park, raising a cloud of dust.
On the other side, Zhou Jiuya held the Tonggu Compass in his hand and summoned the "Moon Hidden Chidori Mirror" to block Ayase Origami and Xia Pingzhou.
"Moon Hidden Thousand Birds Mirror" is the second antique that Zhou Jiuya won from the Brigade at the Tokyo auction. It is a bronze mirror with a pattern of birds flying above the waves carved on the back, and a broken moon-shaped white jade inlaid in the center. The mirror surface is dark green.
At this moment, Zhou Jiuya summoned a thousand blue birds covered in moonlight from the mirror.
“Huahua——!”
Birds screamed as they rushed out of the mirror, forming a moonlight waterfall that rushed towards Ayase Origami and Xia Pinghe against the rain.
The kimono girl had a calm expression. In an instant, the endless manuscript flipped, and she summoned a piece of cherry-colored paper, forming a tornado that swept over an area of 50 meters, sucking in thousands of birds wrapped in the moonlight.
But birds continued to emerge from the mirror, as if endless. Ayase Origami responded calmly, cutting every bird that attacked them within a hundred meters with wind blades made of paper pages.
"Overhead, I'll handle it."
Xia Pingzhou said this expressionlessly, looking up at the huge bronze pillar falling from the sky.
At the same time, he reached out and picked up the two chess pieces on the ring, summoning the "Queen Stone Statue" and the disposable demon chess piece "Water Demon".
The diamond-bodied, magnificent giant held two daggers in front of him to protect him;
Immediately afterwards, a mass of light blue water suddenly appeared in mid-air, and a pair of large, bright eyes were caught in the water flow. This was the "Water Demon".
"The Bridge between Humans and Demons." Xia Pingzhou said.
As soon as he finished speaking, a bridge appeared in mid-air. At its head and tail, it connected the Queen's stone statue and the "Water Demon" respectively.
The two were pulled towards the bridge by a suction force and merged into one in an instant.
After the shadow of the bridge faded away, the stone statue of the queen reappeared.
At this moment, she had changed into a water-blue battle dress, with strands of water wrapped around her body, green light rippling in her eyes, and her weapon was changed into a long sword formed by a raging torrent.
[Hint: After the "Queen Stone Statue" and the "Water Demon" merged through the Human-Demon Bridge, they have transformed into a brand new chess piece - "Lord of the Wild Flow."]
The powers possessed by the "Lord of the Raging Current" are: "Vortex" (creates a vortex of water with extremely strong suction within a certain range around the body), "Water Dragon" (raises the sword, gathers liquid from all directions, transforms it into a dragon shadow, and sweeps forward)
"swirl."
Xia Pingzhou looked up at the thousands of giant bronze pillars crashing down from the sky and gave the order.
The Queen of Madness suddenly raised her head and swept her sword forward. A huge vortex suddenly arose a hundred meters above the sky, sucking in the giant bronze pillar falling from the sky, but only a part of it.
Xia Pingzhou understood what his job was. Since Bai Tanlang was knocked away, it was naturally up to him to deal with the pillars falling from the sky.
"Water dragon." Xia Pingzhou said again.
The next moment, the long sword in the Queen's hand suddenly transformed into a huge water column! The water rushed up into the sky and instantly twisted into a lifelike dragon.
She raised the sword high, and the water dragon rose up gracefully. The torrential rain falling from the sky, as well as the accumulated water and blood on the ground, all surged into the water dragon's body.
Just like a river flowing into the sea.
At this moment, the Queen of Madness seemed to be holding a giant pillar formed by torrential rain.
The Queen of Mad Flow waved the hilt of her sword, and a pillar-like water dragon roared and flew out, taking in all the giant bronze pillars that appeared in the sky and tearing them apart in the surging torrent!
Xia Pingzhou watched this scene silently. He didn't expect that the bronze pillar that could kill Oda Takikage and Lan Duoduo in an instant could now be dealt with so easily by him.
This is the potential of restricted superpowers.
"Who are you looking at, you beast--!" Andrew roared.
He raised the black sniper rifle, pointed the muzzle at Zhou Jiuya in the distance, and pulled the trigger.
“Bang!!!!”
In an instant, the dark red bullet named "Dragon Ashes" flew out of the barrel, the shell burst open in mid-air, and the red dragon flame erupted uncontrollably!
However, at this moment, Zhou Jiuya reacted. Before Long Jin's flames swept towards him, with a rumbling sound, a giant tripod with nine dragon patterns on it rose from the ground and blocked Long Jin's way.
“Bang!!!!”
At this moment, the dragon flame burned away the torrential rain and poured towards the Nine Dragon Cauldron like a flood. It instantly penetrated the body of the Nine Dragon Cauldron and broke a huge hole in it.
In an instant, the entire giant tripod was blown more than ten meters away and crashed into the ruins of a bell tower in the distance. A deafening bell rang from inside the tripod, drowning out the sound of the rain.
"What's the use of your broken tripod?" Andrew roared with a crazy laugh in the rain.
He loaded the sniper rifle with the last special bullet in his pocket - the "Ember Gun".
At this moment, Zhou Jiuya released the "Oxus Chariot Model" hidden in the Tonggu Compass. This antique originated from Persia and was shaped like a golden chariot with 16 miniature horses.
“Yo——!”
The sixteen golden horses were lifelike, stamping their hooves in unison, dragging the golden chariot forward, and the sound of an earthquake spread throughout the long street.
“Rumble… Rumble…”
Andrew lowered his face and suddenly pulled the trigger at the Oxus chariot. The Embers Gun flew out of the barrel and turned into a dark red blood light that shot up into the sky.
In a flash, the Ashes Gun devoured all sixteen war horses, but it still could not stop the golden chariot's forward momentum.
"Come on... come on! You bastard!" Andrew suddenly curled his lips and moved forward instead of retreating.
He ran wildly in the rain, heading towards the tank, as if welcoming his own death, while he pulled the trigger and fired bullets from the muzzle of the gun.
But no matter what, it could not stop the chariot's forward momentum.
Soon, the wheels rolled in! The huge golden chariot was about to hit Andrew head-on, crushing the cowboy into a pulp.
Andrew was not afraid at all. He rushed towards the tank, roaring like a madman. The rain hit his face without any protection, wetting his cheeks. The muzzle of the sniper rifle kept shooting out bullets like beams of light.
But at this moment, a gray crow suddenly fell from the sky and then turned into a piece of crow feathers and scattered.
In an instant, Qi Yuanli's figure appeared on Andrew's right side. He raised his hand and placed his right hand on Andrew's shoulder. The tail of his windbreaker fluttered in the wind and rain. The two of them faced the shape of the chariot and disappeared together.
So the Oxus chariot missed its target and smashed into piece of ruins with the rain. It was then caught in Ayase Origami's paper storm and flew backwards into the sky.
At the same time, Qi Yuanli controlled the flock of crows in the sky, and they fell from the air in the direction of the rainstorm, turning into a black wave that swept towards Zhou Jiuya.
The cries of crows pierced through the rain, and the frantic and unsettling cries covered the entire world.
Zhou Jiuya saw the flying crows out of the corner of his eye and immediately summoned the "Eighteen Bronze Men Formation" from the compass.
In an instant, eighteen golden bronze men formed three neat rows of upper, middle and lower columns, and stood horizontally in front of the crows.
Some of them held iron rods, some held scimitars, and they all uttered deafening "Sanskrit sounds" from their mouths, turning into a dazzling golden barrier to protect their heads.
Golden light ripples in the rain.
The formation of eighteen bronze men blocked the seemingly endless strong wind and rain, crushing all the flying crows into pieces of bloody bird feathers. For a moment, the air was filled with a damp and bloody smell.
But at this moment, Qi Yuanli suddenly exchanged positions with one of the crows and appeared in mid-air.
He shot the drawn playing cards "9 points" and "10 points" from between his fingers.
“Huff—!”
Two playing cards shot out like bullets, turning into a phantom that cut through the rain curtain and shot straight towards the eighteen bronze men.
At the same time, these are also the two poker cards with the "highest points" in Qi Yuanli, which means that the explosive power of these two poker cards is the most amazing and should not be underestimated.
“Boom——!”
The next moment, the two playing cards cracked simultaneously in flight, turning into scorching flames that shot up into the sky. The cold fire instantly destroyed the formation of the Eighteen Bronze Men.
As the bronze man formation disintegrated, Zhou Jiuya's figure was once again exposed to the sight of everyone in the brigade.
Qi Yuanli raised his eyes and looked at Zhou Jiuya through the rain.
At this moment, Zhou Jiuya was surrounded by a long scroll.
The scroll reflects the prosperous scenes of the countryside, small bridges, and downtown, with pedestrians coming and going and cars and traffic.
It is exactly like "Along the River During the Qingming Festival", the most precious antique in Zhou Jiuya's hand, and also his most powerful self-defense weapon - no matter how powerful the enemy is, as long as he is included in the interior of "Along the River During the Qingming Festival", it is equivalent to death, and he will never be able to escape from the scroll forever.
Therefore, if you want to kill Zhou Jiuya, you must separate him from the scroll.
At this moment, Qi Yuanli took out a playing card from between his index and middle fingers. On the card was printed a clown in black and white, which was the "joker" in playing cards.
[Poker Card "Little Joker" - Swaps the position of the paint principle and a target object within 100 meters, causing a small explosion at the same location.]
As the playing cards in Qi Yuanli's hand turned into a piece of bird feathers and dissipated, Zhou Jiuya's figure suddenly disappeared from the spot a hundred meters away, and instead, Qi Yuanli appeared in the center of the Qingming Shanghe Tu.
"What……"
Zhou Jiuya was caught off guard by this scene, and surprise flashed in his eyes for the first time. He was separated from the painting Along the River During the Qingming Festival! He was also swapped in mid-air, falling down, with no way to adjust his position.
At the same time, at this moment, Zhou Jiuya suddenly heard a cold command from not far away:
"King's Flash."
As soon as the words fell, the stone statue of the king and the replica king raised their scepters at the same time.
Both of them stared at Zhou Jiuya who was falling in mid-air.
A black and white light spot gathered at the top of each scepter, sometimes expanding and sometimes contracting.
It seems to contain a chessboard world.
But the next second, two black and white beams of light surged and swept out from the two light spots, gathered in mid-air, and shot straight towards Zhou Jiuya!
"boom--!"
Zhou Jiuya was isolated and helpless, but the "Zi Wuzhou" bracelet on his wrist glowed with white light at this moment, turning into a barrier to separate the heavy rain and protect the front.
The circular barrier emitted a warm halo like white jade, which collided violently with the violent beam of light, causing cracks to appear. Even the heavy rain stopped at this moment, and the world was silent.
"How is this possible..." Zhou Jiuya looked at this scene with a horrified expression.
But in the end, it was a bullet shot from a distance that completely ended the defense of "Zi Wuzhou".
"Bang!" Andrew's bullet shot like a meteor and hit the center of the barrier. The crack expanded infinitely at this moment, and finally the entire barrier collapsed like broken white jade.
Zhou Jiuya's bracelet broke at this moment, and he staggered back.
The queen gripped the hilt of the Water Blade, turned it into a beam, and rushed towards Zhou Jiuya against the heavy rain.
In an instant, the water blade pierced Zhou Jiuya's body, and blood gushed out.
Xia Pingzhou looked at Zhou Jiuya silently.
The queen raised her knife and swung it, stirring the handle in her hand. The water flow crushed Zhou Jiuya's internal organs and opened a huge hole in his body - it was a horrifying hole, through which one could even glimpse the scene on the street.
The next moment, she drew out the Water Flow Sword, with cold flames burning in her eyes.
Zhou Jiuya froze in place, wanting to cover his empty body but not knowing where to put his hands.
At the very end, he seemed to have recovered from the mental control, suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, stumbled backward, and slowly raised his eyes to look forward, as if looking for someone.
But at this moment, another burst of bullets shot out and pierced his skull.
With a thud, he fell to the ground, splashing bloody water.
Zhou Jiuya slowly turned his head to look at Zhong Wujiu who was still in a stalemate with the team members in the distance, and then looked at Lin Xingshi who was unconscious.
Heavy rain fell in his face, washing his pale cheeks. His lips moved slightly, as if he was saying something to Lin Xingshi.
But the faint sound was drowned out by the sound of rain.
Zhou Jiuya, dead.
At the same time, a black and white system prompt box popped up in front of Xia Pingzhou.
[Successfully completed Main Mission 1 (Phase 5) before the deadline: Accompanying the White Crow Brigade, kill any member of the world's leading Exorcist organization, "Lake Hunter."]
[Task rewards obtained: 2 attribute points, 2 skill points, 3 split points]
【Tip: Main Quest 1 has been completely completed.】
[Currently, Unit 2 has only one unfinished mission: Main Mission 2 (Final Stage) - Hiding within the White Crow Brigade and killing "Jack the Ripper."]
[Complete the final mission to achieve "machine graduation."]
Xia Pingzhou glanced at the task deadline on the panel.
September 1st.
There is less than a week left in the countdown.
But he knew that he did not have a week left. Rukawa Chiba already knew that he was the traitor, and he had to make a decision with the brigade within these two days.
At this time, a crow flew over through the heavy rain.
Qi Yuanli's figure appeared among the falling crow feathers. He picked up a playing card between his fingers and threw it down. The playing card pierced Zhou Jiuya's shoulder.
And on the body of the playing card, there is a colorful clown reflected.
[King: When you use this playing card to pierce an exorcist's body, you steal the enemy's Tianqu and use it for yourself (you can only steal one person's Tianqu at most).]
So, Zhou Jiuya's Tonggu compass appeared in Qi Yuanli's hands in an instant. He held the compass in his palm, and soon the compass containing countless precious antiques disappeared.
Xia Pingzhou looked at this scene, thinking about something.
"In this way, the remaining combat power of Hu Lie Shao will be supplemented by the brigade." He thought, "Anyway, you will all be of use to me in the end. Now that you have Zhou Jiuya's Tonggu Compass, I hope you can play a role in the battle against the Salvation Society, Captain."
Thinking of this, he glanced at Zhong Wujiu from a distance. At this moment, Zhong Wujiu was kneeling on the ground under the siege, with his blood-stained body covered in hedgehog-shaped armor.
If the stalemate continues like this, it will only be a matter of time before other members of the group capture Zhong Wujiu.
"We've also captured Zhong Wujiu, but two isn't enough, not enough..." Andrew came over, panting. "Do you want me to kill Lin Xingshi as well, Captain?"
As he spoke, he raised his sniper rifle and aimed it at Lin Xingshi, who was lying unconscious in a pool of blood in the distance. She had her eyes closed, her face was pale, and strands of fiery red hair were scattered around her.
"Get started." Qi Yuanli said.
But at this moment, a lightning-like roar suddenly sounded above the sky. Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw that a huge Tai Chi Bagua formation had opened up in the clouds.
“Boom!”
The black and white halos merged into a circle and flowed in the sky. At this moment, even the heavy rain was blocked.
Immediately afterwards, a flock of bird feathers formed by blazing fire fell down, burning away all the dampness in the world.
The members of the White Crow Brigade retreated one after another, and even the Blood Clan and Yan Molin who were fighting against Zhong Wujiu also kept some distance from each other.
After a while, the fire feathers dissipated, and the figures of Zhong Wujiu and Lin Xingshi were carried on the back of an earth dragon, heading towards the figure of an uninvited guest.
"You bunch of... dogs, you actually, actually killed the old crow..." Zhuge Hui rushed from the end of the long street in anger, holding a folding fan.
He bent down and hugged Zhou Jiuya's body, then looked at the unconscious Lin Xingshi and Zhong Wujiu.
Ayase Origami and Natsuhira Hiru remained silent.
"Wow, reinforcements are coming." The Bloodline smiled slightly, "I was wondering where he went."
"He's late." said the hacker on the phone.
"I thought it was over, but here comes another one seeking death." An Luns shrugged.
Robert hugged his shoulders and yawned: "Hurry up, I'm so bored watching here, I want to open the door and go back to have breakfast."
"What's the hurry?" Yan Molin asked expressionlessly.
At this moment, she understood that the situation was already decided. With the difference in numbers between the two sides, there was no suspense at all. So she turned off the "Curse Mode" in advance. The pores of the demon sword closed, and the sword guard returned to its normal form.
"There's only one capable fighter left." Qi Yuanli looked at Zhuge Hui and said calmly, "Get rid of him."
But just as they finished speaking, just as everyone in the brigade was about to take action, suddenly a huge pressure penetrated the rain curtain and came from the sky above the city. Then they saw a purple-red meteor falling from the sky.
"boom--!!!"
A huge pit was formed at the crash site. At this moment, a huge lion was standing in the center of the pit. It was more than 30 meters long and covered with blazing flames.
The rainstorm was burned up by the purple-red flames, turning into water vapor and rising slowly from its surface.
Everyone in the White Crow Brigade was slightly startled, then raised their heads and looked at the uninvited guest from Haifan Mountain.
The huge beast panted and slowly raised its head.
At this moment, it was wearing a crown on its head that was emitting a dark light. The terrifying pressure fell like a huge mountain, covering everyone's head.
In a trance, Lin Xingshi slightly opened her eyes. She raised her eyes and looked at its back:
"Little...year?"
The Little Nian Beast, wearing a demonic crown, looked down at the eleven members of the White Crow Brigade and spoke almost word by word, "Get out of here. If you dare touch them, I'll kill you all."
As soon as the words fell, the long street fell silent.
Qi Yuanyuan looked at the giant beast that suddenly appeared, raised his eyebrows slightly, and after a long moment, he murmured, "Is it the son of Nian?"
"Interesting, yet another individual without emotions?"
Rukawa Chiba was shocked at first, then he curled his lips and talked to himself.
"Uh, isn't Nian a demon? Why is it protecting the Lake Hunters?" The hacker was stunned, then turned to look at Bai Tanlang. "Bai Tanlang, I'm asking you."
Bai Tanlang has turned back into human form.
He looked at the little Nian beast, frowned, and slowly shook his head: "I... don't understand."
"Amazing." Robert scratched his mechanical head, "Can I get off work?"
"What is this thing? A love story between a human and a demon?" The blood descendant tilted his head.
Yan Molin raised the tip of the knife and silently pointed it at the little Nian beast.
"Is it over yet?" An Luns asked with a smile.
Andrew said impatiently: "Stop chirping, just kill them and Zhou Jiuya together and that's it."
"Are you sure?" The little Nian Beast said slowly, "Even if I can't defeat you, I can at least kill half of you."
It paused and lowered its voice: "If you don't believe it, then we can give it a try."
Bai Tanlang hesitated for a moment, "Captain, the Nian Beast Lord has done me a favor. If you want to attack the son of Nian Beast, then I..."
Qi Yuanli remained silent and turned to look at him.
"Captain, shall we take action?" Yan Molin asked.
Qi Yuanli lowered his head and thought for a while, then shook his head, "No... Let's retreat. We have achieved our goal. There is no need to waste time."
"I've been waiting for you to say this, Captain."
Robert said, raising his hand to create a portal on the wall of the ruins.
Upon hearing this, the other team members looked at each other, as if some of them were still not satisfied with the fight.
But they all understood that this Nian beast had a profound origin.
Last night, in the battle outside the walls of Haifan City, it was the Son of Nian who fought one against two and defeated the strongest among the Lake Hunters, "Lin Xingshi".
This shows how terrifying the power of the little Nian beast is.
"Okay, since the captain said so." The blood descendant shrugged.
"It's time to get off work." The hacker broke free from his phone and stretched. "What a great harvest! Zhou Jiuya's antique warehouse could buy several cities with it."
"Huh? Just leaving like that?" Andrew squinted his eyes, "Captain, are you serious?"
Qi Yuanyuan remained silent.
He put the playing card on his fingertips back into his sleeve, turned slowly, put his hands in the pockets of his windbreaker, and walked step by step towards the door of the ruins.
The other members of the group followed, leaving only Andrew standing there dissatisfied.
Yan Molin patted Andrew's shoulder and said, "I hope I won't see you acting like a manic psycho next time, losing your mind every day."
"Did you hear that, Uncle Manic?" the hacker said speechlessly. "I know you cowboys are wild, but none of you are as wild as you, right?"
Xia Ping Zhou and Ayase Origami passed by Andrew.
"Crazy Cowboy." Ayase Origami said.
"Ghost Bell Cowboy." Xia Pingzhou also said.
"Oh, alright, alright... forget it then."
Andrew said this angrily and stomped the ground.
In fact, killing Zhou Jiuya was enough for him. He had no grudges against the other members of the Lake Hunter team, and there was no need to continue to entangle them, so Andrew turned around and followed the other members.
Rukawa Chiba was about to turn around and leave when suddenly, the little Nian beast called him: "Wait, you stay first."
Upon hearing this, Qi Yuanli turned his head silently and glanced at the little Nian beast.
"Remove the mental control on Zhong Wujiu." Little Nian Beast said, "Otherwise I won't let you go."
Rukawa Chiba was stunned: "What an interesting request."
"Qianye, can you do it?" Qi Yuan thought for a while and then asked.
"Of course."
"Don't do anything. I'm watching you. If I find out, I'll kill you the first time." The little Nian beast said hoarsely.
"I know." After saying that, Rukawa Chiba raised his hands and walked towards Zhong Wujiu step by step.
"Mind control?"
Zhuge Hui frowned slightly, but did not stop him. Instead, he rolled his eyes and observed the situation silently.
After a while, Rukawa Chiba suddenly bent down and raised his hand to touch Zhong Wujiu's neck.
He closed his eyes and delved into Zhong Wujiu's spiritual world. After a while, through Zhong Wujiu's memory, he saw a girl, a white-haired girl with a pair of red eyes.
In the silence, Rukawa Chiba slowly read out her name:
"Kong... Youling."
The little Nian beast was slightly startled, and then his expression became even more gloomy.
Qi Yuanli put his hands in the pockets of his windbreaker and watched the scene expressionlessly.
After a moment, Rukawa Chiba suddenly opened his eyes and said:
"Alright, the mental imprint that girl planted in his mind has already been triggered once. It's currently at its weakest state, not as strong as before, making it much easier to dismantle."
After saying that, Rukawa Chiba slowly stood up and walked back to the center of the group under the gaze of the little Nian beast.
"Let's go, Captain." Rukawa Chiba said with a smile.
Qi Yuanli turned around and saw a flock of crows flooding over the White Crow Brigade like a tide. When the crows' shadows faded away, they had disappeared.
At the same time, the wooden door on the ruins had closed and then slowly disappeared.
Seeing this, the little Nian beast slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
It took off the magic crown on its head and shrank its body to the length of a pet dog over one meter. Then it turned its head to look at Zhuge Hui, and then looked at Lin Xingshi who had fainted on the ground.
"You...why?" Zhuge Hui looked at the little Nian beast and asked vigilantly.
"It's not safe for her to stay with you. The brigade may attack at any time, so I want to take her away." The little Nian beast said calmly, "I'm not asking for your opinion. If you have any objections, I can kill you right now. Do you understand?"
Zhuge Hui remained silent.
He also understood that if the little Nian beast had not suddenly taken action, he alone would not have been able to defeat the entire White Crow Brigade.
What's more, if he were to fight with the Little Nian Beast now, he might not be able to protect Lin Xingshi, let alone Zhong Wujiu. The Little Nian Beast itself was very powerful, not to mention that there were two wounded people on his side.
After weighing the pros and cons, handing Lin Xingshi over to the other party for the time being is indeed the best option.
Thinking of this, Zhuge Hui hesitated for a long time and asked:
"Are you sure you won't hurt her?"
The little Nian beast tilted its head, "Are you trying to make me laugh? If I don't save you, you and they will both be dead. Is there any need for me to harm her?"
It rolled its eyes at him. "You're the dignified Lake Hunter's Dog-Headed Military Advisor, and you can't even figure something like this out? I know you're worried about her, but could you please use your brain?"
Zhuge Hui was silent for a moment, then raised his folding fan and pointed at the little Nian beast: "Protect her well. If anything happens to her, you demons and I will..."
"Okay, okay, hey, there's no need to say harsh words, I'm tired of hearing them." The little Nian beast said, waved its claws, and walked over.
Then it carried the unconscious Lin Xingshi on its back and headed into the mountains without looking back.
"Old Crow...how did things turn out like this..." In the rain, Zhuge Hui looked at Zhou Jiuya deeply.
Then he gritted his teeth and waved his folding fan. The rain suddenly flowed backwards and turned into a water dragon that carried the injured Zhong Wujiu and Zhou Jiuya's body on its back.
A moment later, he stood on the top of the water dragon. The dragon rose up gracefully and flew towards the east with him. Soon they left the fjord city.
The rain was still falling, and the sound of heavy rain enveloped Haifan City.
(End of this chapter)
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