My Professions Have Too Much Personality-Chapter 189 - 127: Assassination! Priest Black Tuo?
Zhang Yunqing looked startled, while Wu Yang’s expression was grim. Pang Yongliang’s Profession was a peculiar one; he was skilled at ambushes and assassinations. If he locked onto the Judges present...
For a moment, he feared he truly wouldn’t be able to stop him.
’Who knew we’d get this lucky. It’s a shame I didn’t bring more people.’
Just then, Pang Yongliang’s brow twitched. A chill ran through him as he suddenly sensed a threat. Subconsciously, a grayish-white mist began to spread from him.
But suddenly, it was as if his brain had been pierced by a needle, and he was dazed for an instant.
And in that very instant, a clap of thunder exploded behind him!
RUMBLE!
Su Chen’s figure materialized like a thunderclap. He wielded a massive, dark cyan hammer, wreathed in violent lightning, and brought it smashing down. He appeared abruptly, with no sign of having gathered his power, as if he had been preparing the strike for a long time somewhere else.
Cyan and red serpents of electricity writhed manically across the hammer’s surface, the sharp crack of it tearing through the air intertwining with the deep roll of thunder.
Before the hammer even struck, the immense pressure of the lightning had already ripped the surrounding air apart. Chains of lightning coiled around the handle, twisting like living creatures, and the erupting plasma illuminated the area in a ghastly white light.
He had appeared at an incredibly difficult angle, almost flush against Pang Yongliang, with all of his power compressed into the giant hammer in his hands.
This was his single strongest attack!
BOOM!
The moment the hammerhead touched Pang Yongliang’s back, all its accumulated power surged forth like a burst dam. Amid the blinding flash of light, a roar like a collapsing mountain echoed out.
A powerful shockwave spread out in a ring. Pang Yongliang’s face twisted in agony. ’This bastard never ran! He was hiding nearby, and I didn’t even notice!’
The terrifying power striking his back shocked him even more. ’Is this really a newly promoted Tier Three Professional?’
BANG!
Like a batted ball, Pang Yongliang’s body was suddenly launched through the air.
"Wu Yang!" Su Chen roared.
Startled by Su Chen’s sudden appearance, Wu Yang was jolted back to his senses. His body moved faster than his mind could think; years of combat experience led him to make the optimal choice.
He thrust his arms forward, and the surging crimson flames on either side of him condensed into a roaring fire dragon that shot forth!
One attack from the front, one from the back—the coordination was perfect!
BOOM!
The fire dragon exploded, turning into a rain of fire that scattered in all directions.
THUD!
With the thud, an almost completely charred body hit the ground. It was Pang Yongliang.
"Cough... cough..." Pang Yongliang wasn’t dead yet. His skin was a scorched brown, and arcs of electricity still sputtered from his wounds.
"He’s still not dead? His Life Force is truly stubborn." Su Chen shook out his arm and swayed slightly. That extreme burst of power had left him feeling drained.
When Pang Yongliang had made his move, Su Chen hadn’t actually fled. He had slipped into a pocket of space for an instant, simultaneously shooting out an arc of lightning to create the illusion that he was escaping.
Then, as Pang Yongliang shifted targets, he had charged his attack from within that pocket of space, launched a close-range ambush, and barely managed to use Black Tuo’s Gaze to create a momentary opening.
But his opponent was a Tier Four Professional, after all. He needed to coordinate with Wu Yang to inflict serious damage, which was why he used a heavy weapon like a hammer to blast him in Wu Yang’s direction.
If he had used a bladed weapon, it likely wouldn’t have been as effective.
Wu Yang stared at him as if he were looking at a ghost. ’And he calls that *difficult* to kill?’
Without Su Chen’s help, he would have struggled just to catch the man. Their areas of expertise were completely different; his own overall strength might have even been inferior to Pang Yongliang’s.
But that was also precisely why Pang Yongliang, a specialist in ambushes, was so grievously wounded by a direct, head-on attack.
"My... my god..." Yang Yan swallowed hard, his Adam’s apple bobbing. ’Su Chen... how has he become such a monster?’
"You..." Pang Yongliang forced himself to turn over. His charred skin cracked and split apart, revealing the bloody muscle tissue underneath.
"...How... is this possible..." He could only force out a few syllables.
"Take him away..." Wu Yang raised a hand. Several nearby Judges hurried forward. They stabilized Pang Yongliang, keeping him barely alive, before carrying him out.
Zhang Yunqing and the others also limped out, leaving only a few Tier Three Judges behind.
"I can’t believe he was hiding here." Wu Yang walked to the edge of the cavern and said coldly, "And to think they dug such a massive hole."
"This place used to be a shopping mall. The Zhou Family bought it later and renovated it. Could the Zhou Family also be in collusion with the Deceitful God Sect?" Yang Yan couldn’t help but ask.
"Watch what you say," Wu Yang said with a frown. "Perhaps the Zhou Family doesn’t know. This place might have been built long before they acquired it."
Security Director Zhou Yanwu is from that same Zhou Family.
"Is there anything else down there?" Yang Yan asked, realizing his blunder and quickly changing the subject.
"I don’t know. Hopefully not..." Wu Yang wasn’t sure either. "Pang Yongliang hiding here was surprising enough. If there’s something else..."
Su Chen’s eyes flickered. ’Pang Yongliang clearly wasn’t a Black Tuo Follower.’
’What I’m sensing must be something like a Deceitful Artifact. The Black Tuo Followers wouldn’t let an outsider guard something like that, would they?’
"Maybe we should wait..." Before Wu Yang could finish, a wisp of black mist drifted up from the cavern below. His heart felt as if it had been seized by a giant hand. His pupils contracted, and he instantly roared:
"Run!!"
Su Chen’s eye twitched. He was the fastest to react. This time, he was truly running. Lightning crackled under his feet. With Azure Thunder Divine Movement augmenting his Wind Boots, he shot forward like an arrow released from a bowstring amid another blast of thunder.
This was the first time Su Chen had ever tested his full speed. His vision blurred, his face stung from the wind, and a loud crash exploded behind him—he had already blasted through a wall.
"What just ran out of here?" Wu Yang was stunned. He hadn’t even made it out of the main hall, and Su Chen was already gone.
It wasn’t a strange disappearance like before; this time, it was pure, unadulterated speed.
’None of the Professions I’ve advanced through have specialized in speed. My speed is just average, but I’m still a Tier Four Professional!’
’He can run, and he can fight... he’s too versatile. So this is the power of a Top-tier Profession...’
Even at this critical moment, fleeing for his life, Wu Yang couldn’t help but feel a surge of envy.
"Since you’ve found us, you can all stay behind!"
A chilling voice echoed from behind him. Su Chen felt a cold sensation at his feet; black mist, creeping from some unknown place, was spreading even faster than he could run.
’A big fish, even stronger than Pang Yongliang! A Priest of Black Tuo?’ Su Chen realized. His speed was incredible, but he was somehow getting closer to the building, not farther away.
The entire area felt as if it had been plunged into a mire.
’They’re using us as bait. So where are our protectors?’ Su Chen’s brow furrowed. He could transform into a Priest of Black Tuo to save himself at the last second.
’But if anyone notices something is off, it’ll be a huge problem.’ 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
In the distance, Zhu Peng and the other Inspector Guards sensed the commotion and rushed back. They stared in horror at the Cloud Sea building, now completely enveloped in black fog. Their faces went slack with shock as they muttered:
"It’s over... we’re done for..."
"A Priest... a Priest of Black Tuo! There’s actually a Priest here?"
Yang Yan, the slowest of the group, couldn’t help but look back. He saw a figure rising from the cavern, its pupils a pitch-black void that devoured all surrounding light. He was terrified out of his wits. ’What kind of rotten luck do I have?’
To this moment, he still believed it was his report that had led Su Chen to investigate this place.
"So there really was a big one..."
A surprised voice suddenly echoed from all around. Yang Yan shuddered. The voice sounded familiar.
Innumerable threads of light emerged from the void, as if guided by an unseen force, and began to rapidly weave themselves around the Priest of Black Tuo.
These were not gentle streams of light, but threads imbued with a cold, regulatory power. They crisscrossed to sketch out an elliptical shape, each trajectory fitting perfectly into the others.
The entire Array rotated slowly, like a living creature. The dark power radiating from the Priest of Black Tuo caused tiny sparks to erupt constantly at its edges.
"A Holy Seal Master... the Second Chief Judge..." the Priest of Black Tuo’s face was grim.
He couldn’t understand it. They had already ceased all external activities for over a month, yet the Judicial Court had still somehow managed to find them here.
He did not give up his resistance, but it was all in vain. When the final rune locked into place, the Array abruptly solidified into a tangible object.
The light transitioned from a flowing state to a hard, crystalline texture, its surface shimmering with faint patterns. It had formed a hexagonal prism with the Priest of Black Tuo at its center.
The surrounding darkness seemed to lose its master, gradually receding until it vanished completely.
"Chief Judge..." Yang Yan collapsed to the ground, staring at the woman who had appeared before him. Dressed in white-gold robes, it was none other than You Shan.
