Chapter 648

The lead soldier looked at Zhuge Zhuge Zhuge Lanqi, his expression one of fury.

Then, he raised the spear in his hand: "Brothers, kill this bastard!!!"

"Kill!" The members of the patrol rushed toward Zhuge Zhuge Zhuge Lanqi, swearing to strike him down.

"Hah, a bunch of ants!"

Zhuge Zhuge Zhuge Lanqi gave a cold, indifferent laugh, then raised his hand, and one after another, Qi bullets shot out from his palms!

These Qi bullets hit the chests of the soldiers with pinpoint accuracy!

One by one, the soldiers had their bodies pierced through by the Qi bullets!

They collapsed to the ground with wide-open eyes.

"This, this is a true expert, run!"

The lead soldier reacted the fastest; he knew he had run into a tough opponent!

By the time he wanted to retreat, it was already too late.

Zhuge Zhuge Zhuge Lanqi’s speed was astonishing; in the blink of an eye, he arrived at the soldier's side, reached out his right hand, and grabbed his head: "Since you knew you were no match, why did you still come here to throw your life away?"

The lead soldier struggled and shouted: "Don't think—" *Puff!*

Before he could finish his sentence, he spat out blood and died.

Zhuge Zhuge Zhuge Lanqi brushed off the corner of his clothes, intending to enter the interior of the Gu-insect Workshop to cause destruction!

Suddenly, Ding Ding Aoni used an Earth-Escaping Technique to emerge in front of Zhuge Zhuge Zhuge Lanqi: "Finally found you, Iron Man Zhuge Zhuge Zhuge Lanqi of the Straw Hat Hall! Let’s have a duel between tough guys!"

"Oh?"

Zhuge Zhuge Zhuge Lanqi looked at the suddenly appearing Ding Ding Aoni, a smile curling at the corner of his mouth: "It seems I’ll have to take you down first!"

The two of them clashed again.

Ding Ding Aoni’s attack power was extremely fierce; even the shockwaves from a single punch would destroy the surrounding buildings!

And more importantly, his Earth-Escaping ability left Zhuge Zhuge Zhuge Lanqi completely helpless!

Although Zhuge Zhuge Zhuge Lanqi’s attacks were sharp, they were always dodged by Ding Ding Aoni!

"Hahaha! Iron Man Zhuge Zhuge Zhuge Lanqi, your attack power and speed are simply not worth looking at. Has your energy run out again?"

Ding Ding Aoni mocked.

Zhuge Zhuge Zhuge Lanqi shook his head: "I was just testing you; your speed is also quite slow. Powerful Right Fist!"

Zhuge Zhuge Zhuge Lanqi threw another punch. This time, Ding Ding Aoni avoided the fist’s wind, but still took a hit on his left shoulder, sending him flying.

"Damn it! How dare you look down on me!"

Immediately after, Ding Ding Aoni used his Earth-Escaping Technique and vanished.

When he emerged again, Ding Ding Aoni had arrived directly beneath Zhuge Zhuge Zhuge Lanqi’s feet and grabbed his ankles.

Zhuge Zhuge Zhuge Lanqi’s expression changed abruptly; he hurriedly tried to pull his legs back to break free from Ding Ding Aoni’s restraint.

Unfortunately, Ding Ding Aoni held onto Zhuge Zhuge Zhuge Lanqi’s legs with a death grip.

"Get off me!" Zhuge Zhuge Zhuge Lanqi shouted.

The veins on Ding Ding Aoni’s hands bulged, but he gritted his teeth and held on!

"Let go!"

Zhuge Zhuge Zhuge Lanqi roared, extended his fist, and hammered it fiercely toward Ding Ding Aoni’s neck!

This move forced Ding Ding Aoni to release Zhuge Zhuge Zhuge Lanqi’s legs and dive back into the ground.

"Your move is truly shameless; you just run away when you can't beat an enemy! If you don't come out again, I’m leaving!"

Zhuge Zhuge Zhuge Lanqi watched Ding Ding Aoni burrow into the soil, a look of helplessness appearing on his face!

"Fine, I’m coming out!"

Ding Ding Aoni emerged from the ground behind Zhuge Zhuge Zhuge Lanqi in a very flashy pose.

"Can't help it, if I had taken that punch of yours head-on, I’d probably be dead."

Ding Ding Aoni grinned, revealing a bright smile.

"As if! With the strength of your Martial Dao Qi, you wouldn't die even if you took a few of my punches!"

Zhuge Zhuge Zhuge Lanqi shrugged his shoulders.

Meanwhile, Liu Zoro’s battle with Zhou Zhou Zhou Pika had also reached a white-hot state.

The duel between the two swordsmen could be described as earth-shattering.

Sword Qi crisscrossed in all directions, sand and stones flew, and chaotic air currents swept out!

The range of their battle grew wider and wider.

"Why are you even more troublesome than I imagined!" Zhou Zhou Zhou Pika’s sharp voice rang out.

"You sissy, you should look in a mirror before you start complaining!"

Liu Zoro snorted coldly, dancing the Xuanyuan Sword in his hand to force Zhou Zhou Zhou Pika back!

"I want you dead!"

Zhou Zhou Zhou Pika was furious. She leaped up, swung her sword, and countless sword shadows shrouded the entire space!

These sword shadows descended as densely as raindrops!

Liu Zoro’s pupils constricted. He let out a low growl and drew his dual swords: "Die! Lion’s Song!"

A dual-sword slash!

A majestic force was released with a boom!

These sword-rains were completely blocked by Liu Zoro’s move, and his sword momentum hadn't weakened much at all!

He continued to slash toward Zhou Zhou Zhou Pika.

Zhou Zhou Zhou Pika had no choice but to activate her "Rock Manipulation Art" ability, hiding herself in the rocks once again.

"Hm? Hiding again?"

Liu Zoro frowned. This guy’s ability was too tricky; once hidden in the rocks, it was like facing an immortal existence.

No matter how many rocks he shattered, they would just restore themselves.

"It seems I must finish this quickly! Otherwise, I’ll be dragged to death by this guy sooner or later!"

Liu Zoro’s gaze sharpened!

A trace of red light began to flicker in his single eye, and his Haoran Righteous Qi searched for Zhou Zhou Zhou Pika’s true location.

"Hm?"

Liu Zoro suddenly felt a sense of crisis and leaped backward violently.

A pebble shot out, narrowly grazing the tip of Liu Zoro’s nose.

“That was close, but I’ve found your position. Swallow Return!”

In an instant, Liu Zoro had rushed in front of Zhou Zhou Zhou Pika, his dual swords stabbing toward her!

Zhou Zhou Zhou Pika was shocked: "This guy actually detected my location so quickly!?"

Zhou Zhou Zhou Pika hurriedly dodged!

Liu Zoro’s dual swords struck the ground, leaving two deep pits.

Wang Luffy, meanwhile, continued to head deeper into the cave.

"Straw Hat-ya, this path seems a bit wrong. Logically, we should be heading upward, but this path keeps extending downward!"

Luo reminded Wang Luffy.

"Who cares? Didn't that man just say this was a shortcut to the City Lord’s Mansion? Just keep going down!"

Wang Luffy said nonchalantly.

"I’m asking if you’re being too naive. Can you be sure the path Fankubo told you is correct? What if he’s lying to you?" Luo couldn't help but ask.

"Uh... you have a point there."

Hearing Wang Luffy’s words, Luo rolled his eyes in silence.

"Anyway, there’s no other way now; we have to follow this path to the end."

Back at the cave entrance, Fankubo and his men were asked by a martial artist: "Senior Fankubo! Should Wang Luffy and the others have fallen into our trap by now?"

"It should be." Fankubo said.

"Then when can we act?" another martial artist asked.

"No rush." Fankubo waved his hand: "Those two guys have extraordinary strength; it won't be that simple to take them out."

"Are we going to wait until they are exhausted?" the martial artist asked, confused. They had already made perfect preparations and could strike Wang Luffy and Luo at any time!