Chapter 41: Just do it!

It seems the Illusion Body Talisman isn't completely useless.

At least Shuigu Tang can hear his own voice but can't see where the person is, while Yu Wei can precisely confirm his own position; that likely stems from the endless relics on him, the biggest possibility being the mask on his face.

Chen Shicheng casually tore off the Illusion Body Talisman on his chest, and his figure appeared on the rooftop.

Seeing that the arriver was indeed Chen Shicheng, Shuigu Tang also put down the two short daggers in his hand and let out a long sigh, "Sorry, that guy over there can control invisible evil ghosts to attack, I"

"No need to say more, I know the situation—how are your injuries, can you still fight?"

Chen Shicheng interrupted Shuigu Tang's words, turned his head to ask about her injuries, but before he could finish, something he saw out of the corner of his eye stunned him, and the words that followed died on his lips.

At this moment, Shuigu Tang wore yoga pants on the lower body and a sports bra on top, with an arm pouch tied to his arm, but the phone inside had vanished, unknown where it was lost.

Of course, these aren't the point.

Even though Shuigu Tang's skin glowed pale in the night, his long hair draped over his shoulders speckled with bloodstains, giving a feeling of brokenness.

Even though Shuigu Tang's face was exquisitely unreal, as if after makeup he had maxed out the beauty filter, then edited a picture, and presented it before his eyes.

The point is... lightning! Big lightning!

Huge lightning!

Like a volleyball, the enormous granary rose and fell with Shuigu Tang's hurried breathing, making Chen Shicheng a little parched, his soul almost sucked in.

Fortunately he quickly realized that this woman had a relic capable of changing her appearance, and whether her true form was male or female was unclear.

Having figured that out, Chen Shicheng barely managed to pull his gaze from the abyss, "Fake! All fake!!"

"What are you muttering about? I can still fight—focus, that invisible evil ghost could attack at any moment!"

Shuigu Tang's voice revived Chen Shicheng's spirits; he stayed alert to all surroundings while also directing a thread of attention at the motionless Yu Wei opposite.

"Heh, I didn't expect the person she summoned to be you—this is great, I don't need to make another trip, and without NPC help, let's see what you do this time!"

Yu Wei stared dead at Chen Shicheng after speaking, then turned to Shuigu Tang beside him and continued, "Three years, you've really managed to hide, but the organization's ability exceeds your imagination—finding you in reality is a piece of cake."

"Hah, you M—if that illegal organization truly had that much ability, there'd be no need to hunt me for three years, pfft!"

Shuigu Tang, true to being a Northeastern big girl, didn't take any loss and immediately retorted.

Chen Shicheng didn't speak, only his face grew much graver; from Yu Wei's words he understood it wasn't a psychological perversion to satisfy desire and hunt relics, but an organized, premeditated operation.

If Yu Wei were a lone player, then tonight joining forces with Shuigu Tang to take him down would be safe.

But he has a mysterious organization behind him; if he already reported his information, killing him might draw more people. "This is getting a bit troublesome," Chen Shicheng let out a long sigh.

Now all we can do is pray that Yu Wei stays busy looking for himself and has no time to report his information.

If that's the case, even if today I and Shuigu Tang join forces to kill Yu Wei, being discovered later by his organization wouldn't be a big deal.

After all, no matter how they investigate, he's just a newbie who entered the game, and that organization's focus will mostly be on Shuigu Tang, the veteran player. And Shuigu Tang is a "old six"—relying on his righteous ability he can play hide-and-seek with them, giving me time to develop in obscurity.

With the Stealing Heaven Pendant's ability, Chen Shicheng believes that given enough time he can surpass everyone and stand ahead of all! Having figured everything out, Chen Shicheng steadied his mind: "No more nonsense, we're all straight shooters—if we can fight, cut the BB!"

"Makes sense, I'll take the lead, you harass him!" Shuigu Tang nodded, indicating agreement with Chen Shicheng's suggestion.

Then she suddenly bent over, dribbling the ball forward, the two short daggers in her hand flying loose, controlled by the two iron chains attached to her wrists, they flipped and spun nimbly around Yu Wei.

"I harass?"

Chen Shicheng grinned, his guandao in hand seeming weightless as he swung it into a blur, more than a dozen blade arcs flying out under the cover of night.

Possibly because he had killed him twice, Yu Wei's hatred was entirely focused on Chen Shicheng.

Even though Shuigu Tang's attack was fierce, causing ripples on his invisible barrier before it, looking like it would soon twist and shatter, he still stared fixedly at Chen Shicheng.

Looking at Chen Shicheng's blade arcs, he smirked contemptuously, "Useless."

Before he finished speaking, Yu Wei's face suddenly changed—he had thought Chen Shicheng's release of those dozen blade arcs was his full strength, but he hadn't expected it was merely an appetizer.

After those dozen blade arcs, Chen Shicheng didn't pause at all, continuing to wave his guandao; countless blade arcs surged at him like a violent storm, the supposedly transparent arcs forming a slightly twisted "road" between them! Not only him, but even Shuigu Tang beside him, still scraping with his twin daggers, was stunned into forgetting to attack, blankly staring at the twisted "road" as a bit of drool fell from his chin.

Fortunately, the lightning is big enough to catch it.

"What are you staring at? Go!"

As Chen Shicheng's words fell, the barrier that had been barely holding up under Shuigu Tang's attack shattered and vanished instantly.

Yu Wei also was no longer his earlier calm self, began waving his treasure sword, struggling to fend off Chen Shicheng's attacks.

"Oh? Oh!"

Shuigu Tang woke up as if from a dream, brandishing his two short blades with an excited expression and rushed in from the side.

When she called Chen Shicheng for help, she hadn't thought much—after all, Chen Shicheng, who had escaped Yu Wei's grasp with his life earlier, was also seriously injured, and in her view his strength wasn't that great.

But she hadn't expected that a newcomer who just entered the game could be this fierce—now there's no need to flee; I can counterkill!

"Fierce Ghost Pill, block him!"

With Yu Wei's loud shout, the evil ghost that appears once then vanishes reappeared, grinning wickedly as it waved its ghostly claws to block the two short daggers, stopping Shuigu Tang.

Yu Wei glanced over with his peripheral vision, finally breathed a sigh of relief, then raised his left hand sword-finger, red light coiling upward.

"Enough of this farce, Southern Bright Fire Curse!"

As he fully circulated his True Essence, he unleashed a sword qi; the prepared technique surged forth as well, chasing the sword qi toward Chen Shicheng opposite.

(End of chapter)