Chapter 8: Dangerously Entering the Enemy's Nest

Ji Chen and Ceng Yue didn't stay too long. After simply dealing with their injuries, they began to track the mysterious enemy's lair based on the direction the black shadow fled and the residual energy fluctuations.

The two were like ghosts in the night, shuttling through the shadows of the city, the air filled with an unsettling sense of oppression.

The surrounding buildings were like monsters baring their fangs, casting long shadows under the dim lights, as if they would pounce at any time to swallow everything.

"Tsk, this place is as eerie as a horror movie set." Ji Chen couldn't help but complain, rubbing his arms, feeling cold all over.

He sniffed the air, a faint smell of blood and decay mixed together, making people nauseous.

Ceng Yue remained her usual iceberg face, only her eyes were sharper, like a hunting female leopard, alert to every movement around her at all times.

She could feel the supernatural fluctuations permeating the air, sometimes strong and sometimes weak, as if mocking their arrival.

The two moved forward cautiously, their footsteps very light, almost making no sound.

Suddenly, Ceng Yue, who was walking in front, stopped, her eyes slightly condensed, signaling Ji Chen to be careful.

"There's an ambush." Ceng Yue said in a low voice, her tone carrying a hint of warning.

As soon as the words fell, the surrounding ground suddenly collapsed, and countless sharp steel spikes rushed out from the ground, carrying a harsh whistling sound, forcing the two directly.

At the same time, the surrounding walls also opened instantly, shooting out dense crossbow arrows, the arrowheads flashing with ghostly blue light, knowing at a glance that they were poisoned.

"Holy crap, are villains these days so fond of playing dirty?!" Ji Chen complained, but his body didn't dare to be slow at all, hurriedly using his supernatural ability, his figure shuttling through the dense attacks like a ghost, narrowly dodging one fatal attack after another.

Ceng Yue was more direct, a burst of cold air surging around her, the water vapor in the air instantly condensing into ice, forming a sturdy ice shield, blocking most of the attacks.

But there were still some fish that slipped through the net, stabbing fiercely into her arm, and blood splashed instantly.

Seeing this, Ji Chen hurriedly rushed to Ceng Yue's side, blocking in front of her, constantly waving his fists to knock down the incoming crossbow arrows.

He could feel his arm being cut by a hidden weapon, burning with pain.

But he gritted his teeth, didn't make any sound, just his eyes were more firm, as if wanting to crush all these obstacles.

"Give me more!" Ji Chen roared, his momentum constantly climbing. He felt a force in his body ready to move, and he urgently needed to release this force.

The two moved forward with difficulty in the dense attacks, every step full of danger.

Ji Chen's eyes were like knives, staring straight ahead. He could feel the enemy's aura not far away. As long as he broke through this obstacle, he could find out the truth.

"It seems the good show has just begun." Ceng Yue said coldly, her tone calm but carrying a hint of excitement.

The fire of the explosion reflected on Ji Chen's face. He spat out a mouthful of blood-mixed saliva, wiped the dust off his face, and revealed a mouthful of white teeth.

"Damn, are these guys rats? They never end!"

The two finally broke through the traps on the periphery, just like breaking into the belly of a dark beast.

In that huge underground space, rusty steel pipes crisscrossed, and mechanical wreckage piled up like the skeletons of ancient giant beasts.

Just then, more than a dozen men in black appeared in front of them like ghosts emerging from the darkness. The supernatural light flashing on their bodies appeared exceptionally eerie in this dark space, like a group of demons from hell, exuding a chilling aura.

"Yo, welcome to my humble abode, you two." The leading man in black sneered, the corners of his mouth hooking into a cruel smile. "I didn't expect you to really dare to deliver yourselves to the door."

"Less nonsense, fight if you want to fight!" Ji Chen impatiently moved his wrists, his knuckles making "clacking" sounds.

The battle was on the verge of breaking out.

The men in black swarmed up, and various supernatural attacks struck like a storm.

Ji Chen flexibly dodged the enemy's attacks while shouting at the enemy: "Your attacks are like an old lady scratching an itch, can you have some strength!" Relying on his flexible figure and keen perception of danger, he shuttled through the gaps of attacks, occasionally waving a punch to knock the approaching enemies away.

Ceng Yue transformed into an Ice Queen, waving ice blades, every attack carrying a bone-chilling cold, freezing everything around.

Her movements were elegant and fatal, like a blooming flower of death.

However, there were too many enemies, and they cooperated tacitly, with both offense and defense.

Ji Chen and Ceng Yue gradually felt powerless.

Ceng Yue's face became paler and paler, and her breathing became rapid, obviously due to excessive use of supernatural ability.

Ceng Yue felt her strength fading bit by bit. A hint of fear flashed in her heart, but she immediately gritted her teeth and told herself she couldn't fall down. That originally cold gaze added a hint of stubbornness.

"Hold on!" Ji Chen grabbed Ceng Yue's waist, protecting her behind him, his eyes full of firmness. "I won't let anything happen to you!"

Ceng Yue didn't speak, just nodded silently.

The battle continued, and the surrounding buildings constantly collapsed under the powerful supernatural impact, with rubble and steel bars flying everywhere.

Ji Chen looked at Ceng Yue's pale face, and a strong sense of unease surged in his heart.

If this continued, they would sooner or later be exhausted here.

Suddenly, a bold idea flashed in Ji Chen's mind.

He looked at the enemies constantly releasing supernatural abilities around him, and a weird smile appeared at the corners of his mouth.

"Hehe, brothers, I'll accept your supernatural abilities!" Ji Chen grinned, revealing a "kind" smile.

His heart moved, and the force ready to move in his body erupted instantly.

Ji Chen felt like a black hole in the universe. The supernatural energy of those enemies surged into his body like a river entering the sea. Every influx of energy filled his body with a sense of power he had never felt before, as if he had become the master of this world at this moment, able to manipulate everything as he pleased.

Those men in black only felt their supernatural abilities being sucked away like a water pump, instantly withered, and their bodies followed with exhaustion.

And Ji Chen was like a mobile power bank, frantically transmitting the absorbed supernatural energy to Ceng Yue.

Ceng Yue's originally pale face recovered its rosiness at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the cold air around her body became more intense. The water vapor in the air instantly condensed into frost, and the surrounding temperature dropped sharply.

"Ice Seal Thousand Miles!" Ceng Yue pushed her hands forward suddenly. In an instant, the entire underground space seemed to have entered the Ice Age. The ice blades were like a surging white flood, rushing toward the enemy with the momentum of breaking bamboo. Wherever the ice blades passed, space seemed to be frozen, and those men in black were like ants in front of this flood of ice blades, with no power to resist.

Those men in black hadn't reacted yet when they were pierced by the ice blades, instantly losing their fighting ability, falling to the ground one by one, like harvested wheat.

"Holy crap, Sister Yue is awesome!" Ji Chen couldn't help but whistle, looking at the men in black lying on the ground, feeling so good in his heart.

He felt like he was playing a mowing game, clearing the screen with one operation.

Those men in black lay on the ground, looking at Ji Chen and Ceng Yue. They couldn't imagine that the two people before them were so powerful, simply two mobile bugs.

The battle ended, the surroundings were in a mess, and the air was filled with the smell of blood and gunpowder.

Ceng Yue walked to Ji Chen's side, hugged him, and gently leaned her head against his chest.

"Are you okay?" Ji Chen gently stroked Ceng Yue's hair, feeling the temperature of her body, and the worry in his heart was slightly relieved.

Ceng Yue looked up at Ji Chen, "Yeah, I'm fine, thank you."

However, just when they were preparing to go deeper into the lair to explore the truth, a low laugh suddenly sounded, breaking this warm moment. The laughter was like a sharp knife, stabbing fiercely into their nerves, full of threats and ominousness.

Ji Chen and Ceng Yue looked at each other, their eyes full of vigilance. They didn't know what kind of enemy the owner of this laughter would be.

"Hehe..."

Ji Chen and Ceng Yue walked cautiously in the direction of the laughter, their heartbeats accelerating. ===== CHAPTER 9 =====