I Received Messages From Future Self!
Chapter 425 - Chapter 425 Chapter 421 Falling Out

Chapter 425: Chapter 421: Falling Out? Chapter 425: Chapter 421: Falling Out? Fang Xiaocao and Taotie turned towards the source of the sound.

They saw the black-robed person slowly entering the hall, flanked by three Lizardmen.

Seeing this, Taotie stepped forward and shielded Fang Xiaocao behind him.

With bloodshot eyes, he stared intently at the black-robed person and asked in a deep voice, “Who are you?”

“What the hell have you done to Old Tom?”

Touched by Taotie’s gesture, Fang Xiaocao was moved. Taotie was a bit brutish, but he truly sprang into action when danger arose, without a moment’s hesitation.

“Keh keh keh…”

“Tom?”

“He’s mine now.”

The black-robed person cackled.

“What bullshit are you spouting?”

“You think you’re worthy of Tom’s loyalty?”

Hearing this, Taotie cursed loudly.

“Don’t believe me? Ask Tom.”

With that, the black-robed person gestured to Tom, “Tom, come here, tell them who I am.”

Upon hearing this, Tom walked over mechanically.

Standing by the black-robed person’s side.

He looked straight at Taotie, “He is my master.”

Taotie stood in shock as if struck by lightning.

Incredulously, his eyes widened.

“Old Tom, you…”

Taotie pointed at Tom with a face full of surprise.

Tom faced Taotie expressionlessly.

“Ha ha ha…”

The black-robed person laughed heartily.

“Surprised, aren’t you? Unexpected, huh?”

The black-robed person countered.

“Old Tom, Old Tom, who would have thought you’d betray Princess Your Highness…”

Taotie showed a look of deep distress.

Tom remained unmoved.

As expressionless as a puppet on strings.

“You must be the mastermind behind this, right?”

“We finally meet.”

Fang Xiaocao stepped out from behind Taotie.

She scrutinized the black-robed person intently.

The black-robed person also sized up Fang Xiaocao.

“Princess, it’s dangerous.”

Taotie spoke in a serious tone.

Fang Xiaocao shook her head, “It’s okay.”

Then, looking at the black-robed person, “Mr. Mastermind, won’t you introduce yourself?”

The black-robed person chuckled, “Heh heh, those who are about to die don’t need to know too much.”

“If you surrender without a fight, I’ll let you suffer less. If you resist stubbornly, I’ll have to let Tom take action.”

“Dying at the hands of someone you trust most must be a thrilling experience, wouldn’t you like to try?”

Listening to the black-robed person, Fang Xiaocao frowned secretly, “Mr. Mastermind, don’t speak too confidently; be careful lest the strong wind snaps your tongue.”

Taotie stepped forward, pointing his sword at the black-robed person, “If you want to hurt Princess Your Highness, you have to get past me first.”

“If Tom dares to harm the Princess, my sword won’t spare him either.”

“If you don’t believe me, come and try.”

In this moment, Taotie’s aura was domineering.

He truly had the demeanor of an ancient General.

The black-robed person shook his head, “Taotie, you always act this way, and truthfully, I admire you. It’s a pity that you’re naturally immune to mental control and can’t be subjugated unless gravely injured. You would have been my first target. But it doesn’t matter, once I capture you, you’ll eventually submit to me.”

Hearing this, Taotie glared with fury, “Spare me your bullshit. You think you’re worthy of subduing me?”

The black-robed person let out a “Heh heh” laugh.

He spoke, “Tom, take them down.”

“Once we’ve dug up the Gold, we’ll deal with the two of them properly.”

Tom nodded, “Yes!”

Before the words were finished, Tom approached Taotie.

Seeing Tom coming, Taotie’s face showed greater fury, and his eyes flashed crimson, “Old Tom, you really dare to strike!”

“Today, I’ll slaughter you first, then deal with that deceitful bastard.”

No sooner had the words left his mouth than Taotie moved.

He lunged at Tom in a swift charge.

His two-handed sword was swung with all his might.

The sharp point of the sword aimed straight for Tom’s neck.

Facing the Taotie, ferocious as a tiger descending the mountain, Tom quickly retreated while simultaneously tossing a Sprite Ball Bomb at the Taotie.

The Taotie, heedless of danger, swung its sword to strike.

The two-handed sword cleaved through the Sprite Ball Bomb.

It was like a baseball bat hitting a baseball.

The Sprite Ball Bomb was sent flying by the impact.

“Heh, unless you use an Instant Explosion.”

“Otherwise, I’m not afraid of you!”

The Taotie sneered, relentlessly advancing on Tom step by step, maintaining the same distance.

The Taotie thought, “As long as I stay close enough, Old Tom won’t dare to use an Instant Explosion Bomb.”

Just then, a Black-robed Person who had been watching the show suddenly changed expression, bursting forward, and at the same time, the Sprite Ball Bomb hit by the Taotie happened to land right where the Black-robed Person had just been standing.

The next second!

Boom–

A loud explosion resounded.

The Sprite Ball Bomb exploded.

As the dust cleared…

The Black-robed Person, though a bit disheveled, was not injured by the blast; however, two of the three Lizardmen that had been standing behind him were killed.

Only one escaped the blast range.

Enraged, the Black-robed Person shouted, “Go and catch Fang Xiaocao.”

The only surviving Lizardman nodded, immediately taking action against Fang Xiaocao.

Fang Xiaocao immediately became alert.

Against Lizardmen, Hidden Weapons were useless.

So Fang Xiaocao drew a handgun.

“Dammit!”

Seeing the Lizardman closing in on Xiaocao, the Taotie became furious, no longer pursuing Tom, and spun around with its sword to attack the Lizardman.

Splat–

The flash of the sword was followed by a splash of blood.

The Lizardman was beheaded by the Taotie less than two meters from Xiaocao.

Gurgle–

At the same time, a Sprite Ball Bomb rolled right between the Taotie and Fang Xiaocao.

Seeing this, the Taotie was horrified.

“Princess Your Highness, get down!”

The Taotie shouted and lunged at Fang Xiaocao.

The Taotie intended to use itself as a shield to protect Xiaocao from the explosion of the bomb.

But the Taotie had forgotten that Tom’s Sprite Ball Bomb had an explosive power that could not be fully withstood by mere flesh and blood.

Watching this, the Black-robed Person laughed.

Laughed heartily.

But he did not notice the slight tension in Tom’s eyes.

Fang Xiaocao was tackled to the ground by the Taotie.

The next second!

Bang–

The Sprite Ball exploded.

But it was not an explosion.

Nor a bomb!

It was a Concussion Grenade.

Bright light and a roaring noise instantly radiated out.

The Taotie and Fang Xiaocao were left dizzy and disoriented.

Their vision was completely blurred.

“Damn it…”

“It’s a Shock Bomb…”

The Taotie cursed through gritted teeth.

Seeing this, Tom seemed relieved and moved towards Xiaocao and the Taotie.

The Black-robed Person, however, frowned in secret.

“Why isn’t it a bomb?”

The Black-robed Person muttered to himself.

Tom approached, lifting his foot to kick over the Taotie, who was struggling to get up.

“Tom, you bastard…”

“If you have the guts, come at me, don’t touch the Princess Your Highness…”

Disoriented by the Shock Bomb and temporarily blinded, the Taotie tried to rise and fight Tom, but upon standing he felt the world spinning around him, everything before him was an empty white, unable to see anything, he could only bellow with indomitable rage.

Tom let out a “heh” of light laughter, took a quick step forward to the Taotie, punching him in the face, followed by a knee to the stomach; the Taotie doubled over in pain…