Chapter Forty-Five: Annihilation

  The old man in the green robe turned a corner and arrived at the residence of Wu Ye Yu and Wen Xue Yue, only to find that the target he had been expecting with bated breath was nowhere to be found. His face stiffened instantly, and the old man who had just been laughing out loud immediately shut his mouth, his eyes darkening ominously. The old face turned as black as a pot bottom in an instant, this sudden change of expression was truly impressive.

  The old man quickly exerted his divine sense to investigate and found that although this place was filled with the residual aura of the target's past activities, it was now clearly empty. A somewhat discontented old man with sunken eyes sank his face and turned his back on his hands as he looked around the cave, hoping to find some clues to determine the direction of the target's departure.

  On the task map, seeing the red dot moving carelessly underground, Wu Yeru's heart couldn't help but feel a little tense. Although he was very confident in his own arrangements and defensive measures, that guy was a Sword Emperor-level expert after all. Who knew if there was any abnormal energy that could detect his tracks? So now Wu Yeru was deeply afraid of leaving behind any clues, which would bring disaster upon himself.

  As for the trigger bomb, this time Wu Ye Yu didn't hide it, but instead embedded the main body of the bomb into the earthen wall, leaving only a large liquid crystal touch panel exposed on the outside. The screen displayed two large traditional Chinese characters "Surprise", and around it, fireworks continuously rose to indicate celebration. At that time, as long as the master touched this panel slightly, it would trigger an explosion, thoroughly burying him underground.

  "Damn it, facing such a fresh face, I don't believe you can hold on, even if you're an expert, how can you not have any exploratory spirit? This is human nature! Later, as long as you lightly touch it, even if you kick the wall, you can bury it alive." Wu Yeyu stared tightly at the task map, praying in his heart that this guy would hurry up and die.

  As expected, the old man turned around a mud wall and came to Wu Ye Yu's room. He easily found the touch panel embedded in the wall, and didn't even need to look for it, because it was too eye-catching.

  Think about it, in this dark and gloomy underground space, there isn't even a glimmer of light, ordinary people can already consider themselves to have good eyesight if they can grope their way here. But as an expert, the old man naturally has his own special place, night vision is a basic skill for a master assassin who has been doing shady dealings for years, it's simply one of the essential abilities.

  Even so, in this underground without any light, no matter how high the cultivation is, it's unlikely to have the same visual effect as daytime, and there will always be some deviation. Moreover, Wu Ye Yu didn't have a good heart to leave a lamp for the enemy who came to commit a crime, so the liquid crystal panel that was emitting soft light naturally attracted the old man's attention first.

  "Huh? What's this...!" The old man in the green robe indeed discovered the bomb at the first moment and walked towards it, but as soon as he lifted his foot, he drew back, not rushing forward, instead carefully examining the ground in front of him, deeply afraid that the owner might have left some kind of trap here, appearing extremely cautious.

  It's not that the old man was being paranoid, it's just that the scene he had discovered on the ground earlier was too strange. His subordinates had died in such an inexplicable manner, making him unable to be cautious. After a moment, the green-robed old man used his many years of experience in trap-making to judge that there were no traps ahead of him, just a patch of ordinary mud...

  The old man finally walked to the front of the screen, "Tsk tsk! How was this thing made so cleverly? I'm afraid even the emperor himself might not be able to surpass it. Hmm~ Look, there are even words on it that move! It's quite similar to that precious communication jade symbol, but I wonder what its cost is. If...this time's mission can't catch the young princess of the Wen family, I'll still be able to return and report with a clear conscience as long as I can bring this thing back to the emperor, it will be considered a job well done." The old man was now curiously examining the LCD screen, weighing the pros and cons in his mouth.

  After making up his mind, the old man's hand moved towards the wall and grabbed it. The withered hand flashed a metallic glow, even the sharp fingernails seemed unusual, making people suspect that the old man's claws could easily pierce through the earthen wall and remove the liquid crystal screen embedded in it. But just as his fingernail was about to touch the screen, the old man suddenly stopped moving and slowly withdrew his hand.

  It's true what they say: ginger is still spicy even when it's old! It's because the experience of older people can never be compared to us young folks. At critical moments, they can resist temptation and sometimes, when faced with an enemy's sugar-coated bullets, they can calmly eat the sugar coating and send the bullet back, achieving maximum benefit for themselves!

  The old man thought to himself at that time, "If I grab it with this claw, there's a good chance I'll get the strange object directly."

  "There's still a small half left, obviously the owner here wouldn't be so kind as to leave this thing for himself. The most likely possibility is that he used this thing to attract his own attention, lure himself into taking the bait and trigger some trap or mechanism. Hmm! But that doesn't seem right either, there are no mechanisms here, I've already checked just now, I'm still confident about these things. Could it be that this thing is coated with deadly poison, one touch and you're dead?!"

  The old man suddenly felt a chill, and he sniffed hard with his nose, but found no unusual smell. "Could it be a colorless and odorless poison!?" The more he thought about it, the more possible it seemed. Following the principle of being cautious, the old man hurriedly mobilized his energy to isolate himself from the air, and then put on his trusty heavenly silkworm gloves that had never failed him over the years. This finally made him feel a bit more at ease.

  After doing all this, the old man's mouth corner revealed a satisfied smile, thinking that even if it was poisonous, it wouldn't hurt him now. As long as he got this treasure, he could deal with it later and any poison would disappear completely! It seemed that the previous owner of this strange object was too naive, thinking that such a small trick could make the old man lose his head?

  "Hum! How naive!"

  Then, the old man opened his withered claws and grabbed towards the LCD screen. This time, however, the old man's hand was wearing a silver glove, with intricate patterns on it that looked ancient and extraordinary, definitely not something ordinary.

  The old man's speed was extremely fast, his five fingers inserted into the earthen wall like inserting into tofu, and then changed to grasp. His palm was like an eagle's claw, firmly grasping the LCD screen and pulling it back, bringing it right in front of him. Seeing that the object was not damaged at all, the old man couldn't help but nod his head in satisfaction, secretly thinking that his kung fu had become even more refined.

  Then, all I heard was a "Beep!" from the wall.

  "Boom!"

  ……

  The high-explosive bomb exploded hundreds of meters underground, its sound was not as loud as the last time, but the destruction it caused was even more severe. If someone looked down from a high altitude at this moment, they would find that with Wu's house as the center point, a clear wave burst open on the ground, and wherever it passed, rocks and trees jumped up, even the city wall that had been specially processed was severely affected in this process, and obvious cracks appeared on its surface. Some small buildings were even more so, plus the houses in the town were mostly made of wood, so the loss was very serious, especially in the area within Wu's house, almost all the buildings collapsed in this wave.

  Fortunately, the range of the ground wave was relatively small, and there were no other buildings near Wu's house. Only a few nearby households suffered minor disasters, with several animal sheds collapsing, and farther away, people only felt a slight tremor, shattering a few flower vases.

  At this time, Wu Zongyue, the master of the Wu family who was hiding in the room under the prefecture, also felt the earthquake, but he didn't pay much attention to it. After all, judging from the momentum just now, it seemed that it wasn't as shocking as yesterday, and the Wu family might not have suffered too much damage. So, the awakened master of the Wu family simply turned over and continued to sleep, without realizing that the Wu family had already been reduced to ruins at this time, which could be described as a complete wasteland.

  Wu Ye Yu, who was paying attention to the task map at the time, had another concern about this matter. He didn't let out a long breath until he saw that his kill count finally rose from 111 to 112, and then he vigorously pumped his fist in celebration.

  "Woohoo! Now that's done, even a Sword Emperor-level expert has been defeated here. I can finally get a good night's sleep. Even if that power wants to send another expert, they won't have time now. Hmm, the mission still has over 20 hours left, which means it'll end by tomorrow afternoon. I managed to scrape through! Hehehe, this time I really earned over a million energy points! Excluding the guns and explosives I exchanged earlier, I still made a profit of around 800-900 thousand. It's like I hit the jackpot!" Wu Ye Yu excitedly jumped out of bed and started dancing, although it wasn't elegant or rhythmic, but it was the best way to release his inner emotions.

  Don't think that Wu Yeyu had it easy during this time, after all he's also a big man, well, maybe a small one would be more suitable... anyway, as a man, no matter what, he can't show weakness in front of Wen Xueyue, that little loli.

  As an existence that can be killed by a group of assassins with much stronger cultivation than oneself at any time and place, I am still a young man who is not yet mature. Having crossed over to this place for less than two months, let's not talk about ideals and ambitions, I must first struggle to survive. Facing a world where death can occur at any time, even Wu Ye Yu, who has a cheat device, feels great pressure in his heart, and finding ways to vent is normal.

  "Who made myself so weak now? If I had the power of Sword Emperor when I first crossed over, I wouldn't need to hide and dodge around like this. Even if it was just Sword King, I wouldn't be in such a passive situation. Ugh! Maybe one day I'll really get killed by this Heavenly Killer system. Sigh... I'd better hurry up and cultivate." Wu Yeyu calmed down, let out a light sigh, and then sat back on the bed with his legs crossed to resume his practice.

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