Chapter 35 Skirmish

Yuanshi Tianzun? He's here!

Hope suddenly ignited in Annie's dim pupils, the kind a person in dire straits feels when seeing a glimmer of hope.

She endured the pain in her lungs and called out in a hoarse voice, "I'm here!"

She was too close to Yul-Ban. The other woman could easily end her life. To prevent Yuanshi Tianzun from not noticing her and instead helping Bill, Annie knew she had to attract Yuanshi Tianzun's attention.

Mr. Bill is still alive, and he's fighting Baker Furnell… Annie seems badly injured. She's a Saint, so she won't die right away… Zhang Yuanqing's eyes quickly scanned the scene.

Near the floor-to-ceiling windows, Mr. Bill was facing off against a barrel-like middle-aged man with a thick beard covering half his face, light blue eyes, a red, alcohol-soaked nose, and a sagging belly.

And the woman fighting Annie, dressed in black leather clothes, smoky makeup, silver earrings, and dyed white hair, was overloaded with heavy metal elements.

"Star Official…"

Baker Furnell, shaped like a wine barrel, scrutinized the reinforcements with his constantly drunken-looking light blue eyes, and frowned.

As everyone knows, Night Wanderers are well-balanced in all aspects and excel at concealment and escape. They're as annoying as Void Hunters, but more aggressive.

A very troublesome profession.

"You're finally here," Mr. Bill's handsome, weathered face showed a hint of relief, and he said quickly, "Save Annie first, then join me in holding them off until the Five Elements Alliance elders arrive. Even if they grow wings, they won't be able to escape Songhai."

I'm sorry, the elders won't arrive immediately. They need to confirm whether there are any Wine God Club executives ambushing nearby, Zhang Yuanqing thought to himself.

Fu Qingyang wasn't really standing idly by, but needed to do some reconnaissance. However, saving people is like putting out a fire. A slight delay could spell doom for Annie and Mr. Bill.

So he was asked to take action first to buy time.

Mr. Bill wasn't badly injured, but his stamina seemed to be at its limit. Also, he seemed very anxious, not wanting to get entangled at all, just hoping the enemies would leave quickly. Was the price of the item reaching its limit?

Thinking this, Zhang Yuanqing immediately shouted in somewhat standard foreign language, "Okay! I'll take care of that woman.

I've already notified the elders, and they'll be here in three minutes. Mr. Bill, please hold on!"

The two Saints from the Wine God Club looked at each other from a distance, both seeing solemnity and a hint of retreat in the other's eyes.

"Hmph!"

Baker, as fat as a wine barrel, rubbed his alcohol-soaked nose. "Three minutes is enough for us to kill you two and fly away with wings."

This guy's foreign language isn't standard, I can't understand him very well… Zhang Yuanqing only understood half of it. Then, he saw the foreign woman with silver hair, after hearing Baker's words, tacitly spring toward the heavily injured Annie.

She understood the Star Official's difficulty, so she planned to quickly eliminate Annie, maintain a two-on-two situation, and after Baker Furnell dealt with the Merchant Guild's Bill, they could leave. The Songhai official's Star Official wasn't their target.

Seeing this, Bill's face tightened, worried about Annie, but he chose to trust Yuanshi Tianzun and slid toward Baker.

His body entered a state of etherealness, avoiding all skill control, as well as physical and mental attacks.

On the other side, just as the silver-haired woman pounced on Annie, Zhang Yuanqing had already taken out the Yin Jade Doll and activated the last use of this consumable item.

"Hehe, let's play!"

A female doll's shadow traveled swiftly along the ground and merged into the leaping Yul-Ban.

The latter's body stiffened and fell straight down.

Zhang Yuanqing's body dissolved into dreamlike starlight and appeared next to Yul-Ban. He didn't expect the Yin Jade Doll to make this Saint perform an iron bridge, so after a brief interruption, he immediately used his escape technique to get close and launch a close-range assassination.

Just then, he saw a gold ring appear in the palm of the silver-haired woman with smoky makeup. A round of clear, bright golden light was suddenly released.

The Yin Jade Doll let out a shrill scream. As a rule-based Dao item, it wouldn't be completely destroyed, but under the illumination of this bright golden light, the doll's aura weakened sharply, making it difficult to affect the silver-haired woman.

Power of the Sun God? No, not hot enough…

It feels like it's from the same source as the Power of the Sun God, but the direction is different. Are there professions overseas that control this kind of power?

As the thought flashed through his mind, Zhang Yuanqing, as the golden light appeared, picked up Annie and ran towards the office area door. Since he couldn't sneak attack the silver-haired woman, he would take the injured person away first.

Just as he took a step and ran out a distance, he heard the sound of air being torn behind him.

At the same time, the silver-haired woman's stern voice came, "Come back!"

Yul-Ban's eyes were filled with drunkenness, and she distorted the young Star Official's sense of direction.

A person whose sense of direction is distorted will make turns that are completely different from what they imagine, turning left when they mean right, and forward when they mean back.

"Behind, behind…"

Annie, with blood in her mouth, reminded him anxiously.

She was curled up in Yuanshi Tianzun's arms, and her perspective allowed her to see the Wine God Club's female Saint rising into the air behind him, slashing with a short knife.

Zhang Yuanqing released his right hand that was supporting Annie's legs, while his left hand remained around her waist, allowing her to lean on him. He grabbed a flexible steel sword from the air with his free right hand.

"Ding!"

The flexible steel sword was drawn out like a whip, deflecting the trajectory of the falling short knife. Then, it either stabbed or whipped, either flicked or thrust. The sharp sword tip fell like raindrops.

Yul-Ban's swordsmanship was excellent, barely resisting for a dozen rounds before being stabbed in the chest and abdomen by the flexible steel sword.

Throughout the entire process, Zhang Yuanqing didn't turn around or look back. It seemed that in his eyes, acting as a "support" for the beautiful Annie was the most important thing.

A mere Saint-realm enemy didn't deserve him to face them head-on!

Yul-Ban was shocked and retreated, marveling at the enemy's superb swordsmanship while wondering why her skills had lost their effect.

This young Star Official had ignored her skills and hadn't fallen into confusion.

Zhang Yuanqing took off the Heart-Protecting Mirror from his chest and gave it to Annie, saying, "Find a place to hide yourself!"

After speaking, he pushed Annie away.

Then, Zhang Yuanqing grabbed a red lacquer wooden box with a white baby painted on it from his item bar, opened the lid, and casually threw it under the desk.

Suddenly, melodious and beautiful pure music echoed in the office area. It was impossible to tell what kind of instrument was playing. It wasn't crisp or desolate, but listening to it made people feel inexplicably warm.

It was like returning to infancy, with a mother gently singing a lullaby by the cradle.

Yul-Ban felt a wave of sleepiness coming over her. It wasn't particularly strong, but the laziness entangled her limbs and bones, greatly affecting her combat state.

The heavily injured Annie had just run a dozen meters when sleepiness struck. She leaned against the table and slowly slid down, the pain on her face gradually smoothing out as she entered sleep.

《The First Order》

In her current state, she couldn't resist the box's hypnosis.

Mr. Bill and Mr. Wine Barrel, with hypnotic music echoing in their ears, were more or less affected. Both of them devoted some attention to Yuanshi Tianzun (Star Official).

Taking advantage of everyone being affected by the hypnotic music, Zhang Yuanqing shook open the Yin-Yang Magic Robe and draped it over his back. Considering that he had to fight in close combat, he put on the Seer's Glasses, summoned the Red Dance Shoes, activated the second form, and put them on his feet.

Finally, he grabbed the Mountain God Scepter.

This magic weapon was similar in nature to the Houtu Boots, both requiring a certain amount of time to refine the environment to unleash their full power.

When he was being chased by the Lust Mother back then, if he had been given enough time to refine that mountain range, he would never have lost so miserably.

With his equipment equipped, Zhang Yuanqing used the Star Illusion Technique to create an illusion that remained in place, while his main body used Night Wanderer to quietly approach the silver-haired female Saint.

"Be careful, it's an illusion!"

Baker reminded him from a distance.

Hearing this, Yul-Ban pounced on the companion who had been beheaded and pulled off a sky-blue bracelet from the corpse's wrist.

Then, she picked up the silver pistol that Annie had dropped and fired two shots at random.

The bullets, accompanied by spiral-shaped strong winds, penetrated the walls of the office area, leaving two huge potholes. Without the "protection" of the sealed item, the reinforced concrete walls couldn't stop the item pistol.

The strong wind raged in the office area, and the airflow brought her the enemy's movements.

She immediately changed direction, aimed at an empty area on the left, and pulled the trigger.

"Bang!"

A terrifying gust of wind swept through the office area again. Zhang Yuanqing, with the help of the Red Dance Shoes' avoidance, dodged the bullet with a sideways dash as Yul-Ban raised her gun.

He charged over like a chariot, smashing the Mountain God Scepter in his hand towards the female Saint.

Yul-Ban's eyes were filled with drunkenness, revealing a dazed look. She distorted the Star Official's "distance perception", causing him to have a wrong understanding of the distance between them.

In this state, the young Star Official would misjudge her position.

However, the other party resolutely lashed out with a vine-woven palm, ignoring her skills once again.

In a hurry, Yul-Ban could only block with her knife.

"Pa!"

The scepter struck the blade, and the terrifying brute force prevented Yul-Ban from holding onto her weapon, causing it to fly out of her hand.

Mountain God Scepter - Brute Force!

Dong! Zhang Yuanqing stomped his left foot, tightened the muscles in his right leg, and ignited a raging fire, launching an attack towards Yul-Ban in a seamless series of moves.

The latter took a kick to the waist and abdomen, her ribs breaking instantly, sending her flying out like a broken kite.

Bang, bang, bang!

Zhang Yuanqing's movements were as swift as a beast, striking with the scepter and kicking one after another, forcing Yul-Ban to parry and unable to find an opportunity to use her items.

If she hadn't undergone high-intensity combat training, had rich experience in skills and evasion, and had the physique bonus of an alcoholic, she would have been severely injured by now.

After devouring the "Alcoholic" guarding the gate, Zhang Yuanqing had a preliminary understanding of the profession's skills.

In the Transcendent realm, Alcoholics have three core main skills, namely "Directional Loss", "Cognitive Impairment", and "Brain Paralysis".

Directional Loss - The target will be like a drunkard, unable to distinguish between east, west, north, and south.

Cognitive Impairment - The target loses awareness of the function of objects.

Brain Paralysis - The brain loses control over the body.

The three skills combined are the performance of a person who is completely drunk.

It is worth mentioning that the skills of Alcoholics are all strong controls and negative states, which are perfectly restrained by the Power of the Sun God.

Therefore, Zhang Yuanqing used the Demon Subduing Pestle in advance when blowing up the barrier.

The Power of the Sun God contained in the Demon Subduing Pestle is a Dominator-level power and a nemesis of Alcoholics.

This item is equivalent to cheating in some cases, so Zhang Yuanqing was unwilling to return it to the old hag.

Being able to use Dominator-level power in the Transcendent stage, who would be willing to give it up?

"Furnell, my skills are ineffective against him, he has purification abilities!" Yul-Ban shouted anxiously.

She was asking Baker for help.

Chapter 35 Skirmish

They were all Saints. Once they fell into the opponent's rhythm, it was difficult to regain the advantage on their own, especially when professional skills were ineffective.

At this time, off-site assistance was needed.

Hearing this, Baker stopped fighting with Bill, grabbed a jar of wine from the item bar, and threw it over with force.

The wine jar flew over the desks and the unconscious employees, "clang" smashed on the carpet, and in an instant, a strong smell of alcohol permeated the air.

Zhang Yuanqing immediately held his breath and sped up his attack, not giving Yul-Ban a chance to breathe.

But at this moment, his heart suddenly beat faster, his cheeks became hot, his limbs were sore and weak, his head was dizzy, and his body swayed, making it difficult to stand firmly, as if he had drunk fake wine.

I clearly held my breath…

Without time to think, he quickly retreated, creating distance to prevent being attacked by the enemy, and at the same time saw Yul-Ban's eyes blurred, her steps staggering, like a drunkard.

She was also affected, but the degree of "drunkenness" was obviously lighter.

Zhang Yuanqing was glad he retreated quickly.

"Go!"

Baker, like a wine barrel, crashed into the floor-to-ceiling windows of the office area. In the sound of glass shattering and countless glass shards splashing, he jumped down from the dozens of floors of the building.

He was very decisive. Seeing that he couldn't defeat the enemy in a short time, he immediately retreated.

Yul-Ban staggered to follow and jumped out of the floor-to-ceiling window.

"Don't chase…" Mr. Bill leaned against the wall, gasping for breath.

I certainly won't chase. If I really chase, I'll have to look at my face. Maybe the gloom will turn into a bloody disaster, Zhang Yuanqing covered his mouth and nose, standing in place.

A few seconds later, Mr. Bill braced himself, hurriedly took off his black shoes, and looked at Zhang Yuanqing, "Take Annie to my office. The gunshot wounds on her body need to be treated."

Zhang Yuanqing nodded slightly, put away the hypnotic box, walked to the corner, picked up Annie, and walked through the office area with Bill towards the luxurious and spacious office area.

Along the way, the employees of Ante Pharmaceuticals were still unconscious and had not woken up.

The entire company was a mess. "The Bomber's Riot" caused a considerable area to collapse, and the fire activated the security system. The sprinkler heads on the ceiling sprayed out powerful water.

Coupled with the wounded and dead lying on the ground, it was like a scene after the war.

Mr. Bill pushed open the heavy wooden door of the office, strode to the wine cabinet, and without saying a word, poured himself a glass of spirits and drank it all in one gulp.

Zhang Yuanqing noticed that his left hand was convulsing violently, and his right leg was covered in blood, with thick, scarlet liquid dripping down his trouser leg.

Mr. Bill took out a wooden goat's head and brought the glass of wine to the goat's head's mouth.

A blue-green liquid flowed from the goat's mouth. Obviously, this was an item, a Wood Envoy profession's item.

After taking half a glass, he drank it all in one gulp, his pale face turned rosy at a speed visible to the naked eye, and he exhaled, "My injury is not serious. There is no need to use the Origin of Life. That is too costly, and losing money does not conform to our merchant's style."

As he spoke, he glanced at Annie, who was placed on the sofa, and said, "She was shot. Before treatment, the bullet needs to be taken out. Mr. Yuanshi, I'll leave it to you."

Zhang Yuanqing looked at Annie, whose back was stained red with blood, and "looked at" the old man, "You do it. I can't do surgery."

"No, no need," Bill shook his head, "Just cut it open and take it out. The Saint's vitality is not that fragile."

He put down the glass, glanced at Annie's pale but beautiful sleeping face, and shrugged, "It is not convenient for me to deal with her, hurry up, she is badly injured.

After taking out the bullet, give her a glass of healing potion."

He pointed to the wooden goat's head.

It sounds like it's very convenient for me… Zhang Yuanqing muttered in his heart, without refusing, took out his phone and dialed Fu Qingyang's number.

"Gang Leader, the battle at the International Building has been resolved. Two Saints escaped. Judging from their reaction when they left, the club's executives should not be ambushing nearby.

Please send someone over to clean up the situation and call more ambulances.

Thank you for your hard work," Fu Qingyang praised and hung up the phone.

Mr. Bill sighed, "I'll go out and cooperate. The company has sacrificed many innocent employees. They are just ordinary people, and I am very guilty. The battles between Lingjing Xingzhe always affect innocent people."

He left the office with a sad expression.

Zhang Yuanqing then took out the Bloodthirsty Blade, cut open Annie's coat and white shirt, revealing the beautiful curves of her back.

He gently broke the black straps, used a tissue to absorb the blood from her back, and saw the hideous bullet wound.

Zhang Yuanqing adjusted the Seer's Glasses, held the sharp tip of the knife against her delicate skin, and was about to start the surgery when he suddenly reacted and retracted the knife.

"Damn, using the Bloodthirsty Blade to do surgery will send Annie to her death on the spot…"

He muttered, got up and walked out of the office, found Bill waiting for the authorities to arrive at the front desk, and borrowed a sharp dagger from him.

Returning to the office, he cut open the delicate skin along the wound with the tip of the knife, cut open the flesh, and in a stream of gushing blood, picked out the bullet.

Annie did not wake up. The wine smashed by the barrel Baker before leaving had a good analgesic and anesthetic effect.

She was still sleeping, but frowned in pain, muttering unconsciously.

"Clang~"

The bullet was thrown on the glass coffee table, bouncing crisply a few times.

Zhang Yuanqing took out a clean glass from the wine cabinet, brought it to the wooden goat's head's mouth, borrowed half a glass of emerald green liquid, and then summoned the Mountain God Scepter, pressed it against Annie's shoulder, and activated the healing function.

The dark green gem at the top of the scepter bloomed with a dazzling light, slowly repairing the injured lungs, allowing the hideous gunshot wound and the cut wound to slowly heal.

The healing of a Saint's quality is stronger than that of a Transcendent, but healing exaggerated injuries is still not fast enough and cannot be compared with the Origin of Life.

This process lasted for more than ten minutes, and Annie's back injury was finally repaired by 70%.

She "moaned" softly, her eyelashes fluttered, and she slowly opened her eyelids.

"Wake up, drink the potion."

Zhang Yuanqing picked up the glass on the coffee table.

ps: The typos will be corrected later.