Chapter 42

In the next moment, Yu Wei, who had thought victory was certain, saw her pupils shrink to a pinpoint.

No!

Chen Shicheng opposite had vanished at some unknown time!

Unexpected! Surprising!

Just as he was shocked, a grating voice he hated suddenly came from his side.

Chen Shicheng had somehow appeared beside him, his Green Dragon Crescent Blade raised overhead, a twisted blade aura surging as he brought it down hard on his head.

Yu Wei, who had remained calm until now, finally showed panic on her face.

Seeing the blade approaching his head, he hurriedly circulated his True Essence, condensing a transparent barrier before him.

The next second, the blade struck the barrier.

Although the barrier was a hasty makeshift, the Green Dragon Crescent Blade—no divine weapon, just a broadsword with limited blade aura—was deflected without incident.

Chen Shicheng's expression unchanged, he used the rebound to spin 360° in midair, continuing to slash upward at Yu Wei with his blade.

Oh no!

The barrier, already shaken from the first hit, could not withstand a second strike.

Yu Wei could only watch as the Green Dragon Crescent Blade shattered the barrier and headed for his head; aside from tilting his head back slightly, he had no way to dodge.

The blade passed, blood spraying.

At the same time, Yu Wei's mask flew off.

Whoa, you can drop gear even without dying?

Chen Shicheng's eyes lit up at the spinning Ghost Face Mask; he stepped forward, thrusting the butt of his guandao hard, sending the off‑balance Yu Wei flying.

Without looking up, he reached up with his right hand and easily snatched the Ghost Face Mask.

Pfft!

Seeing Chen Shicheng take the Relic she and the organization had applied for, Yu Wei spat a mouthful of reverse blood, which instantly formed a mist of blood in the air.

Give the mask back!

Thinking of the organization's brutal punishments, Yu Wei sprang to her feet, ignoring the blood gushing from her facial wound, and charged at Chen Shicheng with a mad scream, sword raised.

Whoosh.

At the same moment, a chain blade shot from behind like a venomous snake, aiming for his chest.

It was Shuigu Tang.

At the instant the mask left Yu Wei and landed in Chen Shicheng's hands, the evil spirit fighting her let out an unwilling roar and vanished.

With her hand free, Shuigu Tang would not pass up the chance to beat a dog in the water; she flung her chain blade straight at Yu Wei's back without hesitation.

Unfortunately, Yu Wei was merely frenzied but still sane; sensing the wind behind him, he instinctively turned and raised his sword to block.

In the next instant, the treasure sword and chain blade collided precisely in midair, then both bounced apart from each other's force.

In the rush, his strength fell short; his sword flew high while the chain blade shifted slightly, piercing his shoulder.

As Shuigu Tang's thoughts shifted, the iron chain linking her short blades whipped, the blade tearing through Yu Wei's shoulder, taking a chunk of flesh and spraying blood half a meter high.

You're asking for death!

The intense pain enraged Yu Wei; she ignited the Southern Bright Separation Fire Curse. Blazing flames surged beneath her feet, instantly spreading into a circular wall of fire that surrounded her and drove back Chen Shicheng, who had tried to follow up.

Watching the flames shoot up, Chen Shicheng's ear twitched; he frowned and looked toward the hallway he had entered through.

What's wrong? I can break the fire wall and charge in together!

Shuigu Tang ran over excitedly, eager to test the fire wall.

Chen Shicheng patted her shoulder, raised a finger to signal silence, then pointed to the hallway behind him.

Shuigu Tang closed her eyes doubtfully, listening to the movement there; her expression changed as she leaned close to Chen Shicheng's ear and whispered, 'What do we do? Someone's coming—we're both showing our true faces; if they see us...'

"True face my ass!" Chen Shicheng glanced at Shuigu Tang with contempt, not believing her current appearance was genuine; having just fought side by side, he felt awkward exposing her, so against his better judgment he accepted her words as true.

But glancing at the faintly visible Yu Wei within the fire wall, he still felt somewhat unwilling.

However, after a quick weigh‑up of pros and cons, he still gave up the idea of fighting further, since police were coming up below—he had even heard the sound of bolts being pulled.

If you don't want the country to find out you're a player, you'd better hide now.

Chen Shicheng sighed helplessly, took out an Illusion Body Talisman from his storage slot and handed one to Shuigu Tang, after which both vanished amidst the sky‑filled flames.

"You all have to die!!"

After using an Elixir to fully heal his injuries, the fire wall dissipated and Yu Wei reappeared on the rooftop, but the hot Wind blew across, leaving no trace of Chen Shicheng and Shuigu Tang on the rooftop aside from the scorched ground.

Yu Wei stared blankly at the empty rooftop, and his anger instantly flared, turning his eyes red.

"I know you're still there, come out—I'll kill you, you damned couple!"

"Don't move, police!"

While he was still raging helplessly at his surroundings, over a dozen police officers swarmed in through the rooftop entrance, all pointing their guns at him.

Seeing the police suddenly appear, Yu Wei froze, then quickly took out a new ordinary mask and put it on his face.

When the police are on duty, they always have their recorders running; he didn't want to expose himself, otherwise the national team wouldn't even need to act—the organization would likely silence him to keep things secret.

However, just that brief delay caused him to lose any chance of finding Chen Shicheng and Shuigu Tang.

Without the mask that could see through invisibility, he could still judge their positions by sound.

But now, with over a dozen police showing up, the rooftop has descended into chaos—let alone locating them by sound, it's already fortunate not to be hacked to death by the two amidst the confusion.

After glaring fiercely around, Yu Wei gritted his teeth, turned, and ran toward the edge of the rooftop.

"Fire!"

The leading officer gave the order to fire without hesitation.

"Bang bang bang"

The continuous gunfire immediately echoed across the entire rooftop.

When they first rushed up, the police, upon seeing a blood‑splattered living person standing at the very center of what looked like an explosion site, were actually unfazed and simply regarded it as an ordinary explosion case.

They even paid little mind to Team Song's order to fire.

But countless bullets, just before striking the man, were deflected by an invisible barrier; the officers were stunned, and without anyone urging them, they instinctively kept pulling the trigger until the magazine was empty.

Amid the hail of gunfire, Yu Wei, without looking back, sprinted past the officers, then leapt onto the roof of another high‑rise, ran again, and kept fleeing into the distance, soon vanishing into the night.

(End of Chapter)