Chapter 56 If you're alright, then I'm in trouble.
Chapter 56 If you're alright, then I'm in trouble.
This was the second time Qiao Kun had suffered the explosion of the Object Control Gauntlet, and it was also a last-minute, deadly tactic devised by Zhu Que.
He pretended to switch the control gauntlet to his left hand, and then deliberately threw it away.
Before Qiao Kun obtained it, he used the Ice and Fire Unity Technique to subject it to three extreme cold and heat stimuli, bringing it to the point of explosion.
Because Qiao Kun knew nothing about this, this crucial information gap allowed Zhu Que to successfully outmaneuver him.
"call--!"
Flames swept across the area, air currents surged, and smoke billowed everywhere.
Despite the excruciating pain all over his body, Zhu Que, holding a gray wolf spirit pattern rifle in his left hand, charged into the swirling smoke and scorching heat.
He didn't know if Qiao Kun had been killed in the explosion.
If he's not dead, we must strike while he's still sick and kill him; we absolutely cannot give Qiao Kun any chance to turn the tables.
The ground was blasted into a huge crater.
Qiao Kun lay at the bottom of the pit, his body charred black, his flesh mangled, his chest caved in, no longer recognizable as human.
However, he was still alive, barely clinging to life.
Zhu Que looked down at him from his high position.
Qiao Kun opened his single, blood-red eye, his gaze filled with despair and resentment, his voice barely a whisper:
"This magical artifact...is problematic...you knew from the beginning...that it could explode..."
"Who...who exactly are you...?"
"The dead don't need to know this much."
Zhu Que raised the Grey Wolf Spirit Pattern Rifle, its dark muzzle aimed at Qiao Kun.
"Bang bang bang bang—!"
The high-speed fireballs shot out, instantly smashing Qiao Kun's head, heart, and other vital organs to pieces.
Not far away.
Chu Luo's eyes trembled slightly as he witnessed what had just happened, and a storm raged in his heart.
wrong!
This kid is definitely not a simple fifth-class person!
Or rather, besides his identity as a fifth-class citizen, he must have had other extremely secretive identities!
Speaking of secret identities...
Chu Luo swallowed hard. The fact that a mere fifth-class person possessed such bizarre abilities made a terrifying guess pop into his mind.
Just then.
After killing Qiao Kun, Zhu Que walked through the billowing dust and limped toward Chu Luo.
"Are you alright?" Zhu Que asked hoarsely.
"I...I'm fine."
Chu Luo was slightly taken aback, then revealed a bright smile, his tone filled with respect and amazement.
"My god! That's amazing! You're incredibly powerful! You actually managed to defeat a Foundation Establishment cultivator while only at the Qi Refining stage! It's simply..."
Before he could finish speaking...
Zhu Que raised the Gray Wolf Spirit Pattern Rifle and aimed it at him.
"No, no, no—!"
Chu Luo's eyes widened instantly, his smile froze, and his eyes were filled with fear and shock.
"Bang bang bang bang——"
"Pfft pfft—"
The high-speed fireball shot out and smashed Chu Luo's head to pieces.
"If you're alright, then I'm the one who's in trouble."
Zhu Que stared blankly at Chu Luo's corpse.
He had already decided to kill Chu Luo the moment he jumped into the garbage pit.
After Chu Luo witnessed him using a bunch of magical grenades and firearms to kill nine kidnappers and Qiao Kun in succession.
He would have to die even more.
Because as long as Chu Luo isn't a fool, he'll definitely be able to sense what enormous secret he's hiding.
Whether it's speculation that he might be a born demon or the conjecture that he can turn old and broken artifacts into spiritual weapons, Chu Luo cannot live.
"Next..."
Zhu Que surveyed the ravaged, garbage-strewn pit and said, "We just need to quickly clean up and disguise the scene."
Just then.
Suddenly, a commotion arose outside the garbage pit.
"Captain Su, Qiao Kun escaped into this place."
"Forcefully break through the barrier!"
"receive!"
"..."
Just as Zhu Que and Qiao Kun were engaged in fierce battle.
The external world has also undergone dramatic changes.
The kidnappers obtained ten vehicles provided by the police.
They placed a hostage in each vehicle, hoping to deter the police from taking action and allow them to leave.
however.
After they drove away from the warehouse, Su Zhen immediately gave the order for the First Assault Team to launch an attack.
The kidnappers were furious and immediately wanted to kill the hostage, but Su Zhen had already set up a unique spell in the car.
As soon as the war began,
Su Zhen then made a hand seal, and countless golden threads poured out from the carriage, protecting all the hostages.
The kidnappers retreated to the warehouse, but the second commando team had already infiltrated, creating a double encirclement of them from both inside and outside!
The kidnappers fought desperately, but were ultimately no match for the police raiding party.
finally--
Of the twenty kidnappers, thirteen were killed on the spot, and the remaining seven were subdued and captured alive.
"Clear the area and rescue people!"
Su Zhen led his team into the warehouse, quickly rescued all the hostages, and then began searching for Qiao Kun's whereabouts.
"Captain Su, Qiao Kun escaped into this place."
A police officer easily extracted Qiao Kun's whereabouts from the kidnapper.
Su Zhen looked at the entrance to the garbage pit and found it completely sealed off by a solid spiritual energy barrier.
"Forcefully break through the barrier!"
"receive!"
Several special police officers immediately began to break down the barrier.
"Team Leader Su, this used to be a landfill, with garbage pits underneath. We've sealed off the surrounding area, but we haven't seen anything emerging from the ground. Could it be that...?"
"There must be a teleportation array; they've already disappeared without a trace," Su Zhen said coldly.
"Let her run away. Anyway, the kidnapping case is solved, and the key thing is that the mayor's daughter is safe and sound."
"What's so broken about?"
Su Zhen said irritably, "Although we rescued the hostages, Qiao Kun escaped, so it only counts as half the job done."
After saying that, she turned and left the warehouse.
now.
There was a chorus of weeping outside the warehouse as many parents rushed over and embraced their children, weeping.
The town mayor and his wife, along with their daughter Lu Wanning, hurried up to Su Zhen, so excited they were incoherent.
"Captain Su, thank you so much! Thank you so much for saving our Wanning..."
The mayor's wife cried her eyes out.
"This is our duty..."
Su Zhen calmed them down.
Not far away.
When Tang Dongfang saw that Tang Ke was safe and sound, he was so excited that tears streamed down his face.
When he heard that Tang Ke had been kidnapped, he was so frightened that he almost fainted on the spot, especially during the chaotic battle just now, when he felt like he was suffocating.
"Dad, I'm fine, don't worry."
Tang Ke remained calm and gently comforted Tang Dongfang.
Just then.
She saw Su Zhen not far away, suddenly remembered something, and quickly shouted, "Captain Su! There are still people in that pit!"
"I know."
Su Zhen glanced at her and said calmly, "The kidnapper leader escaped from there, and we are preparing to break through the barrier to pursue him."
"I wasn't talking about the kidnapping leader."
Tang Ke quickly waved his hand and said, "There's another one named Zhu Que. He jumped into the pit even earlier than Qiao Kun."
"Zhu Que? What's that kid doing here?" Tang Dongfang asked in surprise.
"He just happened to get involved when we were kidnapped," Tang Ke explained.
"Who is Zhu Que?" Su Zhen asked doubtfully.
"He's a garbage collector at our landfill," Tang Dongfang said.
"Garbage collector?"
"Yes."
"If he had encountered Qiao Kun, he would most likely be dead."
Su Zhen didn't take it to heart when he heard that he was just a lowly employee at a garbage dump, and casually said it.
"...That's not necessarily true."
Tang Ke hesitated for a moment, recalling how Zhu Que had seriously injured Qiao Kun, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, not long ago, and slowly said:
"Perhaps he's still alive..."
"impossible."
Su Zhen shook his head and said calmly:
"As a garbage collector, he should only be a fifth-class citizen, right? If he encountered Qiao Kun, who is in the Foundation Establishment stage, he would have absolutely no chance of survival."
"Uh... this..."
Tang Ke scratched her head, unsure how to explain: "I don't know how to tell you either..."
Actually, she herself didn't understand—
Why does Zhu Que possess the cultivation level of the early stage of Qi Refining, and how did he severely injure Qiao Kun, who was in the Foundation Establishment stage?
Just then.
A police officer rushed out of the warehouse: "Captain Su! Someone's there! Someone's in that big pit!"
"Qiao Kun didn't escape?" Su Zhen's eyes sharpened.
"It's not Qiao Kun!"
"Who is that?"
"Look..."
The officer pointed towards the warehouse entrance.
Everyone turned to look.
A young man covered in blood was seen being helped out of the warehouse by two police officers.
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