53: Chapter 53 Chen Bo also mentioned a secret before his death.
After Yun Zhuo finished off the two, he immediately raised his spear. Ignoring the dozen or so Mutated Beasts snapping at him, he charged toward the mecha guard still blocking the cave entrance nearby.
Upon spotting the man, Yun Zhuo exerted sudden force through his feet, his body leaping up abruptly. He executed a clean 'Splitting Mount Hua' strike, bringing the spear down with unstoppable force.
The opponent's reactions were lightning-fast. Sensing the killing intent from behind, he immediately spun around and swung his blade to parry.
Clang! A piercing metallic collision rang out as Yun Zhuo's spear tip slammed violently against the blade's body.
The massive impact traveled down the blade, causing the opponent to stumble and fall directly onto one knee.
The man was fuming with rage. If he hadn't just been fighting Mutated Beasts and exhausted too much physical and spiritual energy, would he have let a mere level ten brat knock him to one knee with a single strike?
With a roar of fury, he exerted a sudden burst of power to shove Yun Zhuo's spear aside. Then, he swung his long blade upward in a reverse slash, the cold light sweeping toward Yun Zhuo's face.
Seeing his strike fail, Yun Zhuo immediately shifted his footing, turned, and ran.
Seeing him try to flee after the attack, the opponent's rage flared even brighter. Refusing to let him go, he chased after him in a stride, his blade about to cleave Yun Zhuo's head.
But before the blade could descend, a sharp pain suddenly erupted from his neck!
What does it mean to never pursue a cornered foe? Especially one wielding a spear.
Today, Yun Zhuo gave him the most unforgettable lesson of his life.
As the man pursued, Yun Zhuo's wrist snapped around, and the spear thrust backward like a spirit snake—a perfect 'Turning Horse Spear' strike!
The spear tip instantly pierced through the opponent's neck. A blinding electric arc exploded from the back of his neck like a lightning bolt shooting straight toward the heavens, exceptionally dazzling against the wasteland.
For this single strike, Yun Zhuo had instantly drained half of his spiritual energy.
Only then did the opponent see Yun Zhuo turn around.
The essence of the Turning Horse Spear lies right here: the spear arrives before the person even turns.
By the time one reacts, it is already unavoidable.
From a bystander's perspective, it looked like the opponent had performed a macabre trick, meeting Yun Zhuo's golden spear with his own throat.
With his neck impaled on the spear tip, momentum pushed Yun Zhuo—who was in a forward lunge—sliding several meters before coming to a halt.
Then Yun Zhuo withdrew the spear. Without waiting for the man to collapse, he spun into a 'Parting Grass to Find the Snake' move. The spear tip trailed a sheet of lightning, turning the dozen or so Mutated Beasts chasing from behind into a mist of blood.
He turned back with a double thrust, stabbing to death the man and woman who had just ended their Body Integration form on the ground.
At this moment, Yun Zhuo's spiritual energy was completely depleted, and his physical stamina was on the verge of collapse.
Fortunately, his recovery speed was fast. In less than two minutes, he was full of vitality again.
He ran back, finished looting the remaining corrosion crystals, and left one container unopened. He dragged it off the trailer and hoisted it onto his shoulder to go find Wu Song.
Why didn't he drive? Because the cab was too small; his current five-meter-tall body couldn't fit inside.
As for ending the Body Integration state, he didn't even consider it. In this place, he didn't want to get killed before he even had a chance to integrate with Teacher Su again.
Carrying over ten tons of corrosion crystals on his shoulder was exhausting, but it was better than losing his life.
Yun Zhuo didn't know where Wu Song was right now, so he could only carry the container and run toward Dengri Plain.
Not long after running out of the Temple of the God of Wealth, he heard footsteps behind him.
Looking back, he saw Wu Song catching up, carrying Chen Bo.
“You okay, kid?”
Yun Zhuo smiled. “I'm fine, but I only managed to get this one crate.”
“One can't be too greedy. Getting one crate is already very good; it's better than losing your life.”
“Where to now?”
“Back to the school base, of course. Nowhere is safe right now, only the bases of the various schools are slightly safer.”
“Are you sure? You want to carry such a huge crate back to the school base?”
Yun Zhuo dropped the crate directly onto the ground and continued, “Don't you think the priority right now is to hide this crate of corrosion crystals first?”
The surrounding sentry towers were all watching. When the time came, people wouldn't even need to investigate—once they saw you enter the Seventeenth Middle School base, they'd know you were from there.
Wu Song thought for a moment and said, “I know a place, but it's a bit far.”
“Then you go hide it. I'll head back to the school base first to lie low.”
“Alright.” Wu Song nodded, then hoisted Chen Bo up and held him out to Yun Zhuo. “What about him? Take him with you or...”
“Give him to me.”
Wu Song hesitated. If he gave Chen Bo to this kid Yun Zhuo, would the guy even survive?
But then he remembered that this wasn't the first time Yun Zhuo had killed someone, and he didn't seem to suffer from any post-traumatic stress or need psychological counseling.
So he tossed Chen Bo to Yun Zhuo, hoisted the container onto his shoulder, and asked, “Are you comfortable leaving so many corrosion crystals with me?”
Yun Zhuo sighed, his tone carrying a hint of depth: “I have no relatives in this world, so I cherish everyone around me, including you.”
Hearing this, Wu Song laughed immediately and patted the shell of the container. “Don't worry! We agreed on half each, and I, Wu Song, never go back on my word. Once the heat dies down and we split the crystals, do you want cash or a direct transfer?”
“Transfer it.” Yun Zhuo waved his hand with a touch of helplessness. “With this much cash, the bracelet in my hand wouldn't be able to hold it all.”
The two went their separate ways. As for where Wu Song would hide the corrosion crystals?
He would most likely choose a spot beyond the third line of sentry towers. After all, only that area could completely evade the surveillance from the towers.
Meanwhile, Yun Zhuo carried Chen Bo to an intersection near the Temple of the God of Wealth that led to Dawn City.
He threw the unconscious Chen Bo onto the ground. Seeing the man's senseless state, he really wanted to wake him up with a stream of piss.
But on second thought, he decided against it. He was currently in the Body Integration form with Teacher Su; to piss him awake, he'd probably have to squat, and wouldn't that be letting the kid off too easy?
Besides, mechas didn't have that function.
Yun Zhuo simply raised his foot and stomped down hard on Chen Bo's one good hand.
With a crisp crack, the white pointed high-heeled shoe instantly turned the man's arm into mincemeat.
Chen Bo was instantly jolted awake by the pain. He curled up in a sudden convulsion, letting out a heart-wrenching scream from his mouth.
“Awake?”
“You... if you dare kill me, my dad won't let you get away with it.”
Yun Zhuo chuckled and crouched down. “You know how much money your dad brought to ransom you this time, right?”
Without waiting for an answer, Yun Zhuo spread his palm. “Fifty billion. You heard right, fifty billion. As his son, why don't you guess his purpose for bringing that much money out of the city?”
Chen Bo froze for a moment. “How should I know? Anyway, if you dare kill me, my dad will never let you off.”
“But I want to try.”
“Try what?” Chen Bo's eyes suddenly widened as he looked at Yun Zhuo.
“I want to try and see if your dad will let me off.”
Seeing Yun Zhuo raise his hand, Chen Bo was instantly scared out of his wits, his whole body trembling uncontrollably.
Am I really going to die like this?
No!
My life has only just begun. I am the future heir of the Chen family. My life is countless times more brilliant than this peasant in front of me!
Even if he spends his whole life struggling, he can't even touch my starting point!
I can't just die like this!
The instinct for survival made him suddenly scream at the top of his lungs, “Wait! I have a secret! A secret worth more than fifty billion!”
What a coincidence.
Before Li Wanqing died, she also said she had a secret.
Now this guy is about to die, and he says he has a secret too.
These two really are cut from the same cloth.
“What secret?”
Seeing Yun Zhuo lower his hand, Chen Bo swallowed hard and asked, “If I tell you, can I trade it for my life?”
“That depends on what the secret is.”
Chen Bo hesitated for a moment, then said, “The fifty billion you saw is just a drop in the bucket of my family's wealth. My family has even more money hidden in another place. As long as you don't kill me, I'll tell you where it is.”
“Really?”
“Absolutely. If I've told a single lie, may I die a horrible death. Well? Can I trade it for my life?”
Yun Zhuo shook his head. “No!”