Chapter 84: 【Blood Garment】

Chen Ling reached out to grab the card.

“Skill: 【Blood Garment】”

“Affiliation: Path of the War God, 【Asura】 path, First Rank;”

“Character: Jian Changsheng.”

Chen Ling absorbed the card, closed his eyes for a moment, and muttered to himself:

“Blood Garment, huh... No wonder.”

The 【Blood Garment】 skill, unlike the 【Iron Garment】 of other paths, did not possess extraordinary defense or strength. Its only characteristic was that the more injured the user was, the higher their combat power, especially in terms of strength and speed.

At the same time, the vitality of a 【Blood Garment】 owner would be increased by a large margin. Unless it was an absolutely fatal wound like a headshot, other injuries would be hard to kill them completely...

This also explained why Jian Changsheng was like an unkillable cockroach, and why he became fiercer the more he fought.

This skill also filled in Chen Ling’s current shortcoming: his mediocre physical fitness. Even with 【Killing Waltz】, it was hard for him to exert his full power.

“Next time before a fight, I’ll stab myself three times first!” Chen Ling thought to himself.

After Chen Ling drew the skill, the intermission ended completely. He felt a wave of dizziness, and his consciousness fell back into his body...

……

“How is it? Can he still live?”

“I don’t know... We’ve been saving him for so long, and there’s still no response.” The Fourth-Rank Law Enforcer shook his head and said bitterly, “There should be no hope.”

Hearing this, the Fifth-Rank Law Enforcer’s face turned so gloomy that water could drip from it. He gritted his teeth and growled:

“Keep saving him!! Take out the emergency hormones! If he doesn’t survive, we’re all dead!”

The two Law Enforcers looked at each other and immediately went to prepare the hormone injection. Just then, a weak voice, as faint as a mosquito, came hoarsely.

“I...”

The three Law Enforcers were stunned for a moment, and then ecstasy appeared on their faces!

“He’s still alive!! He’s still alive!”

“Chen Ling, can you hear me? How do you feel?”

Under the expectant gazes of the three Law Enforcers, Chen Ling struggled to open his eyes. His unfocused pupils slowly converged, and he opened his mouth:

“Where... is this?”

“This is on the ship. We’ve brought you out of the Ancient Treasury.” The Fifth-Rank Law Enforcer asked anxiously, “Chen Ling, what exactly happened in the Ancient Treasury of the Military Path?”

Hearing the words “Ancient Treasury of the Military Path,” Chen Ling’s pupils constricted significantly. He seemed to recall something terrifying, and after a long time, he spat out three words with difficulty:

“Fire... Tamper.”

The three Law Enforcers’ hearts skipped a beat!

“As expected.” The Fifth-Rank Law Enforcer clenched his fists, light flickering in his eyes, “Only they could steal faces and infiltrate the Law Enforcer team... But when exactly did they make their move?”

“...It was the train.”

“What?”

“The Fire-Tampers attacked the District 1 Law Enforcer train... then they all disguised themselves as them... and infiltrated the Ancient Treasury.” Chen Ling couldn’t help but clench his fists and said hoarsely,

“After they entered the Ancient Treasury, they started a massacre. The Law Enforcers from our District 3, District 5, and District 6... and several Aurora City Law Enforcers were gunned down by them and all fell into the cliff below...

I happened to be coerced by Yan Xicai at the time and was separated from them, which is how I escaped.”

“They actually attacked the train?”

“That’s not right. The Railway Bureau didn’t report any attacks... I’ll check again when we get ashore.”

“How many people came from District 1 in total?”

“Nine, I think.”

The Fifth-Rank Law Enforcer frowned, the corpses of the Fire-Tampers he had seen flashing through his mind, seemingly calculating the number.

Chen Ling continued, “Then, that Pu Wen used some kind of paper to freeze them all... Lu Xuanming killed one with a blade, and Yan Xicai used a ring to push the other two off the cliff. That Pu Wen shouted, and we all fled in different directions.”

That matches up... The Fifth-Rank Law Enforcer nodded slightly.

“I was very scared at the time and fled to a place where there was no one, but I saw several Paths of the War God descending in other places... Later, Yan Xicai said he wanted to go and suppress the Fire-Tampers, and then they started fighting.”

“Yan Xicai said that?” The Fifth-Rank Law Enforcer asked in surprise.

“Yes, he said that group of Fire-Tampers stole his ring... He had a lot of killing intent on him at the time and seemed very angry.”

“And then?”

“Then they started fighting. I originally wanted to hide until the end, but it just so happened that a Fire-Tamper who was being chased ran toward me. I fought him with all my might and killed him... And then, I saw a Path of the War God smash into my face, and I lost consciousness.”

Chen Ling finished his narrative, his eyes full of sincerity and pain.

The three Law Enforcers looked at each other, seeing the gravity in each other’s eyes... At this point, the cause and effect of the matter were basically clear, but more specific details might still require Aurora City to send people in to verify.

“So, you also stepped onto the Path of the War God?”

“...It seems so.” Chen Ling answered uncertainly.

“Which path?”

“【Asura】.”

Hearing these two words, the three Law Enforcers were shocked. They looked at Chen Ling in astonishment, seemingly not expecting his talent to be so terrifying.

“Alright, you should get some rest.” The Fifth-Rank Law Enforcer took a deep breath, “After we get ashore, we will conduct a more detailed investigation... This accident is extremely serious, and you should be prepared to face interrogation from Aurora City at any time.”

Chen Ling said “Mhm” and closed his eyes wearily. The three Law Enforcers pushed the door and left.

As the ship gradually moved away from the domain of the Ancient Treasury of the Military Path, the fragment of the Path of the War God hidden in Chen Ling’s arms suddenly trembled!

……

The three Law Enforcers stood on the deck, looking back at the pitch-black night sky above the Ancient Treasury of the Military Path.

“What do you think?”

“This incident is too heinous... After we get ashore, we must notify Aurora City immediately.”

“By the way, haven’t the Fire-Tampers always been active in the southern territories? Why did they suddenly run to the Aurora territory?”

“I don’t know...”

Before they could finish speaking, the giant black sword that pierced the sky emitted a low rumble of thunder, and a chilling killing intent instantly locked onto the ship that was about to leave the domain!

“Killing intent from the Path of the War God?!” The three Law Enforcers’ expressions changed drastically, “What’s going on?! What disturbed those existences in the depths of the Ancient Treasury?”

Almost simultaneously, Chen Ling in the room also opened his eyes. He could feel a warm current flash across the surface of the Bai Qi Token.

After this warm current flashed, the killing intent released from the Ancient Treasury of the Military Path quickly subsided... as if everything that had just happened was merely a hallucination.

“Did I see things?” The Fourth-Rank Law Enforcer looked at the calm frozen sea, his eyes full of confusion.

“The Ancient Treasury of the Military Path did react.” The Fifth-Rank Law Enforcer said immediately.

“But, but why?”

“...Something’s not right!”

“What’s not right?”

“That Chen Ling who came out of the Ancient Treasury is not right!”