64: Encirclement

Gu Qinghan immediately chose to use this item, and saw the gas rapidly drill into Gu Qinghan's body through his pores.

He didn't feel any discomfort, and then strengthened his Bone Spike Technique.

Looking around, Gu Qinghan threw a Bone Spike at a metal shelf nearby.

With a clang, the Bone Spike Technique got stuck on the shelf, and then there was no movement.

"Where's the corrosive effect?"

Gu Qinghan's eyes widened, and after looking for a long time, he finally noticed that there seemed to be a circle of scorched black marks on the edge where the Bone Spike had pierced.

"This is too weak..."

His previously excited mood instantly calmed down. He had originally thought that the corrosive effect brought by this item would be very strong.

If he had to make a comparison, he thought it should be like cutting butter with a hot knife.

But obviously, the destructive power of this corrosive effect was not very obvious. He just didn't know what would happen if it hit a living creature.

However, Gu Qinghan quickly put aside his attention to this skill and began to search for the gate of calamity on this floor.

If he was not mistaken, these two monsters were the last trump cards in this gate of calamity.

Near the elevator leading to the second floor, Gu Qinghan found a Black Iron-grade treasure chest.

He rubbed his hands expectantly and opened the treasure chest, but it did not trigger the Pioneer's skill effect.

The contents of the treasure chest were very simple: five magic crystals and a statue of an insect beast that looked like a miniature version.

【secret realm key fragment (Black Iron): Special Item】

【Effect: Collect three fragments to synthesize an insect tide secret realm key and gain qualification to enter the Insect Tide Secret Realm】

"Secret realm? Is it something similar to a game dungeon?"

Gu Qinghan played with the statue in his hand a few times, but he had no clue.

Putting this away, he, Chen Yuting, and the Skeleton Minions could finally scavenge the entire supermarket.

Including the goods on the second floor and in the warehouse, it took Gu Qinghan nearly an hour to clear everything out.

The necromantic space is a very special existence; it seems that except for necromantic creatures, other items enter a state of time stagnation.

The fruits from the school put in before showed almost no change when taken out.

Gu Qinghan felt that, if nothing unexpected happened, these supplies would be enough for him to live for several decades.

"It's time to go out. Speaking of which, Hao Zhi hasn't made a sound all this time, he wouldn't have fallen asleep..."

Gu Qinghan smiled at Chen Yuting beside him, and suddenly his smile froze on his face.

Because he suddenly heard a faint sound of footsteps in the supermarket.

Tap, tap... He and Chen Yuting were standing still, and his Skeletons would not move around casually.

These were clearly the footsteps of more than one person, sounding extremely harsh in the supermarket.

Gu Qinghan silently turned off his flashlight, grabbed Chen Yuting's hand, and hid in a corner.

At the same time, the green flames in the eyes of the surrounding Skeletons slowly extinguished.

When not in combat, the Skeletons' soul fire can almost completely extinguish.

However, as soon as they entered combat, that soul fire would burn fiercely, bringing endless fear to their enemies.

The footsteps in the supermarket gradually became denser, and Gu Qinghan's brows slowly furrowed.

He didn't need to think to know who this group of people was; they must be Wang Haoming's men, just like the attackers last night.

What he found somewhat incomprehensible was that after he took the car, he clearly left something as an exchange, so why did the other party come to trouble him more than once?

Yesterday, although it was nominally to steal a car, Gu Qinghan still left ten qi and blood fruits and a note for those people.

The content of the note was very simple:

The value of these items far exceeds a few cars, serving as compensation for the forced buying and selling.

He never thought of himself as a good person, but Gu Qinghan had his own set of behavioral principles.

He didn't like to owe others; he liked to act with a clear conscience.

He and Chen Yuting had both eaten qi and blood fruits to their limit, and he still had a lot stored in his necromantic space.

This item could increase vitality, and in such a perilous time, its value definitely far exceeded a few cars that could only be used for transportation.

"Do they think I have more qi and blood fruits on me, so they keep coming to trouble me?"

A chill spread through Gu Qinghan's heart, and at the same time, he slowly closed his eyes.

Skeletons couldn't see in the dark, but cats could.

The Death Mutated Cat had now returned to its normal size and silently jumped onto a shelf.

Through the Vision of the Dead, Gu Qinghan saw at least a hundred people coming up to the second floor from the stairs.

Moreover, this number was still increasing.

Gu Qinghan's heart sank. With so many Professionals, he had almost no chance of winning.

Not all of these people carried lighting tools; only the first dozen people in front were using flashlights to lead the way.

"I know you're here. I'm too lazy to look for you. Come out yourself, or I'll kill Hao Zhi. You choose!"

Suddenly, a somewhat familiar voice rang out in the crowd, slowly echoing on the second floor of the supermarket.

They caught Hao Zhi?

Gu Qinghan's heart tightened, but he didn't rush to speak, only continuing to observe the situation of this group of people.

Wang Haoming seemed to know that his words alone wouldn't draw Gu Qinghan out, so he waved his hand, instructing his subordinates to bring a person in front of him.

Gu Qinghan's brows furrowed sharply, because he discovered that this person was none other than Hao Zhi!

Wang Haoming smiled coldly, pulled out a short knife, and stabbed it into his thigh.

Hao Zhi didn't say a word, but his body trembled violently.

"Oh, quite tough, aren't we?"

A cruel look flashed in Wang Haoming's eyes, and then he suddenly gripped the short knife and twisted it fiercely.

Immediately, Hao Zhi let out a cry of pain, but then he shouted loudly:

"Don't come out! This guy brought all his men to catch you, this Bastard..."

Before he could finish speaking, another short knife was plunged into his other thigh, making him fall directly to the ground in pain.

Through the Death Mutated Cat's vision, Gu Qinghan could see that blood was still continuously flowing from Hao Zhi's back.

The wound was gruesome, and it was imaginable that he must have been struggling for a long time before being caught.

Wang Haoming waited a few seconds, then suddenly asked a woman next to him:

"Didn't you say he wasn't on the first floor? Are you lying to me?"

This woman was Li Na. Her face still bore purple-red slap marks, but she hastily said:

"Brother Ming, I didn't. The smell on the first floor was indeed very faint. I can confirm he's on the second floor, but the aura is very faint; I can't lock onto it."

Gu Qinghan understood that this was his breath concealing cloak at work, but he suddenly felt Chen Yuting's small hand tremble beside him.

He opened his eyes and cast a questioning look.

Chen Yuting leaned close to Gu Qinghan's ear and said in an almost inaudible voice:

"This person's voice sounds very much like one of my university roommates."

Gu Qinghan suddenly realized, then continued to close his eyes.

Wang Haoming's face now showed clear signs of impatience. He suddenly shouted loudly:

"I see that the things in this supermarket have been emptied by you? Do you have some spatial equipment?

Give me the stuff, then kowtow and apologize to me, and I'll let Hao Zhi go, and I'll let you go, how about it?"

His voice carried a strong sense of arrogance and ambition, mixed with Hao Zhi's suppressed groans, sending Gu Qinghan's killing intent soaring to its peak.