Chapter 197 The Messenger of God

Chen Yu kicked him, sending him flying over ten meters. Like a cannonball fired from a barrel, he struck the bridge surface with incredible speed, bouncing once, then again, and yet again!

He tumbled, crawled, and somersaulted across the bridge, flipping five or six times and rolling another seven or eight meters before finally slamming into a stone pillar at the bridgehead. With a dull thud, he went completely still.

The Squinting Taoist's expression shifted, and he rushed over like a madman: "Senior Brother! Senior Brother!"

Before he could even get close, he stopped in his tracks, because his Spirit Eyes saw...

Every bone in his Senior Brother's chest had been shattered by that kick, with the shards piercing into his body. In other words, he had died the instant he was sent flying!

Chen Yu retracted his foot. A bit of blood stained the sole of his shoe, which he shook off gently...

Then, he turned around to face the remaining two Taoists!

"This... this..."

"This can't be possible, right? He kicked Senior Brother to death with a single blow?"

"This is not power a human should possess!"

The Chubby Taoist swallowed hard, his legs turning to jelly, his earlier confidence completely vanished!

The Squinting Taoist was stunned as well; only now did he realize the true weight behind the tenth-ranked Baby Bus!

Officer Pei Yuanheng, Cheng Minglang, and Jiang Wei were completely dumbfounded!

The sight of that lethal kick was so impactful that it was still buzzing through their minds!

Only Water Bubble hopped around: "Gulu gulu~~~"

"Chen Yu!"

The Squinting Taoist spoke up immediately: "We have no intention of making an enemy of you. With the apocalypse upon us, who isn't struggling just to survive? We were merely trying to find a way to live in this chaotic world."

"Falling into your hands today, I accept it. My skills are inferior to yours; there is nothing more to say."

"But if you insist on killing us all, you will be acting against the heavens. This is no idle threat—since the Temple Master stated that the Treasure Chest belongs to the Organization, he cannot be wrong!"

His voice was soft, but his eyes remained narrowed, giving him the appearance of someone shrewd, plotting something.

Chen Yu approached step by step until they were very close to each other.

The Squinting Taoist swallowed hard... Having witnessed someone being kicked to death with his own eyes, maintaining his composure now was the absolute best he could do.

"Your eyes are always narrowed. Aren't you tired?"

The Squinting Taoist's Adam's apple bobbed. He didn't know how to answer.

"Open them."

"?"

"SMACK!!!"

A crisp, clean slap sent the Squinting Taoist flying two meters away!

The Squinting Taoist let out a cry of pain. A red mark appeared on his left cheek, extending from his cheekbone all the way to his chin!

He clutched his face: "You... what are you doing! My eyes were born like this!"

"Open them wider, then talk to me."

"SMACK!!!"

Another vicious slap sent the Squinting Taoist flying, and he rolled another two meters!

"Ahhh!"

"This is too much bullying!"

"SMACK!!!"

When the third slap landed, the Squinting Taoist finally opened his eyes! Although his eyes weren't large to begin with, the overall look was a bit better!

"Not big enough..."

"SMACK!!!"

The Squinting Taoist's head snapped to the side, and his entire body spun more than halfway around, knocking three teeth loose!

"Wait..."

"I've opened them as wide as I can! My face is swollen! It just makes them look small!"

His trembling fingers pointed at his face; his cheekbones, eye sockets, and chin were all swollen!

Chen Yu looked at the Wide-Eyed Taoist and clapped his hands: "Alright, now you can continue telling me whether the Treasure Chest belongs to the Baby Bus or the Organization."

"The Treasure Chest... uh..." He swallowed hard: "It belongs to... it belongs to the Baby Bus!"

Chen Yu nodded with satisfaction. "If you had just done that earlier, we wouldn't have had all this trouble. Dilly-dallying..."

"Squelch!"

The Wide-Eyed Taoist died—died without knowing why, died inexplicably, died for no apparent reason, but die he did!

Chen Yu certainly wouldn't spare him; he understood the principle of cutting weeds by the root better than anyone!

This guy already held a grudge against him; letting him go was the same as letting a tiger return to the mountains!

He shifted his gaze from the Wide-Eyed Taoist and landed on the Chubby Taoist nearby.

The Chubby Taoist stood rooted to the spot, clutching a small yellow flag. Seeing Chen Yu walking toward him, he shivered in terror!

He dropped to his knees with a thud: "Fellow believer Chen Yu, spare me! Spare me!"

"Fellow believer?" Chen Yu repeated the term, his lips twitching: "Who is a fellow believer with you?"

He bent down, grabbed the pole of the small yellow flag, and snatched it away. A stream of information appeared: [Grade A Soul-Summoning Banner] [Description: A Soul-Summoning Banner from the Sanqing Temple's Ritual Department. The flag surface is painted with seventy-two soul-suppressing runes in vermilion, sealing an "Evil Ghost in the Smoke" inside—possessing immense strength and invulnerability to blades and bullets.] [Effect: Can summon the Evil Ghost in the Smoke to assist in battle at any time. Once the evil ghost is killed, the Soul-Summoning Banner enters a three-day cooldown.] [Note: Only those with the <Evil Ghost in the Smoke> Talent can use this.]

"I actually can't use it?!" Chen Yu shook his head, somewhat disappointed.

The Chubby Taoist hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, only I can use it! As long as..."

"SNAP!" Chen Yu snapped it in two; the broken edge was jagged!

The Chubby Taoist suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood! His limbs began to twitch as if he had been electrocuted...

The Soul-Summoning Banner was broken, and the backlash from their connected spirits was terrifying; he instantly withered away!

"What a pity." Chen Yu shook his head. "Things I can't use are just trash."

"Squelch!"

The Chubby Taoist died, too—he died on the bridge, his eyes wide open in death!

With that, all three Taoists had been wiped out!

"Gulu lu!" Water Bubble hopped around excitedly, as if it could sense Chen Yu's thoughts!

Indeed, the building material treasure chest was what it needed most! As long as it was opened by red luan, it was destined to return a massive amount of building materials—enough, perhaps, to cause a qualitative change in Water Bubble!

"Chen Yu..." Officer Pei Yuanheng and the others approached. Looking at the three corpses on the ground, they were at a loss for words.

Cheng Minglang said with admiration: "That was incredible. You really are... the number one tough guy on the Seventh Island!"

Chen Yu: "..."

Jiang Wei swallowed hard: "Chen Yu, I'm really starting to wonder... were you actually telling the truth about your Talent?"

Chen Yu asked: "What truth?"

Jiang Wei coughed: "You said your Talent was 'Invincible.' Looking at this, it almost seems like it might be true..."

Chen Yu smiled. "You are certainly free to believe that."

"But Chen Yu..." Officer Pei Yuanheng warned: "The military district investigated the seventh-ranked Xuantan Bus. Their car owner, Zhang Shouyi, is suspected to have a Transformation Talent. Since the apocalypse, he has called himself... the Messenger of God!"

"Messenger of God?" Chen Yu narrowed his eyes. "What does that mean?"

Officer Pei Yuanheng whispered: "Simply put, it is highly likely that he has awakened... the divine power of some mythological system!"