Chapter 206: Crisis Suddenly Arises

The dust settled, and the smoke dissipated.

Ji Chen and Ceng Yue bathed in the light of victory, yet this light appeared exceptionally short-lived, even somewhat cold.

Their gazes were locked firmly onto the strange rune flickering with ghostly light on the ground.

This thing...

What the hell?

Ji Chen muttered to himself inwardly.

He squatted down, narrowed his eyes, and carefully observed the patterns of the rune.

The patterns were complex and eerie, like some ancient script, or some mysterious totem, making one's scalp tingle.

The surrounding air seemed to be frozen by the light of the rune, a trace of chill seeping into the skin, an inexplicable sense of oppression permeating.

"This thing... is a bit evil!" Ji Chen couldn't help but complain, reaching out to probe the bottom of this rune with his ability.

"Careful!" Ceng Yue grabbed his hand.

"Afraid of what, I'm the protagonist, the man with a self-contained Golden Finger!" Ji Chen smiled, gently breaking free from Ceng Yue's hand, confidently condensing his ability at his fingertips, and slowly probing toward the flickering rune.

"Zzz!"

With a sharp sound, the moment Ji Chen's fingertip touched the rune, a powerful force suddenly rebounded, sending him flying.

"Holy crap!" Ji Chen only felt a burst of pain in his arm, and the whole person was stunned.

This rune could actually rebound attacks?

Ceng Yue took a step forward, supported the fallen Ji Chen, and asked anxiously: "Are you okay?"

Ji Chen rubbed his numb arm, his face somewhat ugly.

The power of this rune far exceeded his imagination.

A sense of unwillingness surged into his heart; he didn't believe it, he couldn't handle this broken rune!

However, just as he was preparing to try again, Ceng Yue pressed his hand, saying in a solemn tone: "Don't be impulsive, let's take a look first..." Her gaze fell on the rune, a hint of...

Fear?

Ji Chen took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down.

He knew that clashing head-on was definitely not the way.

This rune was evil; he had to change his thinking.

A flash of inspiration struck his mind, and he thought of his Golden Finger that could absorb energy.

Perhaps, this thing could also be absorbed?

His eyes froze, and he walked toward the rune emitting ghostly light again.

This time, he didn't attack with his ability directly but tentatively stretched out his hand, his palm slightly open, and the mysterious power within him began to surge slowly.

"Zzz..."

A faint sound came, and the rune seemed to have a response, beginning to tremble slightly, the ghostly light becoming even brighter.

Ji Chen's heartbeat began to accelerate; he could feel that a strange energy was slowly flowing out from the rune, entering his body along his palm.

"This... really can be absorbed!" Ji Chen was ecstatic, just like exploding a top-tier piece of equipment in a game—awesome!

He tried hard to control the power within his body, carefully absorbing the rune's energy.

With the continuous influx of energy, he felt every cell in his body cheering, a warm feeling spreading through his whole body.

The oppressive atmosphere around him also gradually dissipated with the decrease of the rune's energy.

Ceng Yue stood on the side, watching Ji Chen's operation, and finally, a hint of relief appeared on her previously tense pretty face.

Her worry was finally put down.

She walked to Ji Chen's side and hooked her arm through his gently.

"You're great!" Ceng Yue's voice carried a hint of tenderness, her body leaning slightly, rubbing against Ji Chen's arm intentionally or unintentionally.

A faint, lingering fragrance drifted into Ji Chen's nose, stirring his heart and mind; he couldn't help but lower his head to look at the love-filled gaze of Ceng Yue.

Ceng Yue rarely showed affection so actively; this sudden intimacy made Ji Chen's heart warm, and a warm current named "happiness" surged into his heart.

He knew that Ceng Yue was only cold on the surface; in fact, there lived a little girl in her heart who longed to be loved.

He held Ceng Yue's hand back, feeling the warmth of her palm, his heart filled with strength.

He could feel that his and Ceng Yue's hearts were tightly stuck together at this moment.

They were no longer just simple partners but lovers who could rely on each other, facing all kinds of crises together in the future.

Just then, the light of the rune suddenly flashed, like a burnt-out light bulb, all the light shrinking rapidly.

Ceng Yue's heart skipped a beat, and a sense of foreboding surged into her heart; she was about to speak when she discovered that the center of the rune suddenly released groups of tiny energy bodies, flying in all directions...

"Holy crap! What's the situation!" Ji Chen hadn't even had time to savor the sweetness with Ceng Yue when he was startled by the sudden change.

Those tiny energy bodies were like a group of crazy bees, buzzing as they pounced toward him and Ceng Yue.

"Come on, little babies! Let Daddy teach you how to be human!" Ji Chen laughed, his ability fully erupting, turning into streaks of golden light, protecting him and Ceng Yue within.

"Beep, beep, beep!" The energy bodies slammed into the golden light, emitting crackling sounds, just like firecrackers—lively.

Ji Chen was like a warrior who had turned on "Musou," charging left and right, punching and kicking, sending those energy bodies flying everywhere.

"666! Brother Chen is mighty!" The onlookers in the distance cheered one after another; as expected of their boss, he was just powerful!

However, although these energy bodies looked inconspicuous, their numbers were astonishing, and they were as agile as loaches; Ji Chen gradually couldn't hold on.

Sweat seeped from his forehead, and his breathing became rapid.

"Chen, I'll help you!" Ceng Yue also joined the battle; the ice blade in her hand flashed with cold light, and every swing could freeze a large area of energy bodies, reducing a lot of pressure for Ji Chen. 【206-58

As Ji Chen fought, he observed these Energy Entities and discovered that their energy sources all seemed to be connected to that Rune on the ground!

"Got it!" A thought stirred in Ji Chen's heart; he had found the breakthrough point.

He seized the right moment and condensed all his supernatural power into a massive beam of light, and with a "Boom—", he severed the connection between the Rune and the Energy Entities directly!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" Having lost their energy source, the Energy Entities were like deflated balloons, instantly dissipating without a trace.

"Phew..." Ji Chen let out a long breath, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and stood there looking dashing as the surrounding light returned to normal.

"Brother Chen is amazing!" "Brother Chen is the god forever!" The crowd watching the battle erupted into thunderous applause, as if they were watching a spectacular performance.

However, just when everyone thought the danger had been resolved and were preparing to celebrate, the Rune on the ground suddenly underwent a strange transformation!

It began to expand crazily, like a bottomless black hole, emitting a powerful suction force that pulled Ji Chen and Ceng Yue toward an unknown realm...

"Yue! Hold on to me!"