Chapter 9: Finding a Venue for Action
"Hoo—"
Gu Sanqiu let out a long breath, and even in the dimly lit No-Want Hill, one could see a faint trail of air.
"Sanqiu, you're awake! Quick, quick, tell me if you succeeded or not."
Gu Sanqiu didn't answer, instead he hung the Heritage Eye at his waist, indicating his achievement to Hutao through action.
Only those truly recognized by the Eye of the Gods could wear it, somewhat similar to the armbands distributed in certain village committees.
Of course, it was also possible to not wear it, but then one might have to queue up for meals when going out, and without any discounts.
"Hey hey, your family's Eye of the Gods should have many powerful features, right? Show me!"
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"Did your basic education fail? Isn't the Eye of the Gods supposed to establish a channel? Where in this world can someone just get the Eye of the Gods and unleash a big move?"
Gu Sanqiu moved his wrist, revealing a chilling smile on his face.
"Let's go, after spending so much time, it's time to cause some trouble for that guy."
"Wait a minute!"
Hutao stood on tiptoe and raised her right hand: "Let me finish eating first!"
Item: Cotton Candy Meat Beef Combo Bento
Source: Cafeteria of the 15th Hope Elementary School of the Canghai Gate
Function: Provides nutrition for children striving on the starting line
Note: Although I don't want to admit that this meat with no chewiness is beef, it is indeed more suitable for children's stomachs.
Watching Hutao's chopsticks move quickly, Gu Sanqiu couldn't help but worry that this guy would even eat the lunch box.
"Such a delicious lunch box!"
Hutao looked up at Gu Sanqiu, with a few grains of rice still at the corners of her mouth: "Sanqiu, can I have this every day from now on?"
"Sure, just pay for it."
"(ˉ▽￣～) Cut~~, as our guest said, I've already mentioned it before, a man who counts every penny won't find a partner."
"I'm willing."
Gu Sanqiu gently patted the Heritage Eye at his waist, and a dim yellow light flew out from it, turning into small grayish-yellow mice scurrying away.
Magic: Rodent Detection
Gu Sanqiu's mental power followed the mice towards the direction of the walking corpses, and in the elemental perspective, the black and red gases were reducing the size of the mice along the way.
"Tsk, what is this, is it the accumulated resentment in No-Want Hill over the years?"
In a hurry, Gu Sanqiu didn't think that the walking corpses had any intelligence. A team of detection mice gathered together, and the massive rock elemental power directly dispersed the "residual resentment" on the way. They finally saw the place where the two of them had fought just now.
In that area, the soil slope was flattened, the trees were felled, and a flat drill ground was forcibly cleared from the mountain forest.
And the guy who emerged from the ground was riding on his warhorse, circling the drill ground again and again.
People holding tattered weapons, or various kinds of "walking corpses" in every sense, were slowly walking towards the drill ground from all directions, gradually forming a somewhat neat formation under some kind of guidance.
"Only one person wearing armor, so it should be ruled out that they're soldiers. These guys queuing up look like they're being intimidated by something..."
One of the mice turned its head: "Let me see what this guy looks like."
Swish!
With a swift motion, after Gu Sanqiu opened his eyes, he gently rubbed his head.
"Finished eating? Let's go find a venue, I already know the location."
"Eh? Aren't those guys supposed to scatter and search for blood food?!"
"Yes, it's precisely because of this that makes me feel uneasy. We must act quickly."
"Sanqiu, Sanqiu, when do I make my move? I can't wait anymore."
"I'll go first. When the other walking corpses want to come to help, you rush out and take care of those little lackeys. Remember to go all out directly. If these things are really being manipulated, it's better to send them to their demise as soon as possible."
After finishing speaking, Gu Sanqiu leaped up, and the rock elemental power in his hand quickly condensed into a long staff, smashing towards the walking corpse on the warhorse!
"Roar!"
Seeing Gu Sanqiu, the warhorse walking corpse roared loudly, and the sound emitted from its not entirely ruined vocal cords was comparable to a normal sound wave attack, not to mention the black halitosis that followed the sound wave.
The weapon in the hands of the warhorse walking corpse collided with Gu Sanqiu's staff, and the physical collision force directly sent him into a brief state of suspension!
"Darn it, these walking corpses are disgusting."
After one strike, Gu Sanqiu understood that his physical strength was not superior. Even with the advantage he had, he couldn't do anything against the opponent. He needed to find another way to deal with him.
Gu Sanqiu landed, and the lackeys beside him saw him and opened their mouths wide, with a few even dropping their jaws to the ground, their eyes starting to glow with dangerous red light.
"Hehe, want to eat me?"
As the warhorse walking corpse charged again, the other lackeys also rushed towards Gu Sanqiu, like a pack of hyenas hunting for prey!
"Well, then you'll have to have the guts for it!"
"Here comes our master!"
Hutao shouted, swinging her Staff of Purification, which wielded the pure fire inherited from ancient times, trapping a group of walking corpses and leaving only the big guy in front of Gu Sanqiu.
With the protection of the Staff of Purification, Gu Sanqiu didn't have to worry about the attacks from the Yin Fire Arrows and could confront this big guy head-on without any worries!
As for the peripheral walking corpses, it was even simpler. Without the command of the big guy inside, these guys could only be considered as nothing more than small fries in front of the Supreme Purifier!
The dull sound of breaking through the air continued as Gu Sanqiu struck out, the staff of condensed elemental power resembling a snake spitting venom, successfully striking the armor of the walking corpse every time.
Occasionally, when he got close enough, Gu Sanqiu would directly strike the body of the warhorse with his staff.
But this big guy obviously had undergone some changes. Even under the impact of the elemental power staff, it wasn't affected at all.
The long knife in the hands of the warhorse walking corpse shimmered with a faint cold light, and when it swung towards Gu Sanqiu, it drew out a long ribbon of light, obviously a precious antique that could make some people's eyes light up.
"Ha!"
The blade light attacked again, and the warhorse under the walking corpse opened its mouth wide, directly biting towards Gu Sanqiu's body!
"I may not know the timing, but I've got the geographical advantage, and the human factor, I've got it all. How will you fight me?"
Gu Sanqiu snorted coldly, and after dodging the attack, the staff in his hand disintegrated in an instant and merged into the ground around the walking corpse.
A miraculous scene appeared: as soon as Gu Sanqiu struck, several places suddenly lit up with a sandy yellow halo, and thin chains of earth and stones drilled out from them, firmly restricting the movement of the walking corpse and the warhorse.
And the shattered staff rose from the ground at the first moment it merged into it, turning into one earth spike after another and poking more than ten holes in the enemy, forcibly holding them in mid-air!
"Gu Family's secret technique, Dust Lock Demon Array!"
Golden runes entwined around the earth spikes and chains, emitting a "hissing" sound on the enemy's body, and emitting a foul-smelling black smoke. The originally struggling walking corpse and warhorse combination instantly quieted down.
"Indeed, the incense carrier really lacks combat power, but the former head of the mysterious sects had it."
On the periphery was the flames ringed by Hutao's Staff of Purification, and in the center was the Demon Sealing Array constructed by Gu Sanqiu's Yin techniques. The guys who dared not to confront them had become fish in a barrel!
Didn't expect "lying flat" to become a sensitive term nowadays. The introduction of "Lying Flat True Immortal" in the profile got blocked, and the explanation posts in the reader's circle seemed to have disappeared. Even the pinyin is not allowed. Haha.