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Chapter 350 Clash of Epics

The three walked through the abandoned alleyway, the gravel and rusty iron sheets making a soft sound under their feet.

Bai Shu walked at the front, Xia Sheng brought up the rear, and Li Guanqi was sandwiched in the middle.

Xia Sheng maintained a distance of three steps from Li Guanqi throughout, his gaze seemingly scanning the surroundings, but his peripheral vision never left Li Guanqi's back.

The strange metallic scraping sound he had just heard, and the clump of silvery-gray dust in the corner, felt like a thorn stuck in his head.

Something's not right with this Li Guanqi.

The surroundings were eerily quiet, with only the sound of the wind whistling through the ruins.

This silence, on the contrary, makes people's nerves even more tense.

Suddenly, a faint smell of decay drifted into my nostrils on the wind.

Bai Zhu paused, then abruptly raised his hand, signaling to stop.

Xia Sheng and Li Guanqi stopped and scanned the surroundings for any possible hiding places.

"Oh dear, why are you in such a hurry to go back?"

A charming yet manic laugh came from all directions, sometimes near, sometimes far, making it impossible to determine its source.

"Play with me, please."

Before they finished speaking, the ground beneath their feet began to tremble slightly.

Click...click!
A hand, rotting to the point of exposing bone, suddenly emerged from the cracked concrete floor, followed by a second, then a third…

In the blink of an eye, dozens of corpses dressed in tattered clothes struggled to crawl out from the ground. Their eyes were empty, their bodies were covered in rotting flesh, and they emitted a nauseating stench. They made hoarse sounds as they staggered toward the three of them.

These dead creatures were far more oppressive than the Deadpools they had encountered before.

Because there are just too many.

Not only the ground, but even the dilapidated rooftops were crawling with zombies. If Latia was a lump of rotting flesh, then these zombies were the ants crawling on it.

"Who goes there?" Bai Shu shouted, looking up at his surroundings.

Seeing no response, he turned to Li Guanqi and the other man and whispered, "Our whereabouts have been exposed."

These words made Xia Sheng and Li Guanqi's hearts sink at the same time.

They took a temporary, secluded path, known only to the three of them and their superior who gave the order.

Insider?

“Controlling the dead.” Xia Sheng glanced at the zombies around him, his gaze turning cold, and a long spear appeared in his hand. “What a disgusting ability.”

Hundreds or even thousands of zombies rushed forward. Countless rotting hands burst from the ground and penetrated the walls at both ends of the alley, completely blocking any escape route.

"Roar--!"

The horde of corpses surged in from all directions like inky waves, carrying an overwhelming stench.

"Damn it!" Bai Shu cursed under his breath, quickly scanning the situation. "Li Guanqi, you go first and rendezvous with the Dark Division. We'll cover your retreat!"

Xia Sheng had already drawn his spear, its cold blade flashing in the dim light. He turned and swept the spear across, slicing three zombies that lunged at him in half, their foul-smelling black blood splattering all over him.

But the zombies are fearless and endless.

Bai Shu and Xia Sheng were back to back, quickly compressed into a very small circle, making it difficult for them to move an inch.

"What a disgusting ability."

Li Guanqi was protected in the middle. He glanced at the exit that was flooded by the horde of zombies, and then at the two people who were struggling in the battle.

He didn't run away.

Just when Xia Sheng thought he would use his ghostly movements to find an opening to escape, Li Guanqi made a move that surprised everyone.

He took a deep breath, and instead of retreating, he advanced, deliberately heading straight into the horde of corpses!
boom!
He threw a punch, hitting a zombie squarely in the head, the rotting skull exploding like a watermelon.

Without pausing for a moment, he lowered his body and delivered a vicious elbow strike, denting the sternum of another zombie.

Fist, elbow, knee, foot.

Every joint in his body has been transformed into the simplest, most primitive, and most deadly weapon.

There were no fancy moves, only pure, extreme power and speed. Every attack landed precisely on the zombie's most vulnerable joints and head, with frighteningly high efficiency.

Xia Chang swung his spear again, pinning a zombie that was trying to sneak up to the wall, but his eyes were fixed on Li Guanqi out of the corner of his eye.

wrong.

His heart sank.

This isn't right.

Why not use that movement technique?
That kind of ghostly movement, capable of weaving through the clash of swords and shadows, is absolutely deadly here, allowing him to pass through this horde of corpses unscathed.

During the trial training, he was clearly best at dodging attacks.

But now, he has chosen the most foolish and direct method of fighting, using his physical body to confront the horde of zombies head-on.

It's strange, but I can't quite put my finger on why.

In just a few breaths, Li Guanqi had carved a path through the mountain of corpses and sea of blood. He kicked away the last zombie blocking his way, stepped over the broken bones and rotten flesh, and broke out of the encirclement.

Upon seeing this, Bai Zhu smiled meaningfully behind his bloodshot glasses.

Xia Sheng's pupils suddenly contracted. He wanted to follow Li Guanqi's footsteps, but Bai Shu blocked his way.

Bai Shu smiled and said to him, "Trust him. We have to cover his retreat."

"Look at these zombies behind us. If we don't deal with them, they'll just follow us there."

"The Pope specifically requested him; are you really comfortable letting him go alone?" Xia Sheng stared directly at Bai Shu, his voice icy.

"The Dark Guard is almost here," Bai Shu said nonchalantly. "We just need to hold off this wave of zombies."

As they spoke, the horde of zombies had already surrounded them, rendering them unable to move.

On the other side, Li Guanqi sprinted along the planned route, stepping on the broken bones and mangled flesh scattered on the ground. Finally, a dark mass of figures appeared at the alleyway ahead.

A dozen or so members of the Dark Guard, dressed in black combat uniforms, were already there to meet them. When the captain saw the figure cutting a bloody path through the horde of corpses, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he immediately gave a hand signal.

"This way!"

They were about to reunite, and victory was in sight.

Just at this moment.

A red figure appeared without warning between the members of the Dark Army and Li Guanqi.

She didn't run or jump over; she rose from a shadow, like a drop of cinnabar on a painting, abrupt and glaring.

It is foolishness, not reason.

She ignored the heavily armed members of the secret service around her, simply standing there quietly and slowly raising her hand.

"Om-"

A semi-transparent golden light curtain suddenly expanded from her center, enveloping the entire abandoned factory.

On the light screen, countless intricate runes flowed endlessly, and a huge phantom of a battle spirit wielding two swords and wearing heavy armor appeared. Around the battle spirit, a golden halo slowly rotated, exuding a sacred yet oppressive aura.

Epic-level Domain Card – [Voice of Solemnity]!
"Not good!" The dark squad leader's pupils shrank sharply, and a chill ran from the soles of his feet straight to the top of his head.

"How did she know about our operation...?"

The thought flashed through his mind in an instant, and before he could think it through, he let out a hoarse roar.

"Fire! Shatter the barrier!"

Bang bang bang!
The roar of gunfire and the buzzing of the summoning machine exploded as dozens of blue energy bullets intertwined with attacks from various card spirits, pouring down like a torrential rain on Li at the center of the barrier.

However, a chilling scene unfolded.

All attacks, upon approaching within a meter of Li Shen, seemed to crash into an absolute, untargetable domain, their momentum instantly halting.

No explosion, no sound.

Those violent energy blasts and Kaling attacks, as if their souls had been ripped away, quickly dimmed and finally turned into specks of light that dissipated into the air.

All attacks were easily neutralized by that rotating halo, without even making the red-robed figure budge.

"Captain! Attack failed!"

"I still can't activate my domain on her!"

The team members screamed in horror.

Li Guanqi stared blankly at the tens-of-meters-tall [Guardian of Law] battle spirit: "Epic Card"

He knocked down more than a dozen people with one punch, which is indeed very impactful to ordinary people. He's already 'inhuman', but compared to true high-level martial arts, he's still far from being 'inhuman'.

It turns out that having an epic card really does allow you to act with impunity.

As long as the barrier remains, she is invincible and will not become the target of attacks or effects; even in domain duels, she cannot be targeted.

Amidst the despairing gazes of the members of the Dark Army, Li slowly opened his eyes. His calm, blue eyes, like still water, swept over the astonished faces and landed steadily on Li Guanqi.

Her only goal, from beginning to end, was him.

Li remained silent.

She simply raised her hand and pointed gently at the tens-of-meters-tall [Guardian of Law] battle spirit.

hum-

The enormous battle spirit moved accordingly, slowly raising the giant sword in its hand. There were no flames or lightning on the sword, only a pure and suffocating pressure, and the entire sky darkened.

The air froze, and all was silent.

"Form ranks!" the Dark Guard captain roared, his eyes bloodshot.

A dozen members of the Dark Guard moved in perfect unison, instantly forming a defensive line in front of Li Guanqi. Several heavy shields, gleaming with metallic luster, were summoned and connected to each other, forming an impregnable barrier.

Dozens of card spirits floated in mid-air, assuming a defensive stance.

however.

The giant sword fell.

There was no earth-shattering explosion, no deafening sound.

Like a red-hot iron pressed into snow, the energy barrier built by several elite agents melted and disintegrated silently the moment it came into contact with the golden blade, not even lasting a second.

"boom--"

The aftershocks of the sword wind swept past, and the defensive formation collapsed in an instant.

The first few members of the Dark Guard were struck as if by a heavy hammer. Their specially made combat uniforms on their chests shattered inch by inch, and they were sent flying backward, crashing heavily into a broken wall in the distance, spitting out blood.

The team members behind were also thrown into the air. The summoner exploded with sparks and emitted a piercing alarm during the impact, leaving the scene in complete chaos.

A sword.

With a single sword strike, the [Guardian of Law] completely crippled a well-trained dark squad.

Li Guanqi stood still, motionless.

As he looked at the members of the Dark Guard struggling in pools of blood and listened to their cries of agony, distant, indistinct words echoed in his mind.

"Drive him away quickly! He is the son of calamity and will bring misfortune!"

"What's more important than the duel itself is the qualification to duel."

"Brother, don't you understand? You can't fit in with them."

He always thought he had worked hard enough and given it his all.

Heart-Shattering Palm, martial arts, and the cunning and ruthlessness honed on the edge of life and death in dreams.

But now, in the face of absolute power, these things seem so ridiculous.

It's like a joke.

A profound sense of powerlessness spread from my heart to my limbs.

It turns out that everything he was so proud of was utterly powerless in the face of epic cards.

He seemed to understand the young priest, who, in his desperate moment, had considered using a duel to escape with his life, but Li Guanqi refused the duel and shot him instead.

Now, the boomerang has returned.

He now wanted to say to Li, "How about we have a duel? If I win, you'll be arrested; if you win, I'll go with you."

It is clear.

He is not qualified to say that in a duel.

Duels only take place between equals.

We got one.
"Boom—!" A huge golden halo exploded, forcefully pushing the arrogant [Guardian of Law] battle spirit back half a step.

Li frowned slightly.

"This halo is..."

The group of members of the Dark Guard, who had been lying in pools of blood and thought they were going to die, were filled with ecstatic joy. They struggled to turn their heads, and when they saw who it was, their joy almost overflowed from their chests.

"Lock, big brother—!"

A heartfelt shout that expressed the sentiments of everyone.

When Li Guanqi saw the dark red figure, he felt a sense of relief and almost blurted out.

She's my wife, no, I mean my boss.

“Wait, the boss’s epic card seems to be…” A member of the Dark Guard who had just given himself an emergency injection suddenly remembered something, and the joy on his face froze.

"Hiss—" The person next to him gasped.

"Defensive formation." Qi Mengsi's voice was icy, her command simple and clear.

"Boss! Give me some time!" the Dark Squad leader roared, scrambling and tumbling, directing the remaining members to regroup.

But this time, they weren't defending against the enemy.

It's to protect ourselves from our own people.

"Hey—I haven't gone in yet!" Li Guanqi also realized what was happening and stared blankly at the shield wall that had been erected again, isolating him from the outside.

Qi Mengsi completely ignored their wailing and simply raised her hand slowly.

"The icy flames will devour everything in the world," she declared softly, with unwavering resolve.

"A jet-black flower."

On the ground, clusters of jet-black roses burst forth, their petals edged with invisible black flames, exuding an aura of death and decay.

"Bloom!"

"Boom——!"

Centered on her, a dark storm suddenly spread!

Countless burning black rose petals were swept into the wind, transforming into deadly blades that slashed wildly at the surroundings. Grotesque thorny vines surged from the ground, forming a massive cage that sealed off the entire area.

Li Guanqi was so disoriented by the wind that he couldn't tell which way was which, and he raised his hand to protect his face. From the eye of the storm, a deafening dragon's roar could be faintly heard.

Epic-level - [Black Rose Dragon]!
The raging black storm crashed violently against the golden [Solemn Barrier].

Click…click…click…

The seemingly indestructible golden light barrier cracked for the first time, emitting a mournful cry as it succumbed to the strain.

Li's expression changed, and his brows furrowed.

She commanded the [Guardian of Law] battle spirit to turn its sword, ignoring the ants on the ground, and instead facing the all-consuming black storm in the sky.

Silver and black, sacred and ominous, two epic forces collided violently in mid-air!

A dull hum, as if space were being torn apart and laws were being crushed, erupted.

Li Guanqi was trapped in the very center of the epic battlefield. The strong wind made it impossible for him to open his eyes, and pebbles and metal fragments flew past his cheeks, leaving small bloody marks.

He couldn't see anything and could only cover his head with his arms.

What kind of god-like battle is this?!

Just then, taking advantage of everyone's attention being drawn to the earth-shattering battle in the air, a shadow silently slipped out from behind a pile of collapsed rubble.

The figure moved so fast it was almost an illusion; hidden by the swirling black rose petals and golden glints of light, no one noticed.

Shenyingyi Midrash.

Her smile was manic and excited, like a child who had finally received candy, rushing straight towards the eye of the storm.

"Caught you."

A sweet, cloying voice rang in his ears, and Li Guanqi's alarm bells went off. He turned his head sharply, only to be met with a hand covering his mouth and nose, emitting a strange, sweet fragrance.

He instinctively held his breath and tried to struggle, but the fragrance seemed to have a life of its own, forcibly penetrating his body.

My vision spun instantly, and my strength receded like a receding tide.

His body stiffened abruptly, then fell straight backward like a puppet with its strings cut, losing all consciousness.

The next second, the ground burst open!

A Shadow Dragon, composed of purple shadows and eerie scales, burst from the ground. It grabbed the unconscious Li Guanqi in its jaws and, without lingering for even half a second, burrowed back into the ground.

Only a deep pit remained on the ground, and the figures of Ying Yilong, Yimi X, and Li Guanqi had vanished without a trace.

The whole process happened in the blink of an eye, so fast that no one could react immediately.

The epic clash of forces gradually subsided, and the gale ceased.

Smoke and dust filled the air above the ruins, and golden shards of light fell together with black petals, like the embers of a grand funeral.

The battlefield was deathly silent.

"Where is he?!" The dark squad leader struggled to his feet, wiping the blood and ash from his face, and shouted hoarsely, "Where's Li Guanqi?! Find him quickly!"

The surviving team members endured their injuries and looked around blankly.

The collision just now was devastating; they were so disoriented by the wind that they couldn't even see what happened.

"Captain... no, I haven't seen anyone!"

"The Fool has also disappeared!"

Amidst the chaos, Qi Mengsi's figure slowly descended from the sky, her dark red trench coat spotless.

She glanced at the empty center of the battlefield, then at the large crater that Shadow Dragon had dug out, her brows furrowing.

"how come."

She knew there was a third person hiding in the shadows, and immediately sent a message to warn Li Guanqi.

Given his reaction speed demonstrated in the actual combat assessment, how could a monster who could snatch the control panel amidst a hail of bullets and the siege of [Ye Mudan] be caught off guard and taken away by someone?

Is it intentional?

Or.
Just then, Bai Shu and Xia Sheng arrived from the other end of the alley.

"What happened?" Bai Shu looked at the chaotic scene with a grave expression. "Where is Li Guanqi?"

The commander of the dark forces looked at the deep pit, his face grim: "They've been captured."

"They've been arrested?" Bai Shu frowned.

Xia Sheng didn't say anything. He walked past the crowd and went straight to the deep pit, where he squatted down.

His gaze was fixed on a sliver of light at the edge of the pit, filled with deep confusion.

"Given his reaction, he was actually arrested."

Qi Mengsi raised an eyebrow; it seemed she wasn't the only one with this misconception.

For those unfamiliar with Li Guanqi, this might not seem like much, but Xia Sheng, who had been sparring with him for a month, knew firsthand how fast Li Guanqi's reactions were.

This person was arrested just like that? He couldn't even cry for help?
He doesn't understand.

Ever since Li Guanqi announced that he was hiding, he has been acting strangely.

"All personnel, retract the defensive line, establish a temporary cordon, and search for any suspicious traces." Qi Mengsi turned to give the order to the Dark Division, her tone devoid of any emotion.

Then, she directly contacted Wang Shou in her mind.

"Report, target lost."

After a moment of silence, Wang Shou's indifferent reply, devoid of any discernible emotion, finally came through.

"The problem is very serious."

Qi Mengsi's heart sank, and she took the initiative to assume responsibility: "It was my dereliction of duty..."

“I meant Tony,” Wang interrupted her.

"..." Qi Mengsi's prepared series of self-criticisms and coping strategies were all stuck in her throat.

"Tony...teacher?"

“It’s made another stone tablet.” Wang Shou’s voice sounded a little troubled. “How many times have I told you not to feed it too many sweets? At its age, it’s prone to diabetes.”

Qi Mengsi felt like her brain was going blank.

She took a deep breath, forcibly pulling her thoughts away from the fact that "Teacher Tony has diabetes," and repeated the words slowly and deliberately.

"I mean, the target, Li Guanqi, has been arrested."

"Oh, this?" Wang Shou said casually. "It's not a big problem."

Qi Mengsi was completely speechless.

A key figure, specifically named by the Pope and whose capture was ordered even with the deployment of the "Fool," has simply vanished.

Not a big problem?

"Let him play by himself," Wang said calmly, his tone unreadable. "Don't feed Tony too many sweets in the future."

Communication was thus cut off.

Qi Mengsi stood there in silence for a long time, feeling that the wind in Latia was somewhat noisy.

On the other side, Xia Sheng ignored the chaos around him and went to the edge of the pit alone, where he squatted down.

His gaze was fixed on a clump of dust at the edge of the pit.

There, a remnant of a purple scale, about the size of a fingernail, refracted an eerie light in the dim light.

He reached out his finger and touched it carefully.

It lacks a sense of physical presence.

The seemingly hard scale crumbled silently the moment his fingertips touched it.

"Shadow?"

Based on the zombie army, it can be easily deduced that the puppeteer abducted the person.

The dust slipped from his fingers, mingling with the dust on the ground, becoming indistinguishable from the rest.

More than ten kilometers away, the wind in the wilderness whipped up sand and gravel, stinging people's faces.

Ying Yilong lay on the ground, with the unconscious Li Guanqi on his back.

"Hahaha! Got it! Got it!" Imi X burst into maniacal laughter.

"Those idiots from the Spirit Control Division, they put on such a big show, and this is all they got?"

She turned her head and glanced at Li, who was pale-faced beside her.

"Miss Fool, are you still holding on? Don't die on the way, or I won't be able to explain to the Pope."

Li clutched her chest, breathing heavily. The blue strands of hair on her forehead were soaked with cold sweat and stuck to her cheeks. She just shook her head weakly, too lazy to even say a word.

It clashed with Qimengsi's epic card, exhausting all of her power.

"Thank you for your hard work," said Immy X, shaking the blue crystal ring on her finger. "But this time, I really have to thank Stone Monster."

She clicked her tongue in amazement: "This Heavenly Eye is really useful. It can see the movements of those people in the Spirit Control Division clearly, just like having a full map cheat!"

Although the Juling Division had a large and powerful force, with its defenses layered upon each other.

But they have an all-seeing vision, and can always find gaps in the defenses, maneuvering and infiltrating to seize an opportunity to steal someone.

Li didn't respond, but subconsciously clutched the necklace in front of her chest.

The two walked one after the other, carrying their spoils.

Suddenly, Immi X stopped in her tracks, and the smile on her face vanished instantly.

Something's not right about the sandstorm ahead.

It wasn't a normal flow; it was pushed aside by some invisible force and surged to both sides.

"Who goes there?!" Imi X shouted sharply, his entire body tensing up instantly as he stared warily ahead.

The rocky map in my mind was completely empty, with no warning signs of any life-giving light at all!

How can it be? !
Is it the Air Force? But there's not a single aircraft in the sky!

The sandstorm gradually dissipated.

A petite figure floated quietly in mid-air, her clothes and hair fluttering gently in the air.

She landed slowly, but her feet remained a few centimeters off the ground, without getting a speck of dust on them.

The person who arrived was none other than Qiqi, who was responsible for racking up points in the graduation task.

"???"

ImiX's mind went blank for a moment, filled with question marks.

Hovering and moving?

Avoiding contact with the rocks can indeed help evade the detection of the "rock-eye" surveillance system...

But how could she have known to guard against this?!

Where did this monster come from?!
"on!"

At her command, the undead and zombies that had been lying in ambush all around burst out of the ground, roaring as they lunged forward.

But then a strange thing happened.

Those fearless zombies stopped in their tracks the moment they saw Qiqi, their rotting bodies trembling uncontrollably.

In their empty eye sockets, the emotion called "fear" reignited.

Some of the zombies even began frantically digging at the ground with their claws, trying to bury themselves back in the earth.

"??? What are you doing? Hit her!"

Immy X's expression shifted from astonishment to terror. She frantically pulled at the shadow threads in her hand, but the undead were like puppets whose signals had been cut off, completely out of control.

She suddenly looked up and stared intently at the untouched girl.

"What...are you?!"

She's lived for hundreds of years, and this is the first time she's seen anything that can scare zombies.

Qiqi ignored her hysteria and calmly looked past the sandstorm onto Li.

"Turn yourself in."

Her voice was soft, like a white cloud, light and airy.

"Considering your past merits, you will be spared death."

Li was stunned for a moment, and then a bitter feeling spread from the bottom of her heart. She glanced at the unfamiliar detective, and then at the unconscious Li Guanqi.

"Thank you for your kindness."

She turned to the nearly collapsing Immy X and said, "Take the people and leave first."

Immi X realized what was happening and, without a moment's hesitation or any hint of the "we'll die together" sentiment, she spurred Shadow Dragon to turn tail and run, decisively abandoning Li and disappearing into the depths of the sandstorm with her spoils.

On the wasteland, only two "angels" with completely opposite temperaments remained.

"I'll ask you one more time, are you willing to repent?" Qi Qi asked indifferently.

“Repentance?” Li chuckled softly, with a hint of self-mockery and relief. “That’s a term used in our Order of the Order, Miss Agent.”

She slowly raised her hand, unfolded the Duel Disk, and placed the [Voice of Solemnity], which had lost most of its spirituality and fallen to the Epic rank, into it.

“The Spirit Control Bureau cannot save those suffering.” Li’s face was weak, but his gaze was firm.

"God so loved the world."

"Is that so?" Qiqi looked at her calmly, and also unfolded her Duel Disk, inserting the Domain Card [Weather Forecast].

"Since that's the case," her voice turned cold.

"That--"

"rain."

Snowy days are sad days.

Rainy days are days of decay.

"Duel!" (X2)

Two completely different realms collided violently, creating intense spatial ripples!

A fine drizzle began to fall from the gray sky.

A raindrop fell on the pebbles at Li's feet.