Chapter 131 One Palm

In a mere three seconds, dozens of full, crescent-shaped beams of light scattered out erratically, raining down on the scorpion swarm like a shower of blossoms.

Under the dual assault of Poker and Lanjiao (Storm Leg), the scorpion swarm suffered heavy casualties, the vast majority already losing their ability to fight.

Feng Bujue secretly breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing how effective the attack was. To be honest, he was worried that these monsters would be strong enough to withstand the AoE damage. But judging from the actual situation… Normal difficulty was just that, normal difficulty. Even with a powerful "Main Universe Boss" backing them, the monsters in this script weren't all that strong.

"Is that all there is..." While landing, Brother Jue didn't forget to casually unleash a [Wild Baseball Fist], saying, "I thought they'd be much tougher..."

"Yeah… they're a lot weaker than I imagined…" Xiao Ling echoed from behind, "There wasn't even any need to cover him…"

"Arrogant humans…" Seeing that the scorpions he released posed no threat, Dian He Wang (Foundation Crane King) felt rather embarrassed and enraged. His childish voice (because he was parasitizing the script Boss, he could only speak in this voice at this stage) quickly rang out again, "You think you're something just because you've dealt with a few insects… the real terror has only just begun!"

Before he finished speaking, a sand dune in front of the players exploded with a bang.

They thought a giant beast would leap out of the sand, but… what appeared was a tiny black figure.

As it approached, the players could see clearly—it was a human figure.

This "person" was only about five feet tall, and looked like an ordinary, even "frail," zombie… He was pale, his skin was festering, and he moved slowly… It felt like you could just grab a blunt object and knock him on the head… and take him out.

However, Feng Bujue could see… this monster was no small matter.

"Oh… this one's pretty tough…" The moment the opponent appeared, Brother Jue used his data perspective to observe it. He immediately thought, "Judging by its data alone, it's on par with the 'Daddy' from before…"

"What's this? Is this a joke…" Buu, however, was completely oblivious to this. In his opinion, the monster in front of him was pathetically weak.

"Even I could easily take care of a monster like that," Oubu confidently added.

"Hmph… you're all too naive." Feng Bujue snorted coldly and turned to the two, saying, "Don't be fooled by appearances. Have you forgotten Frieza by the Daming Lake?"

"It's more like Planet Namek than Daming Lake…" Xiao Tan couldn't help but retort, "Besides, is this really comparable…"

"Uh—" Just as they were talking, the monster let out a low moan and… charged forward.

"Anyway… I'll take care of this guy." Xiao Tan said, then unleashed [Draw a Cross and Curse You] on the monster, and charged forward with his military dagger.

"Careful! This thing's attack power…" By the time Feng Bujue warned him, Xiao Tan had already charged in.

The next second, the monster raised its forearm and swung down violently at Xiao Tan.

Wang Tanzhi's movements were superb, so he naturally wouldn't be hit by such an attack easily. He made a slight adjustment, dodging the attack without disrupting his posture, and struck the monster's neck.

The [Energy-Storing Triangular Military Dagger] was at full energy, and a single strike had 200% attack power, plus the 10% damage bonus from the curse skill, making it almost as powerful as an active skill.

Xiao Tan thought… that this exchange would kill the target, but the development of events… greatly exceeded his expectations.

First of all, his military dagger did hit the monster's neck, but the monster… only suffered a slight scratch.

Yes, a seemingly weak zombie, struck in the neck by an energy-storing, excellent-grade weapon… only suffered a slight scratch.

Secondly, the monster's missed swing, though it didn't hit Xiao Tan, did slam into the sand with a solid thud.

And the result of this palm strike was… a huge crater with a radius of over ten meters was blasted into the sand; a shock wave like a missile explosion… kicked up layers of sand, forcing all the players back a few steps. And the worst off was naturally Xiao Tan… Because he was so close, he was tossed about by the invisible shockwave and saw stars. The whole person flew backwards…

"I'll be back!" Xiao Tan, flying into the sky, said this line for some reason.

But he didn't turn into a star and disappear into the sky, because…

"Come back my foot!" Xiao Ling jumped into the air, grabbed Xiao Tan's waist, and pulled him down, "You idiot!"

"How was I supposed to know a zombie that looks like a weak chicken would be so strong…" Xiao Tan replied aggrievedly.

"Tch… I told you… don't be fooled by appearances…" At this time, Feng Bujue, who had regained his balance, spat out the sand in his mouth and said, "This monster's basic form and speed are the same as an ordinary zombie, but its attack and defense are ridiculously high. Compared to those scorpions just now… this guy is on a much higher level."

"Then what do we do…" Xiao Tan landed (since it was on sand, there was no damage from falling from a height) and immediately followed up, "Are we going to have to use a skill on the level of a [Makankosappo (Special Beam Cannon)] on this thing?"

"No… I have a very simple solution…" Feng Bujue's expression changed slightly, "That is…"

…………

Five minutes later, the players successfully arrived at the "next story trigger point" mentioned by Zhuan Jiezun (Seal Script Venerable) - in front of an oval-shaped stone building.

They… Oh, right, the solution that Brother Jue came up with for that monster just now was—go around it, ignore it.

The facts proved… it was very effective.

"Feng Bujue! I advise you to stop immediately, otherwise you will regret it!" Dian He Wang's voice came from the air again, and from his tone, you could hear… he was getting anxious, "I will let you die without a burial place…"

"Bury your [Bleep]!" Brother Jue interrupted the other party with another swear word, "You dare to mention burial places to me? I've been looking for your bones ever since I entered the script, do you hear? Why don't you just donate all your organs, cremate yourself, and scatter your ashes at sea!" He shouted upwards, "Try saying one more word to me? Do you believe I'll eat your corpse for supper?"

For some unknown reason, Dian He Wang really stopped talking after this burst of scolding…

"Uh… Brother Jue, eating corpses… you're just saying that, right?" After a long while, Buu looked askance at Brother Jue, trembling as he asked.

"Hehe…" Feng Bujue smiled without saying a word, and then walked towards the stone building in front of him.

The building's shape was like half an American football, over ten meters high and five meters wide; the whole structure was made of white stone, the surface of the stone was uneven and covered with rough horizontal lines; and on the side of the building that was away from the light, there were three black holes lined up, each two meters high and half a meter wide…

"Yes, that's it! That's the entrance to the pirate treasure!" At this time, Zhuan Jiezun's voice rang out again, "The bones parasitized by Dian He Wang are in…"

Suddenly, his words stopped abruptly, like a broken phone call, and there was no sound at all.

"Hey! Brother Zun?" Feng Bujue shouted at the sky, "What's wrong? Speak up! Where are you? Which of these three is the entrance?"

"Uh… could it be that Brother Zun is using a Xiaolingtong (Little Smart)?" Xiao Tan followed up.

None of the five teammates responded to the old joke used by Xiao Tan…

They waited like this for two minutes, and Zhuan Jiezun's voice never sounded again. It seemed that they could only find a way to identify the entrance themselves.

"What do we do? Split up?" Xiao Ling put forward a constructive suggestion.

"Or… we could leave a few people outside and let one or two people go down to explore the way first." Buu also came up with a solution.

"There's no need for so much trouble." Feng Bujue, however, directly denied their suggestions in a confident tone, "Just leave it to me."

"What are you going to do?" Ruoyu squinted at Brother Jue and asked.

"Hehe…" Feng Bujue smiled smugly, "I'm going to…" He squatted down and grabbed a handful of sand, "...tell a fortune."

"Well… if we split up, it's better to go in groups of two."

"We can also leave three people above and let the other three go down from the three entrances separately…"

After Brother Jue said his plan, his teammates ignored him as if he were air, and continued to discuss the topic just now…

"Hey! What does that mean!" Feng Bujue shouted, "Are you ignoring me!"

"Brother Jue… we're talking about serious things here, let's just forget about the joke…" Oubu turned his head and replied.

"Who's joking?" Feng Bujue replied with a displeased face, "I'm going to tell a fortune…" As he said that, he walked to the front of the three holes and stretched out his right arm, "Watch carefully…"

Whoosh—

Feng Bujue waved his hand, and the handful of sand in his hand floated out with the wind, drifting towards the one on the right of the three holes.

"Okay, I'm done telling the fortune." Brother Jue was telling the truth, just as he threw the sand, he activated [Foresight] and divined "Which is the real entrance?"

"What's wrong? Why are you all looking at me?" Feng Bujue asked when he saw that his teammates hadn't responded, "Is there a problem?"

"Yes." Xiao Ling replied, "First of all… it's ridiculous to decide the next step of action by 'telling a fortune'." She counted on her fingers and said, "Secondly… even if you can really figure something out, that's fine, but what's that… it's not convincing at all, okay?"

Xiao Tan also chimed in (Shanghainese dialect, meaning similar to "shill" in the north): "Yeah… Brother Jue, even if you make a gimmick, or read a character or something… didn't you use this trick to scam a lot of people when you were in high school…"

"This is a skill! A skill!" Feng Bujue roared, "Stop talking nonsense! Follow me!" He was too lazy to explain, turned around and drilled into the entrance, as if saying, "Come if you want, don't if you don't."

Looking at the hole that Brother Jue entered, the five people looked at each other. After a moment, Ruoyu was the first to say, "I believe him." After saying that, she also jumped into the stone cave.

Seeing her older cousin go down, Xiao Ling helplessly said, "Forget it… let's go, maybe the captain is really a miracle worker."

So, Xiao Ling, Xiao Tan, Buu, and Oubu also followed in one after another…

…………

At the same moment, in the Chaos Scorched Earth, Demon City.

"Lord, Oink has delivered the V-762." Curse Priest Talium knelt on one knee, prostrating himself before the Demon King's throne and said.

"Where did he go?" The head of all demons supported his cheek with one hand, his lazy posture also exuding incomparable majesty and pressure, "Why are you reporting to me?"

"Hehe… that pig-head… seems to be afraid of seeing the Demon Head again. After delivering the things, he left a message for me and disappeared." Talium replied with a smile.

"Hmph… a nonsensical piece of trash." The many eyes on the head of all demons closed together, and he breathed a long sigh, "In his eyes… am I just a murderous madman?" He tilted his head slightly, "He doesn't even have the courage to come here to receive a reward from me?"

"Not at all, not at all…" Talium continued in his usual, cold tone, "Your Majesty's demonic aura is at its peak. Someone like Oink, who is full of baleful energy, will instinctively feel a bit of fear once he gets close… there's no way around it."

"Demonic aura at its peak… is it…" The head of all demons put down his hand, straightened his upper body, and his eyes changed slightly, "Hmph… Talium… before seeing the power of 'that guy', your flattery just sounded 'boring', but now…" A hint of killing intent flashed in his eyes, "...your words sound more like 'irony'..."

"This lowly one dares not!" Talium quickly exclaimed, changing from kneeling on one knee to prostrating himself on the ground, not even daring to raise his head again.

The slight killing intent just now had already made Talium's whole body tremble like chaff. Because he understood… these days, the Demon Head was in a bad mood (I know what you're thinking, so I want to interject, the reason for the bad mood is not his period). And when the Demon Head was in a bad mood, he liked to kill people at will… even Talium, the Curse Priest below this one demon and above all demons, could be wiped out for a slip of the tongue…

"You don't have to be afraid, I won't kill you." After a brief silence, the head of all demons spoke again, "I won't kill anyone indiscriminately anymore…"

Hearing this, Talium slowly raised his head and said, "Your Majesty… you are…"

"I… am no longer the me I once was, Talium." The head of all demons continued, "Perhaps… Dian He Wang leaving the 'Gate of Emptiness'... is a choice of fate." He paused, his eyes becoming distant and melancholy, "I once said, if I could meet a 'demon' stronger than me, I would submit to him… Heh…"

The Demon Head actually smiled, and it was a bitter smile.

This may be the first time he has shown this kind of smile since he was born…

"...Now, I have seen such an existence." He continued, "Even if we put Dian He Wang into the V-762, what if we reshape the seal of the Gate of Emptiness?" He shook his head, "My 'mind' has changed, because I know… within that gate, there is an existence stronger than me…"