Chapter 240 Dragon City Secrets
Where on earth is Long Cheng's team trapped?
The forest was vast, the weather was cold, and as time passed, the hope that those people were still alive grew slimmer.
In Su Xia’s task system, there is a golden coordinate.
Those coordinates were issued for the [Starry Sky Reward] mission. They were some distance away from him and were the location where the spacecraft's prize cabin crashed.
During this time, he was searching for people from Dragon City and getting closer to the location of the prize cabin.
“Gurgle gurgle…”
Sun Lang beside him drank the vegetable soup in big gulps, swallowing the little bugs in the soup into his stomach. Then he touched his stomach, put down the bowl of soup, and burped in satisfaction.
Su Xia simply ate two pieces of roasted dried meat without much appetite.
There are currently four forces coming to rescue in this forest.
They are Su Xia, Shi Sishi's team, the tavern killers and the search and rescue team sent by Longcheng headquarters.
Of course, Shi Shishi and Longcheng headquarters can be considered the same force, but they have not met each other yet and entered the forest from different locations.
Su Xia was studying the map when she suddenly heard a slight sound.
“Crack—”
The sound was so faint that Sun Lang, who was chewing dried meat nearby, did not notice it because the sound of chewing food interfered with his hearing.
It was as if some small animal had accidentally stepped on a small dead leaf.
Su Xia immediately became alert. This was not the periphery. They were already deep in the alien plant area. There were not many native plants left around, and animals were almost extinct.
It is possible that someone is approaching them in the dark.
The sound came from his right.
Su Xia immediately used the skill "Eye of Illusion". His eyes were deep and the world in front of him changed instantly, turning into layer upon layer of nearly black and white structural diagrams.
The last time Su Xia defeated An Lan in the lottery, he won a skill evolution.
At that time, the "Eye of Delusion" was chosen and it took 72 hours to evolve slowly.
Now, evolution is over.
After using the skill, what he saw was no longer the superficial world.
Beside him, Sun Lang's outer clothes, inner clothes, skin, bones, internal organs, etc. appeared clearly in Su Xia's eyes, clearer than X-rays, even the tattoos on the skin could be seen clearly.
[Weakness 1: Knee, hit by a hidden arrow two weeks ago]
[Weakness 2: The fibula of the left calf. Three days ago, I was in close combat with a monster in the wilderness and it was bitten off by the monster...]
[Weakness 3: Left calf tibia...]
【……】
After the evolution, the eyes provide more detailed information than before the evolution, and this time they can even analyze the reasons for the emergence of weaknesses.
Su Xia could see that there were several cracks on Sun Lang's calf bones that had not yet fully healed.
As a level 4 creature, this guy should carry a batch of healing potions with him to ensure that his injuries can heal as quickly as possible, but he left these gaps. Is it to use the pain to keep himself awake?
Su Xia took a quick look and then moved his gaze to the right.
In the bushes on the right, every dead branch, every leaf , and even some small mutant animals hidden under the humus, appeared in his field of vision in a special form.
As expected——
On a big tree very close to them, a figure was lurking quietly.
【Name: Chang Rufeng】
[Race: Human]
[Camp: Neutral Camp, Zero Point Tavern]
[Psychic Level: 4.5]
[Titanium particle level: Level 27]
【……】
[Psionic Talent: Walking in the Dark]
[Character description: A killer walking in the dark]
[He does things cleanly and efficiently, coming and going like the wind, like a spokesperson for darkness, using his psychic talents to the fullest extent, is very powerful, and likes to challenge the strong. He has sneak attacked more than one mechanical city lord.]
[Best friend of pub member "Sun Lang"]
【……】
Walking in the dark?
This talent is familiar.
Su Xia remembered that Yi Mo also had this kind of talent.
When they first met, Yi Mo was standing in the bushes beside the road, and Su Xia didn't notice him at all.
This kind of talent is considered to be among the best, and it can allow psychic creatures to gain huge advantages in certain aspects, far surpassing creatures of the same level.
Seeing the line "likes to challenge strong people" in the character description, Su Xia roughly knew what this person wanted to do.
As a friend of Sun Lang, he should not have come with any malicious intentions.
In Su Xia's eyes, this man's weakness also appeared.
[Weakness 1: Right wrist. Five hours ago, I inhaled hallucination poison gas and fell into a valley while wandering in a daze. I broke my right wrist and suffered multiple injuries all over my body. I woke up in severe pain.]
[Weakness 2: Coccyx. During the fall, the coccyx was shattered...]
[Weakness 3: Left eye. The left eye is corroded by venom, vision is reduced, and a large black area appears in the eye...]
[Weakness 4: Left knee...]
This guy is pretty unlucky.
His eyes were corroded by the venom of the man-eating tree, and he fell into the valley because of the poisonous gas of the psychedelic soul grass, and his body was covered with wounds.
In the picture provided by the Eye of Delusion to Su Xia, there was not much intact on this man's body.
Even though he's injured like this, he still wants to challenge him.
[Attack intention detected]
[The opponent's muscles and skin are tense, his expression is focused, a fifth-level psychic weapon appears in his hand, and his heartbeat speeds up slightly...]
【……】
The Eye of Delusion marked a more fatal point, which was a dagger.
At the moment this prompt appeared, Chang Rufeng, who was hiding in the shadows, launched an attack instantly. His speed was as fast as a flash of lightning. In the blink of an eye, he crossed a distance of more than ten meters. His ghostly figure appeared on Su Xia's right side, and the sharp dagger almost reached Su Xia's neck.
But at this moment, a "ding" sound was heard.
Sparks flew as two fifth-tier psychic weapons collided in mid-air. The horrifying psychic energy that erupted formed an energy shock wave that was visible to the naked eye.
Leaves were flying all around and branches were dancing wildly, as if a hurricane was blowing.
Su Xia held the Skeleton Sword in his hand with a deep gaze. After blocking Chang Rufeng's sneak attack, he took the initiative to close the distance. The sharp sword blade scratched across the dagger's blade, making a harsh sound.
A trace of surprise flashed through Chang Rufeng's mind. After failing to strike, he immediately planned to withdraw.
But Su Xia did not give him this opportunity. He directly used psychic crushing and psychic blasting, and with a bang, he shattered the psychic shield in front of Chang Rufeng, causing the psychic energy in his body to become disordered.
"Commander, wait a minute, it's one of us!" Sun Lang next to him had already recognized the person and shouted hurriedly.
But Su Xia seemed not to hear it and moved very quickly, holding a long sword in one hand and the scabbard in the other.
The strangely curved insect bone hilt of the Skeleton Sword firmly clamped the dagger in Chang Rufeng's hand, preventing him from escaping. At the same time, the heavy scabbard hit the weak spot given by the Eye of Illusion.
The spiritual energy in Chang Rufeng's body was still in disorder. The rhythm of attack and retreat was completely disrupted. He could hardly even fight back and had to retreat and block at the same time.
“Bang!”
The scabbard of the Skeleton Sword hit his right wrist, which had not yet healed, violently, causing him to feel a burst of pain. He was a moment slower in blocking, and the next moment the scabbard hit his left knee.
With a click——
The already injured kneecap cracked again.
Chang Rufeng lost his balance and fell to the ground, with the dagger in his hand falling out.
Su Xia held a long sword, with the tip pointing directly at his neck.
The battle between psychic creatures can be decided in an instant.
This is especially true among killers.
"Your injuries have not healed yet. It is not a wise choice to challenge me at this time." Su Xia sheathed the sword gracefully, and the cold murderous intent disappeared.
"As expected of the legendary Commander Beifeng."
Chang Rufeng smiled with shame and did not mention the injury. There was admiration in his voice. If you can't beat him, you can't beat him. There is nothing to say.
Fighting is never fair, and it is not a duel. It is impossible for both parties to maintain their peak condition, not to mention that he is the one who made the sneak attack.
He didn't ask Su Xia how she knew where he was injured. Everyone has secrets.
"Chang Rufeng, a member of the Zero Point Tavern, received a mission yesterday to come to this area to search for the missing team from Longcheng." He began to introduce himself, "Please forgive me, Commander. I like to challenge powerful creatures. In my eyes, you are a strong man."
"Well, get up." The reason why Su Xia didn't stop just now was that he wanted to beat him into submission as quickly as possible.
"good……"
Chang Rufeng struggled to get up, gritted his teeth to endure the pain, and limped to the campfire and sat down.
Sun Lang spoke again at this time and introduced Chang Rufeng to Su Xia again, saying that they were good friends.
We carried guns together, sat in the same classroom together, and shared the spoils together.
A life-long friendship.
It will be much easier to talk about things after having a fight and recognizing each other's strength.
Chang Rufeng sighed and said, "Commander, a person like you will be a guest of honor wherever you go. The resources in the wilderness are scarce. Have you ever thought about going to a place with better resources?"
What he meant was that he felt that Su Xia's act of resistance had no future at all, as the mechanical race was simply too powerful.
Instead of groping forward in the dark on this road with no future, it is better to take a brighter path, such as joining a neutral force, making money from both sides, and getting more resources.
"Everyone has their own aspirations." Su Xia cut off a piece of dried meat and answered calmly.
"That's right. People like me probably can't understand it." Chang Rufeng smiled, "Commander, are you here to save people this time too?"
"Um."
"Why are you alone?"
"Am I not a human?" Sun Lang stared, "Is there something wrong with your eyes?"
Chang Rufeng hurriedly shook his head: "What I mean is that the commander should lead a team. After all, he is the leader of the Oasis Camp."
"Dragon City didn't send a message to the Oasis Camp. I noticed something unusual and came here on my own." Su Xia glanced at him, then said to Sun Lang, "There is indeed something wrong with his eyes. He can't see much with his left eye."
"Huh?"
Sun Lang looked puzzled, stared at Chang Rufeng carefully, and asked, "What's wrong with your eyes?"
Chang Rufeng smiled bitterly and said, "When I was resting, I accidentally splashed the juice of a strange plant. I have to find a pharmacist to take a look when I get back. I don't know if I can be saved."
Is it a man-eating tree?
Sun Lang thought of it immediately.
But he had a confidentiality agreement with Su Xia and could not reveal the information about the alien plants to others.
He looked at Su Xia and asked, "Commander, can his eyes be saved?"
Su Xia nodded: "As long as you can still see things, you can be saved."
Chang Rufeng was delighted and asked hurriedly: "Commander, what should I do?"
"Have you used the healing potion?"
"I have used it. I have used several fourth-level healing potions." Chang Rufeng nodded repeatedly, "But the effect is not ideal. The injuries on other parts of the body have healed quickly, except for the eyes..."
"It requires some special antidotes. You're lucky today. I happen to have some."
As he spoke, Su Xia threw out several potions of different sizes and colors.
One was a potion recorded in the "Interstellar Encyclopedia", and the other two were universal antidotes he prepared. He had figured out the formula himself over the past two days. Although it was only a third-level potion, his father praised it several times.
The pharmacist's experience book gave Su Xia rich experience, which has allowed him to surpass the brothers Hong Bafu and Lan Bafu in many areas.
Now he just needs to accumulate enough experience to become a fourth-level pharmacist.
"Drink these two bottles of universal antidote first, and then drink this blue one." Su Xia instructed Chang Rufeng, "Then drop this medicine into your eyes, both eyes, and then put an eye patch on your left eye. Take off the eye patch and put in the eye drops again every two hours..."
"Yes, yes, thank you Commander."
Seeing these medicines, Chang Rufeng felt excited.
For a killer like him, nothing is more important than normal vision.
In the past, he would not completely trust Su Xia, whom he had just met for a short time, but he had heard of Su Xia's countless legendary deeds, and he could also see the trust in his good friend Sun Lang.
“Gurgle…Gurgle…”
Chang Rufeng did not hesitate. He followed Su Xia's instructions, drank the potion in big gulps, and then dripped the last potion into his eyeballs.
The moment the potion was dripped into his eyes, a cool feeling spread throughout his eyes, instantly suppressing the burning sensation caused by the poison.
Chang Rufeng hurriedly took out an eyepatch and put it on, leaving only his right eye to observe the surroundings.
He took a deep breath and said to Su Xia gratefully, "Commander, if I can save my eye, if you need anything in the future, just give me a call, and I will come immediately, even if it means fighting against the mechanical race."
Sun Lang smiled and said, "That's what I told the commander as well."
Chang Rufeng asked him, "What's wrong with you?"
Sun Lang replied: "I inhaled some hallucination poison gas and almost couldn't come back."
During this jungle trip, Su Xia gained a lot of property and favors from two level 4 psychic creatures before finding the prize cabin.
Even if I leave now, it won't be a wasted trip.
Chang Rufeng pointed to the right and said, " I found traces left by the Longcheng team over there. It's about two hours away from here. I followed the arrows carved on the trees and came to this area. I saw you here."
"So, it should be correct to follow the arrow. Can you move now?"
"no problem."
Chang Rufeng took a few healing potions, gave himself an injection of painkiller, stood up and patted his knees, indicating that it was not a big problem.
As a professional killer, he had suffered much more serious injuries before.
Just like that, after resting for a short while, the group of three set out according to the arrow symbols left by Longcheng and continued their search.
After learning that Longcheng did not send the message to Oasis Camp, Sun Lang and Chang Rufeng both felt that the people of Longcheng were too arrogant.
At times like this, one more rescue team means one more hope.
"I used to not believe that the administrators of Dragon City are so petty. No wonder the voices of 'counterattack against the mechanical race' have become smaller and smaller over the years..."
As high-level killers, the two knew a lot of information.
They had also heard about the division and infighting in Longcheng.
"It is said that someone in Dragon City is secretly planning to eliminate the current city lord and his followers with lightning speed and seize control of Dragon City."
"They also put forward a slogan, something like 'We must first stabilize the country before we can resist foreign aggression'..."
