Chapter 55: Battle and Explosions!!!
Chapter 55: Battle and Explosions!!!
"Captain Su!!"
Just as Su Zhen was about to order the assault team to launch a full-scale attack, an unfamiliar voice suddenly came from inside the warehouse.
Her gaze sharpened as she saw a kidnapper dragging a girl to the door, shouting:
"Get us ten cars ready immediately! Otherwise, I'll kill one hostage every minute!"
"Need a car?"
Su Zhen keenly sensed the anomaly and asked in return:
"Didn't you just say you wanted us to send someone to inscribe a teleportation array? Why did you suddenly change your mind and ask for a car?"
"Stop talking nonsense! Do what I tell you to do!"
The kidnapper's voice was fierce and menacing.
They only asked the police to inscribe a teleportation array because Qiao Kun was proficient in arrays and they weren't worried about the police doing anything suspicious.
But now that Qiao Kun has betrayed them, they only have a superficial understanding of magic arrays, so they have no choice but to escape by vehicle.
Seemingly to demonstrate their ruthlessness, the kidnappers did not hesitate to pull the trigger on the hostage's thigh.
"Bang!"
"Ahhh—!"
The girl screamed in agony after being shot in the leg.
"Fine! We'll meet your conditions! Stop hurting the hostages!" Su Zhen shouted immediately.
"Hurry! Move faster!!"
The kidnappers urged them on sharply and led the hostage back.
Seeing this, Su Zhen immediately turned to the group of police officers and whispered:
"This isn't like Qiao Kun's style. They must be fighting amongst themselves. Have the assault team ready to launch a full-scale attack at any time!"
"clear!"
The officers all nodded in agreement.
Inside the warehouse.
After being betrayed by Qiao Kun, the group of kidnappers quickly calmed down.
They believed they had hostages and that the police would not dare to act rashly.
Therefore, they took Qiao Kun's place and continued negotiating with the police, attempting to use the hostages to escape.
The police quickly sent them ten vehicles.
The kidnappers drove ten cars into the warehouse, and then discussed their escape route and which hostages to take.
At the same time.
Inside a massive garbage pit.
Zhu Que had planned ahead and tricked Qiao Kun, causing dozens of spiritual lightning artifacts to explode around him.
The thick smoke and dust obscured visibility, and coupled with the already dim lighting, it was impossible to see the situation at the center of the explosion.
Zhu Que neither rushed over rashly nor let his guard down.
He activated his Gauntlets of Power once more, manipulating over a dozen spiritual lightning bolts to fly into the air and hurl them toward the area shrouded in smoke and dust.
No matter how badly Qiao Kun is injured, we will never give him a chance to catch his breath!
"Bang bang bang bang bang—"
Then came a series of deafening explosions.
Just then—
"call out!"
A figure suddenly burst through the dust and rushed toward Zhu Que at an astonishing speed.
It was Qiao Kun!
Zhu Que saw that Qiao Kun's injuries were now even more severe.
His legs were a bloody mess, with pieces of skin and flesh torn up, and even the pale leg bones were visible.
He was covered in blood, looking like a demon crawling out of hell, and was extremely terrifying.
"You little bastard!! I'll grind you to dust!!"
With a hysterical roar, Qiao Kun dragged his broken body toward Zhu Que.
Zhu Que immediately retreated.
But unfortunately, Qiao Kun was too fast—
In the blink of an eye, they had already rushed in front of him!
Qiao Kun thrust out with his left hand, his spiritual energy transforming into a golden palm print, which suddenly slammed towards Zhu Que.
"Crimson Gold Demon-Subduing Seal!"
"Bang!!"
The golden palm print suddenly burst forth.
Zhu Que crossed his arms to block, but he was no match for the impact and was sent flying.
Qiao Kun sneered, "Killing you is as easy as crushing an ant!"
"Ants don't explode."
Zhu Que remained expressionless as he was being blasted away, raising his right hand, which was protected by the artifact control gauntlet, and making a grasping motion.
"Crackling sounds—!!"
A series of crisp ringing sounds suddenly rang out around Qiao Kun, causing his expression to change abruptly.
Oh shit!
How can there be so many spiritual lightning bolts?!
"Boom boom boom boom boom—!!"
Qiao Kun dodged quickly and escaped the blast radius, but he ended up with several more charred wounds on his body.
Ignoring his injuries, he immediately leaped after Zhu Que.
Extremely fast, it caught up with Zhu Que in the blink of an eye, and struck Zhu Que again with a palm strike as he had just regained his footing.
But it's the same situation as before—
Zhu Que was blasted away. He raised his hand and made a grasping motion, and a sound of spiritual lightning rings being pulled around him rang out.
"Crackling sounds—!!"
"Holy shit!"
At this moment, Qiao Kun finally realized the truth.
It turns out that Zhu Que didn't run away blindly.
That little bastard laid a series of ambushes in the pit, and every time he made a sudden retreat, his route and location were carefully calculated.
Therefore, no matter where he chases him, as long as he launches an attack, there will inevitably be several spirit lightning bolts lying in ambush nearby.
After this happened several times, Qiao Kun was also terrified of Zhu Que's antics.
He became increasingly hesitant and cautious, fearing that he might accidentally fall into a trap.
Although his heart was filled with doubt—
Why are there so many spiritual lightning bolts in this abandoned garbage pit?
But at this moment, he had no time to delve into these questions; only one thought filled his mind—
This little bastard must be killed!
Then.
Zhu Que and Qiao Kun engaged in a life-or-death chase in a giant garbage pit.
Gradually.
The scales of victory are tipping in Qiao Kun's favor.
Although Qiao Kun was badly injured and covered in blood and gore, at first glance he looked like a zombie that had crawled out of a meat grinder.
However, he was, after all, a Foundation Establishment Level 1 cultivator, and his overall physical strength was far superior to Zhu Que's.
Moreover, after experiencing several ambushes by spiritual lightning, he became much more vigilant and was not caught off guard again.
Zhu Que's injuries were far less severe than Qiao Kun's.
However, he was already weak, and after being attacked by Qiao Kun several times, he suffered multiple fractures and injuries all over his body.
His movements became slower and slower, and his breathing became increasingly disordered.
"This won't do. If I can't deliver a fatal blow, I'll eventually be worn down and killed by him..."
"I've got it! I can trick him like this..."
Zhu Que was breathing rapidly, but his mind was extremely calm. Soon, a flash of inspiration struck him, and a solution came to mind.
"call!"
Qiao Kun swiftly approached, unleashing a palm strike of "Crimson Gold Demon-Subduing Seal".
Zhu Que raised his right arm to block, and with a "crack" sound, his right arm was completely broken.
After successfully landing a blow, Qiao Kun instinctively tried to dodge, fearing that there might be spiritual lightning lying in ambush nearby.
But then he froze—
There was no familiar "click" sound of the pull ring!
This means...
There were no spiritual lightning bolts lying in ambush nearby!
"Oh?"
Qiao Kun's lips curled into a sinister smile, and he instantly saw through the truth: "You little bastard, you've run out of spirit lightning?"
"..."
Zhu Que remained silent.
Although the garbage pit is full of old and broken artifacts, it takes time to create a replica of a magical artifact.
During the time when Qiao Kun was fighting with the undercover police officer and Tang Ke was leading the resistance, the magical artifacts he had been desperately trying to replicate had been almost completely used up.
Qiao Kun spat out a mouthful of blood and sneered:
"You've managed to push me to this point with a mere early-stage Qi Refining mouse; you should be quite proud of yourself."
"If one of us has to die today..."
Zhu Que was breathing heavily, staring intently at Qiao Kun.
"That person is definitely not me."
His right arm was broken, and he struggled to remove the gauntlet, preparing to put it on his left hand—
The Armored Gauntlets are not left or right; they can be used with either hand.
"Overestimating yourself!"
Qiao Kun snorted coldly and suddenly shot out.
With astonishing speed, he rushed in front of Zhu Que in the blink of an eye.
While knocking Zhu Que back with a palm strike, he also tried to snatch the artifact control gauntlets that Zhu Que hadn't had time to put on.
Upon seeing this, Zhu Que threw out his Gauntlet of Control and simultaneously unleashed a burst of ice flame that sent the opponent flying.
"Snap—Bang!!"
After the artifact control gauntlet was frozen, it exploded in mid-air and was blasted several meters away.
Qiao Kun, disregarding his pursuit of Zhu Que, immediately ran towards the Artifact Control Gauntlet.
Before Zhu Que could even regain his footing, another burst of icy flame shot out, accurately striking the artifact-controlling gauntlet in the distance.
"Snap—Bang!!"
The Gauntlets were blasted to another location.
Qiao Kun followed closely behind.
He couldn't cast spells with one hand, but once he got the Object Control Gauntlets, he could instantly defeat Zhu Que.
However, Zhu Que unleashed a third burst of ice flames.
"Snap—Bang!!"
The Artifact Control Gauntlet was blown away again, but this time Qiao Kun was extremely fast and snatched it back into his hand.
"Where did you get this magical artifact?"
Upon first handling it, Qiao Kun was filled with astonishment.
He discovered that this artifact-controlling gauntlet was exactly the same as the pirated magical artifact he had just used.
Both appear to have come from the same counterfeit factory.
"It fell from the sky."
Zhu Que said expressionlessly.
Just then, a slightly strange light suddenly appeared on the object-controlling gauntlet in Qiao Kun's hand.
"This is……"
Qiao Kun felt that the faint light was somewhat familiar.
"Hey! Guess what...?"
Zhu Que shouted at him and asked, "What is my relationship with the original owner of your artifact-controlling gauntlet?"
"you……"
Upon hearing this, Qiao Kun's attention was immediately drawn to Zhu Que. He looked up and was about to speak.
But next second.
He immediately realized something was wrong.
He suddenly looked at the artifact control gauntlet in his hand, and when he saw that the faint light was becoming more and more chaotic, his eyes widened.
He remembered—
Just a short while ago, his artifact-controlling gauntlet also had a chaotic light before the explosion!
Oh no!!!
Qiao Kun's expression changed drastically, and he immediately tried to throw out the Object Control Gauntlet, but it was too late.
"Boom—!!!"
The explosion was deafening, and flames instantly engulfed Qiao Kun, illuminating his face filled with despair and terror.
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