“Just finished screwing us over, and now you’re here trying to trick us into giving you information?” Dayu asked with a displeased expression.
“I’m doing this to lower their guard,” Xiaotu said. “Now they think you two can’t even break out of the wooden cage, so they won’t be on alert.”
Dayu snorted coldly.
“What is Gaolong’s ability?”
“Don’t know.”
“What is Gao Hu’s ability?”
“Don’t know.”
Xiaotu immediately became unhappy: “You two don’t even know what their abilities are, and you came here?”
Zard also became unhappy: “Those two brothers are the ones who know best. You should ask them, why ask us?”
Xiaotu sighed: “Logically, that’s impeccable. If I could directly ask them, why would I ask you two?! What if both of you are fire element Awakened Ones? Wouldn’t you die right here?”Dayu whispered: “When these two were testing the settlement, they never revealed their abilities, but I think they must have used them when they were merging other wild families. You should get familiar with the Wildlanders here; it should be easy to find out.”
Xiaotu had a plan in mind.
He also heard Gaolong and Gao Hu’s conversation just now.
One wants to raid the Wildlands settlement to take women, and the other wants to take Qin Yiyi as a concubine in Fire Pit. This is not so simple.
Dayu and Zard plan to steal the Forbidden Artifact and leave, at least to get the revolver to avoid becoming enemies with the Demi-God.
But Qing Chen thinks differently; he wants to kill these people before leaving.
It’s not that he is bloodthirsty, but these people deserve to die.
Moreover, he has personally seen Gao Hu fire a gun today, and the effect was like fireworks.
Therefore, the battle must end before midnight tonight; don’t give Gao Hu another chance to fire a shot.
Xiaotu whispered to the wooden cage: “I’ll go check them out later and see what abilities those two brothers have. Once we start fighting, you break out of the cage, even if Gaolong has the Forbidden Artifact ACE026, it’s three A-Class against three A-Class; we will definitely win. Before Ling, kill everyone here.”
If these people don’t die, they will become a threat to the settlement in the future.
Dayu said: “As soon as you make a move, I’ll follow.”
Former opponents are now comrades-in-arms in the same trench. Fate is indeed fickle.
At noon, during the meal, each family cooked separately, and Xiaotu didn’t even have a chance to approach Gaolong and Gao Hu.
Xiaotu went to eat, but Liu Kun, the leader of the Liu Clan, kicked him away: “Do you understand the rules? You seem honest, why are you running faster than anyone else during mealtimes? Get lost.”
The Liu Clan members burst into laughter: “If you’re really hungry, go eat mud, otherwise, wait until we’ve finished and have some soup. A newcomer wants to eat? Here, newcomers have to starve for three days to learn their lesson.”
Xiaotu squatted beside them, dejected. He cautiously approached a Liu Clan member: “Hey, what are the abilities of those two Gao Clan bosses? Why does everyone listen to them?”
The Liu Clan member whispered: “Because they’re powerful, everyone can’t beat them, if you don’t listen you will be killed. Newcomers should ask fewer questions; it’s none of your business.”
Xiaotu thought that these Wildlanders are all foul-mouthed.
But it’s strange that the Gao brothers have merged four large families, but haven’t even used their abilities?
This is illogical!
There are only two possibilities: one is that their abilities are too shocking and they want to keep them as a trump card to avoid being figured out by the Federation army.
The other possibility is: neither of their abilities is combat-related. In order to maintain their mystique and authority, they cannot use them easily.
Yang Yang said that an Awakened One’s ability may not be used for combat; some people are simply experience-giving monsters or crabs.
Qing Chen speculated that the latter possibility might be greater. Gaolong is intelligent, but he wouldn’t be so cautious. It’s likely that his ability is not impressive.
Qing Chen had a plan in mind. These two Gao brothers might be strong on the outside but weak on the inside, bluffing all day long.
No wonder these people are waiting for Gao Hu to become a Demi-God. Gaolong knows that unless his younger brother reaches the Demi-God realm, he can’t defeat the Wildlands settlement.
It makes sense.
Qing Chen’s killing intent arose.
But he still hesitated because he didn’t see the Forbidden Artifact Tribunal.
Could it be that Gaolong and Gao Hu can’t be killed today?
He cautiously looked around the mountains and fields, but didn’t even see the Shadow of the crows.
At this time, Liu Kun had finished his meal. He came over and looked down at Xiaotu, who was squatting on the ground, looking up: “Boss, what’s wrong?”
Liu Kun asked: “Do you want to eat?”
“Yes,” Xiaotu’s eyes lit up.
“Come on, give me a token of your loyalty, and I’ll let you eat,” Liu Kun is sixty years old, which is rare in the wilderness.
He stooped over to the convoy and had his men pull a man out of the cage by his hair: “He’s a farmer from Production Base 1131, we captured him. As long as you kill him, you can’t go back to the Federation, and everyone will naturally trust you.”
Qing Chen curiously asked: “You looted Production Base 1131? Aren’t you afraid of the Federation army?”
Liu Kun sneered: “The Federation army is busy fighting wars; they don’t have time to care about us.”
“What about the others from Production Base 1131?” Qing Chen asked.
“Of course, they were killed, otherwise, what would we do with them?” Liu Kun sneered: “Kill this man, and his wife will let you have her for the night. That’s the woman in the car next to it. She’s not pretty, but she has a good figure.”
Qing Chen paused, then slowly removed his Beyond the Three Realms Buddhist beads.
He calmly said: “There’s no faster way to die. Your name is Liu Kun, right?”
Liu Kun’s eyes narrowed slightly: “What do you mean? Don’t want to show your loyalty?”
The Liu Clan members surrounded him.
It’s just that they don’t understand what Qing Chen’s action of removing the Buddhist beads means.
Liu Kun’s face became ferocious; the wrinkles on his face were like a blooming chrysanthemum: “What, do Buddhist people have to remove their beads before fighting? Don’t you need this bead to protect you?”
Qing Chen shook his head: “I don’t believe in Buddhism, this bead is not to protect me.”
The Three Realms beads are used to protect his enemies.
His enemies should pray to the picture of Beyond the Three Realms every day.
He put Beyond the Three Realms in his pocket and prepared to make his move.
However, at this moment, there was another commotion outside the camp. A scout ran back and said to Gaolong: “Boss, we caught another person who said he escaped from Production Base 1129!”
This made Gaolong laugh: “The farmers from Production Base 1129 are all gathering here today. Okay, bring him over! Let me see what kind of bird this is!”
Outside the camp, Gaolong’s son, Gao Cheng, escorted a middle-aged man in with five or six people.
The middle-aged man was handsome and composed.
This time, the middle-aged man’s disguise was even more exaggerated than Huan Yu and Zard. His face wasn’t blackened, and his clothes weren’t changed. He was wearing an elegantly otherworldly white martial arts uniform.
This is not a farmer; what kind of farmer would look like this?
Gaolong sneered: “Oh, you don’t even bother pretending anymore? Do you think you look like a farmer? Bring him over and lock him up!”
Gaolong felt his intelligence was insulted.
But the moment Qing Chen, Huan Yu, and Zard saw who it was, they exclaimed, “Wow!”
Qing Chen was stunned.
Isn’t this his master, Li Shutong?!
Isn’t this the Demi-God who is hiding from his descendants’ debts?!
How did you end up here?!
Wait!
Qing Chen quickly realized something: Master is short of Forbidden Artifacts. The old fellows in Forbidden Zone 002 sent the Vermillion Bird north to pass on the message, in order to let him find Forbidden Artifacts.
And here, there are two Forbidden Artifacts.
Li Shutong once let it slip that one of his main purposes in going north was to find Forbidden Artifacts.
Qing Chen immediately felt uneasy; Master is here to find Forbidden Artifacts for his disciples!
But the problem is, in Qing Chen’s view, he has already considered the Silhouette and the revolver as his own. Now that Li Shutong is here, and Li Shutong’s purpose is clearly to grab Forbidden Artifacts.
If Qing Chen gets them, they are his. Li Shutong, as his master, naturally can’t say anything.
But if Li Shutong gets them first, these two Forbidden Artifacts are considered gifts from Li Shutong to his disciples, and Qing Chen’s total number of Forbidden Artifacts will be reduced by two!
These are completely different concepts!
He roared: “Attack!”
As he spoke, his Marionette had already wrapped around Liu Kun’s wrist, using the old man to push away everyone and rushing towards Gaolong and Gao Hu.
Dayu was puzzled: “Since his master is here, why was he so cautious just now?! That’s Demi-God Li Shutong; he could take down this place alone; a single breath of cloud could kill all these people. So, Qing Chen was just playing with us?”
Dayu continued to be puzzled: “Moreover, his master, a Demi-God, is here; why is he trying so hard?”
At this moment, Qing Chen has gone all out. He uses Marionette to pull Liu Kun in front of him as a shield, while he quickly charges towards Gaolong and Gao Hu.
There are still hundreds of people between him and the Gao brothers, but Qing Chen doesn’t care about them at all; he chooses to charge straight ahead!
None of the Wildlanders in his path could stop him!
Liu Kun blocked countless bullets for Qing Chen, until he was completely lifeless, Qing Chen abandoned him.
Bullets were like a summer downpour. Qing Chen stretched out his hand: “With rules!”
The bullets suspended like a wall!
“Without rules!”
At this moment, the bullets that were originally fired at Qing Chen returned the same way, as if he were holding a cold Metal Storm, firing at everyone in front of him!
In the face of “Without rules,” the Wildlanders, who only possessed automatic rifles, were no match!
Zard excitedly jumped up and down in the wooden cage: “Quickly kill me to cheer him up!”
Dayu: “You’re freaking crazy, hurry up and help! Where are my Rain Swallows! Quickly take out the Rain Swallows from your belly!”
At this moment, Dayu and Zard still couldn’t understand Qing Chen’s thoughts.
The next moment, Zard pulled a backpack out of his belly. He smashed the wooden cage open and threw the backpack into the sky.
With a tearing sound, the backpack was pierced by the Rain Swallows inside.
Hundreds of Rain Swallows, like drones, circled in the sky, and then pierced into the Wildlanders one by one, protecting Qing Chen and escorting him!
Surprisingly, when these two joined forces to break through, they instantly killed the Wildlanders! Their cooperation was surprisingly harmonious!
But the problem is, Dayu felt that something was wrong.
Previously, in the settlement, he had done so much mental preparation and made so many backup plans.
For example, what to do if he steals the Forbidden Artifact, what to do if he doesn’t steal it but gets discovered, what to do if he wins, and what to do if he loses.
His thoughts were so complex.
Dayu took a long time to convince himself to take the risk and enter the tiger’s lair.
But such a dangerous situation turned into a complete rout?
What happened in between?!
At this time, Gaolong and Gao Hu hadn’t realized what they were facing.
They had been arrogant in the wilderness for two years.
Now, seeing someone dare to kill in their main camp, if they don’t kill these people, how will they survive in the wilderness?
Gaolong sneered: “There are actually people who dare to come to our main camp to die, attack, kill them all.”
Qing Chen immediately became anxious. He turned and rushed towards Gao Hu. There’s still a chance; the revolver hasn’t fallen into Master’s hands yet!
But Li Shutong had already seen through his intentions, laughing loudly and turning to capture Gao Hu.
Qing Chen shouted: “Is this Demi-God still human?! You’re even competing with your disciple for Forbidden Artifacts! I found them first!”
Li Shutong laughed: “What do you mean you found them first? Heavenly treasures go to those with virtue. Besides, won’t I give them to you after I get them? What’s the rush?”
“That’s not the same,” Qing Chen was angry.
How could he possibly win against a Demi-God in a competition?
Seeing that his brother was lying on the ground unconscious, Gao Hu turned and ran into the mountains. He knew that he had kicked a steel plate today.
No, it’s not a steel plate; it’s clearly Mount Tai!
But he had only run a short distance when Li Shutong had already overtaken him, blocking his path, and asked with a smile: “Where do you plan to take my Forbidden Artifact?”
Dayu listened to this and looked at the Demi-God who was mercilessly crushing the Wildlands bandits, thinking that there wasn’t a good Knight.
The Forbidden Artifact is still on the person, and it’s already yours.
In the camp, the Rain Swallows continued to pierce through the bodies of the Wildlanders, turning into blood swallows. The originally united and powerful Wildlands families were killed and scattered.
And until now, they still don’t know what Gaolong and Gao Hu’s abilities are; they don’t need to know.
The Wildlanders scattered, fleeing into the mountains. Dayu waved away the blood swallows, not intending to eliminate them completely.
He was already in a state of mental exhaustion, and the Forbidden Artifact in his hand is special, connected to the strength of its host, which is equivalent to continuous mental exhaustion, and he might soon fall asleep again.
On the battlefield, Li Shutong held Gao Hu in his left hand and Gaolong in his right hand, as if holding two cloth bags.
He used a basin of cold water from the camp to wake the two of them: “What are your abilities?”
Gaolong’s mind was still blank: “Huh? What’s wrong? Where am I? Why are you asking about our abilities?”
Li Shutong said with a smile: “I will plant you two in Forbidden Zone 002, and Forbidden Artifacts will be extracted in a few decades, so I need to ask in advance to determine what kind of Forbidden Artifacts you will extract.”
Dayu twitched the corner of his mouth. He suddenly felt that being enemies with the Knights is a terrible thing.
However, I haven’t heard of Knights having this hobby before, isn’t it only Shadow who plants Metahumans?
Actually, Li Shutong rarely did this before. When he encountered enemies, he would kill them, without bothering to replant the Metahumans in Forbidden Zone 002.
But now that times are hard, even Demi-Gods have to be frugal!
During this period, Li Shutong was looking for criminals who were committing crimes and suspected to have Forbidden Artifacts, but those with Forbidden Artifacts hid them very well, making them very difficult to find.
Qing Chen walked over angrily: “Master, you’re too unsportsmanlike, how can a Demi-God act so casually?! By the way, I was just thinking, where is the Forbidden Artifact Tribunal? If you kill two A-Class, why didn’t they come?”
Li Shutong said calmly: “I sent them back.”
Qing Chen: “”
Dayu: “”
Zard: “”
Can the Forbidden Artifact Tribunal be summoned and dismissed at will?!
Li Shutong held the Forbidden Artifact ACE026 Silhouette and the Forbidden Artifact ACE055 Fate-Defying Revolver: “These two items, one for Chen Zhuoqu, and one for Hu Jingyi, don’t embezzle them.”
Qing Chen laughed happily: “You’re really something, people ran away, but you can still find out who passed the Trial of Heart? However, their strength is still low, I’ll keep them for them. I’ll give them to them when they become A-Class.”
However, at this moment, Gaolong’s expression changed. He looked at Qing Chen and Li Shutong with interest: “Knights again, interesting.”
After saying that, he and Gao Hu closed their eyes and died with blood flowing from their seven orifices.
Li Shutong and Qing Chen were stunned: “Puppets!”
No wonder two A-Class suddenly appeared in the wilderness, and they happened to be brothers! A family with two A-Class, this kind of talent should not be buried in the wilderness!
And no wonder no one knew their abilities; it turned out that they were not Awakened Ones, but two puppets with Forbidden Artifacts, sent to integrate the wilderness.
Dayu said in doubt: “In the history of the Federation, who can create puppets and forcibly improve their strength level?”
He felt a chill down his spine. What kind of character could create A-Class puppets?
Li Shutong sighed: “There have been two such figures in the history of the Federation. The first was Zong Cheng from the last Ming Dynasty, but he died before reaching the Demi-God level. The other is Liu Yue from 800 years ago. He created countless puppets and could forcibly stimulate the potential of ordinary people, at the cost of reducing their lifespan to create Metahuman puppets. However, these puppets only have levels, not abilities. I should have thought of this earlier. Now there is another Metahuman with puppet-making abilities, and his ambition is huge.”
Low-level puppets are wooden and inflexible, while high-level puppets begin to have their own consciousness, but they still retain the master’s instructions.
Once the master dies, they can even directly reincarnate in any high-level puppet.
“How did this Liu Yue die?” Qing Chen asked.
“If he kills more than half of his puppets in one day, his body will die. He was still very young at the time and had no previous experience to learn from, so he was careless,” Li Shutong said: “At that time, he controlled more than half of the soldiers in an army, and was blown up by the Conglomerate.”
Qing Chen calmly said: “I originally thought that the person who had the ability to create puppets was Qing Yuan, but now I think I guessed wrong. He is too young, he doesn’t have this ability. I guess it’s not easy for this person behind the scenes to create A-Class puppets, otherwise, he would have come out to dominate the world long ago.”
Qing Chen must find this person. He knows that this person might be the direct murderer of Ning Xiu’s wife.
At that time, Yuan Yang was also made into a puppet.