The Long Journey to Immortality

Chapter 134 The Campus Robbery (Part 2)

The environment backstage of the auditorium is completely different from that inside the auditorium.

The backstage space wasn't large, and with the 25 people, including the robbers and hostages, crammed in, the space felt even smaller.

The three robbers had a clear division of labor. One of them was responsible for using the communication system in the background to communicate with Hans Company outside the campus in order to achieve their goal, obtain money, and rescue the organization's leader from prison.

The other two were responsible for guarding the unfortunate hostages in the back area, occasionally pointing their guns at them and threatening them.

The other was fiddling with the multimedia in the backstage, trying to convey church doctrines to all the hostages at this moment, formally fulfilling the sect's mission.

In such an environment, being so close to three armed robbers, and even witnessing the terrifying scene of having a gun pointed at one's head, even the parents of the students who were taken backstage couldn't help but feel scared.

Although I didn't cry, my legs were still weak and trembling.

The five children who were taken backstage were in even worse shape; four of them nearly fainted.

But one child stood out from the others present.

Han Lu noticed this unusually calm person as soon as she entered the backstage area.

However, the child, who was around ten years old, had a calm and composed expression on his face, and there were no tear stains.

On the contrary, his eyes were incredibly clear, his gaze shifting throughout the room as if he were pondering how to save himself and searching for any other hostages in the room who could fight alongside him.

The child's features resembled Qiu Bin's by about 70%, so Han Lu knew without guessing that this must be Qiu Bin's cousin.

His composure under pressure during the crisis made Han Lu particularly admire her friend's cousin, whose name she didn't even know yet. She secretly thought to herself, "This kid is quite good."

After observing backstage for half a minute and noting down the details, Han Lu quietly left and returned to the auditorium, where it was noisier and less likely to expose her illusory form.

Having located the seven robbers, Han Lu placed her hand on the walkie-talkie at her waist, pressed the button, and gently tapped the microphone twice with her index finger.

This was the code she and Wen Erya had agreed upon, signifying that "the location of the robbers has been confirmed."

Soon, the same knocking sound came from Wen Erya's place.

The two people, separated by nearly 500 meters and several floors of building walls, knew that the other had completed preparations.

How to deal with the seven robbers in the auditorium? Han Lu didn't plan to make a big fuss; she simply modified her original plan slightly and put it into practice.

The original plan was for Han Lu to use illusion magic to bewitch everyone, including the hostages, and then capture all the robbers.

Even after obtaining more specific information from Agent Hans, Han Lu could not guarantee that she could capture all seven robbers scattered across the three locations at the same time.

Therefore, Han Lu decided to change her illusion magic to playing a calming melody and use seven of the eighteen spirit swords to complete the final kill in sync with Wen Erya.

After all, murder is a very bloody matter, and Han Lu did not want the hostages, who were already on the verge of collapse, to witness an even more thrilling and bloody moment without any protection.

Playing a calming tune is quite necessary.

Compared to Han Lu's situation, Wen Er Ya's task was actually simpler after figuring out the locations of the remaining five people.

With no onlookers, Wen Erya only needs to deal with the five robbers at the same time.

Finding a secluded spot, Han Lu tore off the illusion talisman from her body, patted her storage bag, and quietly summoned the seven spirit swords inside.

Han Lu did not activate the spirit swords. Instead, she used them as ordinary weapons, just like when she fought with Chu Fei and the others that day. This made her actions more concealed and prevented the bandits from noticing.

Under Han Lu's control, the spirit swords flew slowly high above the auditorium. In such a noisy and oppressive environment, no one noticed these spirit swords, controlled by Han Lu, which were about to take lives.

Each of the seven spirit swords fought independently, and under Han Lu's careful control, they were all in place in just fifteen seconds.

Once Han Lu "smashes the cup as a signal," they will instantly transform into a streak of rainbow light and kill the robbers they are responsible for on the spot.

Just as Han Lu finished preparing, the walkie-talkie on her waist rang again.

This time it was the sound of three knuckles tapping.

Han Lu took out a wooden flute with one hand and responded with the same signal with the other, while silently counting to fifteen in her mind.

This was the signal that Han Lu and Wen Erya had agreed upon to take action.

Standing in the deserted corridor of the auditorium, Han Lu brought one end of the wooden flute to her lips and began to cast an illusion, playing a tune on the flute.

Mu Xiao's melodious voice rang out outside the auditorium. Although it was not so obvious amidst the crying and shouting of the hostages, the illusion had a real effect on everyone in the auditorium.

The crying, sobbing, and shouting gradually subsided.

In just a moment, the hostages felt their anxious hearts gradually calm down.

The four robbers patrolling the auditorium were quite surprised.

The unexpected sound came from somewhere: the sound of a flute.

Listening to some "harmless" music could calm the hostages down, and since they still had a few seconds left to live, they were happy to do so.

Once the number they were counting in their minds had reached "15", Han Lu and Wen Erya, who had been waiting for their chance, simultaneously launched their attack from two different locations on campus, dealing with the vicious robbers with lightning speed.

Four stunning figures flashed by in the auditorium.

Before the four masked robbers, armed with guns and wearing bulletproof vests, could react, the world before their eyes turned black and white.

They were either pierced through the heart or had their heads sliced ​​off with a single sword strike.

The four were all killed by Han Lu's spirit sword in the blink of an eye.

The sudden change did not alter the mindset of the hostages in the auditorium who were already under the illusion.

Even several hostages who were close to the robbers, with blood splattered all over their bodies and faces, still squinted their eyes and listened to Han Lu playing the wooden flute.

Everything was under Han Lu's control.

After killing the four robbers in the auditorium, Han Lu, who had been observing from the corridor, entered the auditorium and went backstage to continue controlling the remaining three spirit swords to kill the other three robbers.

Unlike Wen Erya, she didn't use formations to control the overall situation.

With Han Lu's current abilities, she still needs to take a few steps closer to the spirit swords and spot the target before she can ensure that the spirit swords she controls can accurately complete the mission.

As Han Lu swaggered into the backstage area, the three robbers had barely seen her appear when Ling Jian, who had been lying in wait, launched a swift and unexpected attack from the flank.

The sword easily pierced through the bulletproof vests and flesh of the three robbers, ending their lives quickly and painlessly.

The twenty-three hostages backstage were not completely affected by Han Lu's illusion.

When this bloody scene appeared before everyone's eyes, some people still couldn't help but scream and fall into a frenzy.

However, some people were clear-headed and realized what had happened, Han Lu's identity, and that they had been successfully rescued.

They cheered and applauded Han Lu, but there was also a hint of fear in their eyes as they looked at her.

The elementary school student, whom Han Lu thought was Qiu Bin's cousin, casually wiped the blood splattered on his face with his sleeve, dragged his slightly weak legs, walked up to Han Lu, and asked timidly, "Sister... Sister, are you... are you the Senior Han that my cousin mentioned?"

Han Lu felt a little awkward being called "senior" by a child. She gently touched Qiu Bin's cousin's buzz cut and said, "Just call me Sister Han. You're Qiu Bin's cousin?"

“That’s right, Sister Han, my name is Qiu Junyan, and I’m ten years old.”

Meanwhile, after killing the five robbers under her command, Wen Erya didn't even bother to ask Han Lu if the mission was complete before picking up the walkie-talkie and switching channels.

She spoke to the Hans Company agents, mimicking the tone of a protagonist from a movie she had watched a few days earlier.

"Mission accomplished, you can come out and clean the floor now."

[Author's Note] There's still a story to tell about the ancient cultivation realm. Once that's finished, it will be part of the third volume of this book.

Chapter 235 Taking on a Disciple?

Upon receiving the signal from Wen Erya, the security department of Hans Company, which had already mobilized its forces outside the school and was ready, quickly stormed into the campus of Nanyang Road Primary School and completely took control of all key locations.

Of course, the most important place is the school auditorium.

Under the guidance of Hans Corporation agents, many hostages left in an orderly manner. Some medical personnel also arrived at the scene, distributing sedatives and treating some of the hostages who had suffered minor injuries.

The explosives planted throughout the auditorium were not forgotten by the officers.

The explosives were detonated immediately and removed one by one to prevent the robbers from having accomplices outside who could detonate the explosives in other ways and cause irreparable damage.

Numerous media reporters were also gathered at the school gate by Hans Company to report on the specific process and outcome of the incident.

The names of Han Lu and Wen Erya were mentioned repeatedly.

Clearly, this unexpected event will be the first opportunity for many cultivators to appear in front of the media and the public in an absolutely positive light since arriving in the ancient cultivation secret realm.

While the security personnel from Hans Company were busy both inside and outside the campus, Han Lu was entangled with Qiu Junyan.

This child, who was only ten years old, became Han Lu's little shadow, following her east and west, and occasionally asking her a few questions out of curiosity.

Faced with such a child, Han Lu, who had no experience, felt a bit annoyed but had no way to deal with it.

Fortunately, the questions Qiu Junyan asked were all common sense questions in the eyes of cultivators, and Han Lu was able to answer them one by one, maintaining her superior demeanor in front of Qiu Junyan.

However, soon, this ten-year-old child somehow came up with the idea of ​​turning Han Lu, this all-powerful older sister, into his sister-in-law.

The questions asked tend to become more private.

"Sister Han, how old are you?"

"Sister Han, you're so pretty, and your hands are so soft. Do you use the same brand of cosmetics as my mom?"

"Sister Han, what do you think of my cousin?"

"Sister Han, do you have someone you like?"

……

Qiu Junyan's older sister Han was overwhelmed by these questions. She felt that dealing with a ten-year-old child like Qiu Junyan was ten times more difficult than killing the seven robbers.

Fortunately, after being delayed for five minutes, Qiu Bin finally managed to go against the flow of people and enter the backstage area of ​​the auditorium, where he came to Han Lu's side and became her savior.

"Qiu Bin, you're finally here. Keep a close eye on your cousin..." Han Lu hurriedly placed Qiu Junyan's hand into Qiu Bin's.

Seeing blood on Qiu Junyan's face, Qiu Bin, who had been covering his nose to block out the smell of blood, quickly bent down and leaned closer, anxiously asking, "Junyan, are you injured on your face? Why are you bleeding?"

"Brother, I'm fine," Qiu Junyan said casually, wiping his face with his sleeve. "It's all blood splattered from bad guys. Sister Han was really fierce just now."

Qiu Bin was still worried, so he carefully checked Qiu Junyan from head to toe to make sure that there were no minor injuries on his body. Only then did he give up the idea of ​​calling a doctor to treat his injuries.

Although both he and Qiu Junyan were victims of this incident, Qiu Bin, as Qiu Junyan's temporary guardian, did not want to completely mess up the task his uncle had entrusted to him.

While they were talking, Wen Erya finally handed over the bodies of the other five robbers on campus to Hans Company, and then rode her spirit sword to meet up with Han Lu and the others.

"Thank you, Senior Han and Senior Wen," Qiu Bin said with a deep bow. "Thanks to you both, Xiao Jun, the others, and I were able to be rescued so quickly and successfully."

"It's no big deal. We're friends, right? It's only natural for friends to lend a hand," Han Lu said with a smile. "Let's go. This isn't the place to talk. It's getting late, we should eat."