86: Steal my crystal ball?

Jiao Zhengqing was already closest to the statue!

His pounce was incredibly fast!

However!

Just as he was about to pounce on the statue!

A model-like armor next to the statue suddenly moved!

That type of giant armor was too heavy; generally speaking, its speed should have been very slow!

However, that thing's speed was not affected by its weight at all; its long spear was many times faster than Jiao Zhengqing, who had used a divine speed talisman!

It arrived later but struck first, its sharp, cold blade piercing straight and powerfully towards Jiao Zhengqing's right shoulder!

In a flash, Jiao Zhengqing, with his strong combat awareness, almost entirely relying on his survival instincts, quickly activated the Death Grip's protective shield!

At the same time, various defensive items bought with gold coins were also thrown onto him in one go!

But besides these, there was also the most important point—

"Thousand Jin Drop!!!"

Jiao Zhengqing was already spitting blood, yet he didn't forget to shout these three words in a hysterical voice at the critical moment between life and death!

Thousand Jin Drop!

It was a one-time item he had purchased for five hundred gold coins!

A pendant in the shape of a lead weight was hanging around his neck!

And the sole purpose of this necklace was to immune one knockback effect!

Jiao Zhengqing had thought through all possible scenarios beforehand!

The most crucial thing to overcome was the knockback effect of the Guards' attacks!

His only chance to approach the statue was that initial, most unexpected one!

And once he was knocked back, he would never have another chance to get close to the statue!

This operation would also end in failure!

Therefore, even though the Thousand Jin Drop item was ridiculously expensive!

Its function was highly valued by Jiao Zhengqing!

Five hundred gold coins, he gritted his teeth and bought it!

If Lin Chuan were here, he would know why the Thousand Jin Drop sold for so much!

Because this thing, like red crystal and green crystal, contained a trace of the power of rules!

And the Thousand Jin Drop was clearly worth its price!

Only a "crack" sound was heard!

The lead pendant on the necklace Jiao Zhengqing wore on his chest shattered directly!

Not only that, the inner armor he wore also split open instantly!

With another "pffft" sound, Jiao Zhengqing spat out fresh blood, his brain aching dully and emptily, his thoughts becoming exceptionally sluggish!

He barely managed to retain a flicker of life, a trace of breath!

If it were an ordinary person, they would either be dead by now or half-dead and unconscious!

But Jiao Zhengqing was not an ordinary person!

He had a special identity and had undergone specialized training!

In his subconscious, the mission was even more important than his life!

Therefore, even though his consciousness was already somewhat blurry, his instinct remained very firm and, without a trace of hesitation, reached for the crystal ball in the statue's hand!

This time, he really touched it!

But just as Jiao Zhengqing thought he was about to succeed!

The faceless statue suddenly grew facial features!

It was the appearance of a malevolent ghost!

Even more terrifying, red light suddenly shot out from the statue's eyes, directly striking Jiao Zhengqing, who was within arm's reach!

At this moment, even with his blurred consciousness, Jiao Zhengqing still keenly sensed—the aura of death!

If he was hit by this red light, he would surely die!

But he couldn't possibly avoid it now!

Light speed! Even in his best condition, he couldn't avoid it!

What's more, at this moment, he was almost down to his last breath!

Therefore, that red light, without any surprise, struck Jiao Zhengqing!

But just as Jiao Zhengqing thought his mission had failed and he was doomed to die!

A green light suddenly burst forth from his own glabella!

Enveloping his entire body in green!

This forgiving green???

Time was simply too urgent! Everything, from Jiao Zhengqing touching the crystal ball, to the statue growing facial features, emitting red light, to his own body emitting green light…

This series of changes occurred almost within a mere 0.1 seconds!

Jiao Zhengqing had no time to think about anything!

He just used his last ounce of strength to put the crystal ball into his dimensional ring.

Then, without a moment's pause, he used the Death Grip's four rings' teleportation function!

Almost instantly again, his figure suddenly vanished before everyone's eyes!

The next moment, he appeared, barely alive, on the tavern sofa!

But had the crisis been resolved here?

No! It hadn't!

According to Lin Chuan, the Guards in the village would most likely not enter the tavern!

But he was clearly not certain about this probability!

It was just a guess!

And at this moment, Braveheart Village, with the theft from the statue's shrine, instantly stirred up a huge storm!

All nine people who had broken into the shrine with Jiao Zhengqing were killed on the spot by the Guards!

And all the Guards in the entire village were dispatched to find the thief who had stolen the statue's crystal ball!

Even the Guard Army, who had originally been chasing Lin Chuan, instantly abandoned their pursuit of him!

And sensing the departure of the Guard Army behind him, Lin Chuan, who was already half-dead from exhaustion, his eyes instantly lit up!

Could it be that Jiao Zhengqing had really succeeded?!

Lin Chuan no longer continued to string along the Guard Army!

He directly flashed into the tavern!

As soon as he entered the tavern, he found Jiao Zhengqing lying barely alive on the U-shaped sofa.

And a bold figure was actually prying off the dimensional ring from Jiao Zhengqing's hand.

What was even more infuriating was that the figure directly took out the crystal ball, which Lin Chuan had painstakingly tried to obtain, from the dimensional ring!

He instantly glared and roared, "Stop!"

However, the next second, the dark figure turned and revealed his face, and Lin Chuan was completely stunned!

"It's you?!"

Who was it?

It was that mysterious drunkard!!!

Damn it, this mysterious big shot, it was one thing for him to trick him when selling Paradise tickets before, but now he was trying to steal his stuff again!

And this was after he had spent 1000 carefree pointss to buy him ten bottles of Moon Immortal Drunk!

At this moment, Lin Chuan's face was very grim!

He coldly looked at the drunkard and the misty crystal ball in the drunkard's hand, his tone extremely restrained: "That's mine!"

The drunkard had always stayed in the dark corner before, reeking of alcohol, with a dejected, downcast look that made it almost impossible to see his face.

However, at this moment, there was no trace of alcohol smell or dejection on him.

The face exposed under the light was a zombie-like pale green!

Lin Chuan's eyes narrowed, and he instantly understood—

This drunkard was probably just a clone of some big shot!

The intelligence level of the big shot's clone was clearly far superior to Lin Chuan's clone, Little Hei Zi.

Even all the actions of this clone looked no different from a living person!

He saw him flip his right hand, and the misty crystal ball instantly disappeared!

The next second, a red wine gourd appeared in his palm.

He tilted his head back and took another gulp of wine down his throat before slowly looking at Lin Chuan and saying, "Kid, I'm not stealing your stuff; it's just that there are some things you can't control!"

Lin Chuan's face was cold, and his attitude was firm: "Whether I can control it or not, I will bear the consequences, so I won't trouble you, senior, to worry about me!"

The drunkard wore a black hood, and coupled with his pale green face, he appeared gloomy.

But before he could say anything more, the tavern was surrounded by layers of Guards and Guard Army from Braveheart Village!