Chapter 583: “Gunshots in Lexington” (3k)
After the Ferryman finished speaking, he clasped his hands on his thighs, a faint, inexplicable smile on his face, adopting a posture of watching a play. The man in formal wear at the office wore a similar expression.
Hearing this, Su Jiu showed no fear, his gaze directly meeting the Ferryman’s. After a pause of about two to three seconds, he replied with a light chuckle, “Of course, I’m here to report on the work.”
“Report to me?”
Upon receiving this answer, the Ferryman’s smile grew even more intense. He gently tapped the back of his hand, a faint smile appearing on his face, as if finding it interesting. “Tell me, what exactly is the work situation?”
As he watched the other’s actions, a glint of golden light flashed through Aman’s eyes again. After his golden eyes swept across the room, his expression also became serious, and he tugged at the strings connected to the three people’s hands.
He transmitted his voice, saying, “The room has changed. It seems those hidden formation energy lines are trembling.”
“Don’t you need to receive some believers from Snow Demons and humans?”
Su Jiu shook his head slightly and asked with a smile, ignoring Aman’s reminder to pull the strings behind him. His hands remained behind his back, his expression calm, and he chuckled softly,
“I was just about to ask where you want to put these people. Should they be confined with those previously captured, or should we find another way.”
“Interesting. Do you really think we’re fools, or… are you too foolish yourself?”
Listening to Su Jiu’s words, the Ferryman seemed somewhat unable to contain himself, and then he waved his hand.
“Whoosh, whoosh—”
The entire room first darkened, and then several figures stood up from all directions. Upon closer inspection, it could be seen that all of them were at the Battle King Level.
“Not to mention that the checkpoint outside discovered your abnormality, and I also said that usually, you report to me, but you’re reporting to this envoy who is here to inspect the work.”
The Mayor suddenly pointed at the casually smiling Ferryman. A look of disdain appeared on the white man’s face, and he immediately began to mock, an aura of a Beginner War God surging from him, pressing down on Su Jiu and the other two and the monkey.
“Heh, trying to infiltrate the Ancient God Sect wearing the black robes of a bishop, you guys are really bold…”
Before Su Jiu could react, another Ferryman slowly stood up, his gaze drifting over Su Jiu and the others, like a cat looking at a mouse. Upon noticing the other’s East Asian face, he asked mockingly,
“Are you from the Kamikaze Self-Defense Forces or the Night Watcher? You don’t need to deny it quickly, because only these two organizations among East Asians would do such a thing. If you confess honestly, you might at least be allowed to keep your bodies intact.”
As his voice fell, figures wearing the robes of priests almost all around them also surrounded them, as if they already considered Su Jiu and the others as fish on a chopping block. Each of them held weapons of different shapes, and they advanced step by step.
“You guys don’t think you’ve got us cornered, do you? It’s time to make a move, everyone.”
Seeing that the other two seemed to have discovered their identities, Su Jiu chuckled lightly, then silently took out the Loquat Branch from his waist, rubbing it lightly with two fingers, and soon a luster was raised.
“Ferrymen of the Ancient God Sect… seems like their brains aren’t working well. Do they think I wouldn’t come to you if I wasn’t confident?”
As Su Jiu’s words had just fallen, Aman’s voice sounded faintly. Following that were the three of them almost simultaneously lifting their hoods, and three chilling auras shot straight into the sky.
As Aman and the other two unleashed their auras, the “Mayor’s” imposing presence that enveloped the entire government office immediately froze. In just an instant, like an egg meeting a stone, it was completely crushed upon contact.
“You actually have this kind of capability.”
With his imposing presence instantly crushed, the “Mayor’s” expression finally became unpredictable. He could feel that each of them was stronger than himself, and there was even a mid-level War God among them.
Although mid-level War God and beginner War God were only separated by a single word, the gap in strength was like a chasm. This was also why Su Jiu had revealed all his trump cards, having barely managed to defeat Lin, who only had long-range skills, with Fire Feather in the end.
“Don’t make a move yet. I’ll activate the formation later. If they come, you can intercept them.”
Another Ferryman waved for his subordinates not to act recklessly. His eyes carried a hint of solemnity, and he began to form seals with his hands. Several streams of light slipped from his hands, and the entire room began to tremble.
“Heh, aren’t you asking about my identity?”
Seeing the other party begin to form seals to operate the formation, Su Jiu was not flustered. He simply raised an arm, waved the Loquat Branch forward, and suddenly spoke,
“Elder of the Night Watcher, Jiu, I invite the two of you to meet your deaths.”
As Su Jiu’s voice just fell, a prismatic blood seal suddenly condensed at the entrance of the door. The blood seal continuously rotated, and an unfathomable aura occurred. The entire room turned completely dark.
“Heh, meet your deaths? You cops are still too arrogant.”
Feeling the disappearance of light, the Ferryman’s action was almost completed. He narrowed his eyes at the blood seal at the door, took a half-step forward, as if relieved, and then sneered with his head slightly raised,
“Inside this Qi Devouring Formation, your external Qi will be constantly drained and suppressed, while we will have an endless supply of external Qi to mobilize…”
“You can try.”
Su Jiu’s smile grew even more intense. He didn’t care about this threat at all and even wished the other party would activate the formation in advance.
“Inside this formation, even War Gods will have their strength suppressed. You have no way to escape. It’s better to surrender early than to be stubborn.”
Looking at Su Jiu’s demeanor, the Ferryman had a bad premonition, but he still muttered to himself, raising his palm, and then a red light shot out from his palm.
“Qi Devouring Formation.”
“Boom!”
The light shot towards the roof, stirring up red energy waves. The surrounding external Qi began to become viscous, as if a major disturbance was about to occur.
Su Jiu casually slashed away the energy wave, still with a calm smile, as if everything was under control.
“Bang! Bang! Bang!”
Just as the Ancient God Sect members were waiting for the formation to open and preparing to make a move, bursts of very abrupt explosions suddenly sounded from around the house. The sound followed the internal lines of the formation, exploding from the roof all the way to the formation at the door.
A “hiss” sounded from the source of the light.
“You destroyed the formation?!”
The Ferryman in the straw cloak retracted his hand as if he had been electrocuted, his voice filled with shock and disbelief.
And beneath his almost dumbfounded face, the walls of the house directly turned into pieces of broken bricks and stones that fell to the floor below, making rustling sounds.
The crashing sounds were like bullets hitting steel plates, like the gunshots symbolizing freedom from a distant era.
A cold sweat flowed from the forehead of this Ferryman in the straw cloak down his cheek. The formation had been destroyed at some unknown time. If this was the case, then they would be in danger…
He immediately looked at the “Mayor” dressed in a suit. Their eyes met constantly, like electricity exchanging information: “Activate the Secondary Plan. Those Ancient God Sect believers hidden in the crowd should now play their part.”
Both of them were well aware that these people, facing three War Gods, one of whom was a mid-level War God, were no match for them.
“Stop them!”
With his eyelids twitching, the “Mayor” suddenly roared ferociously. He needed people to be cannon fodder to buy the two of them time to execute the Secondary Plan.
As the roar fell, the nearly ten Battle King level figures who had formed a encirclement also let out a fierce shout. However, as soon as their external Qi surged out of their bodies, they heard sharp whistling sounds.
“Whoosh!”
In the next instant, Aman and the other two, along with the monkey, flashed away in communication, and then patches of frost mist appeared in the air.
The scene was filled with flashes of blade light and sword shadows. How could the priests, who were only at the beginner Battle King level, be a match for War God powerhouses? In the blink of an eye, they turned into icy crystal corpses, shattered by Su Jiu’s casual slashes.
Hearing the corpses shatter like glass, and finally the “ding ding” sound of crystal collision on the floor, the “Mayor’s” face couldn’t help but twitch. However, these people had managed to delay him until he made the call.
A gloomy laugh came from the other end of the phone: “Sir, are you going to activate the Secondary Plan? Heh heh, my brothers have been lurking for a long time, waiting for this day.”
“Wait a bit longer. I’m currently in a transaction.”
After making the call, the “Mayor” breathed a sigh of relief and said.
He didn’t directly communicate with the person on the phone but forced himself to calm down and said sternly to Su Jiu,
“You’d better stop. Our members are all over the streets and alleys. With just a word from me now, I can turn this entire city into a living hell.”
“Feel free to try.”
Hearing this, Su Jiu laughed instead of getting angry. The Demon God Mask appeared on his face, and he slowly walked towards the other party. The Loquat Branch was filled with white blade energy, radiating a strong killing intent.
The other Ferryman wanted to draw his sword to help his companion, but a figure in silver armor quickly blocked him. Accompanied by the sliding of ice-cold sword shadows, a faint voice also sounded,
“Your opponent is this old woman.”
On the other side.
“You’d better think clearly. This concerns over a hundred thousand lives. Even if you are a Night Watcher, you can’t bear the responsibility…”
With every step Su Jiu took forward, the “Mayor” retreated a step backward, until his heel stepped on empty air, and some wall dust fell to the floor below.
He took another step forward, and dragon horns appeared above Su Jiu’s head, his body slightly elongating. His aura directly surged to the quasi-god level.
He finally stopped five meters in front of the other party, raised the Loquat Branch in his hand again, and said gently like a true banished immortal,
“Please meet your death.”
“You’re forcing me… you’ll regret not stopping me.”
Seeing that Su Jiu had no intention of negotiating at all, the “Mayor” lost his last shred of patience. A ferocious look appeared on his face, and he brought the phone to his ear, saying coldly,
“Secondary Plan: City Slaughter, activate!”
“Good… uh uh”
Just as the gloomy voice replied “good,” strange sounds came from the other end of the phone, along with what sounded like liquid splashing. He was confused about what was happening.
But soon, a faint female voice came from the other end of the phone,
“The gunshots in Lexington have sounded. A single spark can start a prairie fire.”
The “Mayor” froze in place, as if he had thought of something. He looked up again, only to find a Loquat Branch directly inserted into his throat, and it began to freeze.
“It’s… you?”
As his life force rapidly drained away, he mechanically looked at the Dragon Girl in front of him. The faint female voice echoed in his ears again, distant and profound.
“It’s us.”
