Chapter 76: Killing Move

When everyone inside the villa recovered from the soundwave shock, they saw that the Spider Woman was already dead by the window.

"How did he do it?" The official monk was both surprised and delighted.

The Spider Woman had strong vitality and self-healing ability, making conventional attacks almost ineffective, requiring a slow and gradual grind to kill her.

But their colleague managed to slay her on the spot with just a few strikes.

"He's not a newcomer, right? How can he be so strong..." The level two monks were pleasantly surprised but puzzled in their minds.

"Well, very good!" Li Dongze, holding his shoulder and leaning on his cane, hiding in the direction of the kitchen, shouted loudly, "Guan Ya, give full support to White Dragon and Big Muscle Man. Don't worry about others anymore. Yuanshi, cooperate with Captain Qingteng to kill that insect. Tang Guoqiang, hold on a little longer."

Indeed, he's a scout, and he's strategizing from behind.

White Dragon, Big Muscle Man upstairs, and Captain Qingteng downstairs were all greatly encouraged. If they weren't too busy, they would definitely praise Yuanshi Tianzun for his abilities.

Although he's a newcomer, his combat power is not weak at all, much more reliable than his platoon leader.

Holding onto the tail of the big snake tightly, Tang Guoqiang was also entangled in a wrestling match with the snake, finally heaving a sigh of relief.

The enchanting monsters truly lived up to their profession of slaughter. Zhang Yuanqing felt the power feedback from the Bloodthirsty Blade after drinking blood, and a strong desire for battle and killing surged in his heart as he rushed towards the insect-human.

After the Bloodthirsty Blade drank blood, it would plunder the essence of the corpse and feed it back to its owner. Similarly, the enchanting monsters had a similar passive ability, which made them more and more fearless as the battle went on.

Guan Ya slid past Zhang Yuanqing and smiled, "Well done."

The two passed by each other, and Lao Siji changed his magazine, pouring a rain of bullets towards the corridor on the second floor, leaving bullet holes in the walls, greatly increasing the pressure on Hengxing Wuyu.

Hengxing Wuyu glanced at the situation downstairs, ignoring the big snake, and shouted to another companion, "Come up and help!"

The official monks tried to divide and conquer the battlefield, and Hengxing Wuyu had the same idea. However, Spider Woman's death had made the situation suddenly become chaotic.

This was not the time to fight individually.

As for why he didn't go down himself, there were too many official monks on the first floor. If he went downstairs, the Fire Master and the Water Ghost would follow him, and he would end up trapped in the enemy camp.

Hearing the call, the Insect Man bent his knees backward, pushed with both legs, and the floor tiles cracked as his tall figure rushed like a speeding car, knocking the elegant woman in a cheongsam away.

Rushing towards them, Zhang Yuanqing quickly retracted his willow blade and opened his arms to embrace the flying voluptuous woman. However, he underestimated the impact of this collision. The two bodies clashed with a loud "snap," tumbling and only coming to a stop under the glass cabinet of the TV. Zhang Yuanqing could faintly hear the sound of his bones on the verge of breaking, and his heart stopped for a few seconds.

The Insect Man, who had knocked away the enemy, sprang up and spread his wing sheaths in mid-air. The thin, cicada-wing-like vibrations created a fierce gale.

The Qingteng Captain lying in Zhang Yuanqing's arms conjured a vine in the void and threw it with a shake of her hand. The brown vine whistled through the air, entwining the Insect Man's ankle and suspending him like a kite in mid-air.

Is the Wood Spirit this strong? Zhang Yuanqing couldn't help but glance at this woman whose age was hard to discern. He suddenly noticed that her chest's button had come undone, revealing a corner of her collar with black lace supporting the snow-white semicircle, a striking visual impact.

Qingteng Captain, your collar... Zhang Yuanqing silently reminded himself, retracting his gaze. He was still a child and would not steal a glimpse of such indecent scenes.

"Burn his wings!" The Qingteng Captain leaned against Zhang Yuanqing, tightening her arms, and wrestled fiercely.

Two Fire Masters immediately opened their mouths, taking deep breaths. At this moment, the Insect Man's crotch emitted "puff, puff" sounds, releasing a dark yellow gas that enveloped the Fire Masters below.

The two well-built men's bodies stiffened, and then, like having drunk fake alcohol, they stumbled and fell, foaming at the mouth.

Even from a distance, Zhang Yuanqing still smelled a slightly sour and pungent gas. His tongue immediately went numb, and he quickly held his breath. The pill he had swallowed earlier took effect, rapidly neutralizing the mild toxin.

Struggling for a moment, the Insect Man couldn't break free from the vine's restraint. It seemed like he remembered something and looked down at his ankle. The next moment, his calves below the knees dissolved into surging water. The vine couldn't restrain the water and fell powerless.

Due to inertia, the Qingteng Captain heavily fell into Zhang Yuanqing's arms, and her expression changed, "This is bad..."

Suddenly, just as the Insect Man was about to pounce towards the second floor to assist Hengxing Wuyu, he dodged in mid-air, as if he was engaging in a battle of wits with the air.

The Qingteng Captain sharply turned her head and saw black viscous substance surging in the boy's eyes. Illusion technique! She immediately understood.

Without any hesitation, the Qingteng Captain shook the vine again, entangling the Insect Man's ankle.

Following his fighting instinct, the Insect Man transformed his limbs above the knees into water again. Qingteng shouted: "Stop him!"

"Now is the time!" Two Earth Elementals exchanged knowing glances, knelt down with one knee, palms pressed against the ground. The floor in the living room cracked open, and mud and sand broke through the tiles, swallowing the Insect Man.

The Earth Elementals' sand manipulation, the Water Ghost's water control, and the Fire Masters' fire control were all skills they could learn at level 2 and were the signature techniques of these three major professions.

The Insect Man fell from the sky, and everything below his knees turned empty. Murky mud and water were struggling nearby, trying to return to his body, but due to the presence of mud, they couldn't integrate back.

Earth restrains water.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the Qingteng Captain twisted her waist, bounced up, and ran and jumped, her knees pressed down on the Insect Man.

Two Earth Elementals and two Wood Spirits pounced at the same time, pinning the Insect Man's hands and feet.

The Qingteng Captain clenched her right fist and pulled it back, her chest thrust forward, her upper body resembling a taut bow. With force, she swung her fist heavily.

It's just like a drunkard beating a tiger.

Boom, boom, boom... Under the heavy blows, the Insect Man's head split into several pieces, and his grayish-white brain tissues and bright red blood splattered all over the ground, accompanied by dark green foul-smelling liquid.

Another one killed, victory is almost certain... Zhang Yuanqing felt delighted.

The enemy lost two monsters, while their side only lost a level 3 scout and two Fire Masters. Unless something unexpected happens, the balance of victory is already leaning towards the official team.

Though it was thrilling, there was no major issue, and I don't need to use my trump card!

As this thought crossed Zhang Yuanqing's mind, he suddenly saw a black figure flying through his field of vision, hitting the curvaceous figure of the Qingteng Captain like a cannonball.

It was Tang Guoqiang wearing a miner's cap. Both of them were sent flying, and the furniture along the way was smashed to pieces.

"Ugh..." The Qingteng Captain's face turned pale as she vomited a large pool of blood.

What's going on? Can't the contractor handle the strange snake? Just as Zhang Yuanqing was thinking this, he suddenly felt his throat itch and began to cough violently. At the same time, his limbs felt sore, as if it were the result of intense exercise.

His legs went weak, and he sat down on the ground, completely unaware of why this was happening.

At the same time, Zhang Yuanqing heard Guan Ya's low moan as she leaned against a pillar and slowly sat down on the ground.

At almost the same time, Li Dongze in the open kitchen, the four elite members by the Insect Man's corpse, Tang Guoqiang, and the Qingteng Captain against the wall, all started coughing to varying degrees and showed symptoms of weakness.

Even the big snake that had flung Tang Guoqiang also seemed affected, its tail hanging weakly on the railing of the second floor.

"We're poisoned...cough..." The Qingteng Captain's face turned pale.

Poisoned? When did it happen? Zhang Yuanqing's heart sank. He had not noticed any abnormalities in his body before this. As a vigorous nocturnal spirit, he would immediately sense any intrusion of toxins into his body. Additionally, the Wood Spirits of the Hundred Flowers Society possessed life domain skills, so they should be most sensitive to poisons.

However, the three Wood Spirits, including the Qingteng Captain, clearly hadn't noticed anything unusual.

"Crack!"

The railing on the second floor broke, and White Dragon, wearing a racing suit, fell down, accompanied by her black long knife.

Immediately after, a ball of flame floated down, rapidly expanding into a figure stumbling and clutching his abdomen—none other than Big Muscle Man.

He had a terrible penetrating wound on his abdomen, with large amounts of blood flowing, impossible to hold back. His sturdy body was covered in bloody claw marks.

The faces of the two captains were languid, and their hands and feet trembled weakly.

A tall black shadow leaped down from the second floor, shaking the ground. Hengxing Wuyu's scales were damaged with blood oozing out, and he quickly charged towards Big Muscle Man.

Snap! He bounced off his knee and leaped up, his ferocious leg kick resembling an upward-sweeping long knife. This kick would blow off the jaw of a level 3 Fire Master like a watermelon.

At this critical moment, Qingteng, being a recovery sorceress, still had some strength left. She shook her wrist, and a vine wrapped around Tang Guoqiang's ankle. With a shout, she flung him towards Hengxing Wuyu.

Hengxing Wuyu switched to a whip kick.

Bang! Tang Guoqiang flew out like a football.

Clearly, Hengxing Wuyu held a grudge against Big Muscle Man from the previous battle and paid no attention to Tang Guoqiang. Stepping forward with a bow stance, he thrust his fist through the air, vowing to kill his enemy.

The faces of the team leaders changed drastically, helplessly watching their comrade sacrifice without being able to do anything.

At this moment, Zhang Yuanqing, who had amazing recovery abilities, struggled to gather some strength and stumbled out to catch Tang Guoqiang as he flew towards them. Using the contractor as a shield, he blocked the incoming attacks from Hengxing Wuyu.

Bang, bang, bang! Hengxing Wuyu's fists rained down relentlessly on Tang Guoqiang's body.

Zhang Yuanqing held the "shield" and kept retreating.

"You, you're a bit excessive..." Tang Guoqiang said as he spat out blood.

He had tough skin and flesh, so he wouldn't die even after taking several punches, but the experience was far from pleasant.

... Zhang Yuanqing explained, "I had to take emergency measures."

But as he finished speaking, both he and Tang Guoqiang were swept away by a swift whip kick.

"Resisting in desperation!" He scanned the slumped official monks, opened his menacing mouthpiece, and uttered human words. With a smug smile, he said, "I never said that my reliance was these three idiots. With just them, how could I defeat fifteen official monks? Even if I altered them, it wouldn't be enough."

"Haha, they were just used to deceive you, a smokescreen. My true killing move is my secret weapon. It emits a colorless and odorless poisonous gas that would even affect a Saint realm monk."

"But it also has a drawback. It needs to be used in a sealed space and requires enough time. I said this was a killing feast prepared for you. Do you like it?"

Li Dongze, Qingteng, White Dragon, and the other captains seemed even paler.

It turned out that from the moment they entered the villa, they had fallen into a trap, a carefully prepared trap.

Several level 2 monks looked at each other, their faces full of despair.

Hengxing Wuyu glanced at Zhang Yuanqing and paused when he saw the Bloodthirsty Blade at his waist. He clicked his tongue and said, "Isn't this Ou Xiangrong's item? Hey, I've been wanting it for a long time. I thought I wouldn't have a chance to get it after Ou Xiangrong died, but I didn't expect you to come to me."

He then looked at Tang Guoqiang's miner's cap, White Dragon's black long knife, Guan Ya's pistol, Qingteng's vine, Li Dongze's cane...

"What a bountiful harvest! The boss was right; killing for treasure is the way to riches. To thank you idiots for your gifts, I'll give you all a pleasurable experience. Hmm, the three of you won't die."

The amber vertical pupils scanned Guan Ya, Qingteng, and White Dragon one by one, repeatedly evaluating their body curves. This evil witch did not conceal her desires and chuckled, "I will modify your bodies, take away your reason, and turn you into female beasts who will beg me on all fours."

Captain Qingteng's face turned pale; if it came to that, she would rather choose death.

"Pah!" White Dragon spat out a mouthful of blood foam and sneered, "When the time comes, I'll make sure not to forget to bite off your thing."

Listening to Hengxing Wuyu's words, Guan Ya, who initially didn't show much fear of death, shivered slightly, feeling strong nausea and fear welling up inside her. She turned her head abruptly to look at Zhang Yuanqing, her beautiful eyes carrying a glimmer of hope.

She knew that Yuanshi had a rule-type item.

He still had a trump card that he hadn't used yet. If there was anyone present who could turn the tide, Guan Ya believed it would be him.

Most evil professions were villains who wouldn't mind dying a hundred times over... Zhang Yuanqing grinned in response to Guan Ya's gaze, mustering the strength to stand despite his weak limbs. He summoned the Red Bridal Veil from his inventory.

After careful consideration, the only one capable of swiftly killing this thief was the Ghost Bride.

He didn't want to use his trump card too early, but when the time came, he wouldn't hesitate.

"Hmm?" Hengxing Wuyu appeared arrogant on the surface but remained vigilant, keeping an eye on the movements of the official monks.

He immediately turned his attention to Zhang Yuanqing, and his gaze soon fell on the Red Bridal Veil with embroidered golden threads in Zhang Yuanqing's hand.

Hengxing Wuyu's reaction caught the attention of the other captains as well, and they looked towards Zhang Yuanqing, seeing him raise the Red Bridal Veil.

What was this thing? Did he still have a trick up his sleeve? Qingteng, White Dragon, and Big Muscle Man were both bewildered and hopeful.

Li Dongze and Guan Ya, on the other hand, looked surprised and disappointed. The item Yuanshi took out was different from what they had imagined.

Zhang Yuanqing met Hengxing Wuyu's gaze and showed a peculiar smile, saying, "Want to experience what it feels like to be a groom?"

With a few sounds of the "meowing" of the cat king's soundbox from his waist pouch, a mournful suona melody rang out:

"She's smiling through her tears, can you guess how she smiles through her tears? Smiles through her tears, can you see how she cries with a smile..."

The suona played a haunting, mournful, and high-pitched melody.

With a shake of his hand, Zhang Yuanqing unfolded the Red Bridal Veil and, under the puzzled gazes of everyone, covered his head with it.

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