253: Chapter 253 The Mist Array, A Powerful Strike

Fang Cheng's gaze swept across the chaotic crowd, always maintaining vigilance in his heart.

This treasure-hunting operation exuded strangeness from the very beginning, with multiple suspicious places.

Let alone the terrifying scene where the golden bumpa bottle released a fatal light and devoured the flesh and blood of living people.

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Recalling before entering the Underground Vault, the guards along the way, although well-trained, could be called elite.

But the overall attack rhythm and defense measures always felt as if they had been deliberately choreographed by someone.

It neither caused overwhelming firepower oppression that was hard to fend off, forcing everyone to retreat in the face of difficulties, nor did it appear as mere bluffs, allowing external enemies to easily puncture the defense line.

It was as if it was following a certain script, allowing this grand treasure-hunting drama to proceed smoothly.

Ultimately, it intentionally guided everyone step by step into this Underground Vault resembling a "slaughterhouse".

If no accident had happened, most people just now would probably have already fallen for it, having their flesh and blood sucked dry by the so-called "treasure" and turning into grievance souls.

However, this meticulously planned layout was ultimately destroyed by himself, an "anomaly".

When the black-robed person chanted the spell, Fang Cheng relied on the "Omniscient Language" talent to keenly detect the problems within it.

That stone platform seemed to belong to some mysterious Formation, which was the key eye used to control the operation of the Formation.

And the golden bumpa bottle placed on it was obviously the core artifact to activate the Formation.

Once it was allowed to play its role, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Therefore, Fang Cheng made a prompt decision, picked up the submachine gun and fired a burst, knocking it down from the stone platform.

Right now, after the golden bumpa bottle left the Formation eye, its blood-sucking ability was significantly weakened, losing the direct fatal threat.

The Formation blooming with golden light spheres seemed to have also stopped running.

But Fang Cheng looked at the scene of slaughter before him, yet that ominous premonition in his heart did not dissipate.

Now, in order to compete for this treasure, both factions suffered countless casualties.

The Lu Family indeed lost many hands on the surface, losing a rare treasure like the golden bumpa bottle.

But what if their purpose was not to guard the treasure at all, but to use the frantic competition among the crowd to cover up some ulterior purpose?

Perhaps they were testing the mysterious power hidden in the golden bumpa bottle, or perhaps they were preparing to open some evil and taboo ritual...

The situation seemed to be shrouded in a thick layer of mist.

Fang Cheng was in the midst of it and could not see the trend of the situation clearly.

But in his heart, he was certain that this matter would not end easily.

...

"Hehe."

In the surveillance room, the fluorescent light of the closed-circuit television reflected Lu Shihua's uncertain face.

He stared at the screen on the screen where the crowd frantically competed for the golden bottle, saw someone's body sucked into a "dried corpse" because of directly touching the bottle body, and squeezed out a dry sneer from his throat.

"The golden bumpa bottle is a Saints Relic with a Legacy of a full thousand years, how could it be so easily destroyed..."

Lu Shihua muttered to himself, seeming to confirm the situation, or perhaps mocking those ignorant treasure hunters.

After letting out a slight sigh of relief, he turned his head to look at Lu Tao standing beside him, his gaze becoming sharp again, and asked:

"How did you do with the task I assigned you during the day?"

Lu Tao hurriedly bowed and answered respectfully:

"Manpower has been arranged at important locations around Miwu Mountain. The Miwu Formation was activated when those people began to attack the manor. Further actions must wait for your instructions, Second Elder."

"Very good, now pass down the order, immediately activate all Formations and turn the power to the maximum!"

Lu Shihua praised, and then a trace of resoluteness flashed in his gaze:

"Although the plan did not progress perfectly enough and variables appeared, human nature will not change after all, and these people must eventually act according to the script we formulated."

Saying this, he slightly raised his chin, his expression recovering his past calmness and confidence.

Lu Tao immediately straightened his back and echoed in response:

"Wise is the Second Elder, this subordinate will go handle it right away."

Watching Lu Tao walk aside and contact his subordinates with a walkie-talkie, Lu Shihua's gaze flickered slightly.

The Lu Family's original plan was to use the amplification effect of the Formation to make the golden bumpa bottle exert a strong mental bewitching ability, attracting those treasure hunters like moths to a flame, continuously "delivering food to the door".

They only needed to sit back and wait for the golden bumpa bottle to absorb enough life energy, and then use this as a Foundation to further implement the "reversing the universe" plan that was crucial to the fate of the Family.

Now that the preconditions were artificially destroyed, they could only take remedial measures in time.

Fortunately, the current situation was still within a controllable range.

These otherworldly people had already fallen into madness for the sake of competing for the golden bumpa bottle, killing each other.

By then, their flesh and blood could likewise be used to feed the golden bumpa bottle.

Thinking of this, Lu Shihua decided to implement the subsequent plan in advance, striving to offset the impact caused by the destruction of the golden bumpa bottle.

The only defect was that in this way, the progress speed of the entire plan would be slowed down a lot.

However, Lu Shihua had waited for decades, and completely didn't care about waiting a few more minutes or a few hours.

"Hmph, even if they discover the changes around them, it will be too late..."

Lu Shihua raised the corners of his mouth, and a trace of arrogance of controlling the whole situation appeared on his face.

Suddenly, he thought of a very important matter, so he immediately turned his head and looked at the two monitoring personnel sitting in front of the screen:

"Since the afternoon, have you seen the black-robed lama I mentioned appear?"

"Reporting to the Elder, we haven't found him yet."

The monitoring personnel answered carefully.

Hearing this, Lu Shihua stared at the screen flickering with snowflakes, his brows slightly furrowed.

Too many monitoring facilities were destroyed all at once, otherwise it wouldn't have come to being blind in both eyes.

It must be said that there were indeed hidden dragons and crouching tigers among this batch of treasure hunters, and quite a few people could be called top-tier experts, repeatedly disrupting the rhythm of the original plan.

Fortunately, he had anticipated it long ago, and even if a certain link had a problem, there was an emergency plan.

Lu Shihua's eyes narrowed slightly, and his gaze pierced through the screen like substance, falling on the bald guy wearing the evil ghost mask.

Could it be... this guy is an expert from the Black Sect?

However, how could he endure the temptation of the golden bumpa bottle and still shoot unscrupulously with a gun?

After all, this thing was a sacred object revered and supreme in their Black Sect!

Once damaged, the sin would be huge, how dare he act like this?

Lu Shihua racked his brains and really couldn't figure it out.

On the side of the Underground Vault, the battle became increasingly fierce.

The shouts of killing intertwined and echoed, making people's eardrums buzz with pain.

"Get the hell out of my way!"

A roar sounded like a thunderclap.

I saw a stalwart and sturdy man suddenly exert force, like a wild bull, fiercely knocking away several surrounding people.

This sturdy man had just snatched the golden bumpa bottle in the chaos, and in his panic could only use his clothes to catch it, tightly guarding it in his arms, as if that was his lifeline.

"Big brother, you go quickly, I'll cover you!"

Another equally stalwart figure, like an iron pagoda, quickly blocked in front, swinging a fist the size of a bowl, and smashed towards the others who chased up.

The fists carried a howling wind, and every hit was accompanied by the "crack" sound of bone fracture and the screams of the enemies.

After a fierce competition, this golden bumpa bottle unexpectedly fell into the hands of the Heihe Twin Heroes.

These two brothers were named Xiong Ba and Xiong Wei, and relying on their natural Divine Power, they rampaged through the crowd as if entering an uninhabited realm.

And as twins, their minds communicated, and their cooperation was full of tacit understanding.

At this moment, one person was responsible for snatching the treasure and desperately rushing outward.

The other person stayed behind to block the tidal wave of pursuers, providing cover for his brother.

Xiong Ba displayed his signature skill "wild bull strength", forcefully carving out a bloody path from the crowd.

He successfully ran wildly to the door of the vault, and when he raised his eyes, he saw Nailhead standing in front, just blocking his way.

Xiong Ba, whose heart was burning with anxiety, instantly tensed his muscles all over and cursed loudly:

"Good dogs don't block the way!"

Nailhead stood there, lazily glancing at him.

Then he leisurely stepped aside to make way, seeming to also dread Xiong Ba's might and unwilling to fight with him.

Seeing this, Xiong Ba rejoiced in his heart, and his pace became increasingly hurried.

He only wanted to escape from this place as soon as possible and return to the ground along the underground passage.

Then he would rush out of the manor all the way, get into the car arranged in advance, and drive away with the treasure, roaming free outside the law from then on...

He thought very wonderfully, but before he had run far, he only heard a "swish" sound.

A sharp sound of breaking through the air came from the back of his head, as if something was striking at high speed.

Immediately afterwards, a chain like a viper wrapped around Xiong Ba's neck.

Xiong Ba widened his eyes in horror, his hands instinctively pulling at the chain.

However, this chain held in his hand was actually sticky, unknown what kind of Materials it was made of, and it was also covered with barbs.

His hands simply couldn't exert any strength, but instead were stabbed in severe pain.

The chain tightened more and more, Xiong Ba's face quickly turned purple-blue, his eyeballs protruded, his tongue uncontrollably stuck out, and a desperate "gurgling" sound came from his throat.

Immediately following, his legs went soft, and he collapsed heavily to the ground. After his body twitched a few times, there was no movement, and he completely died of breath.

"Big brother!"

Xiong Wei's eyes split with anger, he let out a sorrowful and indignant roar, and made a gesture to rush forward.

But as soon as his footsteps moved, seeing Nailhead's viper-like gaze, he couldn't help but stop abruptly.

Nailhead glanced at Xiong Ba's corpse, without a trace of pity on his face, but instead with a hint of satisfaction, just like a bloodthirsty demon tasting the sweetness of fresh blood.

He took the opportunity to wrap the golden bumpa bottle with the chain, lightly flicked his arm, and threw the bottle back in front of the chasing crowd.

That nonchalant posture seemed to say:

You guys keep fighting, I haven't seen enough yet.

The golden bumpa bottle rolled around on the ground for a few turns, once again attracting everyone's gaze.

In a flash, it reignited a new round of frenzy.

The people who had just been temporarily deterred had greed rise in their eyes again, and immediately shoved and pounced toward the golden bottle.

Not far away, the Professor frowned, gazing calmly at all this.

At the same time, he silently communicated with Li Dingjian inside his heart:

"The behavior of this person with nails stuck in his head is very strange, our next target is best to choose someone with more agile skills."

"Professor, why don't we go to the back door and bypass this troublesome guy?"

Li Dingjian's voice subsequently sounded in his mind, putting forward a suggestion.

Hearing this, the Professor instantly raised his eyes, looking towards the direction where the black-robed person had evacuated earlier.

After a brief thought, he immediately agreed to go and check the specific situation first.

The two quietly bypassed the crowd and walked to the back of the stone platform, in front of that tightly closed iron door.

Under the blessing of the Professor's ability, Li Dingjian very easily cracked the door lock and opened the door.

Inside was an underground passage that was similarly winding, dark, and damp.

Judging from the direction, it should lead to somewhere on the ground inside the manor.

The two looked at each other, nodded slightly, and immediately made up their minds.

Actually, the reason why the Heihe Twin Heroes were able to easily snatch the golden bumpa bottle and break through the encirclement just now.

The credit the Professor occupied in the middle was also not small.

On the surface, he watched coldly, but in reality, he secretly exerted Mental Energy to disturb the minds of other treasure hunters, which allowed the two brothers Xiong Ba and Xiong Wei to take advantage of the opportunity.

At this moment, the Professor's gaze locked onto another alternative target in the planning scheme.

The international jewelry thief nicknamed "Mike".

Seizing the timing, he repeated the old trick, secretly interfering with several treasure hunters, and assisting Mike to successfully snatch the golden bumpa bottle.

At the same time, a thought was instantly transmitted into the other party's mind:

"Friend, the back door is already open, you can evacuate from here, I will block the pursuers for you."

Mike's heart stirred, and he immediately turned his head to look.

I saw an ordinary yet familiar face, smiling and signaling towards him.

Speaking of which, when everyone attacked the manor together earlier, this mysterious person had helped him out once, and he didn't expect to make a righteous move again this time.

"Could it be that he has taken a fancy to me..."

Mike couldn't help but skip a beat in his heart.

But the situation was urgent right now, how could there be time to think more? He made a prompt decision and bolted towards the rear.

Everyone came to their senses, discovered that the golden bumpa bottle had changed hands, and also chased up closely like they were crazy.

The Professor stood on the opposite side at this moment, gazing attentively at the running crowd getting closer and closer.

In an instant, his pupils turned from dark to bright, shining like the dawn of daybreak.

Immediately afterwards, a force of Mental Energy centered on him rippled out like water waves, weaving into an invisible big net.

Under the shroud of this force, the footsteps of those frantic treasure hunters instantly slowed down, their consciousness became trance-like, as if falling into a blurry dream, and the vigor of fighting was also quietly drained away.

The Professor exerted "Mind Interference" with all his strength, achieving a short-term group control effect.

Taking this opportunity, Mike also quickly widened the distance from the pursuers, ran up in two or three steps, and said with utmost gratitude:

"Two friends, after I get out, I will definitely contact you."

"Stop talking nonsense, we can't hold on for long!"

Li Dingjian, however, was full of anxiety, repeatedly urging him to leave quickly.

Mike dared not delay any longer, nimbly drilled into this secret passage behind the door, and quickly plunged into the darkness.

Fang Cheng had originally been paying attention to the actions of the mysterious person's team.

Hearing this unusually familiar voice, his pupils suddenly shrank, and his fists clenched fiercely.

His eyes stared firmly at the "middle-aged man" who spoke just now.

At this moment, the Professor only persisted for two seconds before a large amount of sweat beads oozed from his forehead.

Even though his Mental Energy was abundant, facing so many otherworldly people with equally extraordinary abilities and launching such large-scale mind control, he was ultimately unable to support it alone.

Everyone was in a brief trance, and then successively recovered clarity, realizing where the problem lay.

"Bastard, turns out you guys are in this together!"

"This guy lied to us, kill him!"

Soon someone was enraged out of shame, waved their fists, and launched an attack on the two Professors blocking the way.

Swish!

A black shadow, like a cannonball fired from its chamber, flew out from an oblique angle.

Then with a muffled "bang", the attacker flew out like a kite with a broken string, his body soaring high into the air.

At the same time, his chest seemed to be blown open by a bomb, blasting out a bloody hole.

Bright red blood gushed out like a fountain, sprinkling a mist of blood in the air, the scene was extremely terrifying in momentum.

Thud.

The corpse heavily slammed against the wall, and with a tremor, slid down.

Fang Cheng stood firm on his feet, slightly raised his head, and raised his fist stained with blood and filth.

His gaze slowly swept across the many treasure hunters who were still in shock.

Then, looking at the Professor and Li Dingjian, he said in a deep voice:

"You guys go first, I'll handle this place!"

(End of Chapter)