Chapter 1069: Situation Reversed

Farmer: ???

Before the Farmer could say more, Tian Huai drove the puppets and charged directly at his face.

Clang—!!!

Hong Xiu's spear swept across, the terrifying killing intent forcing the Scholar back. She backhanded the spear shaft to block the Butcher's descending bone-cleaving knife!

Fighting one against two, Hong Xiu didn't fall behind at all. After all, the Scholar God Path wasn't good at frontal combat, and most of it was close-quarters combat between Hong Xiu and the Butcher...

But whenever the Scholar found an opportunity to intervene, there was always a Skeletal Gray Wolf and a Law Enforcer with a hammer and a spear restraining him from the side.

"I admit you are strong," the Butcher, who was concentrating on fighting Hong Xiu, said in a deep voice.

"But right now, without the Dao Foundation secret treasure, you are no match for the two of us..."

"Is that so?"

Hong Xiu's lips curled slightly. "If I remember correctly, the [Fix] scroll cannot lock onto two people at the same time. You have already locked onto one [K], so it should be ineffective against me... As for that Dao Foundation secret treasure in your hand...

Why don't you take a closer look at it?"

The Butcher was slightly startled, as if he didn't understand what Hong Xiu meant, and looked down at his hand.

A bone-cleaving knife was quietly gripped in his hand, and both the feel and weight were no different from usual, but for some reason, an ominous premonition suddenly rose in the Butcher's heart...

Whoosh!

Hong Xiu moved like thunder, flashing in front of the Butcher, the spear in her hand seemingly carrying the force of a thousand jun, suddenly thrusting out!

The Butcher came to his senses and immediately used the bone-cleaving knife to block, but then a crisp sound came from his hand. The "Dao Foundation secret treasure" in his hand was actually shattered by Hong Xiu's spear, and the sharp tip pierced through his skin and into his body!

The Butcher's pupils contracted sharply!

"How is this possible? How could a Dao Foundation secret treasure be..."

"Take a closer look, is this bone-cleaving knife still the one you had before?" Hong Xiu held the spear and chuckled.

The Butcher seemed to realize something and turned his head abruptly, only to see a bright red opera robe standing not far away, playing with a bone-cleaving knife in his hand, his eyes full of pleasant surprise:

"The Dao Foundation secret treasure of the Power God Path is actually a bone-cleaving knife... You really have good taste."

The first time Chen Ling saw the Butcher, he noticed the bone-cleaving knife at his waist. Whether in size or weight, it was no different from the ordinary bone-cleaving knife he had on him... Just now, taking advantage of the Butcher's full concentration on fighting Hong Xiu, Chen Ling directly found an opportunity to activate the Scarlet Trick, swapping his own bone-cleaving knife with the Butcher's.

"You?!"

The Butcher's eyes widened. He roared, ignoring the spear tip Hong Xiu had thrust into his body, and twisted his body to charge at Chen Ling!

"So this is how this Dao Foundation secret treasure is used?" Chen Ling played with it for a moment, as if guessing something. After gripping the handle of the bone-cleaving knife, he rotated it and pointed the tip toward the ground.

The next moment,

A white-robed figure crashed down from the sky like a meteorite!!

Bang—!!!

The air wave from this person's fall made the charging Butcher take half a step back. Dense cracks covered the ground, and amidst the flying dust, a familiar voice sounded:

"Well done, Junior Brother."

Ning Ruyu's eyes were smiling like crescent moons. He gave Chen Ling a thumbs-up, then twirled the spear in his palm, his gaze slowly looking back at the Butcher and the massive vine monster behind him.

He took a slow step forward, and a white spear light instantly swept across the battlefield.

Crack—

The vines hanging the dozen or so Twilight Agency members were cut off simultaneously. Amidst a burst of exclamations and "ouch" sounds, the captured Twilight Agency members fell to the ground in a disheveled heap.

"Bullying the young when the elders aren't around... that's not a good habit," Ning Ruyu said lightly.

The Butcher's heart sank to the bottom.

If they had the upper hand when it was three against two, now that Chen Ling had released Ning Ruyu, the situation had completely reversed... Ning Ruyu, Hong Xiu, and Tian Huai—these three Tier 8s joining forces were simply not something an ordinary Tier 8 could block.

The Butcher gritted his teeth, about to use his brute strength to tangle with Ning Ruyu and Hong Xiu, when a gunshot abruptly sounded from behind!

Bang!

Taking advantage of the Butcher's mental turmoil, the [Yesterday] bullet shot directly into the back of his head. The unforgettable memories were like drilling into his skull, surging and impacting his mind!

The Butcher's figure swayed, almost falling to the ground... At the same time, a deep sense of confusion began to spread in his heart.

"Two left."

The bright red opera robe fluttered. Chen Ling blew the blue smoke from the muzzle of the revolver and glanced at the Scholar, who was being besieged by Hong Xiu, Zhao Yi, and Han Meng.

"Junior Brother, this knife suits you very well," Ning Ruyu looked at the bone-cleaving knife and laughed from behind. "I thought that if you couldn't find a bone-cleaving knife you could use, you'd have to settle for a dagger or something... I didn't expect the opportunity to be delivered to your door. You must hide it well; don't let the human domains discover it."

When Ning Ruyu was in the Opera Path Ancient Treasury, he practiced with Chen Ling every day. He understood Chen Ling's close-combat style, and seeing him get a handy weapon with such a high ceiling, he was genuinely happy for him.

"Thank you, Senior Brother."

"Junior Brother, which one do you want to fight next?"

Chen Ling pondered for a moment and pointed at the besieged Scholar: "Him."

"No problem."

Ning Ruyu didn't say a word and charged directly into the battlefield.

With him and Hong Xiu joining forces, the Scholar had no power to fight back and could only barely hold on... Chen Ling easily found an opportunity and fired a shot at his back.

The shot hit, and the Scholar, like the Butcher, stood frozen in place. After a long while, two lines of hot tears rolled down from the corners of his eyes, not knowing what he had seen in "Yesterday"...

By the time Chen Ling confirmed the last bullet was loaded, he found that Hong Xiu, Ning Ruyu, and Tian Huai had already tied up the Farmer and were looking here.

"...You guys are too fast."

Chen Ling smiled helplessly and walked straight toward the Farmer.

"It's not that we're fast; he gave up resisting himself," Tian Huai said slowly behind him.

The vines around the Farmer had been cut into pieces. He was held down on the ground by Hong Xiu on his left and Ning Ruyu on his right, like an ancient prisoner, his expression uncertain.

"Tian Huai, you'd better be telling the truth," the Farmer snorted and closed his eyes. "Come on, let me see if your 'bullet' can really convince me..."

The bright red opera robe danced in the wind.

Chen Ling walked in front of him, pressed the muzzle against the Farmer's forehead, his voice extremely serious:

"Before you fall into confusion, I want to ask one question first..."

"Where... is the Silver King?"