Chapter 276: True face gradually revealed

The strange smile at the corner of the mysterious person's mouth was like the opening line of a midnight horror story, making Ji Chen feel uneasy.

This guy was beaten until he vomited blood, shouldn't he be kneeling and begging for mercy?

Why was he smiling so happily? Could he be a masochist?

The surrounding atmosphere instantly became bizarre, the air seeming to freeze, making one feel a chill down their back.

Ji Chen's sixth sense warned him frantically, telling him that what was about to happen would definitely not be simple.

Sure enough, before he could think more, the ground began to shake violently, and black shadows crawled out from underground.

"Holy crap, what the hell is this?!" Ji Chen couldn't help but curse.

He saw those black shadows gradually solidify, turning into puppets clad in black armor and holding sharp blades.

Their eyes were scarlet, emitting a chilling murderous intent, surrounding Ji Chen and Ceng Yue tightly.

This scene was simply a horror movie set, making one's scalp tingle.

Ceng Yue also noticed something was wrong; she gripped the sharp sword in her hand tightly, her eyes scanning the surroundings coldly, ready to fight at any moment.

She knew that now was not the time to be stunned; a slight carelessness would lead to being torn to pieces by these puppets.

The puppets roared like a group of hungry beasts, rushing toward Ji Chen and Ceng Yue.

Their speed was extremely fast, their movements uniform, as if they had undergone precise training, not giving the two any chance to breathe.

Ji Chen felt the pressure increase; the strength of these puppets could not be underestimated, each possessing strength close to an Intermediate Ability User, and their numbers were so vast.

He knew that clashing head-on was definitely not a wise move; he had to find a way to break out.

"Yue, be careful!" Ji Chen warned Ceng Yue, while swinging his fist, golden light shining, colliding with the puppets rushing at the front.

"Bang!" "Bang!" Muffled sounds continued one after another, fists and blades colliding, sparks flying.

Ceng Yue was not to be outdone; the sharp sword in her hand was like a dancing silver snake, every swing taking the life of a puppet.

However, the number of puppets was simply too many; they surged up wave after wave like a tide.

"This can't go on!" Ji Chen's brows locked, his heart anxious.

He felt like he had fallen into a quagmire, the more he struggled, the deeper he sank.

He could feel the sense of oppression emanating from those puppets, making his whole body tense up, breathing becoming somewhat difficult.

Suddenly, the mysterious person let out a hoarse laugh again, slowly raising their hands, as if controlling the puppets' actions.

Ji Chen felt an even more powerful force attacking him.

Just as Ji Chen was preparing to go all out, he noticed Ceng Yue's eyes looking somewhat wrong; she seemed to be talking to herself, saying: "This shouldn't be..."

Ji Chen looked at the group of howling black-armored puppets, calling out "Bad luck!" in his heart. This mysterious person was really a veteran; if they couldn't win, they'd call for help, playing infinite firepower here?

However, I'm not a vegetarian either!

He took a deep breath, a warm current surging within his body; this was his awakened special ability—Energy Absorption.

He saw the wisps of black aura emanating from those puppets, as if attracted by an invisible vortex, madly surging into Ji Chen's body.

He felt his power climbing rapidly, as if every cell were filled with explosive energy.

"Come on, let's hurt each other!" Ji Chen grinned, kicking off the ground with force, his whole person like a cannonball out of the chamber, rushing directly into the puppet group.

His fists were wrapped in golden light, every strike carrying destructive power; those black-armored puppets were like paper, falling to the ground one after another, emitting dull collision sounds.

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" Muffled sounds continued, mixed with the cracking sound of puppets breaking, echoing in the empty field.

Ji Chen's figure was like a phantom, weaving through the puppet group; wherever he went, nothing grew, limbs and broken arms flying everywhere.

He fought more bravely as he went, his aura becoming stronger, as if a god of war had descended, domineering and leaking.

Ceng Yue watched Ji Chen being so brave; the sharp sword in her hand trembled slightly, as if responding to her heartbeat.

She walked quickly toward Ji Chen, standing side by side with him.

She knew that at this moment, they were a whole, and no one could separate them.

"You are very strong." Ceng Yue's voice was still cold, but it carried a hint of imperceptible warmth.

Ji Chen grinned, revealing white teeth, his tone carrying a hint of rogueishness, "That's for sure, don't look at who I am, mere little puppets, just a splash of water."

They stood back to back, their breaths intertwining, forming an indestructible barrier, firmly blocking those puppets outside.

Just then, Ji Chen heard Ceng Yue whisper to herself again: "Not right, how could it be like this...".

Seeing the army of mechanical puppets crumbling, the Mysterious Person did not get angry but laughed instead, the laughter laced with an eerie sense of desolation.

They wiped the blood from the corner of their mouth and said in a hoarse voice: "You think... I did this voluntarily?"

Ji Chen and Ceng Yue were stunned; what kind of play was this? Playing a tragic drama here?

"Actually... I was forced too! Someone... wanted me to snatch a treasure!" The mysterious person panted, intermittently revealing a shocking secret.

Before Ji Chen and Ceng Yue could react, a sudden change occurred!

Several black shadows flashed from behind the mysterious person, their speed astonishing, like leopards in the night, carrying a cold murderous intent.

"Not good!" Ji Chen's heart tightened, shielding Ceng Yue behind him.

These assassins wore black tight-fitting clothes, their faces covered by ferocious masks, holding sharp daggers; one look and they weren't good people.

They cooperated tacitly, every move fatal, clearly professional assassins who had undergone training.

"Swish swish swish!" Daggers cut through the air, emitting sharp whistling sounds, like the Grim Reaper's sickle, coming to harvest Ji Chen and Ceng Yue.

Ji Chen didn't dare to be careless; he pushed Energy Absorption to the limit, converting the surrounding energy into a shield to block the assassins' attacks.

"Bang bang bang!" The sound of metal colliding was endless, sparks flying.

Although Ji Chen was powerful, he was outnumbered and gradually felt somewhat strained.

The assassins' attacks were like a raging storm, one wave after another, giving him almost no chance to breathe.

Ceng Yue wasn't idle either; the sharp sword in her hand danced like a spirit snake, every swing taking an assassin.

However, the number of assassins was too many; they came one after another, fearless of death.

In the intense battle, Ji Chen keenly caught a flaw in the assassin leader.

His eyes turned cold, seizing the opportunity, he punched out!

"Boom!" With a muffled sound, the assassin leader was hit, sent flying like a kite with a broken string, falling heavily to the ground and vomiting blood.

Once the leader fell, the other assassins lost their footing, and their offensive weakened significantly.

Ji Chen and Ceng Yue seized the opportunity and joined forces to repel the remaining assassins.

The two stood in place, panting, vigilantly watching the surroundings.

Although the crisis was temporarily resolved, a strange calm permeated the air, like the calm before a storm, making one feel uneasy.

Suddenly, Ceng Yue's gaze fell on a giant tree in the distance, where something seemed to be flickering with a faint light.

"What is that?" Ceng Yue pointed in the direction of the giant tree, her tone carrying a hint of doubt.

Ji Chen followed her gaze, his pupils shrinking violently.

"Not good..." ===== CHAPTER 277 =====