250: Chapter 250 Wood Magic, Incantation Seals

Chapter 250 Wood Arts, Cursed Seal

Tap, tap, tap, tap——

A burst of hurried footsteps continued to echo in the dark and damp tunnel.

The quiet space buried deep underground for decades was thoroughly shattered by a group of intruders.

Following the main force, Fang Cheng walked among them, his gaze vigilantly sizing up the surrounding scenery.

The brick walls on both sides were covered with moss and water stains, emitting waves of foul odor.

Water droplets fell from overhead from time to time, making dripping sounds that intertwined with the footsteps and breathing.

At this moment, they were getting closer and closer to the arched door leaking a faint light.

Breaking through layers of defense lines, everyone was finally about to reach the target location, and the excitement on their faces grew increasingly obvious.

Many people unconsciously quickened their pace a bit more, rushing forward in a scramble.

It seemed as if they already saw rare treasures beckoning to them.

However.

A figure, however, appeared ahead like a ghost.

That person was dressed in a gray uniform with a robust and upright posture.

In the dim light, the facial contours were somewhat blurred, and it could only be seen that he was a middle-aged man with a square face.

But the fierce Aura emanating from his entire body rushed towards them like something substantial.

Causing everyone's advancing footsteps to instantly stagnate, and a sense of vigilance suddenly arose.

"It is the chief guard of the Lu Family!"

Who knows who cried out in surprise in the crowd.

This cry suddenly was like a pebble thrown into a lake, stirring up layers of ripples.

"It is him. I fought with him last week, and this person's strength is very strong."

A man with a scar on his face said with lingering fear: "If it weren't for my quick reaction and agile skills at that time, my head would almost have been moved!"

"No wonder he wasn't seen outside. Turns out he was personally guarding the Underground Vault."

Hearing this, the others suddenly understood.

Amidst whispering, their tones were full of surprise and understanding regarding this arrangement by the Family.

"That is to say, as long as we defeat him, we can..."

A man with a sly look suddenly spoke, stopping halfway through his words, but the unfinished meaning was like a hook, scratching people's hearts with itching curiosity.

Hearing this in their ears, everyone's eyes instantly lit up.

That's right, since this guy appeared here alone at this moment.

Doesn't that mean as long as he is taken down, the remaining defense strength of feline Family will not be anything to fear, and the dreamed-of golden bumpa bottle is truly close at hand?

Although everyone had some dread regarding the abilities possessed by Lu Tao, under the temptation of the priceless treasure, this bit of dread was soon thrown behind them.

Facing the covetous treasure hunters, Lu Tao did not show the slightest fear, but instead spoke unhurriedly:

"From the launch of the attack until now, it has just exceeded ten minutes. Your batch is quite fast."

His tone actually carried a few parts of appreciation.

That appearance was as if he was not surrounded at the moment, but rather observing an interesting training session in the capacity of an instructor.

"What are you putting on airs for? I have also heard of the name of the Family's chief guard. Today, let me, the King of Killers, meet you!"

At this time, a man with a fierce and fleshy face strode out and stood in front of everyone.

He carried a large machete on his shoulder, quite heroically glancing around the swarming companions, his eyeballs rolling around.

For this legendary expert of the Family, he certainly had some fear in his heart, but relying on the overwhelming numbers behind him, he secretly calculated in his mind.

Later when they fight, if he couldn't beat him, he would quickly grease his feet and slip back, letting others deal with him.

But what if he won? In the future Jianghu, who would still dare to look down on him? Wouldn't his prestige shoot straight up?

More importantly, he could also enter the Underground Vault a step ahead. By then, let alone the golden bumpa bottle, other gold and silver treasures would also be up to him to choose first.

Thinking of this, the King of Killers was extremely excited, gripping the gleaming big knife with both hands, staring fixedly at the chief guard in front of him, and striking a posture of a life-or-death struggle.

Fang Cheng stood in the crowd, watching the battle with considerable anticipation.

Come to think of it, he had never fought with people from the noble families, nor had he witnessed them displaying abilities to fight with people; it had always been hearsay and rumors.

Although Lin Chuqiao and Pan Wendi also belonged to noble Family descendants, both leaned towards support types and were his friends, failing to let Fang Cheng truly witness the mysterious power possessed by noble families.

And now, it was a rare good opportunity.

While observing, Lord Bao said in a low voice beside him:

"The strength of this guy, the King of Killers, is not weak. Letting him test the waters first is also not bad."

Hearing this, Black Wolf nodded slightly in agreement.

The others also held the same thought and were not in a rush to make a move or swarm up.

Instead, they spread out in a fan shape, surrounding Lu Tao in the middle, each gripping the weapon in their hands, watching covetously, ready to move at an opportune moment.

"Die for me!"

The King of Killers roared, like a sudden thunderclap on flat ground, the sound waves rolling and shocking the surrounding people's ears into buzzing.

His whole body muscles were tense, taking large strides to charge towards Lu Tao.

The big knife in his hand that had hacked and killed a dozen people along the way was raised high, emitting a nauseating bloody Aura.

In an instant, it was like a fierce tiger pouncing on food, with a great foul wind blowing.

When the blade cut through the air, it even made a sharp sissing sound, as if in the next second it would also split Lu Tao in half.

On one side was fierce and menacing with a fierce Aura, while the other side appeared exceptionally calm.

Lu Tao stood steadily in place, watching the machete hacked straight over by the King of Killers, without dodging or avoiding, only extending his right hand.

Just when everyone thought he was going to use an ability similar to hardening his body, or simply play a thrilling trick of seizing a blade with bare hands.

Lu Tao's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he suddenly let out a low shout:

"Hah!"

In an instant, countless wooden vines and branches surged out from his right arm.

These branches were like they had life, twisting and stretching wildly in the air, growing rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, extending forward.

In the blink of an eye, they actually turned into an incomparably sharp long spear, the spear tip flashing with a cold light, as if condensing a bone-chilling murderous intent.

Seeing this, the King of Killers was greatly shocked, and wanting to withdraw his knife and retreat was already too late.

Lu Tao's move was actually arriving first by striking last.

The wooden spear transformed from his right hand was like a flood dragon coming out to sea, carrying whistling wind, accurately and flawlessly piercing through the chest of the King of Killers.

Splat!

The King of Killers widened his eyes, his throat making a gurgling sound, as if he wanted to say something, but couldn't spit out a single word.

His face still retained the unwithdrawn ferocity and astonishment, but his hands had already weakly let go, and the machete fell to the ground with a clatter.

One-hit kill!

In the eyes of the bystanders, the scene just now was simply like the King of Killers couldn't wait, actively offering his chest to that wooden spear.

At the same time, those branches seemed to be crazily absorbing the blood nutrients in the body of the King of Killers.

In just a few seconds, the originally ox-strong body quickly withered down, soon turning into the appearance of a terrifying dried corpse.

The vine branches completed their killing mission and rapidly contracted backward.

In the blink of an eye, that fatal long spear vanished into thin air, as if it had never appeared.

Losing support, the King of Killers fell straight backward, crashing onto the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust.

Lu Tao expressionlessly retracted his right hand.

His breathing was steady, and without continuing to attack, his gaze only coldly swept over the other treasure hunters.

His eyes were like a bottomless cold pool, exuding a bone-chilling murderous Aura; wherever they reached, there was utter silence.

"So strong!"

Everyone sighed inwardly, unanimously casting their gazes towards the experts of their own faction.

Fang Cheng, Nailhead, the mysterious man, Baming, the Heihe Twin Heroes, and two other leaders from other teams.

These experts had all demonstrated extraordinary skills in previous battles, and at this moment they had practically become the hope in everyone's hearts.

Those pairs of eyes seemed to be saying that although the opponent was very strong, as long as any of you take the lead, we will follow the charge, and taking him down wouldn't be an effortless matter.

The mysterious man seemed not to notice everyone's gaze, his expression as calm as usual, making people unable to figure out what he was thinking.

Nailhead's eyes shone brightly, his whole body trembling slightly, appearing quite excited.

Fang Cheng's heart likewise ignited a desire for battle, clenching his fists with eager anticipation.

According to intelligence data, this chief guard was a trusted servant cultivated by the Family since childhood.

Although he did not belong to the direct Bloodline of the Lu Family, his strength was much more formidable than many descendants within the Family who claimed to be core members.

If he could defeat an expert of this level, several of his combat skills would surely gain at least a few dozen points of experience, right?

"Damn it!"

At this time, the Heihe Twin Heroes looked at each other and suddenly stood out, one of them cursing viciously:

"What Jianghu morality is there to speak of with him? All of you, go up together!"

After saying that, the two kicked off the ground and charged toward Lu Tao with extreme ferocity.

They cooperated tacitly, one throwing a punch for a strong attack, and the other closely following behind.

Their eyes vigilantly noted every move of Lu Tao, with offensive postures secretly concealing defensive stances.

Seeing big shots taking the lead, the others immediately responded one after another.

For a time, shouts of killing shook the heavens, and the crowd surged toward Lu Tao like a tide.

"Well timed!"

Seeing that the delaying tactic to deter the opponents had failed, Lu Tao's heart tightened, but his expression remained unchanged.

Even though the opponent's number was large and coming aggressively, thinking of the Second Elder's instructions, he could only brace himself and absolutely must not retreat.

He took a deep breath, squeezing out a low roar from between his teeth:

"Wooden World Barrier!"

In an instant, thick wooden stakes and spikes rapidly rose from the ground centered on him.

These wooden stakes were closely connected, leading straight to the top bricks and stones, intertwining into an airtight barrier that protected him tightly within, and also happened to block the door behind him.

Countless fist winds, shadow of kicks, and various attacks landed on the barrier, making dull crashing sounds.

As the dignified chief guard of the Lu Family, Lu Tao could only hide inside like a turtle pulling its head in, dragging out time for as long as possible.

Only.

Facing the joint attack of so many people, no matter how powerful the "Wooden World Barrier" was, it could not withstand the ravages and quickly began to tremble violently.

Wood chips flew everywhere, and dust filled the air.

Failing to hold out for ten seconds, the seemingly indestructible Wooden World Barrier burst open with a "boom".

The shattered wood pieces splashed about in all directions like hidden weapons.

Everyone instinctively raised their arms to protect their faces, but were still scratched by a few wood thorns.

Lu Tao's face turned as pale as paper, revealing pain and panic in his eyes.

He instinctively stepped back a step, his footsteps staggering, but his back hit a hard object.

That was the final arched door of the Underground Vault.

Lu Tao gritted his teeth and quickly steadied his posture,

He knew deeply that there was no way left to retreat, and likewise lacked the strength to resist the tide-like offensive in front of him.

Thinking to himself, perhaps the only thing left was a desperate struggle!

Just at this moment, a deep and hoarse voice came from inside the door.

"Lu Tao, that's enough!"

That voice seemed to carry a magical power, making Lu Tao's originally panicked heart instantly settle down.

He looked back, as if seeing a trace of vitality and hope, his steps involuntarily quickening a bit as he retreated rapidly toward the inside of the door.

Like hungry wolves pouncing on food, the crowd then swarmed into the door.

But they were shocked by the bizarre scene before their eyes, involuntarily stopping their footsteps.

Only to see four figures in black robes surrounding an ancient stone platform.

Above the stone platform, a golden ball of light quietly floated.

It was like a dazzling star strayed from the mythological world, so dazzling that people found it hard to believe.

That light was like the first beam of light when the sun pierced through the clouds and gushed out at dawn.

Transforming into countless golden sharp swords, splitting open the dark Chaos, and lighting up the entire world.

Every leap of the halo was releasing energy representing life and hope.

Shocking the mind of every witness, making people involuntarily narrow their eyes.

In this setting, the four black-robed people stood beside the stone platform in a four-cornered posture, simultaneously extending both hands toward the floating golden ball of light.

Their postures were solemn and respectful, obviously conducting some unknown mysterious ritual.

Their faces were also meticulously outlined with black ink with complicated black patterns, resembling the most primitive totem characters.

The four pairs of eyes were tightly closed, lips fluttering, murmuring words in their mouths, continuously chanting a certain spell.

The chanting sound hummed and echoed continuously, like murmurs Transmigrating from ancient space-time, unlocking secrets sealed away by the years.

Even the surrounding air seemed to be infected by this mysterious power, trembling slightly, echoing and resonating with it.

And as the chanting continued without end, hundreds of miniature black curse scripts, like a group of living tiny tadpoles, twisted and swam.

They successively followed the arms of the black-robed people, converging toward the golden ball of light and injecting into it.

Everyone opened their eyes wide, observing intently.

Only then did they see clearly that inside the ball of light, a bottle crafted from gold was impressively placed.

The bottle's shape was exquisite and unique, with its entire body carved with ruyi cloud patterns and embedded with various gemstones.

Under the reflection of the golden light, it appeared even more brilliant and dazzling.

Without needing to think much, everyone knew that was the golden bumpa bottle they would stop at nothing to fight for!

The people beside were still immersed in the shocking scene, their eyes full of astonishment and fanaticism, their breathing also becoming hurried and heavy.

Fang Cheng, however, was like an outlier, understanding those repeatedly chanted spells.

Those should be words praying to a certain deity, and the black-robed people seemed to be calling out Its name in the capacity of Bloodline descendants.

He also understood those twisted and converging black curse scripts, which seemed related to a certain clan totem associated with trees, belonging to a cursed seal that unlocked power.

Fang Cheng instantly had an ominous feeling in his heart, and shouted out loud:

"Quickly stop them!"

While speaking, he simultaneously pulled out his pistol and launched an attack on the black-robed people without hesitation.

Bang, bang, bang, bang!

Four consecutive gunshots broke the humming chanting sound.

Carrying firelight, under the blessing of the "Ghost Shooting" special effect, the bullets were like four life-taking meteors, speeding accurately toward the target.

Three black-robed people failed to dodge in time, taking hits between their eyebrows, and instantly fell to the ground dead.

Seeing his companions fall, the last black-robed person showed no fear on his face, his eyes appearing extremely indifferent.

Swish!

A ball of black shadow suddenly darted out from his neck.

That black shadow seemed to have life, twisting flexibly in the air, instantly swallowing the approaching scorching bullet head with an open mouth.

Then, the bullet vanished into thin air just like that.