78: The beauty is back! A French kiss upon first meeting?

The setting sun was like blood, spilling over the broken walls and ruins of the Golden City.

This place was once the pinnacle of civilization, but now it had become a paradise for plants and dead bodies.

Several huge golden statues lay dead on the street, their compassionate faces covered in dark green vines.

It looked both holy and eerie.

Chen Du walked at the very front.

His military boots crushed the glazed tiles on the ground, making a crisp crunching sound.

Behind him, Mao Mao carried Xiao Ai, a low purr rumbling in its throat, warning those malicious eyes in the shadows.

Swish—!

A faint sound of something breaking through the air suddenly rang out.

A bright green poison crossbow bolt shot out from behind a half-broken stone pillar, heading straight for Chen Du's temple!

"Watch out!" An Nuonuo exclaimed.

Chen Du, however, acted like nothing had happened and did not stop his pace.

He just casually raised his left hand and blocked it beside his ear.

Clang!

The sound of metal clashing exploded.

That poison crossbow bolt slammed hard onto the back of Chen Du's hand and was deflected away instantly.

Not to mention bleeding, it didn't even scratch the surface, just leaving a white mark that disappeared in the blink of an eye.

【Bronze Skin and Iron Bones】, terrifying indeed.

"Is this the legendary... Iron-skinned Turtle?" Xia Lai carried her bone shield, her mouth twitching slightly.

"The defense is simply outrageous!"

Seeing flesh and blood hard-tank a crossbow bolt with one's own eyes, the visual impact still made one want to exclaim, "Good grief."

Chen Du stopped in his tracks.

His Golden Wheel Pupils narrowed slightly as he looked toward that stone pillar.

"A dirty rat."

His tone was calm as he flicked his finger lightly.

The Ghoul, which had long been unable to restrain itself, turned into a blur and pounced out!

Almost at the same time, golden light flared intensely in Chen Du's eyes.

【Tyrants Gaze】!

The figure behind the stone pillar who was just about to run away stiffened all over.

And it was this less-than-a-second stiffness that sealed his fate.

A giant ghost claw slammed down on his head!

Puchi!

That unlucky ambusher didn't even have a chance to scream before his upper body turned into an indescribable mosaic.

The remaining two accomplices in ambush were scared out of their wits when they saw this scene!

They originally thought it was a fat sheep, but they had actually run into a Tyrannosaurus Rex!

There's no point in fighting this!

The two turned around and ran!

"Running? Did you buy a ticket before trying to run?" Chen Du's voice was ice-cold. "Send them to reunite."

"Copy that!"

An Nuonuo shouted, her arm guards buzzing.

Bang! Bang!

Two high-pressure Air Cannon shots accurately hit the two in the back, the huge impact force directly shattering their spines.

They fell into the ruins like kites with broken strings and never moved again.

The battle ended.

From the start of the ambush to the total annihilation, the whole process took less than five seconds.

Chen Du walked over to the headless corpse, squatted down, and placed his palm on the remaining chest of the corpse.

In the shadows of the ruins, at least several pairs of greedy eyes were hiding.

These sneaky guys were all waiting, waiting for this person to show weakness, or waiting for both sides to get hurt so they could pick up the scraps.

"Keep your eyes wide open and watch."

Chen Du whispered to himself, "This is the consequence of provoking me."

The dark red light was so eerie that it made people's hearts palpitate.

Under the gaze of several pairs of terrified eyes, the corpse shriveled and withered at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Finally, it turned into a handful of flying ash and was scattered by the wind.

【Sacrifice successful! Obtained: High-Calorie Compressed Biscuits x5.】

Chen Du grabbed several packs of biscuits from the void as if performing a magic trick and threw them to Lin Keke.

"Eat them on the way."

Silence.

Deathly silence.

In the shadows of the ruins, a burst of hurried and chaotic footsteps sounded as they retreated.

Faintly, one could still hear a few words of broken complaints:

"Holy shit... He turned the corpse... into biscuits?! What kind of evil sorcery is this?!"

"This guy is definitely a pervert! Run, run!"

"Stay low! Even if you have to eat dirt, don't go provoking this devil!"

"Tch, scared already?" Chen Du stood up, his gaze sweeping over the empty street. "A bunch of spineless cowards."

Li Yaozhi silently put away her coin, looking at Chen Du's back with a complex expression.

"Let's go, we're going to the clock tower."

Chen Du pointed to the Gothic spire still standing in front. "It has the best view there!"

Before long.

Under the clock tower.

A huge shadow shrouded everyone, and the air became even colder.

Chen Du suddenly stopped, his long saber unsheathed half an inch.

In the shadows in front of him, something seemed to be wriggling.

"What's wrong?" Xia Lai nervously raised her hand crossbow. "Are there still people who aren't afraid of death?"

There was no warning.

A black shadow grew out from within, moving so fast that even An Nuonuo's perception didn't have time to warn her, instantly sticking to Chen Du's back!

"Die—!"

Chen Du slashed back with his saber!

But this heavy, powerful slash hit nothing.

The black shadow twisted eerily, sticking to Chen Du's back like a plaster.

A dagger condensed from ice was pressed against his Adam's apple.

"Don't move, Captain."

A familiar voice with a hint of playfulness entered Chen Du's ears.

Immediately after, the dagger turned into ice crystals.

A pair of arms, as soft as a snake, wrapped around Chen Du's neck from behind.

His tensed muscles relaxed instantly, and the corners of his mouth turned up.

"I missed you, baby."

"Hmph, you have a conscience."

The woman behind him snorted softly.

Her figure turned, and she teleported in front of Chen Du.

A tight black leather outfit outlined an explosive S-shaped curve, her high ponytail was neat and capable, and her eyes turned into a pool of spring water when looking at Chen Du.

The third sister of the Xia family, Xia Mo.

Returns to the team.

"I missed you too."

Xia Mo didn't care at all how many people were around.

She stood on tiptoe, held Chen Du's face with both hands, and kissed him directly!

This was an extremely aggressive French kiss.

Filled with the fanaticism of a long-awaited reunion, it was as if they wanted to knead each other into their own bodies, neither willing to yield.

"Mmm..."

Chen Du was not polite either; his large hand gripped her supple waist, taking the initiative.

This scene completely stunned the crowd of onlookers around them.

Lin Keke covered her eyes: "Wow... is this the legendary... coming-of-age ceremony?"

"This is too exciting! Do I have VIP to unlock the full video?"

An Nuonuo lowered her head, blushing, rubbing the ground uneasily with her toes, wanting to look but not daring to.

But the ones with the biggest reactions were the other two people.

"Cough! Cough, cough, cough!"

Xia Lai seemed to have choked on her own saliva and started coughing violently.

She widened her eyes.

Watching her own sister crazily kissing the man who had tortured her to death a few hours ago.

Her face turned the color of a pig's liver.

"This... what the hell is this..."

The little person in Xia Lai's heart was frantically banging against the wall.

If the third sister found out that she had slept with her man... and in that position...

Where is the dignity of the second sister? Where is the sisterly bond?!

No! That was just a medical accident! Purely physical friction!

Xia Lai desperately brainwashed herself, trying to cool down her CPU.

At this moment, Li Yaozhi's complexion didn't look any better.

She turned her head and stared blankly at the withered grass by the roadside.

Clearly, in the cave, this man had also shown a very strong possessiveness toward her.

But now...

This sense of frustration, being a backup and a plaything, made this former flower feel a sense of bitterness in her heart.

After a long while, their lips parted.

A silver thread stretched between their lips.

Xia Mo was still unsatisfied, her eyes scanning the crowd in a daze.

When she saw Xia Lai, whose face was flushed red and whose expression was evasive, she was slightly stunned.

"Second sister? Why is your face so red? Do you have a fever?"

"Uh... No! No!" Xia Lai was so startled that she almost dropped her hand crossbow on her feet. "This damn place is too hot! Yes! I'm hot! I want to take off my clothes!"

"Huh?"

Xia Mo looked around suspiciously. "Didn't you used to be the most afraid of the cold?"

"Ahem."

Chen Du spoke up in time to interrupt this impending family ethical tragedy.

"We can catch up later. Xia Mo, why are you here? Where did you go before?"

Mentioning business, the tenderness in Xia Mo's eyes receded, and she said solemnly:

"I came following Ye Qiu's trail."

"Ye Qiu?" Chen Du frowned.

"That's right."

Xia Mo took out a blood-stained piece of cloth from the inside of her leather outfit and handed it to Chen Du. "I used Shadow Evasion all the way to find everyone. Then I saw Ye Qiu get knocked unconscious and taken away."

"The person who knocked him out was not a player." Chen Du took the piece of cloth.

This was an extremely well-made piece of silk, with a weird pattern embroidered in gold thread on it:

A snake, devouring its own tail—【Ouroboros】.

"The ones who took Ye Qiu were a group of people wearing gray robes and golden masks."

Recalling the scene at that time, a flash of apprehension crossed Xia Mo's eyes.

"They cooperated tacitly, like an army. And... they could control the mechanisms here."

"That group of people put Ye Qiu into a body bag. I followed them all the way and overheard their conversation..."

Xia Mo took a deep breath, her voice lowered:

"Only a perfect vessel can bear the descent of a god."

Chen Du clenched the cloth in his hand tightly.

Brother Shan's words before he died completely matched Xia Mo's intelligence!

This was a setup.

A... evil god Sacrifice ritual disguised as a battle royale.

The so-called battle royale was just used to screen out the strongest and most talented "flesh vessels."

"...Interesting."

Chen Du sneered, and a crazy fighting spirit burned in his Golden Wheel Pupils.

If they didn't drag this bunch of pretending-to-be-gods guys out, they would all just be meat on the chopping block.

"Since they want a god's descent, then I will go and slaughter the god."

Chen Du took the lead. "Looks like we need to speed up and find them quickly..."

Everyone hurried around the street corner.

The view suddenly opened up.

In front was a huge white stone square.

And in the center of the square, two ten-meter-tall golden giant statues had shed their surface rock camouflage.

They held huge war halberds in their hands.

Those ruby-like eyes suddenly lit up!

The two giant statues locked tightly onto the two opposing sides in the square.

"It seems the show has already begun."

Chen Du looked at the two war machines full of oppressive force and slowly drew his long saber.