Damn it! Let’s smash the darkness together!
Chapter 494 - 127: Inviting the Gentleman into the Urn? Letting the Wolf into the House (Requesting Monthly Tickets)

Chapter 494: Chapter 127: Inviting the Gentleman into the Urn? Letting the Wolf into the House (Requesting Monthly Tickets)

Out of safety considerations, Xu Shu did not take risks but chose to use his own means to peek into the future.

Mists swirled around as the light and shadows shifted, presenting scenes before his eyes like a carousel:

[Currently detecting status...]

[Detection complete.]

[Your current situation is not good. You are in a refuge located nearly two hundred kilometers from the safe zone. Under the enticing guidance of a second-rank "Desperate Poison Master," you followed him alone to a hidden underground chamber. Outside the chamber door, there is a constant risk of his treachery.]

["Sir, I’m entrusting my wife to you~" the old man encouraged from behind you. His condition is also very strange; he seems to be of the second rank as well but perhaps not. Strange, his second-rank methods are somewhat special. This small refuge is indeed harboring hidden dragons and crouching tigers today.]

[Faced with such a naked conspiracy, you choose: ?]

Ugh, this unkempt old man, could he also be a second rank?

Xu Shu gasped in shock.

On the screen, the old man behind silently nestled by the wall, watching him like a sneakily peering mouse.

He even wore a smile, one hand forward, the other seemingly reaching back to grab his own butt.

Xu Shu felt truly nauseated watching him.

Such a perverted person, yet a second-rank Transcendent and harboring ill intentions.

Initially, Xu Shu had no sensation of this; the other person gave off no special aura, appearing just like an ordinary person.

This was indeed unexpected; looks are deceiving.

Unexpectedly, even the Tai Chu Scroll assessed that this man had a "special method," suggesting there might be some tricks up his sleeve; one should know even for a flawless third-rank being like Su Ji Herrera, the Tai Chu Scroll would only incite Xu Shu to "go screw her mother."

What was so special about this old man?

"Desperate Poison Master," Xu Shu faintly remembered – the first-tier of this profession was named "Polluter," with very special abilities to condense toxins from within one’s body to use as weapons to attack enemies, thus earning the nickname "The Poisonous Man."

But that was not all.

The more special ability was that this profession could help other Transcendents "remove the Curse Seal"!

Xu Shu clearly remembered, Gu Pan once left a will saying that she had once plotted against his first-tier Curse Seal. The method was to have a "Polluter" remove it under his voluntary agreement, extracting the Curse Seal.

To be able to extract the contained Curse Seal completely without harming the other’s body, this ability was very special.

Thus, it was more of an auxiliary profession.

However, its second-tier was called "Desperate Poison Master," which clearly strengthened the ability to produce deadly toxins from the first rank, significantly enhancing combat capabilities.

"Strange, what grudge does he have with me?"

Xu Shu pondered that he hadn’t offended the other party; he even listened to the old man’s complaints. Why the sudden hostility? What was going on?

He scrutinized the old man several times on the screen.

Could it be a grab for wealth? No, Ji Bochang’s safe held more money.

Or was it related to an old nemesis? But the Earl was dead, and Su Ji had fallen too. He hadn’t offended anyone else.

Or could it be trying to feed me to some monster?

Otherwise, he couldn’t fathom why this fellow would attack a peer Transcendent. The risk was too great!

After a moment of contemplation, leveraging that this was within the journey, Xu Shu decided to feign ignorance and see what the other party had in mind, holding back on exposing him.

After all, he was now a second-rank Transcendent as well. Both were second-rank; it wasn’t necessarily clear who should fear whom!

[Very well, you are brave. You know there’s a trap ahead, but you stepped right into it, roaring arrogantly in your heart that you are Xu Shu, a second-order Legendary Iron Armor Transcendent. Who can kill you? Who dares to kill you?]

[You choose to pretend ignorance, continue pushing, and soon you open the door and walk in. Inside the chamber is pitch-black; you can’t see your fingers, but you can hear a faint chirping noise.]

["Sir, my poor wife is inside there, please, I beg you to save her~!" the old man’s voice rang in your ears. He could no longer contain himself and came up behind you, reaching a switch.]

[With a loud clank, the sturdy bomb-proof door thunderously fell shut.]

[It turns out that opening this door is difficult, but closing it is simple, requiring only the push of a button to automatically close it.]

[Ah, you are locked in a dark chamber!]

["Tsk, mere child’s play." You scoff coldly, fearless, turning to walk further into the darkness.]

[Step by step, the chamber is quiet except for the sound of your footsteps.]

[Walking tens of steps, you feel the floor beneath you is slippery, so you change your walking stance, slightly reducing your stride to proceed cautiously, step by step, rubbing over the smooth floor.]

["Could it just be to lock me up?"]

[Having encountered no attacks, you feel somewhat surprised, suspecting they might be leading you away from something else. Yet just at this moment, you hear three sounds.]

"First is the voice of a familiar man coming from above the ceiling, ’Son, don’t rush, this is good, eating this will be greatly beneficial to your body! Don’t rush, take your time eating it.’"

"Another is the anxious, youthful voice of a boy: ’Give it to me, give it to me quick, I’m so hungry, so hungry!’"

"And the last one is a slightly resentful and indulgent girl’s voice: ’Ah, sir, I’m sorry, I didn’t want to... It was them who forced me... Dad said you smelled too good... and Ah Zhe is so hungry, normal humans no longer satisfy him... I’m sorry...’"

"Upon hearing this, you realize that the girl’s voice is very familiar, clearly the one who just stuffed the card with the muscular build."

"And the voice of the man above, is even more familiar, isn’t it Ji Bochang whose guts were bitten off along with Earl Ji!"

"’Ah, so you are all in this together!’"

"You suddenly burst into anger, realizing they had come specifically for you, what a fine play they had put on! To think that Ji Bochang had been willing to sacrifice even the Earl—how could anyone not be deceived? You had fallen into a trap."

"As we speak, suddenly, in the darkness, something attacks you."

"But you are calmly unafraid, and you swing back towards the direction of the sound, only to hit nothing; your powerful palm failing to connect with the enemy."

"Your opponent carries a unique fragrance and is incredibly agile, moving back and forth, dancing madly on your face, yet you cannot touch her."

"After a brief struggle, your clothes are in tatters, with white slashes left on your body."

"Indeed, with the Legendary Iron Armor, your defensive power is too strong. Even with Jingwei activated, the enemy struggles to harm you."

"But this cannot go on like this indefinitely, as they say, strength cannot endure forever, and you start to feel slightly anxious."

"’Dad, this person is so tough! I can’t hurt him, and I’m so hungry!’ ’Dad, I’m sorry...’" the little boy yells exasperatedly, while the girl sounds constantly aggrieved and full of deep resentment."

"Ji Bochang’s scheming laughter comes through: ’Don’t be afraid, children, he can’t fight you in the dark!’"

"’Hee hee hee, of course, in the darkness, I am invincible!’"

"In the midst of the nasty laughter, the enemy, seemingly injected with adrenaline, speeds up their attack. Known for their vulnerability to speed, this kind of enemy is simply the nemesis of all Warriors."

"Yet, in this moment of crisis, a light suddenly flashes before your eyes."

"’A boost from darkness?’"

"The next moment, not just your eyes, but your whole body lights up."

"It’s ’Chaser of Light,’ you have used ’Chaser of Light!’"

"You received the blessing of Light Country, you shine forth brilliantly! You turn this pitch-dark underground chamber as bright as day, leaving no dark corner untouched."

"At this moment, you, are the sun!"

"’Ah, Dad, I can’t see anymore~’"

"’Ahhhh~’"

"Two cries of agony rise simultaneously, previously darting figures, upon your illumination, fall like a struck geese, plummeting swiftly to the ground, hands covering their eyes, screaming wildly, completely incapacitated."

"From above, Ji Bochang speaks in sheer terror, ’No, this isn’t possible! What ability is this? What ability is this? How could this be?! Sir, I’m sorry, we were blind, please, spare my son! He’s just a child!’"

"’Asking for mercy now? Why didn’t you think earlier? Too late!’"

"Instantly, the tide of the battle shifts."

"You firmly gain the upper hand, grabbing the large floral clothing, flipping it over in an instant, revealing an extremely twisted amalgam of creatures."

"It consists of three limbs, looking altogether like a ’Tripod’-shaped large dog. Connected in the middle is a hefty, muscular torso; to its right is a young white-haired female with a very pleasant appearance and good figure, her legs serving as the creature’s front limbs."

"To the left, there’s a boy wearing a hood, forming the creature’s hind legs, and his neck, seemingly diseased, is incredibly long, lifting the hood like the monster’s tail."

"The backs of these two individuals, connected by veins to the middle torso, compose the ’muscular build’ monster you saw, with dark green fluid pulsing and flowing through the veins."

"’Hiss, what kind of stitched-together monster is this?’"

"You are utterly astonished, yet looking at the gentle gaze of the girl, one can’t help but feel pity, and suddenly, a wicked thought crosses your mind."

"’Old Ji...’ you suddenly speak up."

"Ji Bochang pleads from above, ’Sir, I was wrong, please let my son go!’"

"You chuckle, ’No, don’t just think about your son, you need to treat them equally. I see your daughter...’"

"Ji Bochang, realizing what you meant, thinks you’re reproaching him for favoring his son over his daughter and immediately tries to correct himself."

"However, you continue, ’... also has her charms.’"

"’Hmm?’ Ji Bochang freezes instantly."

"As you stretch out your hand and lift his daughter’s chin, moving from her tender chin to her pale toes, you casually knead them. Moments later, you look up and slyly say, ’You know, this, this is what I call Ji Bochang.’"

"Suddenly, the winds intensify and chaos erupts."

"’...No, no, stop! Sir, I was wrong, you can’t do this, you damn well can’t do this!’"