Chapter 377: Trap?

Under Furong Bridge.

"I wonder how things are going over there..."

Lin Xi had finished all his preparations. At this moment, the space under the bridge was densely packed with dozens of oil-paper umbrellas, all perfectly hidden against the grayish-white bridge bottom. Even for him, setting these traps had exhausted most of his mental energy.

Lin Xi was confident that as long as he could lure that lunatic here, no matter how strong his vitality was, he wouldn't be able to walk out alive.

The next question was whether Old Lu could succeed...

"Zzzzt..."

"Lin Xi!! Can you hear me?!"

A hurried voice came through the walkie-talkie.

Lin Xi was startled and immediately pressed the button to respond: "I can hear you! Old Lu! What happened to you?"

"Damn it, that guy disguised himself as me and ambushed Maple Ghost. Maple Ghost has been killed in battle!! Now he's hunting me down like a madman!"

"What?!!"

Lin Xi was shocked.

Although he had a bad feeling when he heard the explosion in the distance, he hadn't expected Maple Ghost to die at the enemy's hands in just a few minutes... This meant that apart from the severely injured Old Lu, only he was left to fight.

Sweat seeped from Lin Xi's palms. He looked at the many oil-paper umbrellas hidden above his head and took a deep breath.

"Old Lu, don't panic! Lure him under the bridge, and leave the rest to me!"

"I'm almost there!"

A blurred figure dashed out of the nearby alley, and another figure followed closely behind, rushing straight toward Furong Bridge!

The "Old Lu" in the lead had a sunken chest and was covered in dust, looking incredibly disheveled; the Old Lu behind him had no injuries, only a fierce glint in his eyes.

Seeing this, a cold glint flashed in Lin Xi's eyes. He opened an oil-paper umbrella in front of him, and his whole body merged with the wall.

WHOOSH WHOOSH—!

Two figures rushed under the bridge!

The "Old Lu" in the lead changed his pace repeatedly after entering, precisely avoiding the location of every umbrella trap, and then flashed out from the other end of the bridge!

At the same time, he shouted to the rear:

"Lin Xi!! Do it now!!"

The Old Lu who chased in right after him froze in place, a bad premonition rising in his heart.

The next moment, dozens of oil-paper umbrellas opened above his head. Dense points of light intertwined into a sheet, locking onto Old Lu below like a scorching star cluster. Terrifying attacks, long held in reserve, intertwined, radiating a heart-stopping pressure!

By the wall under the bridge, Lin Xi walked out with a gloomy face, putting down his umbrella, and said coldly:

"This time, you won't escape."

Old Lu's pupils contracted sharply!

Oh no! It's a trap!!

"No... no!! Lin Xi!! You've been tricked by him!! I am the real Ol..."

BOOM—！！！！

Before Old Lu could finish his sentence, the sky full of scorching starlight plummeted, turning into a sea of heat that completely engulfed his figure!

……

"Furong Bridge... Furong Bridge..."

"That person on the walkie-talkie must have been talking about somewhere near here."

Amidst the thick fog, a figure in green sprinted along the road. Beads of sweat slid down his cheeks, but his speed didn't slow down in the slightest.

Li Qingshan scanned his surroundings, roughly identifying his orientation. To be honest, he wasn't very familiar with this part of Willow Town. Just as he was about to ask someone for directions, a loud explosion suddenly rang out in the distance!

A beam of scorching light tore through the fog and shot straight into the clouds. This miracle-like scene immediately attracted the attention of many people.

"Is it there?"

Li Qingshan immediately headed in that direction.

"Brother Lin, you must be safe..."

……

Rolling thick smoke rose from under the bridge, gradually drifting into mid-air.

In the devastated space under the bridge, a charred corpse lay in the ruins, no longer breathing.

"Is it over..." Lin Xi's figure slowly emerged from the thick smoke. Seeing the broken corpse, his expression finally relaxed slightly.

"Yes, it's finally over."

Old Lu walked to his side and sighed with emotion.

"He didn't seem as hard to kill as I expected." Lin Xi mused. "I thought this trap would only leave him severely injured, and I was waiting for him to be at his weakest to strike from the shadows and kill him in one blow... I didn't expect him to just fall here."

"Maybe he was already injured from his fight with Maple Ghost."

"Very likely."

"By the way, what would happen if we failed this time?" Old Lu asked suddenly.

"Failed? That depends on what kind of failure." Lin Xi paused. "If we hadn't killed him before the [Circle] time limit expired and let him escape Willow Town, we would have to mobilize other Architects to continue the hunt, and as the initiator of the [Circle], I would also be held accountable."

"And what if we were killed by him instead?"

"The three of us killed by him inside the [Circle]? That would be serious...

The death of three Architects is no small matter. The Floating Life Painting would immediately use a larger [Circle] to cover Willow Town and send high-level Architects to encircle and suppress him... If he doesn't die, the [Circle] will never disappear."

Old Lu, standing to the side, narrowed his eyes slightly.

"However, if we died, the Floating Life Painting might not know immediately, right?"

The moment he heard this, Lin Xi's body trembled slightly!

He didn't make any unnecessary movements but stood there quietly. After a moment of silence, he nodded:

"Hmm... they might not know."

"Oh."

As Old Lu responded, murderous intent flashed in Lin Xi's eyes. He instantly drew the umbrella handle from his side and smashed it toward Old Lu's face with a whistle!

WHOOSH—!!

The sound of the umbrella handle cutting through the air rang out. Before the umbrella could even open, the umbrella in Lin Xi's hand suddenly turned into a tree branch.

The next moment, a pitch-black pistol was aimed at Lin Xi's forehead.

Lin Xi's pupils contracted sharply!

"Your mental fortitude is still a bit lacking." Old Lu held the gun with one hand and said lightly. "If your hand in your sleeve hadn't been shaking and your voice had been calmer, I might have really been fooled by you... Unfortunately, you were too obvious."

"You... you're not Old Lu!!" Lin Xi gritted his teeth.

Old Lu smiled slightly, and a mask gently peeled off his face. The familiar bright red theater robe danced in the air once again.

Seeing that face, Lin Xi's eyes were almost spitting fire with rage!

"Then... the one who died just now..."

Chen Ling looked at his furious eyes and said unhurriedly:

"...You guess?"