Deep within the underground cavern, Chen Mu leaned against the wall, feigning meditation. Yet his spirit was ever vigilant over the entire camp.
“Fortunately, the Tangshan Army was not completely unprepared.”
The Laborer Camp was the foundation of the Tangshan Army’s combat prowess.
Through the perspective of a small paper figure, Chen Mu had already seen several figures in black cloaks appear.
They held incense burners, muttering under their breath, and with a shake of their right hand, adorned with a gold-threaded white jade bracelet, they could control an invisible giant hand to crush or fling their opponents through the air.
“What a fine Magic Artifact,” Chen Mu mused with some envy.
“You’d better put in some effort,” Chen Mu said, focusing on the black-cloaked figures wandering in the Ding Character Camp.
As long as they could withstand the initial chaos, a turning point would soon emerge.
The Startling Swan Gang had come to raid the camp, but Chao Tianwang was not idly standing by either.
“Alas, there’s no helping it when one’s strength is insufficient. Just wait and see,” Chen Mu thought reluctantly.
…
“Are you their leader?”
Inside the Ding Character Laborer Camp, the black-cloaked figure asked Zuo Sheng calmly,
ignoring the minions who were howling and setting fires to kill around them.
“The heritage of our Shangguan Family is beyond your imagination.”
“Now that you have killed and set fires, you will have something to report when you go back.”
“Moreover, now that I’m here, there’s no longer any point for you to stay,” persuaded the cloaked figure methodically.
“Alright, I’ll be leaving soon,” Zuo Sheng nodded.
The cloaked figure: “…” So you’re saying you won’t be leaving now?
“Do you believe I can make you die a terrible death?” said the cloaked figure, indifferent.
“I don’t believe it,” Zuo Sheng responded earnestly.
The cloaked figure: “…”
“Courting death!”
He suddenly shook his right hand, which was adorned with the gold-threaded white jade bracelet, reaching out to grab Zuo Sheng.
A sense of grasping something solid came to him, and the cloaked figure’s lips curled into a cruel smile.
“Do you feel it? This is the heritage of our Shangguan Family.”
“Stop!”
An immense force, all-encompassing and without a single blind spot, suddenly descended upon Zuo Sheng.
Whoosh!
A soft sound and Zuo Sheng’s clothes suddenly collapsed inward as if vacuum-sealed.
Yet the invisible force, which could easily crush the ordinary person, was effortlessly withstood by Zuo Sheng.
Covered with Soul Strength, he felt the force coming from all directions, causing Zuo Sheng to frown: “Be serious.”
The pupils of the cloaked figure abruptly contracted, and he shook the white jade bracelet again.
“Stop!”
Whoosh!
Zuo Sheng was pushed several inches into the ground where he stood.
A pebble caught in the aftermath instantly turned to dust.
Zuo Sheng looked at the cloaked figure with an ugly expression: “Do you think I’m an idiot?!”
“Using such a weak force is clearly an attempt to get me to let down my guard.”
“And then you’ll suddenly exert your strength, catching me off guard.”
“I’ve completely seen through you! Use your full strength, damn it!” Zuo Sheng glared furiously at the cloaked figure.
The cloaked figure stared at Zuo Sheng dumbfounded.
What the hell is this guy on about?! Crazy!
Seeing the fury on the other’s face made the cloaked figure feel an irrational surge of anger. Who are you trying to scare here!
Grinding his teeth, the cloaked figure furiously shook the white jade bracelet, the water drop-shaped jade pendant colliding rapidly.
Whoosh…
From him as the center, dozens of black lines shot out within a radius of one hundred meters, striking the tents.
The gold-threaded white jade bracelet seemed like a hole in a balloon, and the black lines like the air inside – the moment they nearly touched the bracelet, they frantically surged into the white jade.
“Wuding!”
An enormous force, nearly ten times stronger than before, came crashing down.
“Let’s see if you die now! Hahaha…” The cloaked figure laughed viciously.
Even if it cost the lives of dozens, he was determined to kill this madman!
“Ha!” Zuo Sheng bellowed.
A translucent black, egg-shaped shell of light suddenly emerged around him.
The orb collided with the invisible force with a thunderous crash.
Bang!
It was like the sound of the air being shattered suddenly exploded.
The shockwave surged outwards in all directions, with Zuo Sheng at its center.
Rolls and rolls of dust churned ceaselessly.
The invisible force that could crush a Shell Soul master dissipated like smoke in a single charge.
“I told you to give it your all, and this is what you show me!” Zuo Sheng looked coldly at the cloaked figure, “Are you looking down on me?!”
Bang!
A tremendous force suddenly struck the cloak-wearing person’s abdomen.
He shot up like a shrimp bending its back, immediately airborne.
Wow!
Midair, the cloaked person couldn’t help but spout fresh blood, his eyes appearing ready to pop out.
In the past, whenever he activated the Wuding Ring, it was invariably effective. He could even crush a Wandering Soul master easily. But what was the deal with this lunatic?
This won’t do, I can’t stay here, I need to run!
While still in midair, his right hand violently shook the Water Drop Jade Pendant, once again draining all the Netherworld Thread within a hundred meters around him.
The Wuding Ring quickly gathered strength, but instead of attacking Zuo Sheng, he pushed fiercely toward the ground.
Taking advantage of the momentum he had generated, he shot up again the moment he touched the ground.
In the blink of an eye, he had vaulted hundreds of meters away.
After landing, he shook the Wuding Ring again, following the same technique. In two leaps, he had covered seven or eight hundred meters.
The cloaked person, hanging in the air, stared intently at Zuo Sheng in the distance.
He raised his right hand, ready to activate the Wuding Ring the moment he landed.
“The Shangguan Family will never let you go!” the cloaked person said menacingly.
Zuo Sheng’s face darkened instantly; even in such a state, the other still dared to talk tough, “You won’t get away! I said so!”
Then Zuo Sheng could only watch as the other party ‘puff’ disappeared into a pitch-black patch on the ground, vanishing in an instant.
Zuo Sheng was dumbfounded.
Why didn’t you use that trick earlier if you had it?
I’ve already made my threats, and you pull a vanishing act on me?!
Below ground, Chen Mu helplessly put away the Five Ghosts Moving Mountain Curse.
Of all the places you could run to, why head towards Dingyou Camp of the Logistics Army?
If he had truly landed just now, a mere flick of his wrist would have drained the nine soldiers of the Logistics Army underground into dried husks.
He wouldn’t have died.
But if he was the only one to survive in a ten-person unit of the Logistics Army, wouldn’t that be too conspicuous? How could he continue to stay undercover then?
…
Zuo Sheng gazed at the blood droplets on the ground, frowning slightly.
Dead?
He pondered with a furrowed brow for a moment, then a smile spread across his face as he clasped his hands towards all directions and said, “Thank you, senior brother!”
On that strategic map, only the area near the Ding Character Camp was blurry.
He had guessed that Chen Mu was somewhere here, which was why he had come to meet this ‘kindred’ senior brother.
“Senior brother, I’ve acted as your sword; it’s not too much to ask for a meeting, right?”
“This is Qingshan County, our rightful turf as brothers.”
“Working together to secure the Thousand Mechanism Token is the best course of action!”
While speaking, Zuo Sheng slowly turned around, surveying the surroundings.
“Senior brother, haven’t you realized it yet?”
“This world is too unfriendly to ordinary people like us!”
“The major families hoard resources, cutting off our paths to advancement.”
“If we don’t fight, how can we have a tomorrow!” Zuo Sheng lamented passionately.
“Senior brother, I’ve already connected with Daoist Cheng Yi.”
“He’s currently with Chao Fang’s forces.”
“Plus you, senior brother, hiding here.”
“With the three of us exchanging information and cooperating sincerely, this is our best chance at an uprising for the common man!” Zuo Sheng said fervently, his face full of excitement.
“Tsk, tsk…” Chen Mu curled his lips in disdain, “This Zuo Sheng is not being sincere!”
Do you have some misunderstanding about ordinary people?
Ordinary people? With all that Body Protection Aura on you, do you dare to say you’re an ordinary person?
Someone like me is the real ordinary person, alright!