Chapter 689: Explosive Trap

By Sanyiunyinyu

Drip-drop—drip-drop...

Tiny raindrops trickled down the eaves on both sides of the street. In the rippling reflections of the water, three silver monsters, almost as tall as a two-story building, slowly turned their heads, their flat, smooth faces locking onto a certain direction.

Kong Baosheng's Adam's apple bobbed, and beads of sweat seeped from his forehead. This was Kong Baosheng's first time seeing the silver monsters, but their silver bodies, featureless faces, and long, slender limbs that sent shivers down his spine exerted an intense pressure on him. Just one look, and he trembled with fear!

The silver monsters, who had been searching the city for humans, were instantly activated like super machines upon seeing Kong Baosheng, his group, and the nearby convoy! They rapidly extended their long, slender legs, their tall bodies tearing through the rain, and rushed forward, flying low to the ground like silver locusts, sprinting towards them!

Huang Suyue, who had just finished deployment and was preparing to withdraw, turned around, saw the scene, and her pupils slightly contracted!

“Watch out!!”

The bodyguard assigned to escort Kong Baosheng, his face extremely grim, released a Tier 3 divine aura from his body. He turned to Kong Baosheng and said, “Quick! Find any building and hide!!” As his words fell, he rushed swiftly towards the two silver monsters!

Kong Baosheng reacted swiftly. Although his limbs were numb with fear at that moment, he stumbled headlong into a storefront on the street, crouching by the edge of a table, cautiously observing the situation outside through the corner of the window.

The bodyguard seemed to be a practitioner of the 'Book God Path', with various calligraphic characters swirling in the void around him. He lightly raised his fingertips, and the characters scattered like bullets, emitting a buzzing, tearing sound as they flew through the air! These characters struck the three charging silver monsters, clanging loudly and sending blinding sparks flying. Their speed was forced to slow down.

“Miss!” another bodyguard nervously turned to Huang Suyue.

The Huang Corporation was merely an emerging conglomerate, its foundation far less profound than the other major corporations. In Huang Suyue's convoy, there was only one Tier 3 and three Tier 2 individuals in total. The Book God Path practitioner currently fighting the silver monsters was already the backbone of the convoy. Even so, in a one-against-three situation, the bodyguard could only achieve a stalemate. The chances of him counter-killing the three silver monsters were slim.

“Don’t panic, stick to the plan.”

Huang Suyue's brows were tightly furrowed. She hadn't expected this group of silver monsters to arrive so quickly. Fortunately, they had already deployed two traps, so they weren't entirely unprepared. While the Tier 3 bodyguard held back the silver monsters, Huang Suyue and her team immediately retreated into the nearby Jinghong Tower, temporarily concealing themselves.

Meanwhile, a bodyguard pulled out two detonators: “Miss,” he said, “the left one is for the dessert shop next door, and the right one is for the hardware store diagonally across the street. Which one should we use later?”

“Whichever one Xiao Wu goes to, we detonate that one,” Huang Suyue said solemnly. “Remember, wait until Xiao Wu is out of the blast radius before pressing the detonator.”

“Understood!”

As the two spoke, the bodyguard fighting one against three, Xiao Wu, saw Huang Suyue and the others had hidden themselves out of the corner of his eye, knowing the plan was proceeding as normal. While fending off the combined attacks of the three silver monsters, he feigned exhaustion and retreated backwards. Not far behind him was the hardware store, where a large amount of explosives had already been pre-planted.

Seemingly sensing the bodyguard's weakened combat ability, the three silver monsters' attacks became increasingly swift and fierce. Their arms began to transform into roaring chainsaws, their sharp teeth rapidly slicing through the air. They broke through all resistance and closely followed him into the hardware store! With continuous swings of their saw-like arms, the hardware store's door and pillars shattered as fragile as paper, and fragmented debris splattered within the confined space.

They charged into the dusty interior of the hardware store, then crashed into the warehouse, chasing the bodyguard. As soon as they entered, they saw a vast quantity of grey explosives filling every corner of the warehouse, nearly stuffing the place full!

“—Freeze!!”

A massive character emerged from the bodyguard's body, surging against the wind, and instantly froze the three silver monsters in place! The next moment, he violently burst through a window, his steps leaving a trail like the strokes 'pie' and 'na', and in the blink of an eye, he was over a hundred meters away, shouting, “Now!!”

BOOM—!!!

As another bodyguard pressed the detonator, explosives powerful enough to destroy the foundations of several buildings detonated with a roar inside the cramped warehouse. The terrifying impact instantly tore the hardware store, along with several surrounding shops, into shreds, and a colossal inferno surged outwards!

The explosion's shockwave swept across the street, shattering the windows of the shop where Kong Baosheng was hiding. Large amounts of glass shards clinked and clattered onto the table in front of him, and his eyes were filled with shock.

“This…” He finally understood what Huang Suyue and her team had been doing.

The terrifying impact nearly knocked Huang Suyue, who was hiding behind the Jinghong Tower's main entrance, to the ground. Fortunately, two bodyguards steadied her, preventing injury. Huang Suyue had no time to worry about her ears, which were already ringing loudly. After struggling to get back on her feet, she cast her gaze towards the smoke-billowing ruins.

Huang Suyue and the other bodyguards were incredibly tense. Initially, Huang Suyue had never seen the silver monsters, nor had she fought them. Therefore, she had no idea how much explosive material to use for each trap. To be safe, she could only maximize the amount of explosives in each trap, preferring to set fewer traps but ensuring absolute lethality with each one!

Now, it seemed Huang Suyue's decision was undoubtedly wise. As the thick smoke dispersed, two severely mangled silver monster corpses lay amidst the ruins. However, one other silver monster, perhaps because it was hidden behind the other two, wasn't instantly blown to pieces. Instead, it was left with half its body and was still struggling to crawl through the rubble. Though it had no facial features, the silver surface of its body rippled continuously, as if in a fit of rage. It constantly turned its head, trying to locate the culprits, but its stiff body refused to obey.

“Die!!”

The Tier 3 bodyguard descended from the sky, carrying a massive character meaning 'Death', and with a resounding bang, smashed the head of the last silver monster into pieces! All three silver monsters were annihilated.

Huang Suyue let out a long breath. She calmed her tense emotions and walked out of Jinghong Tower. The two bodyguards beside her couldn't help but show joy on their faces. “Miss,” one said, “your plan worked! We killed three monsters!”

“...Don’t let your guard down,” Huang Suyue said, her gaze sweeping around, finally resting on the smoke-billowing ruins of the shops. “We detonated a large amount of explosives, creating a considerable commotion, which might attract other monsters. Except for Xiao Wu, all other personnel are to immediately withdraw to the shelter to prevent any accidents.”