With the ruins no longer offering protection, everyone seemed to have the upper hand against Chen Shu. They even began to divide his treasures in front of him.
Archbishop Yu, with a mocking expression, no longer intervened. If he were to act again, he would surely become the target of everyone’s ire. It was better to wait until everyone had finished their plunder before taking Chen Shu’s life.
"You guys really think悍匪哥 (Hànfěi Gē - roughly "Brother Bandit") doesn’t exist, huh!"
Chen Shu’s expression remained calm, a faint smile on his face. He pointed at Yu in the distance and said, "If any of you can kill him, I’ll give you all my treasures!"
"Also, a reminder, he’s the Archbishop of the Salvation Church! I’m sure the bounty on him isn’t low!"
Upon hearing this, everyone’s expression shifted, but not with greed. Instead, they were wary. A top-tier King-level criminal was not someone an ordinary person could apprehend. Even King Yan and Patriarch Bell remained silent, choosing not to make a move against Yu. Their hearts were not in sync, and they likely couldn’t defeat Yu alone.
"So you’re all counting on me, huh?"
Seeing everyone’s inaction, Chen Shu couldn’t help but shake his head and said, "One last reminder, I’m much harder to deal with than a King-level opponent!"
However, everyone scoffed. Silver-level and King-level were incomparable.
"Let’s take down his contracted spirits first!" someone exclaimed, immediately drawing agreement from the crowd. Only by forcing Chen Shu into a corner would they make him obediently hand over his treasures.
In an instant, over ten thousand contracted spirits charged forward. But no one attacked rashly. Instead, they first unleashed defensive skills. Who knew how many nuclear bombs Chen Shu had in his possession?
"Preying on each other, you really don't deserve it!" Chen Shu scoffed, directly locking onto the third option in the system. At the same time, he decided to add a little more fuel to the fire!
"You’re as good as dead!" Yu, from within the crowd, spoke with a cold expression, impatient to witness Chen Shu's demise and resolve his inner demons.
But at that moment, a spatial portal appeared above him, and a rabbit holding a urea sack emerged.
"Hmm? Is it dark already?" Yu was startled. Simultaneously, with his keen sense of smell, he detected a scent of sin.
*Bang!*
Without even looking up, the giant dragon beneath his feet unleashed a gust of wind. A large number of urea sack fragments rained down like pellets, and the spatial rabbit had already retreated.
"Trying to ambush me?" Yu was slightly taken aback, but then he sensed something was wrong. The urea sack fragments were all wet, with a strange blue liquid on them.
"Nuclear agent?" Yu’s heart pounded. He quickly ordered his contracted spirit to unleash a skill. The big wind novel.
A frost skill struck, covering him, to prevent ignition. He didn’t want to experience resisting a nuclear bomb with his bare body!
"Heh heh, you’re finished!" Chen Shu grinned, mouthing the words to Yu from afar. The blue liquid was not nuclear but a lure agent capable of summoning ferocious beasts. The magic potion gift pack contained three explosive agents, one enhanced explosive agent, and one enhanced lure agent.
"I’m about to leave, let me give you one last gift!" Chen Shu dangled the remaining half bottle of lure agent in his hand. He had only used half a bottle when ambushing Yu, fearing failure. This remaining half bottle was for everyone present.
"Attack!!" King Yan, sensing the danger acutely, immediately ordered his contracted spirit to unleash an attack. However, it was already too late.
Chen Shu hurled the lure agent in his hand towards the sky, then shouted, "Recall your contracted spirits, and hold onto me!"
A Liang and the others were well-trained, clinging to Chen Shu like sloths. The thunderbird beneath them was also recalled. The four of them began to plummet, but the next second, they vanished.
*Boom boom boom!*
The incoming skills missed their targets. Chen Shu’s figure was no longer in sight. The residual energy from the skills instantly vaporized the blue liquid in the air. The crowd gasped, thinking another nuclear bomb was about to detonate, and quickly activated their defensive skills.
However, there was no explosion. The lure agent dissipated into the air, its special scent enveloping everyone present!
At this moment, the ferocious beasts of the [Ground Fire Plains] gradually turned red-eyed, as if they had lost their minds…
And deep beneath the alien dimension, a ferocious beast resembling a qilin, entirely crimson, suddenly opened its eyes. The surrounding ground fire surged, becoming incredibly violent.
*Roar!*
It let out a sky-shattering roar, then emerged onto the surface. Its crimson gaze fixed on the distance…
…
"Damn it! One bottle of teleportation potion gone!" Chen Shu and the others had reappeared on Planet Blue, with the entrance to the [Ground Fire Plains] behind them.
"It’s a pity to meet you all in this way…" He casually tossed the empty bottle aside and took out the only enhanced explosive agent he had left.
…
The capital of Huaguo, Huaxia University.
"These days have been so peaceful!" Qin Tian lounged comfortably on the sofa in his office, his mood exceedingly pleasant. Chen Shu winning the national championship had boosted his prestige immensely. The Minister of the Imperial Dragon Guard, the governors of various provinces, all treated him with the utmost respect.
"Chen Shu hasn't caused any trouble recently. I'm such a good teacher." He stroked his chin and mused, "My being vice-principal is truly an underutilization of my talents!"
Just then, the television in front of him began broadcasting international hot news:
"It is rumored that ruins have appeared in the [Ground Fire Plains] in the public waters!"
"Major powers have all headed there, even the patriarchs of the Green Family and Bell Family have dispatched!"
"Most astonishingly, there’s even an international criminal from the East, wielding a nuclear bomb!"
Qin Tian heard the news about the ruins and felt no inclination to act. News that appeared on international hot topics often meant the ruins had concluded, otherwise, they wouldn't be released. When he heard the last sentence, he couldn’t help but chuckle:
"These days, criminals are so ambitious?"
"Hmm?" But the next second, his expression froze, his eyes widening.
East! Nuclear bomb! International criminal!
These three keywords struck his mind with a jolt. Something seemed amiss…