Chapter 543: Chapter 541 Collapse
"I’m fine."
Gu Qinyue’s face regained some color, and her tone was no longer so weak.
She got up from the ground and looked in the direction Master Gu left, her eyes flickering with hatred.
All the memories returned to her mind—she remembered her origins and the face of the master who had painstakingly raised her!
Qin Hao, however, was surprised: My sister was so seriously injured just now, and she’s almost healed...
The bloodline of the Shield of the Witch Race is truly formidable!
"Sister, you don’t need to worry about revenge. If Master Gu dares to hurt you, I will surely take his life at the first opportunity!"
Qin Hao comforted her softly.
"Mm."
Gu Qinyue responded softly, not looking too well.
Qin Hao knew she was recalling her past, and her emotions were complicated, so he didn’t say more. He took Gu Qinyue’s small hand and led her to the altar.
Inside the treasure chest lay an ancient book, shrouded in purple mist. Qin Hao wanted to try to take it, but hesitated for a long time, unable to make a move.
He didn’t have the ability to isolate the Gu poison, so he could only look at it and sigh, unable to start.
Gu Qinyue noticed this, snapped out of her chaotic thoughts, bit her finger, and dripped a few drops of blood into the treasure chest.
Something strange happened.
The dense purple mist in the chest encountered the blood and vanished like smoke dispersed by the wind, disappearing instantly without a trace.
"Amazing!"
Qin Hao was greatly amazed, thinking: My sister’s blood can even dispel the strongest witchcraft, isn’t it the ultimate antidote?
From now on, there’s no need to fear being poisoned!
With the purple mist gone, Gu Qinyue stopped the bleeding and used her delicate hand to give the ancient book to Qin Hao.
Taking it, Qin Hao casually flipped through it and, closing the book, his face became excited: "That old ghost was right, this really is the Gu Poison Divine Register!"
Boom!
A loud noise erupted from deep underground, shaking the ground so that both Qin Hao and Gu Qinyue felt numb and suffered minor internal injuries.
At that moment, the ground began to quake continuously, cracks appeared on the altar, countless stones fell, and the altar was rapidly disintegrating!
"This is bad, we’ve triggered the self-destruct mechanism of Dragon Gate Mountain by taking the Voodoo Divine Register. We have to get out quickly!"
Gu Qinyue, remembering her past memories, thought of the current situation and shouted anxiously.
"Then run!"
Without hesitation, Qin Hao put the ancient book in his clothes and pulled Gu Qinyue’s small hand, and the two of them rushed into the night.
Crash!
The ground ahead suddenly cracked, revealing a gap a yard wide, exposing an abyss whose depths were unseen!
Qin Hao’s eyes focused, and he shouted, "Sister, quickly jump onto my back."
Saying this, he crouched down.
Gu Qinyue, knowing the urgency of the situation, disregarded the impropriety between men and women, pressed her ample chest against Qin Hao’s back.
Qin Hao carried Gu Qinyue, and after a sprint, leapt high into the air like a great peng spreading its wings, crossing the yard-wide gap.
Boom!
Another explosion sounded, and the frequency and amplitude of the ground’s vibration increased, as if experiencing an eight-magnitude earthquake.
Qin Hao felt like he was on a roller coaster, his body constantly vibrating with the ground—his internal organs shifted as if they had moved. If not for the Vajra Stone Technique strengthening his physique, he would have lost the ability to move long ago.
Bang!
A huge stone crashed down from the top of an abandoned building, and after dodging it, Qin Hao leapt, reaching the edge of the ruins.
The forest was close, the ground behind Qin Hao began to collapse, quickly chasing after him.
"Qin Hao!" Gu Qinyue looked back to see the ruins disappearing, replaced by a massive abyss, pitch black inside, as if Hell was calling!
Qin Hao could guess what was happening without looking back, mustering all his strength for a sprint, running as fast as he ever had in his life.
Crash... Crash...
The ground continued collapsing, threatening to overtake Qin Hao. He shouted with abandon, "Heaven Kick!"
With a step, the ground shattered beneath his feet, transforming him into a great bird rising high, flying out of the ruins just before they collapsed.
Boom!
The last stone slab of the ruins collapsed, replaced by a massive crater.
Landing, standing on the soft grass, Qin Hao was certain he had returned to the forest’s outskirts!
He turned, seeing the endless, bottomless crater, Qin Hao and Gu Qinyue’s hearts remained unsettled for a long time.
The scene before them was as shocking as a rare natural disaster.
"Sister, your Witch Race people can create mechanisms like this—they’re simply a group of monsters!"
Looking at the scene before him, as if devastated by an atomic bomb, Qin Hao swallowed and said.
Gu Qinyue also paled, bitterly smiling, "My master told me that the Witch Race’s strongest techniques are mechanisms and Gu poison. The Gu poison was taught by a strange person from Miaojiang... and the Mechanical Technique can be traced back to the Three Kingdoms Period..."
Ancient Strange Techniques indeed, no wonder they’re so terrifying!
Qin Hao nodded silently, lying on the grass, breathing heavily: "Qinyue, I really can’t walk anymore, let’s rest for a while first."
"Mm."
Gu Qinyue agreed, sitting down with a thoughtful look.
After resting for half an hour, they both recovered their strength.
Qin Hao got up, dusted off the dirt from his body, and said, "Qinyue, I wonder how Little Wolf and the others are doing—let’s find them first to regroup."
Gu Qinyue stood up and nodded, and the two re-entered the forest.
Following the ground’s tracks, Qin Hao noticed many people had fled the ruins, making it difficult to find their group in such a complicated trail.
As he was feeling overwhelmed, a sound came from the camouflage bag on his back.
Startled, Qin Hao opened the bag to find it was the walkie-talkie making noise.
He pressed the walkie-talkie’s receive button, and heard Little Wolf’s voice: "Captain, I’m Little Wolf, are you safe?"
Qin Hao shook his head helplessly, thinking, Did I forget the walkie-talkie?
He laughed and said, "We’re safe, where are you now?"
Little Wolf replied, "We’re now at a camp on the west side of the forest, with military personnel here as well."
"Military personnel?"
Qin Hao was surprised to hear this. Had the military sent others to Dragon Gate Mountain too?
But why were they only appearing now?
As he thought about it, the answer emerged, making Qin Hao feel a bit cold: Hmph, they still didn’t trust us after all, Sun Aihua spoke well, but really didn’t consider me one of them!
"Hey, Captain, the military leader said to gather at the camp now..."
Little Wolf’s words brought Qin Hao back to the moment. He said expressionlessly, "Send your exact coordinates."
Quickly, his phone received a location, and following the system, he and Gu Qinyue reached the temporary camp in twenty minutes.