Chapter 30: In the Midst of the Sandstorm Crisis

Amidst the Sandstorm, Zhao Yuxin was driving the Tricycle to avoid the traps surrounding them. Suddenly, she heard something chasing their Tricycle from behind, so she notified Zhu Zhiquan to get ready.

Zhu Zhiquan raised his arm, and the Wrist-Mounted Strange Crossbow strapped to his hand entered a state ready to fire.

Zhao Yuxin sensed that the object was still closing in, so she directed: "Eight o'clock direction, two meters away, height 36 centimeters."

Whoosh—

Hearing only the sound of a Crossbow Bolt piercing the ground, Zhao Yuxin immediately judged: "Ajiu, you missed."

Zhu Zhiquan prepared to reload the Crossbow Bolt, at which point Zhao Yuxin's voice came: "No need to reload, that thing is already underneath our vehicle."

Zhu Zhiquan turned and asked: "Is it maintaining the same speed as us?"

"Yes."

Zhu Zhiquan aimed the Wrist-Mounted Strange Crossbow at the underside of the vehicle, preparing to fire a Crossbow Bolt.

Just as Zhao Yuxin was about to give instructions, she heard the little thing pull the ring on a cylindrical object; Zhao Yuxin instantly thought of something, covered her ears, and shouted: "Ajiu—cover your ears!!!"

Hum—

The ear-piercing sound drowned out Zhao Yuxin's shout, and both were struck by the massive sound wave, causing temporary tinnitus and dizziness. Even though Zhao Yuxin covered her ears, the dizziness was even more severe than Zhu Zhiquan's due to the effect of her Bat Wing Ear.

"Zheng Ge, let's hurry up and attack!" Seeing Zhu Zhiquan and the others' Tricycle stop, Ma Chen immediately urged Zheng Ge to pedal the Tricycle at full speed.

"What's the rush! Don't you know there are traps here too!" Zheng Ge scolded, pulling the Tricycle up alongside Zhu Zhiquan's, while Ma Chen controlled a doll to enter the carriage, preparing to kill Zhu Zhiquan.

Zhu Zhiquan groggily crawled out from the pile of supplies, and before he could figure out what was going on, he was stabbed in the back by something; fortunately, he was wearing Fish Scale Armor, so he was fine.

Feeling the stab in his back, Zhu Zhiquan backhanded the culprit out of the carriage. Zhu Zhiquan had intended to exit the carriage directly, but upon thinking of a certain person's face, he crawled back into the pile of supplies to wait for an opportunity.

Outside, Ma Chen used a large doll to pin Zhao Yuxin down and had the doll hold a long spear against the back of Zhao Yuxin's neck.

"Ajiu, don't worry about me, run!" Zhao Yuxin knew she couldn't escape and shouted in a weak voice.

"You brat, your teammate is being stepped on by me, are you sure you're not going to do something about it? Or are you too afraid to come out? Where's the guts you had when you shot me with an arrow earlier?

What about the arrogance you had when you drove the Tricycle to ram me? Where did it go?" Zheng Ge lifted the canopy curtain and shouted inside, all while never stepping into the carriage.

Hiding behind the supply pile, Zhu Zhiquan saw that the opponent was hesitant to enter the carriage, so he used his Skinning Knife to cut a slit in the canopy and quietly slipped out.

Ma Chen placed a Toy Soldier on the edge of the carriage and used his talent to control it to explore inside.

By this time, Zhu Zhiquan had quietly arrived behind the large doll, and upon seeing that it was just a doll, he kicked it away.

The large doll was kicked into a trap, which also let Ma Chen know there was someone outside.

"Oh no, that brat might have come out, let's get into the carriage first!" Ma Chen zipped into the carriage, and Zheng Ge followed suit, realizing it a beat too late.

Ma Chen took several Toy Soldiers out of his pocket and controlled them to walk outside.

By this time, Zhu Zhiquan had already carried Zhao Yuxin into Ma Chen and the others' Tricycle, listening to their every move.

"Chen Ge, look, there's a slit here, that brat must have gone out through here!" At this moment, Zheng Ge's roar came, accompanied by heavy footsteps.

Zhao Yuxin gripped Zhu Zhiquan's hand tightly and used the System Panel to send a message to Zhu Zhiquan: "Ajiu, what should we do now?"

The sky-filling sand and dust obscured their vision, and the surrounding traps looked like gaping maws, grinning as they waited for prey to walk in.

Zhu Zhiquan lowered his head in thought; rather than waiting here to die, it was better to fight for a chance at survival.

He then used Ma Chen and the others' materials to craft two Dagger Spears in the crafting interface, gave one to Zhao Yuxin, sent her a private message to hide her Wrist-Mounted Strange Crossbow first, and then signaled for her to follow.

Zhu Zhiquan led Zhao Yuxin quickly to the vehicle curtain, fired a shot through it, then rolled into the carriage, with Zhao Yuxin following closely behind.

Upon entering the carriage, the two did not find the attacker, and at the same time, a rustling sound came from behind. Zhu Zhiquan immediately turned and swept his weapon.

Bang bang bang—

A sensation of recoil from hitting stones traveled to Zhu Zhiquan's hand, and at the same time, a long spear thrust in from both of Zhu Zhiquan's sides simultaneously.

Rip—

The vehicle curtain was sliced open; sensing the crisis, Zhu Zhiquan rolled forward and quickly knelt on the ground to deliver a counter-thrust.

Puchi—

"Ah!" Zheng Ge was stabbed in the abdomen; Ma Chen was startled, and before he could react, Zhao Yuxin's Dagger Spear had already thrust over.

Zila—

In the nick of time, Ma Chen quickly crouched down, but his arm was still slashed by Zhao Yuxin.

Zhu Zhiquan yanked the Dagger Spear out hard, and Zheng Ge stumbled back several steps, clutching his abdomen, nearly falling into a trap.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh—

Zhu Zhiquan and Zhao Yuxin originally wanted to press their advantage, but they were delayed by scattered Arrows, and Ma Chen took the opportunity to retreat into his own Tricycle.

"Magnification!" Zheng Ge's body grew two or three times larger, and the wound on his abdomen healed rapidly in that instant; he then delivered a sweep toward Zhu Zhiquan, who instinctively raised his spear to block but was knocked flying above a trap.

"Ajiu!" Seeing Zhu Zhiquan knocked away, Zhao Yuxin wanted to go catch him, but unfortunately, Ma Chen controlled the Toy Soldiers to surround and harass her, leaving Zhao Yuxin to watch helplessly as Zhu Zhiquan's silhouette moved further away from her.

As he fell into the trap, Zhu Zhiquan wedged the Dagger Spear horizontally to catch firmly on the edge of the trap's opening, then exerted a sudden burst of strength to return to the ground.

As soon as Zhu Zhiquan returned to the ground, he shot an arrow at Zheng Ge; the Crossbow Bolt pierced Zheng Ge's shoulder, which shocked him. Had he not seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed that someone could return to the ground instantly while falling into a trap.

Zhu Zhiquan hooked the Dagger Spear to bring it into his hand, but Zheng Ge reacted quickly and thrust his spear at Zhu Zhiquan.

Zhu Zhiquan bent over to dodge the opponent's long spear, clamped it with his arm, yanked it hard, and then pushed, causing Zheng Ge to nearly fall to the ground.

Before Zheng Ge could regain his footing, Zhu Zhiquan delivered a downward elbow strike followed by a knee strike to his crotch; Zheng Ge immediately clutched his crotch, unable to rise.

Seeing Zheng Ge in trouble, Ma Chen immediately lunged with a long spear and traded two thrusts with Zhu Zhiquan; when Zhu Zhiquan grabbed his long spear, Ma Chen immediately dropped a cylindrical object on the ground.

Seeing the cylindrical object land, Zhu Zhiquan immediately lunged onto Zhao Yuxin to help her cover her ears.

Hum—

By the time the two of them reacted, the attacker's figure was nowhere to be seen.

"Damn it! You two, have the guts to come back! You've made us have tinnitus three times in one day! Three whole times! You two cowards, come out!"

Not far away, Ma Chen listened to Zhao Yuxin's voice and looked at Zheng Ge, who had collapsed in the carriage, asking: "Zheng Ge, how are you now?"

Zheng Ge cried: "Brother... woooo—did that thing of mine shatter?"

Ma Chen: "Alright Zheng Ge, think on the bright side, maybe it didn't shatter?"

Zheng Ge: "What if? What if it really shatters? How am I supposed to take a wife then!"

Ma Chen looked toward the direction of Zhu Zhiquan and the other person in the distance through the wind and sand with some trepidation, "If it shatters, perhaps there is a way to help you grow it back."

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