bookbashuk Chapter 998 Ambush 5
Chapter 998 Ambush 5
With a crisp "bang", Shao Yun fired a shot into the air.
For a moment, the entire Wuwangpo scene was like a lake with a stone thrown into it, instantly causing greater waves and becoming even more chaotic.
The originally tense confrontation suddenly stopped, and everyone present looked at Shao Yun who was riding the apocalypse horse "Famine" not far away.
Everyone had the same question in their mind: When did Shao Yun come?
No one present, whether it was the Four Kages of Tenri, members of the Witch Society, Zhongli, or people from the Abyss Cult, actually noticed his whereabouts!
Shao Yun sat on Famine's back, looking down at the group from above, and gave orders: "Hey there, let my wife and children go!"
Ruona Wa stared at Shao Yun, who appeared out of nowhere, and said vigilantly, “Damn, an uninvited guest is here!”
The moment Ying saw Shao Yun, she jumped and waved in Shao Yun's direction. The crisp sound was particularly conspicuous in the chaotic scene.
"Hubby! I'm here, look at me, look at me!"
Shao Yun looked at Ying, who was jumping around like a silly roe deer, and smiled at the corners of his originally tense mouth. He started to tell dirty jokes and teased:
"Ying, why do I have to clean up your mess and clean up after you no matter if it's day or night?"
When Ying heard Shao Yun's inappropriate dirty joke, her body suddenly stopped and she almost sprained her waist.
Her face flushed red, spreading from her cheeks to her ears. She glared at Shao Yun angrily, stamped her feet and shouted, "It's already this late, can you please stop telling dirty jokes!"
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Ruona Wa's gaze lingered briefly on Shao Yun and the apocalypse horse "Famine" under his crotch, examining them carefully.
She noticed that the Apocalypse Legend suit on Shao Yun exuded a subtle sense of oppression, and the "Maika's Revolver" (a weapon for killing gods) in his hand flashed a dangerous cold light.
And the hungry eyes of "Famine" also reveal a power that should not be underestimated.
She quickly assessed Shao Yun's combat capability... After comprehensive consideration, it would be better not to get into a conflict. There was no point in fighting now.
So, Ruona Wa spoke first, greeting in a calm tone: “Hello, we meet again…”
Shao Yun looked at Ruona Wa, the ruler of death, who had taken the initiative to greet him. His face showed no expression, but he still asked politely, "Hello, are you here to kidnap my wife too?"
Although Shao Yun's tone sounded very polite, as long as Ruona Wa dared to say the word "yes", he would immediately use the Four Riders of Apocalypse to fight her to the death.
If you have anything to say, go talk to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse!
Ruona Wa saw through the turbulent emotions beneath Shao Yun's calm exterior and replied calmly, "The situation is very complicated..."
She neither admitted nor denied it directly, but gave an ambiguous answer.
Zhongli stood aside, looking at the chaotic and strange situation in front of him, and he was numb.
He couldn't help but ask a soul-searching question.
"Who is in cahoots with whom now?"
Alice, who was confronting him, was also in a state of panic at the moment. She secretly glared at Shao Yun and muttered to herself:
"Damn it! Why is Shao Yun here? This has taken too long! All our plans have been disrupted!"
Shao Yun then shifted his gaze from Ruona Wa to Alice below, raising his voice and shouting:
"Alice, didn't I tell you that it's okay for you to cause trouble for me, but now you seem to have broken our agreement?"
"Are you going to follow Wendy's example and kidnap my wife?"
"I..." Alice was speechless after being asked by Shao Yun.
She knew that the truth had indeed been revealed and there was no point in explaining it.
Yuan Shang was so excited when he saw Shao Yun coming. You little losers, we have a sure win now!
"Mr. Shao Yun, you're finally here!" Yuan Shang shouted frankly, "These bastards are so audacious that they actually wanted to kidnap our princess, your wife!"
When Shao Yun heard this, his brows instantly twisted into knots.
Why are you being so polite? Let's just fight!
"So what are you waiting for now? Yuanshang, take action!"
Following this order, the already tense situation fell into complete chaos.
Seeing this, Alice decided to go all out and take Ying to a place where they could have an "equal" conversation and have a good talk.
But as soon as she had this thought, Zhongli saw through her plan. How could he let her succeed?
If I really lose, I will just jump into the sea and commit suicide.
Alice also saw that Zhongli was trying to stop her, so she didn't hesitate.
A war broke out immediately!
The next second, Zhongli swung the rainbow spear in his hand, which was emitting a sharp cold light, with a tremendous force, and collided fiercely with the scorching fireball thrown by Alice.
With a loud "bang", the air wave swept in all directions, shaking the gravel nearby.
Amidst the chaos, Yuan Shang keenly grasped this fleeting opportunity and immediately turned around and shouted to the members of the Abyss Cult behind him, "Follow us! Protect Her Royal Highness the Princess and Paimon, and evacuate here immediately!"
As he said that, he took the lead and rushed towards Ying and Paimeng.
"Your Highness, I will escort you away!"
Ying's temples throbbed when he called her "Princess." She stamped her feet in anger and couldn't help but complain, "How many times have I told you this! I'm not Your Highness! Can you please listen to me for once?"
Paimon nodded beside him and echoed, "That's right! Yuanshang, be serious!"
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On the other hand, in order to avoid the three rulers of life, death, and time from harming Ying, Shao Yun chose to fight one against three and draw the attention of the three to himself.
The apocalypse horse "Famine" under Shao Yun seemed to sense his master's determination and suddenly raised its front hooves.
A loud roar pierced the sky, revealing a sense of arrogance that could destroy the world.
In the blink of an eye, something strange happened.
Starting from the ground where Famine's four hooves stepped, countless gray-black locusts swarmed out, and in an instant they gathered into a swarm that covered the sky and the sun. With the noisy sound of flapping wings, they swept towards the three rulers opposite.
Each of those locusts shone with a cold luster, gnawing at everything in the world, even making the air turbid.
"Humph!"
As Ruonawa looked at the overwhelming swarm of insects, a strong aura of death instantly rose from her body.
As the ruler of death, she was no stranger to this power that symbolized destruction and decay, but now was clearly not the time to be amazed.
She raised her hand and waved it, and visible shock waves burst out from her palm, like ripples caused by a stone thrown into a lake, impacting the insect swarm layer by layer.
Wherever the shock wave passed, the locusts were shattered and turned into specks of gray light and dissipated; but the swarms behind them seemed tireless, surging forward one after another, colliding with and offsetting the power of death.
For a moment, the Zerg and Shockwave formed a strange balance line in mid-air. The two sides fought back and forth, but neither side could gain any advantage.
It is worth mentioning that Shao Yun never chose to burn "Blood Alliance: Don't Starve", and thus did not fully unleash the true apocalyptic power of this apocalyptic horse.
Coincidentally, the power of death released by Ronawa also clearly left room for maneuver, and it was obvious that she had no intention of revealing her wealth at the beginning.
If the two of them really released their power without reservation, the shockwaves generated would be enough to reduce Wuwangpo, Qingce Village, and Dihuazhou in Liyue to scorched earth, and even razed Mondstadt in the north to the ground.
This level of power is like "nuclear weapons" and is more often used for deterrence.
No one would use it easily unless it was a desperate situation where one would fight to the death.
Once it is really used, the result will be a disaster for both parties.
Shao Yun and Ruona Wa each saved face for the other.
As Don't Starve released the Zerg, the collision with Shockwave gradually subsided.
Ruona Wa withdrew her hand that exuded the breath of death, looked at the Apocalypse Horse "Famine" that was still standing tall under Shao Yun, and glanced at Shao Yun again, her tone calm but with a hint of recognition.
"Yes, you do have the power to destroy the world."
The simple strength competition just now has already given her an intuitive understanding of Shao Yun's power.
Shao Yun responded, "You are indeed the ruler of death... To be honest, I thought you would be eaten clean by these locusts."
His words were half a joke, and half an affirmation of Ronawa's strength. Those who could withstand the "Famine" swarm of insects were definitely not ordinary people.
As soon as he finished speaking, Shao Yun flipped his hand, and four parchment scrolls emitting a strange blood-red light appeared in his hand. The words "plague", "war", "famine" and "death" were engraved on them respectively. They were the blood alliance of the Four Riders of Apocalypse.
He raised the blood alliance in his hand, and his eyes became sharp.
"However, you can resist the power of Apocalypse's 'Famine', but can you suppress the pressure of the Four Riders of Apocalypse attacking together?"
"Now, once my wife is safely evacuated, we'll go our separate ways."
Although Shao Yun was just making a simple threat, in Ruona Wa's eyes, this was a declaration of war from Shao Yun!
Ruona's eyes fell on the four "Blood Alliance" cards...
It seems that Istaru's previous expression of "fear" towards him was normal. He was indeed powerful beyond imagination...
"I don't want to be your enemy, but if you want to fight me, I can accompany you to the end!" This is her bottom line and also her dignity as the Reign of Death.
Istaru, who was standing by, watched as Ronawa finally raised the necessary vigilance towards Shao Yun. A satisfied smile appeared on her face, and she said softly:
"You finally understand the threat posed by Shao Yun."
“Before, you, Ruona, had some contempt for me, but now you finally realize how terrifying this opponent is.”
When Ruona heard this, her cold eyes instantly swept towards Istaru.
She was disgusted with this kind of meaningless dispute from the bottom of her heart, but then she thought that Istaru was her colleague who had worked side by side with her for many years. Could she really stand by and watch?
But she still refused to give in and snorted coldly at Istaru.
"I'm not standing up for you, I'm just stating my bottom line!"
After saying that, she suddenly turned her head to look at Shao Yun, and the aura of death around her suddenly rose, almost condensing into substance.
"In a word: I don't want to conflict with you, but I'm not afraid of fighting!"
Rhinedot watched the tense situation unfold. Seeing Istaru and Rhonawa both ready to fight, he sighed helplessly.
She originally wanted to stay out of it, but the current situation did not allow her to hesitate. She could only slowly step forward and form a horn with the other two.
She raised her eyes to look at Shao Yun and said softly, "I'm sorry, if I stand by and watch, I'm afraid Miss Naberis in my mind will be unhappy."
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Yuan Shang saw that Shao Yun was about to fight against the Ruler of Life, the Ruler of Time and the Ruler of Death alone, and the word "loyalty" suddenly popped up in his mind.
But considering my own involvement, I feel like an ant is trying to catch an elephant, and I am unable to do my best.
If I, a scholar, casually get involved...that's not helping at all, it's clearly asking for death!
But, we can’t just sit there and watch!
So Yuan Shang made up his mind and said through the Abyss Network to the Ice Abyss Apostle who had just joined the Abyss Cult and was on the verge of life and death:
"That new guy! Blow up the border! The situation is completely out of control. Forget about it, just do it!"
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