Chapter 438
Chapter 438: The Maid’s Wings Have Hardened
Boom! Boom!
The explosions inside the factory building rose and fell like chaotic notes on a piano, without any discernible pattern, extremely abrupt.
Making it impossible to grasp the rhythm of the explosions.
Murong Yu fought against Sima Shengnan with the mentality of toying with his prey.
In fact, he only needed to control one or two platinum cards to quietly observe from a distance as Sima Shengnan danced like a clown.
It was a special kind of dance, a dance of fleeing for one’s life while being pursued by terrifying golden spears.
It couldn’t be said to be full of artistry, only that it drove one mad.
He was excited yet angry, more so venting his anger, transferring his previous rage onto Sima Shengnan.
Luo Sheng took advantage of the explosion sounds.
Using his vast spiritual power, he detected several Card Masters’ silhouettes in the dark, smoke-filled factory.
Their strength did not surpass Murong Yu.
They weren’t even a match for Sima Shengnan.
They hadn’t noticed Luo Sheng’s presence at all.
In fact, due to the chaos of the scene, they hadn’t even realized they were being observed.
Luo Sheng concealed his aura using the black and white ring, moving about nearby like an invisible person, his light footsteps like a rat’s in the night.
Making it difficult for anyone to easily detect him.
Even when Luo Sheng appeared within half a meter behind one of the Evil Card Masters.
The other person still couldn’t sense him.
He was fully focused on observing the battle between Murong Yu and the detective.
They were watching with great relish, one could say they were fully engrossed, perhaps learning from Sima Shengnan’s or Murong Yu’s fighting styles.
But in the next moment.
An icy dagger.
Slashed across his throat, and only then did the Evil Card Master suddenly realize that other hunters were hiding in the darkness.
But at this point, he couldn’t even call for help or give a warning.
His vocal cords, capable of producing sound, had already been severed, and even if the air from his lungs tried to vibrate his vocal cords to make a sound, it would leak out and fail to do so.
He immediately clutched at his throat.
Unfortunately, doing so would only make his head fall off faster.
Blood gushed out wildly, like a fountain in a noble’s manor, spraying out brilliant water droplets, full of artistic flair, except this water was a vivid red, like a black rose.
Carrying an eerie and terrifying flavor.
Just as the corpse was about to fall.
Luo Sheng quickly supported the body, then gently laid it on the ground, minimizing any sound.
Murong Yu’s other follower.
Hadn’t noticed at all that his companion had been killed, all his attention focused on the battlefield.
Until danger silently approached.
A golden light flashed by in an instant during the explosion of light from Sima Shengnan and Murong Yu’s battle.
Appearing and disappearing along with the flash of the explosion.
Blending perfectly with the surrounding scene.
This Evil Card Master made the same motion.
Almost a replica of his other companion.
Dying in utter terror, without any time to breathe, his throat slit without warning.
The speed was breathtaking.
Luo Sheng stepped lightly towards another black-clad figure, the fourth person on the scene.
Preparing to eliminate Murong Yu’s helper in the same manner.
But as he turned a corner.
Luo Sheng unexpectedly encountered a familiar person.
Xu Yourong was also quietly approaching the black-clad figure, holding a shiny black dagger in her hand.
Luo Sheng appeared behind her like a ghost.
Gently tapping her shoulder.
Xu Yourong recoiled like a young girl suddenly scalded by a hot teapot, her hand reflexively bringing the dagger towards him.
Luo Sheng instantly grabbed her wrist.
Putting a finger to his lips, he said, “Shh, it’s me. That’s the second time you’ve pulled a knife on me.”
“Sorry, you always appear behind me, it’s really frightening.”
“Ah, it’s my fault too. I couldn’t find a better way to alert you.”
Luo Sheng realized that Xu Yourong hadn’t detected him at all, which led to this accident.
Because the black and white ring’s level was too high.
Even platinum-level Card Masters couldn’t fully sense his presence, unless they were old hands like Yuchi Ouyang.
Who could easily detect him without effort.
It was practically a bug-like existence.
Xu Yourong nodded very frankly, “Mm, next time when you tap my shoulder, you’d better release some aura first, so I can sense you.”
“…”
Luo Sheng hadn’t expected Xu Yourong to so straightforwardly consider it his fault.
This maid’s wings had indeed hardened.
She needed some proper discipline.
However, now wasn’t the time to discuss such matters.
Luo Sheng asked quietly: “How did you end up here?”
“The mission I told you about this morning, I followed the information provided by the client and tracked it to here as well.”
“What a coincidence. So that black-clad figure is from the Xu family of Yuncheng.”
“Mm, I’ve been tailing him for a long time.”
“Looks like our goals are aligned after all. Do we need to capture him alive?”
“Will it be very difficult?”
“With you here, it’s much more convenient. His strength isn’t great, he’ll be easy to deal with,” Luo Sheng said simply.
Then he took the lead walking forward.
Xu Yourong followed behind him.
The two made some quick gestures, roughly agreeing on how to knock out the target, then quietly approached the black-clad figure.
Meanwhile.
The battle above was still very intense.
Sima Shengnan had escaped Murong Yu’s nauseating trident.
But she was now covered in wounds.
Especially since the golden spears seemed endless, each time they split off, like tadpoles searching for their mother, they would always aim at her to attack.
She was exhausted from constantly fleeing.
In one minute, she spent at least 50 seconds avoiding the golden spears’ attacks.
She only had 10 seconds to get close to Murong Yu and engage in combat.
Sima Shengnan kept looking for Luo Sheng’s position, wanting him to help deal with the situation.
But on second thought, she felt it wasn’t appropriate, “That guy is a suspect after all. It’s already pretty good if he doesn’t cause trouble for me. Victory shouldn’t be pinned on others.”
Murong Yu had now noticed Sima Shengnan’s declining state.
His smile was extremely bright, “I told you you’re not up to it. If you obediently surrender now, I might be in a good mood and let you enjoy yourself.
But if you keep jumping around, don’t blame me if your future days are miserable. I like obedient women.”
Sima Shengnan spat on the ground.
“Stop talking so much. If you’ve got the guts, fight me fair and square. You’re just relying on the pathetic help of Evil Card Masters to reach platinum level.”
Sima Shengnan was still burning with fighting spirit.
She was like a cockroach that couldn’t be killed.
Murong Yu snorted, “I hope you’ll still be this defiant later.”
Then he lit up another card.
【Mist】
As the name suggests, this card was a domain card.
It could generate thick black mist in the surrounding area, blocking off auras, light, and sound within a certain range, creating an isolated area cut off from the world.
This card’s level was so high that even platinum-level Card Masters who entered would shake their heads and come out.
Exclaiming that this place was hell on earth.
Sima Shengnan was only gold level.
She had no good way to make the mist disappear.
She could only summon other cards, such as 【Domain Perception】 to extend her senses, allowing her to sense the surroundings over a vast area.
The ring counteracted the battlefield obscurement brought by the mist.
However.
Four golden spears shot out from the mist.
Sima Shengnan swung her long spear to knock away one golden spear and dodged two others, but one golden spear slashed across her waist.
Instantly, blood gushed from the wound.
The golden spears had an enormous damage range.
Even though Sima Shengnan had extremely high defense, she could still be injured by the golden spears.
The remaining golden spears crashed into the ground, also causing violent explosions.
The entire factory building couldn’t withstand this kind of combat method, with occasional violent explosions causing it to sag limply.
A good portion of the area had collapsed.
From within the mist, Murong Yu’s voice came out: “How is it? I’m toying with you slowly now, and you have no good way to deal with me, right?”
Sima Shengnan gritted her teeth.
She cast a holy light spell on herself, quickly healing her wounds.
Then she plunged into the mist. Her best option now was to run quickly.
Search for the opponent through movement.
But just then.
A meteor fell from the sky.
Crashing heavily towards her direction of advance. Boom! A massive explosion sounded.
The flames produced by the meteor hitting the ground were like a gas tank falling from a great height, its ruptured gas igniting, with extremely high power when it exploded.
Enough to overturn everything around.
Sima Shengnan was blasted away by the explosion, then crashed heavily into a turbine.
Clang!
A crisp sound.
That was the resonance produced by her body hitting the machine.
Although Sima Shengnan wasn’t seriously injured, the shock wave left her dizzy. She hated this feeling of being toyed with.
But she had no good methods to counter.
“Looks like you’re badly hurt. If you apologize obediently now, I might be in a good mood and consider forgiving you,” Murong Yu’s nauseating laughter came again.
“Tch!”
Sima Shengnan gritted her teeth.
Her hand gripped her spear tightly, wishing she could stab him to death.
While the battle raged above.
Luo Sheng and Xu Yourong had already approached the black-clad figure, reaching out their dark hands, preparing to knock him out.