Damn it! Let's smash the darkness together!-Chapter 1207 - 130: Ksitigarbha’s Lingering Regret, The Plot Unfolds and the Dagger is Revealed
However, after traveling several hundred miles, when they passed a certain area again, "Butcher" Zhang Runzhi, who had remained relatively silent, spoke up once more.
"Everyone, I think this place is worth checking out. It seems like those people over there are about to complete something. How about we take a look at the situation? Hehe, I just want to take a look, nothing more. I’m curious about that famous ’Wounded Zhongyong Post.’
Zhang Runzhi said, pointing to the woods not far away.
That was also a rather famous secret realm within the ruins, called Nagoya.
"Uh, this..."
Yan Huoxing and the others looked at each other, speechless.
Earlier, when they passed this place on the way to Qingshan Temple, they encountered a hunting team attempting to conquer this secret realm.
At that time, Zhang Runzhi suggested that perhaps they could "protectively take" the other party’s belongings, but everyone was quite upright and rejected his proposal.
Now that Zhang Runzhi brought up the old matter again, they all knew what he was thinking.
Talking about being curious!
Obviously, Zhang Runzhi had not given up on his sinister intentions of killing and seizing treasures!
Seeing Xu Shu, Xie Xiaochan, and the others turn their gaze away in disgust, the atmosphere suddenly became tense and awkward, and Yan Huoxing felt a bit ashamed inwardly.
He didn’t know how to persuade them, so he could only laugh dryly and say, "Haha, Brother Runzhi, I think there’s no need, right? I believe there might be better treasures at Death Report Ridge, don’t you think?"
Following his lead, Ali also giggled and chimed in, "This group might not even succeed in clearing it. Let’s focus on more important things instead, hehe."
Zhang Runzhi looked at his two teammates and suddenly chuckled softly, then turned to Lu Bingwei and asked, "Lu Daoist, what do you think?"
Lu Bingwei, who was examining the golden bowl, frowned in displeasure upon hearing this: "Haven’t I paid you enough for your employment?"
"Well, no."
Zhang Runzhi seemed to shrug helplessly, glanced around, and feigned surprise, saying, "Sigh, what’s wrong with all of you? I really don’t have any ill intentions. Why are you looking at me like that? Sigh, it can’t be helped. Since no one is willing to go, then..."
"Yes, yes, just drop it. It was just a chance encounter, so let’s not cause trouble for others."
"Indeed, indeed."
Seeing his attitude seemingly softening, even Jiang Biyun and the others, who were only "temporary allies," instinctively urged and agreed.
However, in the next second.
Zhang Runzhi’s smile suddenly vanished without any warning, and he said coldly, "It’s really troublesome, so let’s just deal with it here directly!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Runzhi suddenly leaped to the outer circle, pulled out a small knife, and stabbed it into his own chest with a twisted expression. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢
Whoosh!
Scarlet blood gushed out like a web, spreading from Zhang Runzhi’s forehead to his brow, making him look both crazy and terrifying.
"Hmm?"
"Brother Zhang, what are you doing?"
This abrupt change left everyone stunned.
Before they could think further, an ear-piercing scraping sound suddenly erupted in the air!
"Ugh!"
"Wow!"
A wailing sound, like a newborn baby’s cry, exploded over everyone’s heads in an instant.
One by one, glowing white spheres the size of fists, with pointed tips, emerged from Yan Huoxing and the others’ foreheads.
They quickly hatched faces resembling twisted, vengeful children, and bit down on the tops of everyone’s skulls, gnawing with all their might.
"Ah!"
"It hurts... it hurts so much!"
"What’s happening... what have you done?!"
The group realized something was wrong as if struck by lightning.
Lu Bingwei, Xie Xiaochan, and Yan Huoxing quickly used various means, either casting talismans for protection, revealing mystical projections to counter the devouring infants, or directly spraying magma-like fiery blood from their bodies to fight back.
Meanwhile, people like Jiang Biyun and Yan Shan, who were clearly weaker by more than one level, were unable to move, bitten by these bizarre children. Each of them immediately fell to the ground, bleeding from their seven orifices, screaming endlessly, powerless to resist.
Seeing his attack succeed, Zhang Runzhi twisted his mouth into a smile: "What did I do? A bunch of idiots, go ask in Hell. Especially you, Lu Bingwei, offering me peanuts to work for you for such treasures? Haha, do you really think you’re worthy of owning such artifacts?"
As he spoke, he raised his hands high, began to chant words aloud.
"When the Holy Emperor descends, all stubbornness and venom will be eradicated from the world! He said, those who betray me shall suffer the same punishment as I, repenting on the cross! For eternity, with no salvation!"
Accompanied by the repeated, echoing chant, mysterious figures clad in silver armor suddenly emerged from the dense forest, the grass below, and the tree crowns.
Holding long swords, they formed a circle, and a formation of arc-shaped beams of light descended from the sky.
Instantly, a seemingly divine power descended abruptly, and the gigantic shadows of crosses blotted out the sky, trapping the injured and unable-to-resist crowd in the middle, closing in and solidifying.
There were ten crosses in total, matching the number of people trapped.
They automatically adhered to the backs of Yan Huoxing, Xie Xiaochan, Lu Bingwei, and others, as if trying to nail their limbs to the crosses, just like the suffering Lord in mythology!
"Red Emperor Army?" Xie Xiaochan’s gaze hardened.
"Damn it, Zhang Runzhi! What have you done?!" Lu Bingwei gritted her teeth, enduring.
Yan Huoxing also roared, "Are you out of your mind?!"
Although they wanted to resist, they were plagued by a bizarre headache, as if thousands of tiny hammers were pounding their brains, preventing them from focusing, and they couldn’t even unleash thirty percent of their full strength.
As for the other six, they were directly nailed to the crosses, either enraged or terrified, completely at the mercy of others.
This swift ambush managed to capture nine out of the ten present!
At this moment, Xu Shu, the only one still free on the scene, narrowed his eyes.
He glanced at the familiar Red Emperor Army Holy Knight uniforms surrounding them and looked at the golden text appearing on the Tai Chu scroll:
[Oh no! Bad news! You’ve been ambushed by a group of Red Emperor Army experts and stumbled into their trap array—Revelation Zero Eight: Born a Traitor!]
[You wish to resist, but you’re facing immense obstacles. Your alliance has issues, and you’ve been tampered with!]
[It turns out Zhang Runzhi is an infiltrator, as a Human List Expert, he has sided with this group of Red Emperor Army to wipe you out here.]
[Through self-harm, Zhang Runzhi has activated the contract, considering you as having betrayed him willingly, thus subjecting you to the contract’s backlash!]
[An inside traitor, you’re doomed now!]
[But this can’t stump you because you haven’t signed the contract at all.]
[Did you foresee this scheming brat’s sinister intentions? Truly worthy of being the great master, with astounding intelligence!]
[Yet, standing before you now are six Third-tier Middle and Late Stage Red Emperor Army Holy Knights, a full half-dozen of them! And Human List 274’s "Golden Eye Wolf Saber" Zhang Runzhi, and Human List 250’s "Purple Qi Eastward" Yan Hui!]
[Though facing one against eight, what fear do you have?]
[Surely, this will be another thrilling battle of surpassing levels!]
"Um..."
Xu Shu’s expression slightly tightened, and he lowered his head.
Coming into view was the mermaid...
As the "Half-step Primordial Spirit" who was difficult to destroy, even this mermaid seemed to be harmed by the sinister contract.
She thrashed in pain, twisting her waist like a high-speed motor trembling.
"Hiss~"
Faced with the formidable enemy, Xu Shu couldn’t help but take a cold breath, pressing the mermaid down hard.
Damn it, stop moving!
Don’t lose your breath at such a critical moment!
