Chapter 137: The Big BOSS

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"Yuan Shi Tianzun?"

Li Xianzong halted his footsteps, instantly recognizing the young man leading the lawful faction as the very target he intended to hunt.

On the other side, Zhang Yuanqing blurted out, "Li Xianzong?!"

It was indeed Li Xianzong! They had been matched in the same instance?

This was truly a case of meeting one's nemesis in a narrow path.

"Yuan Shi Tianzun," the voice of the thin middle-aged man suddenly elevated, "Is it the Yuan Shi Tianzun from the Songhai Branch? The one ranked fifth on the underground black market's bounty list?"

The other three companions displayed expressions of astonishment.

"That's correct, it's him!" Li Xianzong grinned broadly, "Interesting, you're also in Yin-Yang Town. I was thinking of finishing this instance and then going out to collect the bounty on you. But now, it's even more convenient."

"Oh, right, I heard that this guy almost got killed by Li Xianzong a while back. It's truly a case of meeting one's nemesis on a narrow road," the thin middle-aged man chuckled.

"Meeting one's nemesis?" The man in the suit and tie raised an eyebrow, deliberately speaking loudly, "This kid thinks he's worthy of being Li Xianzong's nemesis? To be a worthy adversary, he should at least stand up to Li Xianzong. This kid is only fit to kneel before Li Xianzong and beg for mercy. You younglings from the lawful faction are doomed."

The thin middle-aged man immediately grasped his companion's intent, understanding that from minor brawls to large-scale battles, psychological warfare was of utmost importance.

While shouting Li Xianzong's name, he loudly declared, "The Wuxing Alliance is truly declining. This rookie they hold in such high regard is just Captain Niu's prey. Kid, do your legs tremble when you see Li Xianzong? How about you kneel down and call him 'grandfather'? We'll leave your corpse intact."

The evil profession members started to chuckle wickedly.

The faces of Li Xianzong and the lawful faction members didn't look too good.

Although they knew this was the enemy deliberately trying to undermine their morale, it was impossible not to be affected when facing such formidable opponents.

Matching with Li Xianzong, a criminal ranked near the top of the official wanted list, was quite an unfortunate turn of events. He was even more formidable than Yuan Shi Tianzun.

Not only him, but I am also in danger now. Liliyuan, being a rogue, wasn't too sensitive to external information. However, upon hearing the name "Li Xianzong," she suddenly recalled something the Queen had mentioned when introducing Yuan Shi Tianzun.

This Li Xianzong was the arch-nemesis of our captain? And our captain was even defeated by him?

The young Treant lad's heart skipped a beat.

Except for Fire Deity Star, who heard the enemy's taunts against his captain and felt his anger surging, the mood of the other members grew heavy.

At this moment, the mage standing at the center of both factions glanced around and coldly said, "The hounds of the court, have they finally found their way here?"

Without waiting for anyone's response, he raised his head and spewed out greenish gas, which rapidly spread like thick smoke in all directions.

The sound of the wind carried the gas, and the greenish gas surged toward both sides.

"Step back!" The thin middle-aged man shouted loudly, opened his inventory, and pulled out a white jade toad, raising it high.

The greenish gas swarmed into the toad's mouth, and in the blink of an eye, the white jade toad turned deep green.

On the other side, the Queen stood in front of her teammates, her palms raised as if carrying something. With a loud "splash," the river water transformed into an angry dragon that soared and danced, swallowing the dense green gas like a thick mist.

The color of the water dragon immediately turned light green.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Gunshots rang out in the distance, as the lawful faction launched a surprise attack on the evil faction just as the dense green fog dissipated.

The members of the evil faction, who were vigilant and had already prepared for this, reacted calmly. They rolled, dodged, and leaped to evade the incoming attacks.

Just as the thin middle-aged man was about to pounce, he heard a muffled sound from behind him, and a deep pit appeared in the earth wall, emitting smoke.

"Hey, trying to ambush me from such a distance?!"

A contemptuous smile appeared on his lips, but before he could react further, another gunshot rang out. However, this time, the target was not him but the deep green toad that had fallen to the side.

The jade toad immediately exploded, shards flying in all directions, and the trapped green gas burst out, covering the area.

The one who had fired the shot wasn't Guan Ya but Li Chunfeng. His shot was just a diversion, covering for Guan Ya's attack.

Seeing the situation, the Queen immediately stopped her intention to disperse the water dragon and instead raised her palms to push it, turning it into a curtain of rain to fall upon the evil faction shrouded in poisonous gas.

At this moment, the mage in the black robe retrieved a three-foot-long staff from a pouch at his waist. The staff was pitch-black like ink, with a large black gemstone the size of a chicken egg embedded at the top.

He raised the staff high and declared in a deep and imposing voice, "Everyone shall die!"

The black gemstone at the top of the staff suddenly lit up, emitting a dim and eerie light.

At the entrance of the alley, Guan Ya, who had been aiming her gun, suddenly felt a sharp pain in her heart. Her heart stopped beating, and she clutched her chest, gradually crouching down, gasping for breath in agony.

Li Chunfeng experienced the same.

On the square, Zhang Yuanqing, the Queen, Liliyuan, Li Xianzong, and the others all clutched their chests, their faces turning pale.

A curse, a powerful curse.

"This... this is impossible," the young man with the missing left ear whispered in pain, "A Level 4 Saint's curse shouldn't be this potent."

A Level 4 Saint could curse and kill anyone present, but it was supposed to be a one-on-one curse. It shouldn't have this kind of power as a widespread curse.

A brilliant burst of golden light erupted, and Zhang Yuanqing, who was half-crouching, dispelled the curse's effect. He also hurled the Exorcism Staff he held in his hand. At the same time, he activated the Night Traveller skill and rushed toward the mage.

The Exorcism Staff, radiating golden light, shot forward, but the mage swung his staff, producing a "ding" sound as he deflected the Exorcism Staff.

The dark aura emanating from the black gem immediately dissipated, and the curse vanished.

This was the Exorcism Staff's anti-demonic function in action.

Zhang Yuanqing lunged forward, catching the Exorcism Staff that was spinning towards him firmly.

Guan Ya leaned her body backward, leaning against the earthen wall and sitting down instead of crouching. She raised the long barrel of her rifle, aimed it at the mage, and pulled the trigger.

She decisively gave up trying to eliminate the evil professions because the mage was too powerful. A single mistake could lead to a complete wipeout, so she needed to prioritize her targets.

"Bang!"

The bullet hit the mage's head, but it only pierced through a shadow.

The mage, holding the staff, appeared several meters away, and by then, his robe had already torn apart. He stood at a height of two meters, covered in a sturdy carapace, with muscular legs that were not overly thick but resembled the hind legs of a locust.

His face became grotesque and ugly, resembling an insect, with menacing mouthparts and two antennae protruding from his forehead.

Guan Ya operated the rifle's bolt, ejecting the spent casing, and fired another shot.

The bullet once again hit the afterimage, and the mage appeared on the opposite side of the square. His insect-like legs and antennae endowed him with incredible reflexes and speed.

The mage finally noticed her and looked in her direction with his black gemstone-like eyes.

Guan Ya's heart sank, and at that moment, she saw Zhang Yuanqing, disregarding everything, rushing towards the mage to protect her.

The mage withdrew his gaze, falling towards Zhang Yuanqing. However, the enemy in front of him suddenly disappeared.

The antennae on the mage's forehead twitched slightly, whether sensing the airflow or emitting some kind of signal. Suddenly, he bent his knee, delivering a sharp whip kick to the right.

Snap!

A figure was whipped out, and it was none other than Zhang Yuanqing, his arms crossed over his chest.

He was thrown high into the air, rolling as he hit the ground, his throat emitting a painful sound.

The mage lowered his head, about to pursue Zhang Yuanqing, but suddenly, he lowered his gaze to his own calf. There was a deep cut with thick green fluid flowing out.

He lifted his head, pointing the staff at Zhang Yuanqing, and the black gemstone emitted an inky light.

Zhang Yuanqing felt a sharp pain in his calf as his flesh and blood silently split apart and continued to expand. Without thinking, he forcefully thrust the Exorcism Staff into his thigh.

A golden light bathed his entire body, and the trend of his leg's flesh and blood tearing apart was immediately halted.

"Be careful; he can use his own injuries as a medium to launch curses," Zhang Yuanqing had just finished speaking when, within his line of sight, the transformed mage pulled out multiple afterimages, extending them all the way in front of him.

His visual perception reached its peak at this moment, glimpsing the enemy's actions.

Without hesitation, he rolled to the right.

boom!

The cane hit the ground hard, cracking the stone bricks.

As soon as the mage raised his cane, the Firestar Army not far away swung his arms back and threw a fireball that was compressed to the extreme.

 “Boom!”

 The fireball hit the ground and exploded, creating an exaggerated crater, and the mage's figure dissipated in the shock wave.

 Zhang Yuanqing looked up and shouted: "He's here!"

The Firestar Army retreated while throwing fireballs to cover the space in front.

But the mage's figure sometimes moved to the left, sometimes moved to the right, using his speed to avoid the flames, approaching the Fire German Star Army, and punched the burly man in the abdomen.

The Huode Star Army's body suddenly shrunk and its pupils became dilated.

The fierce flames enveloped the Fire Star Army, and a dozen meters away behind the mage, a ball of flames suddenly expanded, transforming into a fire master covering his abdomen, kneeling and panting.

 Two turns later, the two main forces of the lawful camp were already in danger.

“The big BOSS is very tough. Do you want to retreat first?”

The evil camp, which had already escaped from the poisonous gas, was secretly speechless when they saw this scene.

"No, now that the lawful camp is supporting us, we have to kill him to have a chance. When the mage kills these brats, we will probably be finished." The young man with the missing left ear gave his own reason"

The Gu worms fused by the mage are extremely high-level Gus, possessing perception, agility, strength and self-healing capabilities. It's hard to imagine how he cultivated this kind of Gu worms.

"In terms of close combat, none of you bewitching demons are his match."

Li Xianzong nodded slowly, with a solemn expression.

 “The hawks and dogs of the imperial court, today is the day you will be buried.”

 The mage opened and closed his ferocious mouthparts, spitting out human words.

Suddenly, a red light appeared in his pupils, and a cloud of black energy enveloped his head.

The mage covered his head in pain and roared like a beast. His reason quickly dissipated under the shroud of black energy.

Li Chunfeng at the entrance of the alley looked sideways and saw a thin man eating lotus roots. He was holding a scarecrow in his hand, and his facial features were clearly that of a mage transformed into an insect.

 Chance!

Walkers from both camps, their eyes lit up

(Chapter End)

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