Chapter 24: Conquering Demon City (1)

Chapter 24: Conquering Demon City (1)

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Jin Cheng and Meng Yufeis battle moved from mid-air to the top of the building, and from the top of the building to the long street, which all happened too fast for people to follow. The players who had been tagging with the team of four had scattered away for fear of being hit, but they couldnt restrain their burning curiosity and still poked their heads out from the corners to look over.

It was now that Chi Yan and An Ning realised that the strength Jin Cheng had shown before wasnt even close to his real ability.

Chi Yan put away the speaker and didnt dare to talk any more, then moved to Tang Cuos side and stuttered: Ge, just who is Cheng ge, how can be this strong?

Tang Cuo: You want to know?

Chi Yan nodded frantically and An Ning also became all ears.

Tang Cuo: Ask him yourself.

But Chi Yan couldnt help but turn to cry to the dinosaur, looking so cringy that even An Ning wanted to hit him.

Tang Cuo asked a soul-crushing question, his face expressionless: Arent you going to help?

Chi Yan and An Ning both thought to themselves that the boss was already so powerful there was nothing they could help with, but Tang Cuos piercing gaze was equally powerful. Their hearts skipped a beat and they hurriedly got into position.

But Tang Cuo didnt come forward. He put his hands in the pockets of his trench cold, still in his energy-saving mode. The most important thing was that he hadnt any suitable weapons on hand, while the Survival Assessment Report was unlikely helpful in this situation.

At this point, the battle had moved far away from Tang Cuo. Jin Chengs silhouette flashed at the top of the tall tower in the distance, his sturdy figure picturesquely embedded in the luminous sphere behind him. He drew the bow then let go, and an arrow launched into the air like a shooting star, aiming straight for Meng Yufeis face from a tricky angle.

Meng Yufei leaned back and dodged, one leg steadily hooked on the eaves of the tavern. He hung upside down like a bat and quickly turned sideways, avoiding the second arrow that quickly followed.

Bang! The metal arrow hit the tavern wall and blasted a big hole. Suddenly, smoke came up from everywhere, driving the drunkards inside to escape from the tavern.

Tang Cuo took a shortcut to approach the battlefield and watched carefully.

Meng Yufei was a swordsman, and Tang Cuo couldnt tell his sword fighting style yet, but Jin Chengs arrows were obviously much stronger than those used in the dungeon. There was a faint silver light surrounding the arrow, its damage power very eminent.

Meng Yufeis blade seemed to carry evil energy.

Getting closer, Tang Cuo saw that the blade resembled a scimita with blood grooves on it, which likely explained why a large pool of blood was left at the murder scene. Meng Yufei swung his blade very fast. Qian Weis sword had sword aura, and his blade also carried something similar a thin layer of dark red.

The important thing was that his blade could cut through Jin Chengs arrow.

This was the first time Tang Cuo saw a weapon capable of breaking Jin Chengs arrows.

Jin Cheng seemed to be a long-range archer, but the two had been keeping a relatively close distance from beginning to end. That mechanical bow could shoot arrows and could also be used as a handy weapon. With a Click, the spring bounced off and Jin Cheng broke the mechanical bow in its middle, separating it into two pieces which transformed into two scimitars.

In this circumstance of scimitar versus scimitar, even with different materials and different fighting styles, Jin Cheng was still better.

Because he had two of them.

Meng Yufei was able to block one, but he couldnt block the second one and instantly suffered a bloody cut on his arm. Gritting his teeth, he backed away and stomped on the wall as if walking on a flat ground, completely deviating from gravity. His body twisted into a spooky angle as he turned around to block Jin Chengs arrow.

With another Click, Jin Cheng returned the longbow to its original shape and launched two more arrows, leaving Meng Yufei with no choice but to swiftly change his position.

The two of them were getting further and further away from the East Cross Street. Tang Cuo continued to take shortcuts and flexibly ran through various streets and alleys, closely following behind them.Visit no(v)eLb(i)n.com for the best novel reading experience

Chi Yan and An Ning were closer than Tang Cuo. An Ning could occasionally shoot whatever she could conjure at Meng Yufei, while Chi Yan just produced some feeble attacks because after he made the first move, he realised that he couldnt really do anything.

With this much blood rushing to his brain, he might unknowingly cause harm to other people.

But Chi Yan couldnt do nothing either. His justice and brave heart didnt allow him to do so, so he thought and thought, then took out the mini speaker.

Hello? Hello? Is bald Meng Yufei there? Are you there?

Meng Yufei was about to explode.

He brutally slashed at Jin Cheng, but was held back by Jin Chengs longbow. He was so angry that he hit again, pushing Jin Cheng half a step back.

Give me back my assessment report!

Jin Cheng smiled: I gave it back to you long ago, did you forget?

Meng Yufei certainly didnt forget, but Jin Cheng had already memorised the content of the report. It wouldnt be too bad if he just memorised everything, but he actually only remembered half of it, and the other half was added with whatever sauces and spices, making Meng Yufei into a most disgusting man. Meng Yufei knew he wasnt a good man, but he wasnt so wicked either.

I intentionally killed Cheng Ke but you didnt end up fighting. I dont understand, Jin Cheng, why do you always have to go against me? Meng Yufei paused and took a breath, staring at Jin Cheng with his intense, bloodshot eyes.

Dont you know this saying? Without a care, Jin Cheng lifted his bow and pointed the arrow right between Meng Yufeis eyebrows. The villain always dies because he talks too much.

Jin Cheng hated it when others blabbered when they fought with him. If there was something important, say it directly. Jin Cheng could never appreciate the awkward conversations that people could come up with when facing him.

Tang Cuo turned his head away silently.

Where are you looking? For a rare time, Jin Cheng pouted. Even though he was so far away, his voice still reached Tang Cuo without any hindrance, making Tang Cuo unable to ignore him.

Tang Cuo had to turn his head again, his face unflinching.

Jin Cheng: Do you always have to oppose me?

Tang Cuo: Yes.

Jin Cheng almost exploded.

Qian Wei, who was standing next to him, was also so angry that he wanted to hit his head on the ground. Seeing the two bosses acting as though they hadnt seen him at all and even flirting with each other from afar, he became even angrier: Big brothers! I ask you, why did you come in again???

Jin Cheng raised his eyebrows: You have an opinion?

I dont dare to have any opinions, but I want to break down already!

Qian Wei particularly broke down because after Peng Mingfan and he exited the dungeon [On A Snowy Night, He Returns], they both agreed that although the bosses were powerful, being in the same dungeon with them carried too much risk. At least the dungeons they had encountered previously werent so difficult, so they deliberately waited for another day before picking up the next mission. Yet they ended up coinciding with the bosses again!

They believed that these powerful bosses would either directly jump into another mission to level up to Zone E or rest for a few days, but who would expect that they also came here?

Who would expect that!

When Qian Wei and Peng Mingfan entered the mission wall, Meng Yufei and Jin Cheng hadnt yet reached the game hall. They were pretty relaxed players and didnt have on hand such intelligence like An Ning, so they didnt know that Cheng Jin in the dungeon was Jin Cheng from East Cross Street. They only thought that things would be normal this time and they could proceed to Zone E by doing another mission. Who would know that after they waited in the mission wall for a few minutes, with a Ding sound, entering the dungeon were

You two again???

Meng Yufei broke down even worse than Qian Wei. He looked left and right and almost had a heart attack upon seeing Jin Cheng and Tang Cuo. If he still didnt understand his circumstance at the moment, he might as well go die.

He didnt know Tang Cuo, but he had been attacked by this man on the way to the game hall. It was because of his attack that Meng Yufei was forced to change his route and ended up in the central area.

Thinking about it carefully, Jin Cheng was also consciously chasing him to the central area, so perhaps it was also Jin Chengs idea to force him to enter the game hall.

What could you do after getting into the game hall? Anyone with a little bit of brain could figure that entering the dungeon could help him escape from the chase. The dungeon in Zone F was less dangerous than Jin Cheng, and Meng Yufei had absolutely no doubt about his ability to handle the dungeon.

But Jin Cheng and his accomplice also came in. Why did they?

To kill him for good.

People who were killed in Yong Ye City wouldnt actually die, but they would in the dungeon.

Sure enough, Meng Yufei looked at Jin Cheng and Jin Cheng looked back at him with his arms folded, the corner of his mouth tugged up as he announced: Youre dead.

Jin Cheng wasnt in a great mood. He had asked Tang Cuo to cooperate with him to force Meng Yufei into the dungeon, but he didnt intend to have Tang Cuo follow inside. He had warned Tang Cuo earlier that it wasnt a good time to enter any dungeons, but Tang Cuo just wouldnt listen.

Because of that, Meng Yufei unknowingly added one more crime to his record.

At this time, the noise around him intensified, finally interrupting the blazing tension among the players and bringing everyones attention back to the game.

A little red demon with a long horn on its head and wings on its back flew above the crowd, wearing a suit and speaking passionately into the microphone in his hand: Welcome to the annual competition of Demon Citys pets! This time, there are twelve adult pets in total, labelled from No. 1 to No. 12. You can cheer for your favorite pet as much as you want!

Cheers broke through the clouds.

Tang Cuo looked around. They were standing on an unusually wide and extremely rugged track. The track wasnt straight, with many curves and slopes ahead. The black houses on both sides resembled building blocks that were randomly stacked up, looking weird and out of place. These houses were full of irregular windows that looked like odd-shaped eyes, behind which were densely packed with strange creatures. They had long horns on their heads, many fangs in their mouth and thick hair all over their bodies, like tons of slimes in all shapes and sizes creeping on the walls.

These monsters were calling out to them with all sorts of bizarre noises and languages.

In this competition of Demon Citys pets, the contestants were the twelve players. This was exactly Yong Ye Citys favourite doing: humans liked to burn forests, so lets make humans into firewood, or humans liked to keep pets, so lets make them into pets such a disgustingly malicious move.

At this moment, the twelve players were lined up on the wide track, with an equal distance between each player. Tang Cuo stood at the first position from the right, and as he was about to walk a few steps to the left, an invisible barrier stopped him.

Twelve players, twelve tracks, each not connected to each other.

There was a number 12 written in red on the ground, which should be the track number. Tang Cuo glanced through the players one by one; Meng Yufei was on track No. 8 and Peng Mingfan was right next to him, on No. 7.

Qian Wei was on No. 5 and Jin Cheng was on No. 4.

The rest of the tracks were all unfamiliar players, and for now it was impossible to determine if they knew each other.

The little red demon patrolled over their heads for a moment and held up the starting pistol with a satisfying look on his face: Im sure everyone has been looking forward to this for a long time, and you must have gotten the first impression of the participating pets. Please choose your favourite cutie well. Without further nonsense, let them pets start the first round the Amazing Obstacle Course Race!

Bang!

The race begins!