I Received Messages From Future Self!
Chapter 580 - 576: Passing the Test and Cutting Down Generals

Chapter 580: Chapter 576: Passing the Test and Cutting Down Generals

"No, don’t come any closer..."

As Mantis approached, the Day Patrol Deity wailed in terror, squirming like a maggot.

The Day Patrol Deity, missing several limbs, desperately wanted to distance himself from Mantis, but no matter how hard he wriggled, his efforts were utterly futile. After struggling for ages, he hadn’t moved a single inch.

Watching the scene unfold, Mantis smirked.

She crossed her arms and stood still.

The corner of her mouth curved into a playful smile, watching with amusement as the Day Patrol Deity desperately tried to evolve into a maggot.

"Crawl, keep crawling."

"If you stop crawling, I will kill you!"

Mantis spoke coldly.

Listening to Mantis’s words of impending doom, the Day Patrol Deity felt like crying.

Humiliation and regret intertwined endlessly.

Silently, the Day Patrol Deity shed tears of disgrace.

He bit his lip and tried his best to mimic a maggot.

Watching the Day Patrol Deity’s strong desire to survive, Mantis felt even more disdain in her heart. A man like this, truly a waste, how does he even have the audacity to live until now?

He wasn’t even comparable to the two ex-husbands she’d slain.

Mantis’s gaze swept around the area, finally landing on Bird Beak’s red tassel spear.

Mantis walked over to the red tassel spear and hooked it with her foot.

The red tassel spear flew into the air and was caught by Mantis.

Holding the red tassel spear, Mantis turned her attention back to the Day Patrol Deity.

The Day Patrol Deity seemed to have mastered the art of crawling like a maggot.

In just a short amount of time, he had somehow crawled nearly a meter, and was even picking up speed.

He truly had potential to be a maggot.

Mantis sneered, weighing the red tassel spear in her hand.

She carefully aimed.

The next moment!

Mantis hurled the red tassel spear with explosive force.

Whizz—

The red tassel spear tore through the air.

It pierced precisely into the Day Patrol Deity’s back.

Pinning the Day Patrol Deity to the ground.

Having dealt with the Day Patrol Deity, Mantis exhaled heavily, her body staggering slightly.

The fight just now had drained Mantis considerably.

Mantis sat on the grass to rest for a moment.

Rustle rustle—

Suddenly, rapid footsteps sounded.

Mantis’s heart tightened, and she sprang to her feet.

She prepared for combat.

Assuming the starting stance of the Praying Mantis Fist.

"Who’s there? Show yourself!"

Mantis shouted sharply.

"Don’t shoot, it’s me!"

A familiar voice entered Mantis’s ears.

Mantis turned towards the voice, and Tom’s familiar handsome face came into view.

Whoosh—

Mantis let out a sigh of relief.

"It’s you!"

Mantis dropped her Praying Mantis Fist stance.

"All taken care of?"

Tom looked at the seven corpses on the ground in shock.

"All done."

"Just seven pieces of trash."

"Seven against one, and they still couldn’t lay a finger on me."

As she spoke, Mantis’s tone carried a hint of pride.

Hearing Mantis’s words, Tom fell into silence.

Mantis’s comment made Tom feel incredibly inadequate, almost pushing him to the brink of wanting to end himself.

"Let’s quickly return to report to Princess Your Highness."

Mantis gave her wounds a quick treatment.

She failed to notice the disheartened expression on Tom’s face.

Tom nodded listlessly.

He still hadn’t recovered from the blow.

In his heart, Tom secretly resolved that once they had annihilated the Pawnshop headquarters and returned, he would ask Taotie to teach him Kung Fu.

This glaring shortcoming of his needed to be addressed as soon as possible.

Otherwise, he would never be able to shake off the label of uselessness.

Unhappy jumped down from the treetop.

Following behind Mantis and Tom on their way back.

"Princess Your Highness, Mantis’s fight is over, and she’s heading back with Tom."

Taotie, who was tasked with live updates, relayed the message to Fang Xiaocao.

Fang Xiaocao nodded.

Glancing at Tom’s backpack, she grinned, "Strap on that explosives bag; let’s go greet them and continue onwards."

Hearing Fang Xiaocao’s words, Taotie spiraled into gloom.

Looking at Tom’s backpack brimming with bombs, he couldn’t help but admire his Princess Your Highness. What a bloody genius when it came to summing things up.

Wasn’t this just an explosives bag?

Taotie wanted to refuse to carry the explosives bag.

Even as a Super Master, having such a bag strapped to him felt like courting death if it exploded. He wouldn’t even have a scrap left.

"Hurry up, stop dawdling."

Fang Xiaocao shot Taotie a glare.

Under Fang Xiaocao’s oppressive authority, Taotie had no choice but to comply. Reluctantly, he strapped on the explosives bag.

Watching Taotie obediently give in, Fang Xiaocao nodded in satisfaction and took the lead in walking forward.

Taotie followed behind, lugging the explosives bag.

As he walked, he hummed, "The sun shines upon me, flowers smile at me, birds sing early, early, now you carry explosives, blow up schools, no one forgives you..."

Listening to Taotie’s nonsensical lyrics, Fang Xiaocao’s mouth twitched several times.

She began to worry about Nannan’s upbringing.

Raised by Taotie, would Nannan truly not grow up with awry influences from his warped nursery rhymes?

Fang Xiaocao and Taotie soon reunited with Tom and the others, exchanged greetings, and confirmed that Mantis was strong enough to keep going. Without stopping to rest, they decided to press forward to make the most of their time.

They were now at close quarters with the Pawnshop.

This meant the Pawnshop was well aware of their presence.

They had to hurry to the Pawnshop headquarters.

Delaying would only lead to unforeseen complications.

A kilometer of mountain trail was nothing under the feet of Fang Xiaocao and her team.

Unhappy, scouting ahead, once again signaled his warning from the treetops.

Fang Xiaocao immediately raised a hand, signaling everyone to stop and hide behind nearby trees.

"Taotie, find them."

Fang Xiaocao ordered Taotie.

Aware of Taotie’s hearing abilities, sharper than a dog’s, Fang Xiaocao didn’t bother searching for the ambush herself.

Letting Taotie do it was far more efficient.

"Got it!"

Taotie responded cheerfully.

He twitched his ears and began locating the ambushers.

"Directly ahead, eight people."

"Strong and steady auras, all top-tier."

Soon enough, Taotie identified their numbers and positions.

Fang Xiaocao nodded and glanced behind herself.

Mantis was injured all over; while she could still keep going, her pale complexion clearly showed she was too fatigued to fight anymore.

Sending Mantis out again would be akin to asking her to commit suicide—Fang Xiaocao was no Zhou Bapi.

She didn’t exploit her subordinates casually.

Nor would she send them to their deaths unnecessarily.

Her gaze shifted to Tom and Unhappy. "Tom, Unhappy, you’re up!"

Tom’s expression twisted slightly.

From how it sounded, Fang Xiaocao’s command felt more like she was ordering dogs.

"Got it!"

But Tom still answered promptly.

Tom and Unhappy immediately headed towards the Pawnshop ambush’s location under Taotie’s guidance.

Meanwhile, Fang Xiaocao took out some roasted tiger meat and handed it to Mantis. "Eat some. Recover your strength."

"There’s still a fierce battle waiting at the Pawnshop headquarters, and you simply cannot afford to fall."

Mantis obediently accepted the tiger meat, not bothering with pretenses, eating it in big bites.

With Taotie’s guidance, Tom and Unhappy quickly located the eight ambushers from the Pawnshop.

Taotie wasn’t wrong—they were indeed eight Store Managers.

Their aura made it clear they were anything but easy to deal with.

This time, Tom didn’t plan to go head-to-head.

They were already exposed, so there was no need for sneaky assassination tactics anymore.

Blasting through with a bomb was far more efficient than anything else.

Tom handed Unhappy a pair of sunglasses.

He gestured for Unhappy to follow his lead.

Tom put on the sunglasses.