248: Chapter 248 Competitors, Excellent Opportunity

Chapter 248 Competitors, Excellent Opportunity

The location of the mysterious person and that middle-aged man was in front of the main gate of the entire manor.

At this moment, gunfire had already burst out everywhere.

Bullets shrieked and passed through like a swarm of bees, carrying lethal flashes of light straight towards anyone daring to offend.

However, within a radius of several meters centered around these two people, a completely different and bizarre scene appeared.

Clearly, the surrounding hail of bullets was so dense, yet unexpectedly not a single bullet shot towards this place.

This area was like a "vacuum zone" in the eye of the storm, eerily quiet enough to make one's hair stand on end.

It was as if these two people did not exist in this smoke-filled world to begin with.

Or perhaps they had cast some sort of illusionary technique, making the guards in the manor turn a blind eye and a deaf ear to them.

Just as Fang Cheng looked closely, the two people had already walked to the manor's main gate.

The mysterious person calmly stretched out their right hand and then held the middle-aged man's left hand.

The two stood side by side, and the moment their fingertips touched, a faint white light flickered, as if a mysterious power was surging and gathering.

Immediately after, it was as if a pebble had been dropped into the "eye of the storm", causing a strange and violent fluctuation to ripple out.

Centered around the two of them, this fluctuation rapidly spread outward in all directions like water waves.

Its momentum was so strong that it even spread all the way to the area where Fang Cheng and the others were attacking.

Hum, hum, hum——

Fang Cheng felt a faint ringing in his ears and could not help raising his eyes to look.

The fluctuation swept all the way through, and wherever it went, magical things happened one after another.

The gunfire inside the manor, which was originally as violent as thunder, seemed to be isolated by an invisible soundproof barrier, instantly becoming much weaker.

Accompanying a series of crisp cracking sounds, those dutiful alarm devices and surveillance cameras within a hundred-meter radius instantly burst into a series of sparks.

Then they all paralyzed, completely reduced to a pile of lifeless scrap metal.

With a "creak".

Finally, the rock-solid manor gate slowly opened, and the electronic access control that had originally flashed warning red light was now dim and lost its effect.

The mysterious person's figure stood steadily on the manor avenue that seemed to welcome them in.

Seeming to notice Fang Cheng's gaze, he slightly turned his head, a faint smile appearing on his face.

The gaze flashing in his eyes was sharp and precise, actually penetrating through the heavy fog and flying bullets to intersect directly with Fang Cheng's line of sight.

Fang Cheng's heart tightened, and his pupils shrank slightly.

Just at this moment, an urgent shout broke this brief standoff.

"White Ghost, Lord Bao, come up quickly!"

It turned out to be Black Wolf standing on the top of the wall, shouting at the top of his lungs.

Turns out the sentinel on the nearby watchtower had already been cleared by A'er.

Seizing the right moment, he brought Xiao Bei to nimbly scale the wall, leaped over the perimeter wall, and was now urging his companions to follow.

"Alright!"

Lord Bao saw this, responded with a sound, and then took a deep, long breath.

Immediately after, a bizarre scene appeared.

He saw his entire person inflate as if being pumped with air, rapidly expanding, and his already chubby figure became even more round and delightfully clumsy.

Pop, pop.

Lord Bao tried bouncing in place a few times, his fat shaking all over, and the ground beneath his feet seemed to tremble slightly along with it.

Then, with a "thud" sound.

He was like a rubber ball forcefully bounced up, leveraging his own Elasticity and momentum to surge upwards fiercely.

He easily cleared the tall perimeter wall and landed steadily inside the manor.

Fang Cheng had originally worried how someone with Lord Bao's obesity could possibly climb over this wall that was over five meters high.

He didn't expect this guy to use such a unique and clever method, and a trace of surprise and admiration couldn't help rising in his heart.

Seeing this, Fang Cheng also took two steps back and looked up at the wall, which was more than five meters high.

At this point, there was no need to hide his strength anymore; he slightly stretched his muscles and bones.

His muscles were like tightly meshed chains and gears, precisely linked to each other, and every tiny muscle fiber was mobilized.

Recalling that time in "Night Shift Ward", he needed to use a running start to jump over the hospital wall that was over six meters high.

Now that his Agility attribute exceeded 40 points, his strength was already incomparable to before.

Thinking of this, Fang Cheng's eyes narrowed slightly, and he immediately took a deep breath.

His feet stepped firmly on the ground as if taking root, his knees bent at the optimal angle for exerting force, and his arms hung naturally before swinging back.

His body from head to toe was like a fully drawn bow and arrow, tensed to the extreme.

Bang!

A muffled sound suddenly arose, as if something was stepped on and cracked, or as if the air was shattered.

Fang Cheng slammed his sole hard against the ground, instantly twisting his waist and thrusting his hips, his arms swinging violently.

Along with this forceful stomp, dust flew up, and two deep footprints shockingly appeared on the ground.

The overturned soil seemed to be telling of the strength and ferocity of this power.

Carrying a strong gust of wind, Fang Cheng's entire body soared into the air towards the tall wall like a roc spreading its wings.

Hula——

The sound of wind and bullets whistled sharply in his ears, and with the blessing of "Elasticity" and "Ape Waist", he leaped high into the air with a sudden bound.

Even in mid-air, his posture remained deft and flexible, calmly dodging the whistling stray bullet attacks.

His body traced a continuously upward arc like a cannonball, crossing the wall that was over five meters high.

Then, under the astonished gazes of Black Wolf, Lord Bao, and others, he landed heavily inside the manor, kicking up some dust.

"Kill!"

Inside the manor, the firelight was dazzling, smoke filled the air, and battle cries rose one after another.

After landing, Fang Cheng quickly straightened his body, his gaze suddenly sweeping across his surroundings.

Many teams had already breached the first line of defense, attacked into the interior of the manor, and engaged in close combat and fierce slaughter with those desperately resisting guards.

Right amidst this chaos and clamor, Fang Cheng's gaze suddenly froze, falling on a man with a horrifying appearance.

That man's head was bald and densely stuck full of slender steel needles.

Under the reflection of the firelight, they flashed with a cold metallic luster, flaunting wildly like hair.

Nailhead noticed Fang Cheng's gaze, locked eyes with him, and his mouth slowly split open, pulling out an extremely eerie smile.

It seemed to say that he had seen all of his actions of jumping over the high wall just now.

Then, like a demonstration, he raised his hand and waved.

A chain suddenly burst out from his sleeve like a dormant python, making a "whoosh" sound and carrying a wind-breaking force as it pierced through the stomachs of several guards blocking the front.

Those few guards didn't even have time to scream before opening their eyes wide, clutching their bleeding abdomens, and collapsing limply to the ground.

And when that soul-chasing and life-taking chain was withdrawn, it actually dragged out the guards' intestines along with it slowly, scattering internal organs all over the floor.

Fresh blood quickly spread across the ground, converging into a pool of dark red blood.

The scene was extremely tragic, making onlookers' stomachs churn involuntarily, and many people turned pale, almost vomiting.

However, Nailhead narrowed his eyes slightly, as if immersed in some kind of manic pleasure, clearly enjoying the thrill of torturing and killing.

That distorted face and manic posture were like a vicious ghost crawling out of the abyss of Hell.

His whole body exuded a chilling, eerie aura, making people awe-inspiring and wanting to stay as far away from this perverted guy as possible.

Fang Cheng's face was calm, turning a blind eye to the bloody scene before him.

He immediately withdrew his gaze, and as he stepped forward, his right hand smoothly reached into his waist, quickly pulling out a cold-glancing dagger.

At this time, several reinforcing guards were already holding assault rifles, their pitch-black muzzles aiming at Fang Cheng.

Their fingers tightly gripped the triggers, about to spit out deadly tongues of fire.

Snap!

At the critical moment, Fang Cheng's figure suddenly flashed, like a black lightning bolt, instantly disappearing from where he was.

When he appeared again, he had already closed in on the guards, the dagger in his hand turning into a cold gleam that swept a short, fatal arc through the air.

In an instant, blade light flashed and blood splashed.

Those guards hadn't recovered from their astonishment yet when a bloody streak already appeared on their necks.

Then, their bodies collapsed heavily to the ground like puppets with snapped strings, failing to pull the trigger until their deaths.

Such an efficient and concise means of slaughter was even more fierce and swift than Nailhead's use of chain attacks.

"Hmm..."

Witnessing this scene, Nailhead involuntarily let out a low groan in his throat.

A trace of imperceptible surprise and excitement flashed in his sunken eyes, as if he had discovered an extremely interesting prey.

You must know that these guards of the Lu Family had outstanding physical fitness and proficient combat skills.

Whether it was combat, shooting, or tactical coordination, they could be called elite special forces.

Moreover, many of them were originally retired soldiers who had undergone rigorous training and were by no means ordinary.

Don't look at how he and Fang Cheng dealt with these guards right now, as effortlessly as cutting melons and vegetables.

Everyone else in the hail of bullets was in constant danger.

Every step was like walking on the edge of a cliff, with life and death separated by just a hair's breadth.

Screams rang out from time to time around them, among which were the sounds made by those treasure hunters who had attacked into the manor.

Da da da da!

Bullets poured down densely like a violent rain of fire.

Suppressing many people so they panicked and searched everywhere for cover.

Black Wolf, who was originally carried away by the killing, also had to take Xiao Bei and hide behind a flower bed to temporarily avoid such fierce firepower.

Brick and stone fragments flew and splashed under the violent impact of the gunfire, mercilessly splashing on their faces and cutting bloodstains.

Two teams of masked guards holding submachine guns quickly pounced in a tactical pincer movement, their firepower crossing horizontally and vertically, weaving an airtight net of death.

Their actions were orderly and coordinated tacitly; the team on the left advanced steadily, pressing step by step, while the team on the right flanked and quietly outflanked to the flank, obviously having undergone strict tactical drills, determined to trap the target to death here.

Fang Cheng had just ended a guard's life, and seeing this, he decisively lowered his head and quickly executed a side roll to avoid the bullet strafing.

Then, his body slipped out through the gaps interwoven by the gunfire like an extremely flexible loach.

In the blink of an eye, instead of retreating, he advanced and darted directly to the side of a guard like a ghost.

That guard was still holding a submachine gun with both hands, immersed in the excitement of suppressing firepower, when his throat was slashed open by the blade, and blood gushed like a spring.

Before this blood could splash onto him, Fang Cheng flashed again in an instant, circling behind another target nearby.

Waving the blade, slitting the throat, dodging, and rushing close.

The movements were smooth and accomplished in one go, so fast that it dazzled the eyes.

In the eyes of those guards, Fang Cheng seemed to have vanished.

They could only see blurred afterimages sweeping past with cold light, and continuous screams rising one after another.

At such close range, suffering close-quarters attacks from dagger-type weapons, these guards appeared somewhat panicked, and their orderly formation was suddenly scattered.

Their pupils shrank abruptly, and their hands tightly gripped the submachine guns, but they were still unable to aim at the target.

Even if they opened fire at the risk of hitting friendly forces, it was all in vain.

Bullets missed one after another; no one could lock onto that high-speed moving figure at all.

With Fang Cheng's current Agility attribute, plus the special effect of "Shadow of the Blade".

Once he launched an attack, unless one also possessed super strong Mental Energy and reaction speed, it was simply impossible to capture his trace, let alone dodge that fatal attack.

Seeing this scene, Black Wolf and Xiao Bei instantly ignited their fighting spirit, leaped out from behind their hiding cover, and fiercely joined the battle.

At this moment, both of their bodies showed partial mutation phenomena.

Hair grew wildly on their faces, standing up one by one, as if injected with wild power.

Their eyes flashed with ferocious light, and their hands transformed into sharp claws, like unsheathed sharp blades.

With ease, they could tear apart a human body, sending flesh and blood flying.

Fang Cheng was in the center of the melee, the blade light in his hand spinning like a silver lightning bolt constantly refracting; wherever he passed, blood splashed and enemies fell one after another.

Nailhead, a few dozen meters away, seemed to be competing with him.

He was also on a killing spree in the enemy formation, constantly waving his chains, and every strike brought up a storm of blood and wind.

The strength displayed by these two people completely surpassed the level of ordinary metahumans, and every gesture of theirs was a chilling killing move.

Like fierce stars from Hell, they inevitably made the surrounding teammates terrified.

Before long, dozens of fully armed elite guards were all dealt with.

The battle situation in the western area of the manor, which was originally slightly anxious, was also completely reversed under the leadership of the two experts.

"Brother White Ghost, thanks to your help this time!"

Black Wolf panted heavily, wiped the blood off his face, and pulled a smile at the corner of his mouth.

It seemed he was rejoicing in his own foresight for choosing to cooperate with Fang Cheng back then.

Xiao Bei also looked at Fang Cheng with shining eyes and nodded heavily.

Although he didn't speak, the admiration in his eyes was clear at a glance.

"Are you guys alright?"

Lord Bao strode over hurriedly.

His figure looked fat and bloated, but he was unexpectedly agile when moving.

During the melee just now, a few bullets fired at him were all bounced off by his fat all over his body.

At this moment, bringing A'san, he ran over to regroup and said with an anxious expression:

"Let's quickly clear out those guards in front and go to the Underground Vault. This is a great opportunity now!"

Hearing this, everyone instantly refreshed their spirits.

Right, judging from the current situation, their progress here was obviously much faster than in other directions.

If they could reach the Underground Vault a little earlier, there would be one less competitor, and an extra chance to grab the golden bumpa bottle first, and then escape early.

Not only did Black Wolf's team think so, but other team members around them also saw that the situation was great, and instantly became like hungry wolves, scrambling to pounce towards the remaining guards.

They just wanted to clear the obstacles on the road as soon as possible and head straight in the direction of the Underground Vault.

Along the way, they successively encountered members of some other teams, and everyone gathered together.

This time Fang Cheng did not make a move lightly, but secretly observed the surrounding situation, especially paying attention to those potential competitors.

In the crowd, besides that weird-looking Nailhead, he also saw Baming and the Heihe Twin Heroes who had a grudge against Lord Bao.

Only that mysterious man, and that strange fellow shrouded in dark red firelight, were temporarily nowhere to be seen.

Fang Cheng slightly furrowed his brows, quickly flipping through the intelligence data he had previously acquired in his mind.

According to intelligence, the Lu Family as a local powerhouse had at least ten Family experts with special abilities, none of whom were ordinary people.

He originally thought that breaking into the manor this time would definitely lead to a narrow encounter and a high-stakes competition with these experts.

Yet now, after fighting all the way through, he hadn't seen a single one of them.

Especially that strong chief guard heavily mentioned in the intelligence data.

It was said that this person was proficient in multiple combat techniques and also possessed mysterious special abilities, regarded by Black Wolf and Lord Bao as the most tricky opponent.

However, from breaking through the defense line to penetrating deep into the manor's hinterland, he stubbornly failed to catch even a glimpse of him.

Everything seemed to be going far too smoothly...

A trace of doubt flashed in Fang Cheng's eyes as he looked towards a building shrouded in fog ahead.