The Fairy: From the Traveling Merchant

Chapter 987 Complete the transaction
The "Qiantang's Wrath" jade tablet seals the power of a single strike from "Qiantang Jun," the natal magic weapon of Master Liu, who guards the Mianchi teleportation node.

Zhao Chen originally intended to use it on the "Flying Snow Fairy" of the Feng family, but after thinking about it, he realized that "Lord Qiantang" was too unique and not suitable to appear in the "ancient" secret realm as bait.

Therefore, Zhao Chen did not hesitate much when using it to deal with the demigod witch.

"Crimson armor and golden scales pierce the azure sky, a thunderclap resounds through the heavens. The raging tide sweeps away all human hatred, and a thousand miles of Jingchuan are stained red with blood."

A divine dragon covered in red scales emerged from the jade tablet. It stretched its body slightly and, carrying the force of wind and thunder, rushed straight towards the witch inside the "Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover".

Meanwhile, Panatia, trapped inside the "Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover," was unaware of the approaching danger. She had tried various methods to escape, but neither charm, instigation, nor widespread plague could break through the cover that was disrupting her senses or affect the "female knight" controlling it from the outside.

Although the strange "serpents" formed from the flames couldn't harm her yet, Panatia still felt a little irritated.

She knew this was a spiritual warning. It meant that if she couldn't get out of this predicament soon, her fate would take a turn for the worse.

Before she could think of a better solution, she saw an even more powerful crimson "serpent" appear inside the shield and easily shatter the protective "ice" before she could react.

Panatia realized something was wrong and immediately activated her "Stand" ability. However, at that moment, two other "snakes" suddenly combined to form a giant pair of "scissors," accurately "cutting" the spot where she had hidden the "mirror."

Wow…

The "Mirror," which served as a substitute, shattered prematurely, forcing Panatia's abilities to be interrupted.

Moreover, she was horrified to discover that all her "stand" abilities had inexplicably become completely ineffective, as if the abilities themselves had been "stunned" and refused to obey her "commands" at all.

This is the greatest effect of the "Crimson and Azure Twin Dragon Scissors," which can be called the nemesis of "immortal body" and "stand-in" abilities!
Of course, the reason it works so well is because Panadia's extraordinary abilities are obtained through her devouring ability or by receiving blessings, and ultimately they do not belong entirely to her.

This is similar to things like demons and sea monsters.

However, the Twin Dragon Scissors are not as effective against supernatural cultivators, especially those who have crossed the second second ladder, have a preliminary understanding of the "law" of supernatural powers, and have their own "reason" in breaking the "substitute".

In short, the demigod witch, having lost her "stand-in" ability, is in dire straits. Her frantic spiritual warnings also make her realize that the crimson "serpent" that is about to befall her is not something she can withstand.

Then, in her despair, this "desperate nightingale" suddenly revealed a morbid smile...

"Hahaha……"

Accompanied by this eerie and chilling laughter, her body suddenly swelled up, and countless black hairs mixed with even more illusory insects appeared out of thin air, making the originally bright "Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover" dim, and even the nine fire dragons moved slower and slower, as if petrified.

Pollution!

This is extremely terrifying pollution!

It brought the "Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover" to the brink of collapse almost instantly.

Fortunately, "Qiantang Jun" was not affected.

"Cloud banners and thunderous drums stir the azure landscape, scales and claws flash and cleave the vast wilderness."

The crimson dragon instantly crashed into the object that had expanded from countless hairs and insects, which was once called "Pannadia"!

The black hair burst into flames in an instant, but instead of burning to ashes, it transformed into whiskers that flew toward the "dragon's" neck.

The "insects" resisted even more fiercely, but still irreversibly grew "red scales" little by little.

"What's that saying again? My pollution is above yours!" Zhao Chen, who witnessed this scene, nodded in satisfaction while complaining.

It was worth the waste of his "Dongxuan" treasure, otherwise it would have been really difficult to deal with this witch.

Especially those "insects," which are clearly of a higher level and do not resemble the mythical form of witches. If they were not just "rootless trees," even "Lord Qiantang" would probably have a hard time "assimil" them.

“Even so, Xuanbing’s ‘Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover’ is ruined… I should compensate her more later…” Zhao Chen pursed his lips, watching as the terrifying thing made up of hair and insects was completely assimilated by “Qiantang Jun”, leaving only a transparent eye filled with tears. Only then did he retract the “Double Dragon Scissors” and let the remaining power of “Qiantang Jun” destroy the “Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover” that had begun to mutate.

As for that "transparent eye brimming with tears," it was Panatia's extraordinary characteristic, and naturally, Zhao Chen used his divine sense to draw it back, then sealed it with the two prerequisite spells of "Demon King's Binding."

Just as he finished cleaning up the mess, Su Xuanbing returned to the only "safe" area in the "sea of ​​fire" of the factory district, carrying a bloodied and mangled figure.

“This man’s methods are mostly focused on controlling the undead. He was not prepared for firearms defense and was also a bit unlucky. Those explosives almost killed him.” Su Xuanbing pointed to the “gatekeeper” in his hand and sighed. “I only did some simple treatment to prevent him from dying immediately.”

It's funny, their main task tonight was actually to capture this "gatekeeper" Galava, but they spent most of their energy on that witch.

However, this cannot be considered neglecting their duties. After all, Panatia already knows that their target is the "demon," and if they don't deal with her first, the situation will become too unpredictable.

"Leave it to me." Zhao Chen nodded, took the "gatekeeper," and sold him directly into the "Starship."

This thing is meant for that evil spirit to exchange for the "Blasphemy Token," so naturally, some tricks have to be done to prevent the evil spirit from causing trouble after it escapes.

It really is just a "projection," and the price is very low... It doesn't match the value of a Sequence 5 at all... But that's fine, at least we don't have to bear too much of the consequences.

Zhao Chen's heart stirred, and he took out Panatia's characteristics to "estimate" its price. He found that its price was at the "Dharma Aspect" level, or even higher.

It seems that "Klein" wasn't lying to me about this. Panadia here is indeed "real." Her eerie smile at the end, besides being a sign of despair and collapse, might also be because she remembered her own origins.

While thinking, Zhao Chen pulled Su Xuanbing over, then found the sewer entrance at the end of the dark alley and jumped in together.

This is their pre-planned escape route.

Just as they entered the underground area, a hurricane swept through the sky, converging from all directions towards the center of the factory area and containing the fire within a certain range.

Immediately afterwards, dark clouds began to gather, and a torrential downpour began, lasting for nearly half an hour, finally extinguishing the fire throughout the factory area.

Archbishop Ace Snake, "Singer of God," of the Church of Storms; Saint Anthony Stevenson, Archbishop of the Church of Night; Horamick Hayden, Archbishop of the Church of Steam; and Test, the demigod from MI9, gathered at the site where Zhao Chen had fought the witch. None of them looked pleased. Horamick, especially, was particularly grim; after all, the factory district was the territory of the Mechanical Heart, and its near-total destruction was a direct slap in the face to the Church of Steam.

“There are signs of a battle here. It should still be the demigod witch fighting with Mr. ‘Red Moon,’ but the intensity far exceeded what happened at the dock area yesterday,” Snake said after inspecting the area.

“But they don’t seem to be involved in the explosion… You all saw the results just now from ’2-111’. This was a stupid thing that some idiot senator did to attack his opponent, but he was used by the ‘Cult of Spirits’ and did something stupid!” Horamik’s face was no longer gentle. He looked at Tester from MI9 and said in a deep voice, “That senator must be held accountable for this.”

“Of course, I bet we won’t even have to lift a finger; those gentlemen who lost their factories will tear him apart.” Tester, wearing a gold mask, had no visible expression, but the fact that he could still joke around meant he wasn’t in too bad a mood.

At this moment, several Mechanical Heart teams that had gone out to search and rescue returned.

Archbishop Saint Anthony of the Church of the Night, who had remained silent until now, asked in a grave tone, "The statistics are out? How many people died?"

The squad leader, who was leading the group, showed a strange expression, but quickly composed himself because he was facing several demigods, and respectfully replied, "Initial confirmation: no casualties..."

"Not a single one died? How is that possible?" Tester's voice suddenly rose, whether from shock or disappointment was unclear.

"What's going on?" Snake asked, frowning.

Feeling the pressure of the demigod's gaze, the captain swallowed and said, "All the workers who remained in the factory area were knocked unconscious and placed in the sewers over at the dock area. Some of them have already woken up, but none of them saw who knocked them out."

"The 'Spirit Order' is quite kind, isn't that like them?" Snake, the Singer of God, sneered. "It seems those two 'heroes' are definitely involved in this factory district explosion, or at least knew about it beforehand."

As he spoke, he glanced at Archbishop Anthony of the Church of the Night, since there were rumors that the Night Watchers had dealings with those two.

Saint Anthony remained unmoved, only glancing thoughtfully at the military demigod who had momentarily lost his composure:
“I heard that MI9 also received the news in advance, but you seem to have arrived no earlier than us.”

Tester, now wearing the golden mask, had regained his composure and nodded, saying, "Indeed, someone reported it in advance... but as you know, our department's internal procedures are rather rigid..."

He explained briefly before changing the subject, saying, "The reporters are here, we need to agree on our story first."

"What else can we say? Based on past experience, it would be a gas explosion!"

……

At 16 Williams Street, because it is far from the factory area, the residents are unaware of the great changes that have taken place in Backlund, so the nights here remain quiet.

Zhao Chen and Su Xuanbing returned home safely. After resting for a while, they went out again and came to the abandoned chapel where Pound had dug a tunnel from the Baron.

Zhao Chen first retrieved the dying "gatekeeper" from the Star Chariot, and then extended his divine sense to touch the seal of the underground palace.

A dozen seconds later, the "gatekeeper" stood up in a rather contorted position, then stretched his limbs before turning to look at Zhao Chen and Su Xuanbing. His face, now mangled from the explosion, revealed a terrifying smile.
"You've caused quite a stir in the east. Sure enough, with the arrival of Medici's bloodline, Backlund will be plagued by disasters."

He paused for a moment, then said with some disdain, "It's just that this body is too weak; it's only slightly better than a dead person."

“It’s good enough that it’s even useful.” Zhao Chen replied expressionlessly, then went straight to the point, “I brought the ‘gatekeeper,’ and here’s a vial of ‘Sauron’ family blood. Where’s the ‘Desecration Token’ you promised?”

Upon hearing this, the evil spirit's blood-red eyes lit up, and it pointed to the "robber's hole" on the ground, saying, "It's inside; you can go and get it yourself."

Zhao Chen frowned and carefully examined the narrow underground passage with his divine sense. He actually found a playing card in the soil that he hadn't noticed before.

There were no signs of it being dug up, as if it had been in the soil for a long time, but Zhao Chen was certain that this card was not there when he last came here.

Did the evil spirit get trapped in the soil while carrying the card through it?

After a moment's thought, Zhao Chen roughly guessed the reason, but it wasn't his style to personally go into the cave to dig soil, and he was also reluctant to let Xuanbing do it. So, after a slight hesitation, he used the "Jade Pool Chess" to create a digging worker on the spot.

In this way, we can avoid taking action ourselves and still deter the evil spirit from causing trouble once it has a suitable vessel.

As expected, the evil spirit was stunned for a moment after seeing this move, looking at Zhao Chen with suspicion and uncertainty. Coupled with the "divine iron" he had seen in his dream before, he was now completely confused about what kind of person this man and woman were.

Could they be followers of Outer Gods?

For a moment, even the evil spirits wanted to report the two to the church.

A short while later, the diggers unearthed the card and respectfully handed it to Zhao Chen.

The instant he touched the card, the cultivation method of the "World-Destroying Demonic Fire" divine power appeared in his sea of ​​consciousness, along with the accompanying fierce energy falling into his palm.

It seems to be genuine... Zhao Chen nodded in satisfaction, then threw the bottle containing the blood of the "Sauron" family's descendants to the evil spirit.

After the other party excitedly accepted it, he thought for a moment and then took out a bottle containing the blood of the "Einhorn" descendant and gave it to the other party.

After all, the evil spirit had previously given him information about the serial killer, and in business, one must keep one's word.

The required blood was gathered in just one day, which made the evil spirit extremely happy. Just as he was about to ask for "Hong Xiaoxi's" blood, he saw the man and woman wave to him and were about to leave.

"Wait... what about the bloodline of the 'Medici' family descendants?" the evil spirit cried out hurriedly.

“One trade, one vial of blood. You gave me the Blasphemy Token and information about the serial killer, and I gave you the two vials of blood and a gatekeeper you needed… We’re even now,” Zhao Chen said with a smile.

"This..." The evil spirit was speechless for a moment, but quickly reacted, "Don't you want to know exactly what kind of relationship you have with Mr. 'Door'?"

"Yes, there's no need to know from you anymore."

Zhao Chen pulled Su Xuanbing, completely ignoring the evil spirit's anger, and went straight home.

As for how the evil spirit will place the "gatekeeper's" body and when it will be completely freed, that's none of his business. Anyway, after killing that serial killer tomorrow, he and Xuanbing can return to Xuantian.

(End of this chapter)