Chapter 108: Chapter 105: Say Something (3rd update, please subscribe~)

The other party knows too much, knows too clearly.

After her rage, Yan Qingge quickly felt that something was wrong. Maybe it was the enemy who deliberately planted the bomb in her room to cause a conflict between her and Cao Xiong.

“Who are you, exactly?”

Yan Qingge grabbed her sword and ran down a dozen floors via the emergency exit before replying to Gao Xuan.

No matter who planted the bomb, she needed to stay away from it.

“My name is Blood Shadow. Some also call me Blood Sword.”

Gao Xuan replied: “Ms. Yan, do you think I could have had the chance to plant a bomb in your room? Your Yan Family and the Black Dragon Association have always had a grudge, haven’t they?”

“Qu Xing is an elder of the Black Dragon Association,”

Nuwa reminded from the side: “Proficient in puppetry techniques, expert in concealment secret techniques. Known as the Puppet Master. He planted the bomb.”

Gao Xuan said, “Even if you don’t know Qu Xing, you must have heard of the Puppet Master. What hesitation is there in killing an elder of the Black Dragon Association?”

Yan Qingge searched for information and indeed found some records on the Puppet Master.

Of course, she didn’t find the specific identity of the Puppet Master.

Yan Qingge actually disliked the current situation; everything seemed calculated by others. She was completely in the dark and couldn’t figure out the right actions.

However, since the Puppet Master was here, it wouldn’t hurt to take a look.

Yan Qingge took the elevator to the second floor and saw a balding old man in the security room.

The old man was wearing a security uniform and was watching a soap opera on a projection screen, a smile at the corner of his mouth.

At first glance, the old man seemed to have nothing special. Yan Qingge’s eyes shifted to a somewhat crude-looking mechanical doll by the old man’s right hand.

This mechanical doll was about half a meter tall, its paint faded, even revealing some rust.

The face was rosy, with big black eyes. This seemingly cute design looked quite awkward and not at all pleasing.

At one glance, Yan Qingge even found it a bit creepy.

Of course, if she hadn’t been forewarned, Yan Qingge wouldn’t have paid it any mind, let alone observed so meticulously.

Yan Qingge couldn’t see through the old man’s true nature, nor did she sense any Source Power. Including the mechanical doll, there seemed to be nothing wrong.

The old man seemed entirely focused on watching the TV series, completely unaware of Yan Qingge’s presence outside.

Yan Qingge gripped the sword hilt, her gaze sharp, and shouted lowly, “Qu Xing?”

The old man in the window sighed and slowly turned his head towards Yan Qingge, saying somewhat helplessly, “Young lady, you must have mistaken me for someone else?”

His demeanor was natural, with no unusual reactions.

Yan Qingge was a bit hesitant but immediately made up her mind, drawing the Cyan Frost Sword and slashing at the old man.

If the other party was truly an innocent old man, she would just sever his legs. After all, broken legs could be transplanted anew; she would at most pay some compensation afterward.

Seeing the cyan sword light descending, the old man could no longer stay seated. Naturally, he couldn’t let Yan Qingge cut off his legs.

With a wave of his hand, the half-meter-tall mechanical doll jumped into the sword light.

The mechanical doll was small but extremely fast and surprisingly powerful.

With its two steel fists, it smashed the cyan sword light to pieces.

The glass and walls caught between the two were shattered under the impact of the Source Power sword light.

The tremendous sound continuously spread outward. Particularly, the fierce Source Power shock alerted all the experts in the building.

From the top floor, Cao Xiong sensed the Source Power aura of both sides.

Cao Xiong was quite familiar with Yan Qingge’s Sword Qi but had never interacted with Qu Xing and knew almost nothing about him.

However, Cao Xiong could vaguely sense that the Sword Qi erupted from the lower levels. Judging from the position, it’s very possible that Qu Xing had been discovered.

At this moment, Qu Xing’s message arrived. “Damn it, I’ve been discovered by Yan Qingge, come quickly.”

Qu Xing wanted to kill Yan Qingge but had no interest in facing her head-on. As a Puppet Master, he excelled at calculating from behind the scenes.

His frontal combat ability was somewhat lacking, especially compared to a powerful swordsman like Yan Qingge.

Qu Xing hoped that Cao Xiong could quickly come to stop the fight. He couldn’t understand why Yan Qingge, who was supposed to stay in her room, came down to the second floor to find him!

Something was clearly amiss here.

Cao Xiong couldn’t figure out what went wrong and first considered his own safety, not caring too much about Qu Xing’s survival.

If the plan was exposed, not only would the assassin not be killed, but it would also massively offend Yan Qingge. This was a huge problem.

Going down now and teaming up with Qu Xing to kill Yan Qingge was also the worst option.

In a hurry, Cao Xiong couldn’t think of a proper solution.

Yan Qingge didn’t wait for Cao Xiong. Earlier, when they clashed, her Cyan Frost Sword was almost knocked away by the small mechanical doll’s fists, forcing her to retreat several steps to dissipate the doll’s fist power.

Yan Qingge looked incredulously at the mechanical doll, which could manipulate Source Power, and its Source Power was even more robust than hers.

What on earth was this thing?

Yan Qingge couldn’t overthink it; driven by the pride of a swordsman, she unhesitatingly wielded her sword again.

The half-meter-tall mechanical doll charged forward on its short legs. Its speed was astonishing, and it launched a frenzied attack on Yan Qingge, punching left and right.

The mechanical doll was too short, fast, and strong. Its iron fists were fierce.

Yan Qingge had never encountered such an opponent, forcing her into a continuous retreat.

Qu Xing waved his hand again, calling out three tall robotic puppets from the room to surround Yan Qingge.

These robots can all harness Source Power, created by Qu Xing through special Marvels. Their combat capabilities rival those of Level 8 and 9 experts.

The key is that they are fearless, impervious to blades and swords.

Although Yan Qingge’s Sword Qi is sharp, it poses almost no threat to these mechanical puppets.

The Sword Qi that could sever a person in two at most leaves a deep sword mark on their steel bodies, having no effect on the mechanical puppets.

Yan Qingge was being driven back by the four mechanical puppets. Fortunately, her body technique was as nimble as a swallow, and her Cyan Frost Sword was a top-notch Sword Artifact with extremely powerful slashing force.

The mechanical puppets did not dare to be too reckless and were careful to protect their bodies.

Even so, the battle quickly spread.

The walls and floor of the second floor were shattered and broken apart. The enormous booming sound echoed throughout the entire building.

The guests inside the building could all feel the distinct tremors.

Zhongyuan Hotel is a five-star luxury hotel with an occupancy rate of about 70%. Such a big commotion made the guests on each floor quite uneasy.

The Zhongyuan Hotel’s customer service line was overwhelmed with calls; everyone wanted to know what was happening.

Cao Xiong also sent a message to Yan Qingge inquiring about the situation. Of course, he received no response.

Cao Xiong notified the Battle Armor action team: “Immediately go to the second floor and get the situation under control. Do not harm the combat targets.”

After doing all this, Cao Xiong heard Yao Fei knocking on the door outside: “Boss, boss, something’s happened.”

“Why panic.”

Cao Xiong reprimanded with a word, then opened the door to walk outside.

A blood-red sword blade silently stabbed forward. The dazzling bloody Sword Light was as brilliant and magnificent as an aurora lighting up the night sky.

At the same time, it seemed that numerous demons were whispering in Cao Xiong’s ears, causing his mind to suddenly become confused, and the Source Power surging around him began to dissipate.

Cao Xiong was scared out of his wits but was like falling into a nightmare, knowing the danger yet unable to struggle.

The blood-red sword blade pierced through the center of Cao Xiong’s forehead, with the blade protruding straight out from the back of his head.

It was only after being stabbed that Cao Xiong suddenly became clear-headed, regaining control of his body.

Yet, in this state, he was powerless to launch any counterattack.

Cao Xiong saw the assassin before him. It was a semi-transparent figure with translucent watery light flickering on its body, akin to a large swath of mosaic covering its body.

Cao Xiong couldn’t determine if the person was male or female, not even their height or build. The only thing he could clearly see was that blood-red sword blade and the blood flowing on it.

“Blood Sword?”

Cao Xiong struggled to utter two words, a strange smile appeared on his face: “You finally came after all.”

Gao Xuan said calmly, “I’m here. What can you do?”

A bright azure flame glimmered in Cao Xiong’s eyes, and his entire being instantly transformed into a mass of azure light and flame.

This flame had no temperature and seemed more like the entire person had become light, though still maintaining a basic human shape.

“You glowing like a ghost, try to scare me to death?”

Gao Xuan did not rush to act, observing the light-transformed Cao Xiong with some curiosity as the opponent’s state was quite mystical.

This was very similar to the Spirit Race, existing in a state of light. However, Cao Xiong’s Divine Soul aura was very strange, with some differences from the Spirit Race.

Although Gao Xuan had the experience of two lifetimes, he could not recognize Cao Xiong’s transformation. However, he didn’t care much either.

Regardless of any tricks the opponent had, as long as Cao Xiong was still intelligent life, being hit by the Godslaying Sword and seeing blood, he was surely dead.

Transformed into azure light and flame, Cao Xiong was obviously ignorant of the Godslaying Sword’s properties.

Cao Xiong didn’t care about Gao Xuan’s taunt, a satisfied and wicked smile appeared on his light-transformed face: “I have prepared a big gift for you.”

Cao Xiong flashed back to the desk in the room and slapped it hard.

Under the tablecloth was a concealed button, pressing it would immediately activate six Cloud Burst Shock Bombs.

No matter how powerful the Blood Sword was, in temperatures of a hundred thousand degrees, it would turn to ashes.

Cao Xiong dared to use this move only because he had the Bitter Fate Wine Vat, allowing him to temporarily fully transform into a state of light.

In this state, as long as the wine vat remained intact, it was immune to physical energy. High temperatures and impacts would not harm him.

Cao Xiong had tested it; the Bitter Fate Wine Vat was a very special Marvel, able to withstand temperatures of hundreds of thousands of degrees without melting.

Once the Cloud Burst Shock Bombs were activated, he would be undefeated.

But when the palm came down, the Cloud Burst Shock Bombs had no response, leaving Cao Xiong’s face full of astonishment.

Gao Xuan floated to Cao Xiong’s front, “Surprised? Because I cut the wires.”

For the sake of concealment and stability, the six Cloud Burst Bombs were wired for connection.

As Gao Xuan killed Cao Xiong with the Godslaying Sword, he simultaneously used the Invisible Cicada Wing Sword to cut the main wire. Such a change was extremely refined, coming and going in silence.

Cao Xiong, intimidated by the Godslaying Sword, was unaware of this change. His attempt at detonation became a joke.

Only with the ability of the Six-winged Celestial Cicada to perceive everything could Gao Xuan make various pre-emptive responses, easily breaking the opponent’s death trap!

Cao Xiong looked at Gao Xuan, his light-transformed face showing a very vivid expression of shock.

“I also found your core. Have you prepared your last words?”

Gao Xuan said as he swung his sword, the blood-colored blade slicing the silver-engraved wine vat on the desk into two halves.

Cao Xiong let out an unwilling scream, his light-transformed body swiftly twisted, dissipated, and finally turned into wisps of flowing light settling on the broken wine vat.

Gao Xuan asked the broken wine vat: “Brother, are you completely dead? Give me a squeak if so…”