Trafford's Trading Club

Chapter 1054: Chapter 98: Where in the World Is the Path to Immortality? (60)

The bullet shot out from the barrel of the M16A, which did not have a silencer, and the sound of the gunfire immediately alerted Cang Jinshui and Qu Xinghe.

The two high-ranking members of the Yao Association instinctively turned their gaze back.

Behind them, one of the two Gaïa pursuing them suddenly swung a massive metallic claw.

However, this scarlet giant claw was destroyed in an instant—yes, destroyed in an instant!

The broken half-claw turned into flying ash!

At this moment, the Gaïa that was hit suddenly stopped—just then, another gunshot rang out, and the already amputated Gaïa swung the remaining scarlet claw once more, yet her claw once again met with destruction.

The Gaïa, who had already lost both arms, now had flickering eyes!

As the third gunshot rang out, the armless Gaïa suddenly opened her mouth wide—a massive beam of light shot out from her mouth—heading directly toward the distant grove!

The moment the light beam was emitted, the Gaïa’s head suddenly arched back… and then, her head turned out just like the already destroyed arms!

BOOM—!!!

The emitted massive beam simultaneously shot into the grove ahead—within the blink of an eye, the entire grove was completely severed by this beam!

The area traversed by the beam had already turned into molten lava, a large amount of hot air billowed out, the air twisted from the heat, leaving only the scorched earth before them!

This level of attack, though terrifying Cang Jinshui and Qu Xinghe, wasn’t enough to shock them, as they had fought Gaïa along the way and knew of Gaïa’s power.

But the Management Bureau people were different—they had never seen such terrifying attacks before!

This was not a large-scale thermal weapon, but a power unleashed from a small individual!

At that moment, over a dozen Management Bureau members didn’t have time to dodge the incoming beam and lost their lives right there.

Captain Ling Feng and others had no time to mourn—because another terrifying little girl was still left!

At this moment, Captain Ling Feng glanced at Hong Ling; although Hong Ling successfully took down an enemy with three bullets… this was on the premise that the other party was unaware of these bullets’ properties!

No matter how powerful the bullets are, if they don’t hit, they’re useless… yet the enemy’s terrifying attack power and range could wipe out the entire Management Bureau here any minute!

“All of you!” Ling Feng took a deep breath, “Disperse! First and Second Squads follow me! Third Squad prepares for remote Taoist magic art support! Fourth Squad for fire suppression!”

Saying that, Ling Feng hurriedly picked up an assault rifle and charged down to the grassland below the grove!

In the distance, dozens of figures rushed out from the grove, Cang Jinshui and Qu Xinghe exchanged glances, seeing a hint of joy in each other’s eyes!

It was the Management Bureau’s forces!

Encountering nominal allies and gaining support in such a situation was naturally a joyful thing—and the Management Bureau somehow managed to take down one of those monstrous little girls!

Cang Jinshui and Qu Xinghe, during the recent disaster, had fortunately escaped with a Secret Technique, but had since been relentlessly pursued by the two monstrous little girls.

The cooperation between these two little girls was seamless—while Cang Jinshui and Qu Xinghe clearly lacked such teamwork coordination—and indulging in battle would only draw more of these little girls’ kin!

Dealing with one was already extremely difficult, let alone a group?

But now it was different—with reinforcements from the Management Bureau, and with only one enemy left!

Cang Jinshui fiercely clashed his fists together in front of him, a burst of azure demonic power erupted on his body, “Qu Xinghe, are you ready to join forces now?”

“Haven’t we always been cooperating?” Qu Xinghe narrowed his eyes with a lighthearted voice—but despite this, the proud-bodied Vermilion Bird Tribe Priest had already ignited a burst of bright red flames in her palm!

Cang Jinshui and Qu Xinghe simultaneously launched into the air!

In mid-air, a fierce wind howled, and raging flames soared! It turned into a giant Azure Dragon and a flaming giant bird!

“They’re fighting in their true forms!” Captain Ling Feng frowned… these two were just fleeing miserably, but now seemed quite impressive, “First and Second Squads changed to remote flank assault! Permission to use Talisman Bullets!”

Because before being transferred here, the Management Bureau folks were in a rush and many pieces of equipment weren’t brought along—however, one of the Bureau’s standard pieces of gear, the Talisman Bullet, everyone had some on them.

(Talisman Bullets, made using special techniques, are bullets with the power of a single-use Taoist magic art… The Management Bureau partners with certain Taoist groups to supply these bullets.)

As the Azure Dragon and Firebird ferociously attacked the Gaïa, behind them, dozens of Management Bureau team members drew specially modified firearms to load Talisman Bullets and launched fierce attacks.

Ratatatatata—!!

Next to Ling Feng, the M16A burst into a frenzy of fire… causing him to sigh in exasperation… Hong Ling’s violence was already a widespread tale in the Bureau.

At least Ling Feng could be grateful that Hong Ling seemed somewhat rational—at least she wasn’t using the expensive Meteorite God Bullets, but the relatively cheaper Talisman Bullets.

Still, watching Hong Ling swap out magazine after magazine, Captain Ling Feng couldn’t help but feel a pang of pain… Damn, how was he going to write this report when they got back?

“Forget it, the ones to save are Cang Jinshui and Qu Xinghe, the two prominent leaders of the demons… It’s only natural that Hong Ling’s energy is unstable.”

“Glasses…” Ling Feng seemed to want to say something but eventually just sighed.

“But… what the hell are these things?” Glasses furrowed his brow, his gaze fixed on the depths of the grassland, where the little girl still stood amidst the fierce attacks from Cang Jinshui, Qu Xinghe, and the Management Bureau, his face showing a hint of awe, “It’s as if they’re Combat Automatons!”

Even under such coordinated attacks from so many, the only remaining Gaïa showed no sign of being at a disadvantage!

Just then, a massive dragon roar erupted from the front, accompanied by the simultaneous cry of the giant Firebird!!

The Azure Dragon spit out a massive azure sphere, while the Firebird flapped its wings, shooting out two gigantic fire pillars!

The azure sphere and fire pillars intertwined, transforming into an even larger azure-red gigantic fire pillar, surging fiercely down on Gaïa!

Boom—!!!

On the grassland, a wave of heat scattered instantly, and the frenzy of air currents was enough to nearly knock a person over!

After a long while, nearly half of the grassland was destroyed, and on the scorched earth, only the figure of Gaïa was seen lying on the ground.

Her body had also turned to a charred black state, gradually cracking apart—like shattering ceramics, until only dust remained.

The sound of dragon and phoenix cries settled, and then two streams of light landed in front of Captain Ling Feng and his group, revealing the temporarily restored human forms of Cang Jinshui and Qu Xinghe.

“Representative Cang, Representative Qu.”

A captain beside Ling Feng approached, nodding to Cang Jinshui and Qu Xinghe—he was one of the Management Bureau’s captains stationed at Kun Peng Mountain Villa: Captain Xu Ge.

“Captain Xu Ge.” Cang Jinshui nodded as well, “Thanks to everyone for your assistance here, I won’t forget this kindness.”

Xu Ge then said, “Representative Cang, we can talk about this later… What exactly happened, what did you and Representative Qu encounter?”

Qu Xinghe’s eyes flickered with a trace of fear, and he shook his head, “We don’t know exactly what it is either, and in fact, among those who came to attend the conference, a large portion of the elites from the arts of demons and Taoist circles are probably already lost.”

“What!”

Several captains were shocked at this moment!

Cang Jinshui said, “Now is not the time for discussion; those things are not just two! We encountered more than a hundred of them! The battle here has likely exposed our location, and the rest will probably catch up soon!”

Xu Ge looked gravely at Ling Feng.

This terrifying “thing” has more than a hundred… But dealing with just one is already extremely difficult! If Hong Ling hadn’t fired three Meteorite God Bullets at the start to eliminate one…

“In that case, let’s leave quickly.” Ling Feng nodded, “On our way here, we discovered a cave that should serve as a temporary hiding spot; we have team members skilled in the arts of concealment.”

“That’s good.” Cang Jinshui nodded—after a great battle, he indeed needed some time to recover his energy.

“By the way, Captain Xu Ge, what exactly did you use to deal with the first one earlier?” Qu Xinghe suddenly asked.

Xu Ge replied casually, “Talisman Bullet, but it’s incredibly rare, only a few can be created over the years. And if it’s true that most of the Daoist Association elites are lost, as the two representatives said, it will probably become even harder to create it in the future.”

Qu Xinghe nodded noncommittally.

The main group quickly headed into the forest, going towards the cave Ling Feng mentioned.

…

On the prairie, with a gentle breeze blowing, a white silhouette appeared out of nowhere on the charred earth.

A cold, clean face, a spotless figure, like a fairy from mythical tales… She walked slowly towards where Gaia had fallen.

On the way, she suddenly bent down to pick up a shell casing from the ground, examining it carefully.

“Talisman Bullet… Humans have progressed a lot over the past thousand years,” she sighed gently, casually tossing the casing back onto the ground.

She then approached the spot where the first Gaia had fallen—this Gaia, whose hands and head were severed, had also turned into a pile of dust.

She furrowed her brows lightly, looking towards the distant trees—at the beginning, it was from that direction Gaia was sniped.

She began searching around—finally, she picked up another shell casing from the soil—not the same as the Talisman Bullet casing.

She placed this peculiar shell casing in her palm, silently gazing at it.

Just then, she suddenly felt the mana in her body show a faint sign of instability—this instability was quickly dispelled by her instinctual control, but it was enough to make her realize something.

“What kind of bullet is this, capable of disrupting mana equilibrium…” she murmured, “Disrupting Magic? It seems not only have they progressed, but they’ve also created something terrifying…”

This time, she didn’t discard the shell casing but kept it in her hand.

She glanced at the prairie and then looked at the sky.

“Master, you said you found Penglai, but after you went, there was no further news, and Third Mother’s Restive Taoist has reached its limit… it’s been Five Hundred Years, where are you… are you here?”

“Though faint, Third Mother can sense this elusive Green Lotus Sword Qi…”

“Did you also encounter this Combat Automaton…”

Some faint sound came from the air at this moment, she turned, looked up, and saw a Gaia rapidly flying from a distance.

It was no different than the one she just fought, also no different from those that nearly annihilated the arts of demons and two Daoist associations.

At this moment, Gaia’s scarlet giant claw changed shape, turning into a gun mode.

She furrowed her brow and suddenly stepped forward.

At this moment, a thin streak of Azure Sword Qi shot out from her fingertips, like a straight line of light, sweeping past—the Gaia in mid-air split into symmetrical halves, then turned into flying ashes.

“What is this place exactly…” she pondered, “always out of sync with that shop, yet somewhat similar…” she furrowed her brow, soon leaving the place—there was a peculiar Stone Forest ahead, seemingly special, from afar appearing to be some sort of Formation, she intended to take a look.

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Emmmmm…

What Tai Yinzi was quite conflicted about was whether he should call Gaia out once again—ever since Gaia suddenly split into more than a hundred and left, Tai Yinzi had been weighing the pros and cons.

A sudden rush of excitement made Tai Yinzi feel that if he actually obtained something from Gaia and then began rebelling against the club, it seemed like a dead end.

If there’s no way to resolve the issue that control would always remain with the boss, even if he wanted to rebel, there was nowhere to go.

It still felt like sticking close to the boss and blending in was most beneficial, more profitable, right?

“Emmmmm… What was that situation?”

At this moment, Tai Yinzi, lost in thought, suddenly heard a loud noise from afar, then saw a massive column of red and green flame shooting up to the sky!

But after the flame pillar disappeared, there seemed to be no more movement, making Tai Yinzi furrow his brow.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, a sense of foreboding made Tai Yinzi shiver involuntarily… He turned his head instinctively to see Wang Hu, subdued by Gaia and trapped within peculiar gray crystals, suddenly exuding a terrifying demonic power.

Those gray crystals suddenly showed a crack.

Tai Yinzi blinked… The crack swiftly spread at this moment—crash!

The gray crystals now shattered like broken glass shards, scattering in the air.

“Old ghost… when you hit me earlier, you said it felt good, right? How about letting me have a bit of fun too?”

Tai Yinzi swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

He felt, at this moment, as if he were being infinitely minimized, while Wang Hu before him was growing infinitely, “Don’t… don’t do this, I’m just a kid… ugh, just an entry level guy ahhh…”