436: Chapter 435 Changing the Lights

The corners of Chu Xuan's mouth curled up slightly as he unwrapped the bandages around his head.

Now that the rules for the three stages of this mission had been determined and two hidden Rule-Breakers had been slain, there was no longer a need to endure the stickiness of the plasma and continue hiding himself.

His injuries had long since healed. As he wiped away the blood scabs from his face, though he still appeared somewhat dirty, his original features could be discerned if one looked closely.

“Chu Xuan, you really are Chu Xuan!”

Cai Hou stared for two seconds, trembling with excitement, jumping around Chu Xuan as if he had truly turned into a monkey.

“Chu Xuan, you are Chu Xuan...” Fat Pig also chuckled foolishly from the side.

Seeing Chu Xuan's surprised gaze turn toward them, Cai Hou said excitedly:

“You are our idol! Back then, Azure Dragon chased us until we were at our wits' end. I never expected he would be bombed to death by you piloting a fighter jet. You simply can't imagine how excited I was when I found out!”

“There's even this layer of history between us?” Chu Xuan's expression shifted slightly.

Azure Dragon, who possessed the Hunting Marking Talent and could transform into a Falcon, was almost impossible to escape from once targeted.

That these two had actually managed to escape from Azure Dragon's hands was truly not simple.

Back then, he had also exhausted all his trump cards and methods before finally succeeding in the counter-kill.

If Azure Dragon were still alive, he would likely have advanced in rank by now. In this era where rules changed and Transcendents surged forward, he would have become an even more troublesome existence.

With a shift in thought, Chu Xuan did not communicate further with the pig and monkey duo. He raised his fist and began to smash against the snow-white barrier above.

This barrier was clearly prepared by Xuan Xuan with all her might. It was far from the hurried exertion from before and was extremely hard.

Under Chu Xuan's full power, he threw over a dozen punches in a row. Only then did the barrier begin to vibrate, its snow-like color gradually dimming, and a few cracks appeared where his fists landed.

After dozens more punches, the cracks began to spread outward like a spiderweb.

Boom!

With a roar, in the conference room on the sixth floor of the ancient castle, the huge stone table in the center was struck by a palm, causing fine cracks to spread across it.

Long Shan, his body charred black and his sharp suit in tatters, slowly withdrew his fist and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes fiercely scanning Lin Liguo and the other five Night Watchers.

Of these six Night Watchers, besides Lin Liguo, Wu Wanqiu, and a short-haired woman named Chen Yu, the remaining three were now charred black all over, their skin split open and flesh clearly visible in their wounds.

These three slumped in high-backed chairs. Though their eyes were still open, their expressions were pained, their breathing erratic, and low moans escaped through their clenched teeth as their bodies twitched from time to time.

“What are you lot still waiting here for? Continue changing the lamps!” Long Shan raised his hand and pointed at a pile of cylindrical lamp wicks placed on the conference table.

Around the huge stone table, there were a total of ninety-nine floor lamps, decorated in an ancient style and as tall as a person, placed along the walls.

Fifty-five of them were already glowing with bright light.

The remaining forty-four floor lamps were still dim and lightless.

Among the floor lamps that were already lit, four were particularly brilliant, with electric currents dancing over them and emitting a crackling sound.

In addition, a piece of brownish-gray stationery lay on the conference table, with a sentence written on it:

[Honored guest, if you have arrived, please assist in replacing the ninety-nine lamp wicks here. This operation is not complicated, but please note that nine of the floor lamps are special and require extra caution.]

Lin Liguo withdrew his gaze from the lamps emitting electric currents, looked directly at Long Shan coldly, and said in a heavy voice:

“We have already changed thirty lamp wicks in total. According to our previous agreement, there are eleven of us here, and each person is to change nine wicks. Calculating it now, everyone has changed five. It should be your turn by now, shouldn't it?”

Long Shan's gaze was frigid: “Did you not understand my words? I told you to keep changing!”

“Three of our companions have already been injured by the electricity...” Lin Liguo pointed his hand at the three charred and torn Night Watchers and said sharply: “If we continue and encounter another floor lamp discharging electricity, they certainly won't survive!”

“They're just injured by electricity, not dead. Aren't there still the three of you?” Long Shan's smile was grim:

“Didn't you drink so much precious wine containing life vitality before? Now is exactly the time for you to be useful!”

“According to the rotation, it's your turn now,” Lin Liguo said expressionlessly.

“No, for the new rotation, it should still be you.” At this moment, Li Na, who was not far away, suddenly spoke up:

“Shen Ba and Long Shan already changed ten lamp wicks at the very beginning. After that, the nine of us together have changed a total of forty-five.”

Li Na frowned and said: “It's just that your luck was bad and three people were injured, but there's nothing that can be done about that.

Next, there are forty-four wicks left. Each of the eleven of us just needs to change four more. No one can predict which lamp will discharge electricity. What difference does it make who goes first or last?”

“Who asked for your input?” Lin Liguo narrowed his eyes slightly.

Li Na's expression turned slightly ugly.

Lin Liguo didn't look at her again. Instead, his gaze fell on Shen Ba, who was reclining in a chair not far away, and he sneered: “According to the discussion downstairs, the lamps on this sixth floor were originally supposed to be changed by you two.

To complete the mission, we all got involved and shared most of the danger. That's fine, but it was clearly agreed upon just now that it's your turn to change the lamps next!”

Shen Ba glanced coldly at Lin Liguo and said indifferently: “I was the first to change five times. The next sixth change shouldn't be me.”

“It shouldn't be me either.” Long Shan pointed to his charred face and chuckled: “Don't feel wronged. I've also been shocked once. Did I say anything?”

Li Na urged: “Stop wasting time. Although we can't hear the bell downstairs now, it should have struck ten times by now. If we delay any longer, it won't be good for anyone.”

Lin Liguo looked back and forth between these people, frowning deeply. He then took a deep breath and finally made a compromise: “Fine. For this new round, we will go first!”

After saying that, he looked at Wu Wanqiu and Chen Yu and said in a low voice: “The three of them are seriously injured. If they get shocked again, they will definitely die. I'll change four wicks, and you two each change one!”

“Brother Lin...” Wu Wanqiu and Chen Yu's expressions both changed.

Lin Liguo raised his hand to interrupt: “Say no more. My Physique is stronger than yours, so I should naturally take on more. Besides, I might not necessarily get shocked. You two, on the other hand, must be careful.”

While speaking, Lin Liguo had already stepped forward and picked up four rolls of lamp wicks from the table. He selected one of the dark floor lamps and began to replace it immediately.