104: Chapter 102 Zero Yuan Purchase

Chapter 102 Zero-Dollar Purchase

"It seems you are in a rush to be reincarnated."

Three bullets landed on Wang Ting, making a clanging sound. The moment the sparks flew, the three people in front of him were dumbfounded, showing expressions of disbelief.

The bullets actually failed to injure Wang Ting and were directly deflected by the Night Fiend armor on his body. Beneath Wang Ting's Night Fiend Ghost Mask, a smile like that of a demon seemed to appear.

With a single-handed grab, he directly caught the man on the right rushing towards him by the neck.

He lifted that man up from the ground, his pitch-black large hand gripping tighter and tighter.

The man's face turned completely red, blue veins bulged on his face, and his limbs thrashed constantly.

Snap.

Wang Ting just applied a little force with his hand, instantly snapping the man's neck, and then tossed him aside directly as if discarding a piece of trash.

"Who on earth are you?"

Fear instantly enveloped the hearts of the two remaining men. They instinctively wanted to escape, only to find that their figures had already been locked onto by Wang Ting. Enveloped by the cold and domineering aura, they were like two panicked quails.

"Asking this now is I'm afraid too late."

The two men instantly rushed left and right, wanting to flee in separate directions, but the next moment, Wang Ting's figure had already moved a step ahead.

The man who fired the gun turned and fled. Wang Ting stepped forward directly, his pitch-black claws reaching straight for the man's spine. The sharp fingernails pierced straight into it like a dagger, and then, with a surge of immense force, half of the spine was instantly pulled out. The man was sent flying backward, heavily crashing to the ground.

The man on the left looked back and saw this scene, his body shuddering.

Wang Ting was like a vicious zombie tyrant, human flesh and blood bodies in front of him being like paper that could be easily torn apart.

Seeing Wang Ting slightly raise his head, he frantically tried to get away with his life on the line.

But with a movement of Wang Ting's figure, he had already arrived by his side at an even faster speed.

The huge palm was like an incomparably sharp knife, pinching the back of his neck in a single grasp.

"Spare my life——"

He trembled and let out a hoarse roar begging for mercy.

Wang Ting remained unmoved. Since they made their choice, they had to pay the price.

With a pinch of his fingers and a cracking sound, the bones at the back of the neck were all crushed by Wang Ting.

Wang Ting killed three people in a row, those tragic screams acting like a stop sign, frightening many people in the second-floor auction house into pausing their actions.

They looked back and happened to see Wang Ting's vicious scene from this corner.

For a moment, everyone's heart trembled.

Wang Ting's figure moved quickly, and at this moment he had already rushed onto the elevated platform. The potions on the elevated platform were currently being contested by several people confronting each other, wanting to seize them. Wang Ting arrived before the crowd in a single step, scaring those few people into retreating repeatedly.

"We give up, please spare our lives, sir."

"Consider yourselves sensible."

Wang Ting snatched this extraordinary potion. At this time, he already had three extraordinary potions in his hand, and his peripheral vision fell onto the other auction items.

The auction items Deputy Commander Liu Song moved onto the platform were not many.

The rocket launcher and off-road vehicle were not here, but the five enhancement potions were placed on the platform, and the remaining three extraordinary materials were also placed on the platform, but they had been snatched away by people holding them in their hands.

At this moment, Wang Ting's gaze swept across the fellows who had already seized the items, a flash of ruthlessness crossing his eyes.

"Split up and run, he can't catch up to all of us."

Several people suddenly scattered in all directions, like birds and beasts dispersing back into the woods.

Beneath his mask, however, Wang Ting revealed a sneer. The Vine Core Space quietly projected, and where no one was paying attention, vines quietly appeared, shooting towards the ankles of that group of people like large hands wrapping around them.

The vines suddenly pulled, and the immense force dragged the few people preparing to escape to the ground with a thud, crashing down heavily.

Taking advantage of the vines, Wang Ting coiled up Deputy Commander Liu Song's alloy blade.

His figure quickly approached, blade light flashing, one slash per person. Those people who had grabbed the items had not yet escaped a few meters before they were all caught up by Wang Ting, being beheaded one after another.

By the time he finished slaughtering these people, the remaining people had long since fled in panic.

"Two extraordinary potions, five enhancement potions, plus these extraordinary items, this trip was worth it after all."

Beneath his mask, Wang Ting smiled. Auctions and whatnot indeed couldn't compare to zero-dollar purchases in terms of speed.

He packed the items into a box, picked up the extraordinary materials scattered on the ground, and then headed straight for the first-floor exit.

When Wang Ting rushed out of the auction house, the main street had already been tightly surrounded by the Huangyan Town soldiers who had rushed over.

His fast figure was captured by Deputy Commander Yan Qihu's stern gaze.

"Catch him!"

Deputy Commander Yan Qihu came running at full speed. Seeing that Wang Ting's momentum did not decrease, he immediately swung his huge fist straight towards Wang Ting, a momentum as if he wanted to smash Wang Ting's head to pieces.

Seeing him charge over, Wang Ting let out a cold snort, clenched his fist, and blasted it out.

Hearing only a muffled sound, Deputy Commander Yan Qihu was sent flying backward from the hit, stumbling several steps before steadying his footing.

Snap.

The soldiers who arrived afterward continuously fired rifles at Wang Ting.

Wang Ting only gave a cold smile and, braving the hail of bullets, quickly charged into the soldiers' formation.

Instantly, the scene became chaotic, but Wang Ting was like a crazy and cold fiend, directly waving the alloy blade in his hand. With a single slash, the soldiers were decapitated, and blood splashed across the ground like a downpour.

"Quickly disperse! He is an extraordinary individual, use heavy weapons."

Deputy Commander Yan Qihu made a decisive judgment. He knew that the mysterious extraordinary individual in front of him was formidable, and even his own strength was suppressed.

You must know that what he used was the painless potion, and its strength enhancement far surpassed ordinary extraordinary individuals, especially the likes of the Gardener.

Yet being an extraordinary individual of the same Tier 1, Wang Ting's strength was actually greater than his. This showed that this guy either possessed a more powerful Gardener Pathway or had walked further than him on the extraordinary pathway, with a deeper application of extraordinary power.

No matter how capable the soldiers under his command were, they couldn't withstand such an extraordinary individual.

Deputy Commander Yan Qihu felt heartache for the brothers under his command, so he could only make a prompt decision to order the use of heavy weapons.

But they had rushed over hurriedly; where would they have any heavy weapons in their hands?

Rifles were already the strongest weapons; even if they wanted to use grenades, that would probably be a fantasy.

Wang Ting's movement speed was extremely fast, and he was right in the middle of the crowd. If they used grenades, the ones getting hurt would probably still be the brothers under his command.

"If you have the guts, don't attack them, come and fight me!"

Deputy Commander Yan Qihu clenched his teeth and prepared to rush up himself.

Wang Ting turned his head, gave a cold glance, and a hoarse voice sounded: "Instead of wasting thoughts trying to keep me, you'd better go look for the person who triggered the chaos. Those who don't want to die, don't follow."

Wang Ting's warning was like a heavy hammer, clanging down onto Deputy Commander Yan Qihu's head.

His heart shook, filled with shock and suspicion, suddenly realizing: Although this person was an extraordinary individual who ran after grabbing things, if he caused such a riot just to grab these items, the loss would likely outweigh the gain.

"Where did Deputy Commander Liu Song go?"

Deputy Commander Yan Qihu suddenly realized that he might have overlooked something.

At this time, Wang Ting didn't care about Deputy Commander Yan Qihu's state. With a movement of his figure, he entered the alleyways like a swift leopard.

"Go to the auction house and detain everyone else."

Deputy Commander Yan Qihu looked at Wang Ting's departing back, but didn't dare to chase after him anymore.

He himself was no match; once they entered the alley, that extraordinary individual's strength would be even harder to deal with, and the people under his command going there would simply be throwing away their lives.

They had to gather people together, guard the entrances and exits, and wait for boss Huang Yanwu to come together before they could deal with all these people at once.

"It's too passive——"

This was the first time Deputy Commander Yan Qihu felt that this black market, which brought them huge resources, was at this moment like a bottomless quagmire, completely trapping them inside.

Boom!

Just as Deputy Commander Yan Qihu rushed into the auction house and before he had time to detain everyone, the sound of an explosion came from behind.

His gaze looked towards the source of the sound, his pupils shrinking sharply—an explosion had occurred at the location of the nest, and soaring flames rose straight from the ground.

A look of fear flashed across his face. The nest was the most densely populated place where shanties closely leaned against each other, as dense as a beehive. A fire starting in such a place, how could it be put out just by saying so?

"Notify all black market soldiers and Huangyan Town city wall guards to hold their ground to the death! We don't want the black market anymore, the troublemakers must all die!"

He shouted this sentence practically through gritted teeth.

Now that the auction house was destroyed, Deputy Commander Liu Song was also likely in grave danger, and the shops and resources deployed by Huangyan Town in the black market had long been mostly destroyed.

In that case, they didn't want those storefronts and supplies anymore; holding onto Huangyan Town was the key.

As long as Huangyan Town had no problems, they could still make a comeback. What he needed to do now was to make the people who caused this chaos pay the price.

"Boss, let's make a move. The Wild Dog Gang and Black Gun Gang have already started moving. Now the black market is in chaos, our opportunity has arrived."

The Heishui Town assault team members, who had each finished their actions, had now gathered in a dilapidated house.

Liao Shan, as the core among them, listened to the chaotic sounds of the black market outside. He knew those were the lone wolves hiding in the darkness who could no longer hold back their wolfish ambitions at this moment, starting to loot under the guise of troublemakers.

The black market was like an ignited powder keg, completely in a complete mess.

"Go rendezvous with the deputy leader. Our only goal is to bring that woman out. Be careful of Huang Yanwu, he's not so easy to deal with."

"Understood."

The few of them discussed countermeasures, immediately left the shanty, and hurried quickly towards the direction of Huangyan Town.

At this time, the black market was in complete chaos; even though they were moving quickly on the streets, the surrounding people didn't feel surprised at all.

Gunshots rose and fell one after another, looters kept appearing, and people were too busy taking care of themselves.

Whether it was shops or gangs, at this time they had all picked up weapons to guard their own property, and simply no one would care about anyone else.

They rushed to the edge of the enclosure wall. At this time, on the enclosure wall of Huangyan Town, those soldiers were also in complete chaos, with most people constantly guarding against anyone charging the wall.

[part:gemini-3.6-flash]

Liao Shan sneered at the sight of them, thinking to himself: Most of Huangyan Town's manpower has been drawn away to suppress the black market and the Infinite Building. Right now is when Huangyan Town's defenses are at their weakest.

The few of them crept to a corner of the city wall. It was the quietest corner, farthest from the Infinite Building, nearly joining the rock face.

Reaching the base of the wall, Liao Shan whistled harshly, sounding like the cry of some monster.

An echo actually came from atop the wall.

A guarding soldier poked his head out to look—it was a tall, triangular-eyed man with half his face covered.

Seeing Liao Shan arrive, the man above immediately lowered a rope.

Liao Shan and a group of four or five immediately climbed up the rope. When they reached the edge of the wall, the man reached out a large hand, grabbed Liao Shan's hand, and pulled him up.

"How's the situation?"

Liao Yong sneered cruelly. "We dealt with the guard team on this side. Huge chaos broke out at both the Infinite Building and the black market, so they can't attend to this place anytime soon."

"We're going to bring out that woman Researcher Huoling right away. You hold down the fort here. As soon as we get her, we retreat immediately. The Wild Dog Gang and Black Gun Gang are ready to blow up the city gates."

"9

Liao Shan gave brief orders and immediately climbed over the wall into the interior.

They had long since scouted Researcher Huoling's location, so with a clear target, they headed straight for that isolated courtyard from before.

They moved extremely fast and picked a good time; almost everyone's attention was drawn to the black market and Huangyan Town's walls.

The heartland of Huangyan Town was their stronghold. Fearing that the chaos in the black market might impact the stronghold, most of the military force inside had been deployed to the walls.

As they penetrated deeper, Liao Shan's expression gradually turned smug. To extract her this time, they had taken enormous risks.

Soon, they arrived at the room where Researcher Huoling was located.

"What are you doing here? Does the deputy commander have any orders?"

The soldiers guarding the door saw people approaching wearing their combat uniforms. Though the faces were unfamiliar, anyone appearing in this inner area right now was unlikely to be an enemy.

"The deputy commander sent us to reinforce defenses. Things got crazy at the black market, and someone is raiding the auction house."

The deputy beside Liao Shan immediately answered.

The guard's expression shifted slightly, not expecting the situation to be this chaotic. Just as he opened his mouth to speak, a blade flashed before his eyes. A dagger slit his throat, and before he could speak, the metallic taste of blood filled his mouth.

The two guards whose throats had been slit collapsed to the ground. Just then, the door creaked open. Researcher Huoling had long been prepared, dressed in camouflage combat gear with a cold gaze.

"You've made quite a commotion. If we don't leave now, once they realize what's happening, we'll all die."

"Don't worry, others are causing trouble outside. Huang Yanwu might not react in time."

Liao Shan was confident. They had planned this operation for who knows how long, spending vast amounts of effort and money just to establish contact with Researcher Huoling. Now that his goal was accomplished, Liao Shan was naturally quite pleased with himself.

"I hope Miss Huo keeps her word and helps me develop the advanced version of the Black Water Potion."

"If you can get me out of here, of course I'll help you research it."

The team took Researcher Huoling and quickly retreated along the route they came.

They were clearly extremely familiar with the heart of Huangyan Town, taking several detours that completely bypassed the residential areas.

Moving hurriedly, they reached the edge of the perimeter wall.

Liao Yong lowered the rope and pulled them up one by one. However, rapid footsteps suddenly echoed from nearby.

A cold-faced man wearing a bulletproof vest and holding a rifle rushed over with a squad.

"You think you can come and go as you please on my turf? Liao Shan, are you underestimating me?"

"So we were discovered after all?"

Liao Shan's icy gaze swept across the incoming Huangyan Town soldiers. He looked at the leader, whose aura was dense and solid, like a tiger crouching in the grass waiting to hunt.

"Huang Yanwu, are you abandoning your black market?"

For Huang Yanwu to appear here with so many soldiers, there was only one possibility: they had abandoned suppressing the black market.

The shops built up in the black market, the resources—they were leaving them all behind.

"You will pay for what happened to the black market."

Huang Yanwu was furious, a flame burning in his eyes.

He was about to strike, but Liao Shan was faster. Black water suddenly oozed over Liao Shan's body as his subordinates hurled seven or eight grenades straight at Huang Yanwu's squad.

Huang Yanwu's pupils shrank. "Scatter!"

The grenades detonated with a roar, sending shrapnel flying in all directions. Many soldiers were pierced by shrapnel, blood pouring out continuously.

"Let's go."

Without lingering for a moment, Liao Shan waved his hand and jumped down from the wall with Researcher Huoling and the others.

Moving with blinding speed, they ducked into the alleys of the black market.

Huang Yanwu clenched his fists and charged straight after Liao Shan.

Just as Liao Shan was about to cover their retreat, he felt a vicious wind behind him and turned to throw a counter-punch.

A muffled thud sounded as both men stumbled back half a step.

Liao Shan's face darkened as he stared at Huang Yanwu, his expression growing uncertain. "For a mere Gardener Pathway, your strength can actually match mine. It seems you really are close to breaking through to Rank 2."

Huang Yanwu's face was grim. "Leave Researcher Huoling, and I can give you a way out alive."

Liao Shan was right—Huang Yanwu was stuck at the threshold of a breakthrough, so he urgently needed a Rank 2 potion to advance.

Now that Researcher Huoling was leaving, the Rank 2 Plant Controller potion was naturally out of reach, leaving Jumu City as his only remaining option to obtain it.

However, Jumu City's control over Rank 2 potions was far stricter than over Rank 1, over ten times more severe. If he wanted to obtain the potion, he would have to submit to the whims of certain people—the last thing he wanted.

A sneer played on Liao Shan's face. He gestured for his men to take Researcher Huoling ahead while he, completely coated in black water along with his bulletproof armor, lunged to kill Huang Yanwu.

Huang Yanwu knew Liao Shan was trying to stall him, but currently, no other soldier could handle Liao Shan.

They did carry heavy weaponry, but if they used those heavy weapons to spray the entire team, Researcher Huoling would also be turned into minced meat.

Caught in a dilemma, he had no choice but to order his men to give chase while he stayed to fight Liao Shan.

For a time, the two traded blows while giving chase through the alley. Their clashing fists were like heavy sledgehammers; a stray punch striking a wall blasted a massive hole straight through it.

Huang Yanwu was indeed formidable, having honed his physique and strength to the peak of Rank 1. Even if a chieftain-level monster fought him right now, he could probably hammer it to death with his bare hands.

But Liao Shan was no slacker either, possessing peak Rank 1 strength as well. Though his physical conditioning was a fraction weaker than Huang Yanwu's, the ability of a Drowned One—Black Water—allowed him to gradually balance the scales.

The black water was thick and viscous like asphalt; when fists struck it, much of the force was dispersed.

Tempered by the black water, Liao Shan's physical defense was extremely high. Furthermore, by utilizing black water to attack, every punch he threw was exceptionally heavy, forcing even Huang Yanwu to be immensely cautious when parrying.

If Huang Yanwu were accidentally enveloped by the black water, it would be like falling into a swamp—his punches and reactions would slow down, and his skin would be corroded by this special black water.

Locked in combat, Liao Shan and Huang Yanwu remained deadlocked.

The soldiers who pursued were quickly cut off by Liao Yong.

They launched an attack, but Liao Yong was like a black hound in the alleys—wild and deadly. As gunshots rang out, Liao Yong dodged swiftly, combining firearms and daggers to kill the Huangyan Town soldiers one by one.

"Damn it!"

Huang Yanwu realized things were taking a turn for the worse. Without the help of Deputy Commander Liu Song and Deputy Commander Yan Qihu, he had no way to retain Liao Shan's group.

Liao Shan chuckled sinisterly. "You lose this round."

Saying so, Liao Shan hurled seven or eight blobs of black water. Each blob was the size of a fist, shooting toward Huang Yanwu like living creatures.

Seeing this, Huang Yanwu immediately dodged. If his head or body were covered by the black water, his movements would become even slower.

As he dodged, the black water landed; some slapped sticky onto the ground, but others released a crisp clink.

"There's something inside!"

Hearing the clink, Huang Yanwu instantly realized something was wrong. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of dark green beneath the burst black water—a Tree Thorn Bomb.

His face turned pale. Liao Shan had already retreated at high speed, and with a thunderous roar, flames instantly consumed the alley.

Countless sharp thorns shot out, impaling the soldiers who were too late to dodge.

The soldiers were pierced through by the thorns, their wounds gory and mangled. Yet the most horrifying part was not the gory flesh, but the tender sprouts rapidly growing out of the wounds, draining and melting their flesh like styrofoam touched by fire.

In just forty seconds, the men were sucked dry into withered corpses.

Huang Yanwu had dodged quickly and was unharmed by the thorns, but looking down the alley now, Liao Shan had long since vanished.

"Damn it!"

Huang Yanwu was enraged, but it was already too late to give chase. The black market's alleys were intricate, and Liao Yong had taken the lead with the others; pursuing now would only catch up to Liao Shan who was bringing up the rear.

But Liao Shan was an Extraordinary at the peak of Rank 1—even if he caught up, could he forcibly detain him?

Huang Yanwu took a deep breath and immediately issued a ruthless order: "Kill them all without mercy! Open fire with heavy machine guns! Kill anyone who tries to break out!"