Chapter 671 I Have Seen It (2/2)

He looked upward at the distant sky. He knew that Lei Hu was coming.

As an [S] class expert, once Lei Hu himself arrived, even if the three of them fought together, they would have no chance of winning.

Although Chen Xiaolian himself was not an [S] class expert, he had, for a short period of time, held Skyblade’s [S] class powers as his own.

Back then, he had only borrowed Skyblade’s power temporarily. However, that was enough for Chen Xiaolian to understand the difference between him and [S] class experts.

At present, he could utilize the Sword in the Stone to temporarily restore all his physical attributes. Even so, Chen Xiaolian estimated that he may not even possess the comprehensive combat power of an [A+] class expert.

No… … it would be more accurate to say that, here in World’s End, Chen Xiaolian would surely be incapable of reaching the combat power of an [A+] class expert.

All his equipment, Bai Qi, the Four-eyed War Cat, all of them could no longer be used. The present Chen Xiaolian was practically naked. With the exception of the Sword in the Stone, he only possessed the seized items within the Storage Ring.

The silver bow appeared like a wondrous equipment. However, due to the loss of personal system, he was unable to immediately figure out its skills and attributes. Chen Xiaolian had already tested it before. However, be it the action of just pulling the bowstring or placing one of the remaining crystal arrows on it before letting loose, he was incapable of unleashing even one tenth of its original powers.

The tall, hawk-faced man surely had no personal system as well. For him to be able to unleash those powerful attacks with the bow, Chen Xiaolian believed that, given a sufficient amount of time, he would be able to figure out how to use it somehow.

However, Chen Xiaolian did not have enough time.

Thanks to the high degree of genetic compatibility, the Bug Armour on Bluesea could be regarded as a top-grade equipment. Be it melee battles, ranged battles or reconnaissance work, it was capable in all aspects. The heat blasters formed by the tentacles were especially powerful.

And yet, the current Bluesea was just an ordinary person who had not undergone any enhancement to his attributes. To go all-out with the Bug Armour with the body of an ordinary human, he could only last for around two or three minutes before collapsing.

After undergoing an upgrade, Qiao Qiao’s Child of Darkness skill now possessed the Anti-materialization ability. It was a very powerful ability. With the exception of energy-based attacks or spirit-type attacks, she could ignore all other physical attacks. However, Chen Xiaolian, for one, would not believe that Lei Hu, who was an [S] class expert and the leader of the Coalition, could only attack using corpses.

From as early as when they were fleeing from the snowfield instance dungeon, Chen Xiaolian’s mind had been repeatedly simulating their fight numerous times.

As he was in the dark about Lei Hu’s power, the enemy Chen Xiaolian simulated within his mind was himself – the one who possessed Skyblade’s power.

No matter how many times he went over it, the final result was that the three of them would be defeated.

Since that was the case, he could only make a gamble.

…

Lei Hu’s pupils contracted rapidly as they stared intently at the disc in Chen Xiaolian’s hand. “… … Plasma mine?”

“Correct!” Chen Xiaolian snapped with his left hand as he raised his brows. His right hand continued to hold the plasma mine tightly. “It seems that even though you are an [S] class expert, you are not completely in the dark about explosives in the outside world. The power of this thing is indeed quite common. It is neither too big or small. For a master like you, it is certainly negligible. I, on the other hand…”

Chen Xiaolian smiled at Lei Hu. “You see, I am just a small fish. This plasma mine has a blast radius of five metres. The moment it explodes, do you think… … you can still find an intact part of me?”

“Have you gone mad?” Lei Hu glared. He took a step forward, intending to rush out, but then saw Chen Xiaolian lifting his hand up slightly. Lei Hu retracted his foot. “You would rather have all three of you die here than bring me back? Why?”

“I like it that way.” Although Chen Xiaolian had been maintaining the smile on his face, his hand had been gripping the plasma mine tightly. He dared not let down his guard at all. “Can’t accept it? Come bite me! However, I must remind you, the safety for this mine has been pulled out. My hand is now pressing down on the detonation lever. The moment I loosen my hand, it will explode. I assure you, I am most certainly not wearing any protective suit.”

Lei Hu grew silent.

He was unable to stop his chest from heaving up and down. He glared at the plasma mine in Chen Xiaolian’s hand and seven to eight thoughts flew through his mind. However, none of them could let him successfully snatch away the plasma mine in Chen Xiaolian’s hand.

“What is wrong, Mr Lei Hu? Where is your Foresight skill?” Seeing the expression on Lei Hu’s face, Chen Xiaolian was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief. “Why don’t you use it now and tell me the result? In the end, will I die in the explosion, or will I be taking you back to the outside world as planned?”

Lei Hu’s face was dark as he grunted, “Do you really think I dare not kill you?”

“Dare? Of course, you dare.” Chen Xiaolian nodded his head, a smile on his face. “Truth be told, you don’t need to personally take action. As long as you take one step forward, I will loosen my grip and this plasma mine will immediately explode. How about it? Do you want to test it?”

Slowly, Lei Hu closed his eyes.

Next, his eyelids twitched fiercely. It was as though the pupils underneath the eyelids were moving at a rate that was countless times above normal.

Bluesea and Qiao Qiao stood beside Chen Xiaolian, on his left and right respectively. Bluesea’s arms had transformed out the heat blasters while Qiao Qiao was prepared to enter Anti-materialization form at any moment. Both of them stared intently at Lei Hu, not daring to let down their guard.

After who knew how long had passed…

Lei Hu finally opened both his eyes. He sighed softly.

“I’ve seen it.”

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