[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts":3,"chapter-i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-21":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Contracted All Ancient Divine Artifacts",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1865052,2473,"Chapter 21: Wasteland Harpist","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-21",21,"\u003Cp>In the afternoon, Han Zhan and his team drove towards the neighboring Canghai City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The car was procured by Yi Fan, a second-hand black pickup truck, brimming with power like a beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the car issue was settled, he lay in the open cargo bed at the back with the agreed-upon case of wine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Shuang was specifically responsible for driving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan and Xia Youwei were in charge of keeping watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This division of labor was discussed in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they drove out of the Deep Blue City suburbs, the post-apocalyptic scene of the insect apocalypse unfolded before Han Zhan’s eyes for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The endless expanse of yellow earth, representing desolate and barren sand dunes, occasionally had a patch of half-dead green plant growing by the roadside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the wide and dilapidated highway, aside from them, there wasn’t another car in sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s not all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan strained his eyes into the distance, where he could see a few scattered Insect Race members distributed across the distant dunes and plains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was not quite what he had imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are we just going to leave those Insect Race members breeding and living in the suburbs, without dealing with them?\" Han Zhan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Shuang glanced in the direction he pointed and let out a sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those, you mean, are Tier One Insect Race members, with low threat levels, and Great Xia doesn’t have the extra resources to completely wipe them out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Moreover, the nation isn’t a charity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Survival of the fittest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Shuang’s words gave Han Zhan a bit more understanding of this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nodded and fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black pickup truck sped along the deserted desert highway, kicking up a cloud of dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they were driving, Yi Fan suddenly exclaimed, \"Oh no,\" and leaped up from the cargo bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up at the sky not far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the originally clear sky, a pitch-black tornado had suddenly appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tornado blanketed the sky, obscuring more than half of it, appearing extremely spectacular.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is that?\" Xia Youwei asked instinctively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tier One Insect Race, Dead Ash Fly,\" Han Zhan replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A type of Insect Race that operates in swarms; the larger the swarm, the more destructive and lethal it is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It can create black hurricanes through rapid flight and also has long-range attack capabilities, but its close combat ability and defense are very weak.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan had read about it in the notes given to him by Lin Jingxuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scale of Dead Ash Fly was rarely seen; one could say they were ’lucky’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Charge at them! Hahaha! Charge!\" Yi Fan took a swig from the wine bottle, grabbed the edge of the cargo bed with one hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He laughed like a crazed pirate captain, shouting loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the vicinity of the black tornado, a new convoy seemed to appear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s the trading team from Deep Blue City,\" Bai Shuang tightened her grip on the steering wheel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this also part of the survival of the fittest plan?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corner of Bai Shuang’s mouth twitched: \"It’s purely their ill luck. Captain, do we save them or not?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Save them, why not? Turn the helm left, full speed ahead!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Han Zhan could speak, Yi Fan already shouted loudly from the back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised the wine bottle high, swung it a few times with his wrist, then fiercely threw it towards the black tornado.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yi Fan spread his arms, making an embracing gesture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His exaggerated expression still lingered on his face when Bai Shuang sharply turned the steering wheel, avoiding the sand dune obstacle ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the violent shaking, Yi Fan’s head slammed against the cargo bed wall, resonating with the dramatic shout he had just made.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speeding along, the black pickup naturally veered towards the direction of the tornado.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The speed is too fast to choose a direction to evade!\" Bai Shuang quickly explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan no longer hesitated, exchanged a glance with Xia Youwei, and the latter immediately transformed into the Fu Xi Zither form. He opened the car door, flipped out, and leaped onto the cargo bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside Deep Blue City, the Siting Trading Team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three fully-armed, advanced off-road vehicles were speeding rapidly along the wasteland highway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind them was the overwhelming hurricane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If looked at closely, one could see in the black hurricane countless thumb-sized black flies flapping their wings rapidly, frantically flying around the central area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss, the distance is constantly shrinking! In five minutes, we’ll be caught!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss, the speed can’t be increased any further!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Reinforcements have yet to arrive, according to the last safety protocol, everyone, begin executing the ’sacrifice’ plan!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the communication channel, this voice rang simultaneously from the three off-road vehicles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In unison, the originally side-by-side off-road vehicles suddenly decelerated, turning their heads to face the black hurricane behind them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come back!\" From the co-pilot seat of the main vehicle, Shang Siteng shouted into the intercom, \"All of you come back, it’s not the final moment yet, don’t give up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hiss... hiss... Miss, our task is to protect you, hiss... hiss...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shang Family guards, on my command, 3, 2, 1, open fire!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom boom boom boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stopped two off-road vehicles swiftly extended their wings, and the heavy firepower weapons mounted on them began spewing fiery tongues towards the black hurricane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it was still just a drop in the bucket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bullets mowing down flies, even if they could kill the Dead Ash Flies, were just a drop in the bucket considering their immense numbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Siteng watched in despair as the two off-road vehicles were about to be engulfed by the black hurricane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a melodious and fluctuating zither sound suddenly came from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strum!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The zither sound traveled from afar, real yet absurd; who would play the zither in the wilderness?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Shang Siteng saw the answer—a gigantic Qi Blade spanning several meters, slicing horizontally through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second, the Zither Sound Air Blade pierced the black hurricane, causing its once-unbreakable momentum to momentarily pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless Dead Ash Fly corpses fell from the sky like a black rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Zither Sound Air Blade dissipated with the final gasps of sound, and the ensuing gust of air blew against Shang Siteng’s face, sending her hair flying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A term flashed through her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Melody Fanning Siteng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just when she thought it was over, suddenly another Torn Silk Zither Sound rang in her ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strum!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The zither sound grew faster and more intense, like accelerating drumbeats, vibrating not only in Shang Siteng’s heart but also slaying countless Dead Ash Flies, leaving a thin layer of black ash on the ground—those were all Dead Ash Fly corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She finally saw the owner of the zither melody.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young man with a handsome appearance, similar in age to herself, half-leaning on the black pickup’s metal cargo bed, head lowered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasteland, Qin Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a wildly eccentric combination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet here it was, vividly in front of Shang Siteng’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By this time, the frenziedly slaughtered Dead Ash Flies finally reacted, abandoning the near-devoured convoy off-road vehicles and redirecting their focus toward the distant black pickup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dead Ash Flies’ long-range attacks were instantly unleashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Watch out!\" Shang Siteng instinctively exclaimed, her heart tensing at that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>",1213,"2026-06-10T05:31:12.900Z",1,"novelbin.me","d7f23fcb31263969370d5a2c7dd47cca0c36171e53f86f3513cadb23c4062a1c","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-22","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-20",617,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-cover.jpg"]