Chapter 758 - Lock Him Inside And Beat Him Up! (1/2)
Although his night vision was not the best amongst all the members of his organization, it wasn’t bad. He could see better in the light, but since no one was around, there was no need for him to strain his eyes. However, just to be alert, he took a closer look inside the wooden box to see whether this was really what his employer wanted him to find.
The fluorescent round beads weren’t as bright as the water moon stones. There was only a dim ray of light that illuminated objects in the short distance, and the light would appear different from different angles. Now, the brightest part of the light was aimed onto the large wooden box.
After opening the lid of the wooden box, he looked inside and frowned.
This was not the same thing his employer told him about. His employer had mentioned that the Flaming Horns stole a puppet-like monster similar to those in the desert. He had seen those puppets before, so of course he knew what his target should look like. However, this figure seemed not much different from normal humans. He looked strange and not at all similar to those puppets in the desert. It was as if the Flaming Horns had put one of their dead bodies here.
Not this one? Did he make a mistake?
How could this be?
Doubtful, he opened his round wooden case and looked at the direction the worm was pointing. Still, the worm pointed to this direction.
Could it be that there was another secret room in this same direction?
He lowered his head and thought for a while. Suddenly, he sensed a cold murderous energy and chills went down his spine. Goosebumps appeared all across his body.
In his previous missions, whenever he had such a feeling, he knew that the first thing he needed to do was run!
He quickly put away the small wooden box and was about to look away. Suddenly, he noticed that the person within the wooden box that he had been regarding as dead opened his eyes. That man looked at him with bloodshot eyes and his expressionless face began to twitch.
Not good!
Seeing this, the first thing he thought about was that there was a Flaming Horn lying here pretending to be a corpse, waiting to ambush him. In his mind he cursed the Flaming Horns again. How cunning!
He was ready to leave, but the person in the box grabbed his hands with a strong grip. His grip felt no different from the sharp claws of a fierce beast.
Instantly, he shook his arm and tried to break free from the grip.
Click, click, click——
The sound of bones cracking. There was no doubt about it. His arm had been twisted and his bones were dislocated.
Gan Qie did not cause this though. It was this person’s transformation. His arm became thinner and more flexible as he slipped out of Gan Qie’s grip like a slippery loach.
Even though he broke free from the person’s grip and his arm instantly grew back into its original shape, he had to pay a huge price. Immense pain shot up his arms and the impulses arrived at his brain. It was as if his nerves were being uprooted. He gasped at the pain. He didn’t dare to shout because he didn’t want to attract more Flaming Horn warriors to the scene.
There was no time for him to wonder how this man was able to fool him by pretending to be dead. He did not have the time to consider how the Flaming Horns knew about this or reckon if this was another secret the Flaming Horns had been hiding. The only thing on his mind now was to escape! Plans could be made after.
Gan Qie was already sitting upright and seemed like he was ready to chase after the person. As soon as Gan Qie stood up, the person bent at his waist and swept his legs and tried to get Gan Qie on the ground. If Gan Qie fell, he could buy more time for his escape.
However, Gan Qie lifted his arms and blocked the person’s attack without much effort.
Bang!
Their arm and leg collided. The impact caused Gan Qie to move slightly, but a sharp pain shot up the other person’s shin. It did not feel like he kicked an arm. Instead, it felt like metal! Hard metal!
The intruder felt worse now. He was definitely not weak since he made it all the way here. The opponents he faced before were easily swept off balance by his kick. He even managed to cause fractures in his opponents legs with his kick, but now, not only did this person not fall, his own legs almost fractured from the impact.
Unbelievable!
Escape!
Facing such a strong opponent, he no longer wished to fight. It would be very stupid if he stayed after knowing how strong his opponent was.
He rushed towards the stone door of the secret room like a gust of wind. In the blink of an eye, he arrived at the door, but just as he was about to escape, the two stone doors that were wide open were drawn shut tightly with a bang!
The intruder was running too fast and couldn’t stop in time. He ran into the stone door and slammed into it so hard that dust fell from the ceiling.
Damn you Flaming Horns!
If he still didn’t know who the mastermind behind this setup was, he would be very stupid indeed.
Before he saw the person lying inside the wooden box, he already suspected that the Flaming Horns had been preparing for this. Now he was fully convinced!
He pulled on the dent of the stone door, but it couldn’t be moved.
He yelled and shrieked, but he could already hear the footsteps approaching behind him. He didn’t care about the door anymore. Turning around, he bent his arms and landed strong repetitive punches on the person behind him.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
It was as if he hit a hard rock instead of a human body.
Gan Qie looked at the person in front of him blankly as if he felt nothing. The punches only managed to move him two steps back, but after that his feet were planted firmly in the ground. He lifted his leg and kicked directly towards this person.
The strength of this kick was a lot stronger than the kick the person landed on his arm before. The powerful force struck the person’s abdomen, and he was sent flying to the stone doors. He landed heavily, and there was a crisp sound of bones breaking when the foot kicked him.
The person landed hard on the door and fell to the ground. He curled up on the ground as wailed in pain.
Outside, Shao Xuan stood by and pressed his arms against the stone door, preventing the person inside from opening it. He was the one who shut the door a while ago.
Duo Kang and Zheng Luo rushed over when they heard the bangs inside the room and patted off the dust that fell on them.
“Is that Han man really okay? Because I think this intruder is most likely a robber,” Zheng Luo was a little worried about Gan Qie. He had just been resurrected. What if the robber killed Gan Qie and escaped?
“Don’t worry. If they’re stuck inside, Gan Qie has an advantage over him.” Most robbers were characterised by their fast speed and keenness, but if they’re trapped in a small space, they couldn’t use their escaping skills. It was a battle of stamina. If he couldn’t stay standing at the end, he had to suffer a beating.
“Besides, Gan Qie probably needs someone to vent his anger on,” Shao Xuan added.
No one knew how many years he stayed unconscious like a corpse. He finally managed to wake up with the help of an external force and realised that everything he knew back then before he died was all wrong. Even if he wanted to rescue his people, it might already be too late. His tribe was gone, and he had become an inhuman and ghostly figure. All of his digestive organs had changed and there were many things he couldn’t eat. The only food he had now was blood. Who could take it if they suddenly became like this? He was a normal human before, but now, nothing about him was normal. He had nowhere to vent his anger and release his stress. Perhaps this robber could help him vent out all this anger.
Zheng Luo and Duo Kang also thought it was a good idea. After all, this was a robber anyways. Seeing any robber suffer would bring delight to their hearts, so why not?
After understanding the situation, Zheng Luo and Duo Kang no longer worried. They sat and waited outside. They leaned their ears on the door and listened to the movements inside to guess what was going on.
Within the secret room,
Gan Qie walked toward the person with gentle steps. He walked with a constant pace towards the intruder.
Tap. Tap. Tap.
Every step brought terror to the intruder’s heart. He felt as if the temperature in the room suddenly dropped and it was getting unusually cold. This was because the person who was walking up to him was not panting at all! His heart was not beating and… he was not breathing!
If this was a normal person, even if he pretended to be a corpse before, there was no way for this robber to not have noticed. In his previous fights, he could notice the pants and changes in his opponent’s heart rate and blood flow. He was already very familiar with these signs and would often use these to judge his opponent’s emotions. After all, a person’s expression can be misleading and their actions can be tricky, but these signs in their body wouldn’t lie.
However, he could not find any of these signs at all!
This person was really like a corpse!
If it wasn’t for the fact that his appearance was too different from the other puppets, the intruder would have thought this was his target.
No, perhaps……
The intruder was shocked when he thought about this. This might really be it.
By this time, Gan Qie had slowly walked up to the crouched person. The man who was curled up on the ground struggled and tried to crawl away from between the stone door and Gan Qie. Suddenly, his ankles jerked wildly and his body spun upwards. His hands were initially holding onto his abdomen, but now, they were extended outwards as dozens of sharp polished shuttle-shaped blades flew out in different trajectories towards his opponent. The air was split by these sharp blades as they whistled through the air and made their way across to their target. The sharp weapons landed with a thud on all parts of Gan Qie’s body.
Suddenly, Gan Qie’s entire body was covered with these sharp weapons. It landed on his chest, back, shoulders, legs, and even his head and neck.
After throwing out these blades, the intruder’s heart sank.
It didn’t sound right!