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Chapter 253 The Mist Array, A Powerful Strike

Fang Cheng's eyes scanned the chaotic crowd, his mind remaining constantly vigilant.

This treasure hunt was suspicious from the very beginning, with many points that raised doubts.

Not to mention the horrific scene of the Golden Bamba Bottle releasing deadly light and devouring the flesh and blood of living people.

Looking back, the guards along the way before entering the underground vault were well-trained and could be considered elite.

However, the overall attack rhythm and defensive measures always felt like they were deliberately orchestrated.

It neither created overwhelming firepower that would force everyone to back down, nor appeared to be a bluff that would allow the enemy to easily breach the defenses.

It was as if they were following a script to ensure the smooth running of this treasure hunt.

Ultimately, they were deliberately led step by step into this underground vault that resembled a "slaughterhouse".

If nothing unexpected had happened, most of the people would probably have been poisoned by the so-called "treasure," their flesh and blood drained away, and they would have become wronged souls.

However, this meticulously planned scheme was ultimately ruined by his own "outlier" nature.

While the man in black robes was chanting incantations, Fang Cheng, with his "omniscient language" talent, keenly noticed the problems within them.

That stone platform seemed to belong to some mysterious magic array, and was the key element used to control the operation of the array.

The golden bottle placed on top is clearly the core artifact for activating the magic circle.

If it is allowed to operate freely, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Therefore, Fang Cheng made a decisive move, picked up his submachine gun and fired a burst of fire, knocking him off the stone platform.

Currently, after the Golden Benba Bottle leaves the array's core, its blood-sucking ability has significantly weakened, and it no longer poses a direct, fatal threat.

The magic circle that emitted golden orbs of light seemed to have stopped functioning.

But as Fang Cheng gazed at the scene of carnage before him, the ominous premonition in his heart did not dissipate.

Now, in the struggle for this treasure, both sides have suffered countless casualties.

On the surface, the Lu family did indeed lose a lot of manpower and the rare treasure, the Golden Bamba Bottle.

But what if their purpose wasn't to protect the treasure at all, but rather to use the frenzied scramble among the crowd to cover up some ulterior motive?
Perhaps it's testing the mysterious power hidden in the golden Bamba bottle, or perhaps it's preparing to initiate some evil and forbidden ritual...

The situation seemed shrouded in a thick fog.

Fang Cheng, caught in the middle, couldn't see how the situation would unfold.

But I was certain that this matter would not end easily.

....................................

"hehe."

In the monitoring room, the fluorescent light from the closed-circuit television illuminated Lu Shihua's ever-changing face.

He stared at the scene on the screen where everyone was frantically fighting for the golden bottle. When he saw someone being sucked dry by touching the bottle, he let out a dry, cold laugh.

"The Golden Bamba Bottle is a relic of a saint that has been passed down for over a thousand years. How could it be destroyed so easily..."

Lu Shihua muttered to himself, seemingly confirming the situation, or perhaps mocking the ignorant treasure hunters.

After letting out a slight sigh of relief, he turned to look at Lu Tao standing beside him, his eyes sharpening again, and asked:

"How's the task I assigned you during the day going?"

Lu Tao quickly bowed and answered respectfully:
"We have deployed personnel to key locations around Misty Mountain. The Misty Array was activated when those people began their attack on the manor. Further actions will depend on your instructions, Second Elder."

"Very good. Now pass down the order to immediately activate all magic arrays and set their power to maximum!"

Lu Shihua offered a word of praise, then a resolute glint flashed in his eyes:
"Although the plan did not go perfectly and some changes occurred, human nature will not change in the end, and these people will still have to act according to the script we set."

After speaking, he slightly raised his chin, his expression regaining its usual composure and confidence.

Lu Tao immediately straightened his back and echoed in agreement:
"Second Elder is wise. I will take care of it immediately."

As Lu Tao walked to the side and used a walkie-talkie to contact his subordinates, Lu Shihua's eyes flickered slightly.

The Lu family's original plan was to use the amplification effect of the magic array to allow the Golden Benba Bottle to exert its powerful mental bewitching ability, attracting treasure hunters to "deliver themselves to the door" like moths to a flame.

They simply need to wait for the Golden Bamba Bottle to absorb enough life energy, and then use that as a foundation to further implement the "Reversal of Fortune" plan, which is crucial to the fate of their family.

Now that the prerequisites have been damaged by human intervention, we can only take remedial measures in a timely manner.

Fortunately, the situation is still under control.

These extraordinary individuals have gone mad in their struggle for the Golden Benba Bottle, turning on each other and killing one another.

At that time, their flesh and blood can also be used to feed the Golden Bomba Bottle.

Lu Shihua realized this and decided to implement the follow-up plan ahead of schedule in an effort to offset the impact of the damage to the Golden Bamba Bottle.

The only drawback is that this will slow down the progress of the entire plan considerably.

However, Lu Shihua had already waited for decades and didn't care about waiting a few more minutes or hours.

"Hmph, even if they notice the changes around them, it will be too late..."

Lu Shihua's lips curled up, and a hint of arrogance, as if he were in complete control of the situation, appeared on his face.

Suddenly, he remembered something very important, so he immediately turned to look at the two monitoring personnel sitting in front of the screen:
"Have you seen the black-robed lama I mentioned since this afternoon?"

"Reporting to the elder, we haven't found it yet."

The monitoring personnel answered cautiously.

Upon hearing this, Lu Shihua stared at the screen, which was filled with flickering static, and frowned slightly.

Too many surveillance facilities were destroyed at once, otherwise we wouldn't be completely blind.

It must be said that this group of treasure hunters is indeed full of hidden talents, with many of them being top-notch experts who repeatedly disrupted the original plan.

Fortunately, he had anticipated this and had contingency plans in place even if a problem occurred in a certain link.

Lu Shihua's eyes narrowed slightly, his gaze seemingly piercing through the screen and landing on the bald man wearing a demon mask.

Could it be... that this guy is a master from the Black Cult?

But how could he resist the temptation of the golden jar and shoot indiscriminately?
After all, this thing is a sacred object that their Black Cult regards as a treasure and reveres to the extreme!
If it is damaged, the crime would be enormous. How could he dare to do such a thing?

Lu Shihua racked his brains but still couldn't figure it out.

Meanwhile, the battle intensified in the underground vault.

The shouts of battle echoed and reverberated, making people's eardrums buzz painfully.

"piss off!"

A roar, as loud as thunder, rang out.

Suddenly, a burly man exerted his strength, like a bull, and smashed several people surrounding him away.

In the chaos, the burly man had just snatched the golden bottle. In his panic, he could only cover it with his clothes and hold it tightly to his chest, as if it were his lifeblood.

"Big brother, you go quickly, I'll cover you!"

Another equally burly figure swiftly stepped in front, like an iron tower, and swung his massive fist at the others who were chasing after him.

The fists whistled through the air, each strike accompanied by the cracking sound of bones breaking and the enemy's screams.

After a fierce struggle, the Golden Benba Bottle inexplicably ended up in the hands of the Black River Duo.

These two brothers, named Xiong Ba and Xiong Wei, relied on their innate superhuman strength to rampage through the crowd as if it were their own backyard.

Moreover, as twins, they are of one mind and work together seamlessly.

At this moment, one person was responsible for snatching the treasure and rushed out without regard for anything else.

The other stayed behind to hold off the surging pursuers and provide cover for his brother.

Xiong Ba unleashed his signature move, "Bull Power," carving a bloody path through the crowd.

He sprinted to the vault door without incident, only to find Nailhead standing in front of him, blocking his way.

Anxious and impatient, Xiong Ba tensed up and opened his mouth to curse:
“A good dog stays out of the way!”

Nailhead stood there, lazily glancing at him. Then he slowly stepped aside to make way, seemingly also wary of Xiong Ba's power and unwilling to fight him.

Seeing this, Xiong Ba was secretly delighted and quickened his pace.

All I wanted was to escape this place as quickly as possible and return to the surface via the underground passage.

Then they sped out of the manor, got into a pre-arranged car, and drove off with their child, never to be caught again...

He had a wonderful plan, but before he had run very far, he heard a "whoosh" sound.

A sharp whooshing sound came from behind me, as if something was hurtling towards me at great speed.

Immediately afterwards, a chain wrapped around Xiong Ba's neck like a venomous snake.

Xiong Ba stared wide-eyed in terror, his hands instinctively reaching for the chains.

However, the chain felt sticky in my hand, made of some unknown material, and was covered in barbs.

His hands were completely useless; instead, they were painfully pricked.

The chains tightened more and more, and Xiong Ba's face quickly turned bluish-purple, his eyes bulged out, and his tongue stuck out uncontrollably, making desperate "gurgling" sounds from his throat.

Immediately afterwards, his legs gave way and he collapsed to the ground. After twitching a few times, he became still and died completely.

"Big brother!"

Xiong Wei's eyes were bloodshot with rage. He roared in grief and indignation, as if he were about to rush forward.

But as soon as he took a step, he stopped abruptly when he saw the venomous look in Nailhead's eyes.

Nailhead glanced at Xiong Ba's corpse, his face showing no pity, but rather a hint of satisfaction, like a bloodthirsty demon tasting the sweetness of blood.

He used the chain to wrap the golden bonba bottle, then with a flick of his arm, threw the bottle back to the chasing crowd.

That nonchalant demeanor seemed to say:

Keep fighting, I haven't had enough yet.

The golden jar spun around on the ground a few times, once again attracting everyone's attention.

In an instant, a new wave of fervor was ignited.

The people, who had just been temporarily intimidated, had a renewed sense of greed in their eyes and immediately pushed and shoved towards the golden bottle.

Not far away, the professor frowned, calmly observing everything.

At the same time, I silently communicated with Li Dingjian in my heart:
"This guy with the nail in his head is behaving strangely. Our next target should be someone more agile."

"Professor, how about we go through the back door and get around this nuisance?"

Li Dingjian's voice then echoed in my mind, offering a suggestion.

Upon hearing this, the professor immediately raised his eyes and looked in the direction where the man in black robes had retreated.

After a moment's thought, he immediately agreed to go and check out the specific situation first.

The two of them discreetly bypassed the crowd and walked to the back of the stone platform, to the tightly closed iron gate.

With the professor's help, Li Dingjian easily cracked the lock and opened the door.

Inside was another winding, dark, and damp underground passage.

Judging from the direction it leads, it should be heading towards some part of the ground inside the manor.

The two exchanged a glance, nodded slightly, and immediately made up their minds.

Actually, the reason why the two heroes of Heihe were able to easily seize the Golden Bamba Bottle and break through the encirclement was because...

The professor also deserves a lot of credit for this.

He appeared to be observing coldly, but in reality, he secretly used his mental abilities to disrupt the minds of the other treasure hunters, which gave the Xiong brothers, Xiong Ba and Xiong Wei, an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

At that moment, the professor's gaze locked onto another candidate in the plan.

The international jewel thief nicknamed "Mike".

He seized the opportunity and used the same trick again, secretly interfering with several treasure hunters and helping Mike successfully snatch the Golden Bamba Bottle.

At the same time, a thought instantly entered the other person's mind:

“Friend, the back door is open. You can leave from here. I will hold off the pursuers for you.”

Mike's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately turned to look.

He saw an ordinary yet familiar face smiling and waving at him.

Come to think of it, this mysterious person had helped him when they stormed the manor together before, and he didn't expect him to do the same again this time.

"Could it be that he has a crush on me...?"

Mike felt a sudden jolt in his heart.

But the situation was urgent, and there was no time to think. He made a quick decision and ran back.

Once everyone realized what was happening, they discovered that the golden urn had changed hands and frantically chased after it.

The professor stood opposite, intently watching the approaching crowd of runners.

In an instant, his pupils changed from dark to bright, shining like the dawn.

Immediately afterwards, a spiritual force rippled outwards from him like waves, weaving into an invisible net.

Under the influence of this power, the frenzied treasure hunters slowed down instantly, their consciousness became hazy, as if they had fallen into a dreamlike state, and their fighting spirit was quietly drained away.

The professor used his "psychic interference" to achieve a temporary effect of group control.

Taking this opportunity, Mike quickly increased the distance between himself and the pursuers, ran up to them in a few steps, and said with great gratitude:
"My two friends, I will definitely contact you after I get out."

"Stop talking nonsense, we can't hold out much longer!"

Li Dingjian, however, looked anxious and urged him to hurry up.

Mike dared not delay any longer, and quickly slipped into the secret passage behind the door, disappearing into the darkness.

Fang Cheng had been paying close attention to the mysterious team's actions.

Upon hearing that unusually familiar voice, his pupils suddenly contracted, and his fists clenched tightly.

His eyes were fixed on the "middle-aged man" who had just spoken.

At that moment, the professor only lasted two seconds before a large amount of sweat began to seep from his forehead.

Even though he had abundant mental energy, he was ultimately no match for so many equally capable superhumans when he launched such a large-scale mental control attack.

After a brief moment of confusion, everyone regained their senses and realized the problem.

"Damn it, you guys are all in cahoots!"

"This guy lied to us, kill him!"

Soon, some people became enraged and started punching the two professors who were blocking their way.

Whoosh!
A dark shadow shot out from the side like a cannonball.

Then, with a muffled "bang," the attacker was sent flying like a kite with a broken string, his body soaring high into the air.

At the same time, his chest was blasted open as if by a bomb, leaving a bloody hole.

Crimson blood gushed out like a fountain, spraying a blood mist into the air, creating an extremely horrifying scene.

thump.

The body slammed heavily against the wall, and with a tremor, slid down.

Fang Cheng stood still, tilted his head back slightly, and raised his blood-stained fist.

His gaze slowly swept over the many treasure hunters who were still in a state of shock.

Then, looking at the professor and Li Dingjian, he said in a deep voice:

"You guys go first, I'll handle this!"

(End of this chapter)