Chapter 983: Probability of Being Killed by a Manhole Cover…

Author: Sanjiu YinyuWord Count: 1242

Boom—!!!A deafening roar echoed through the narrow waterways. Rolling shockwaves swept through every side passage, startling Fang Liangye, who had been resting with his eyes closed, to his feet!"What's happening??"A rustle of dust fell from above, and Fang Liangye immediately got up and ran towards a nearby passage.

He had only run halfway when a graceful figure in purple came rushing towards him. Seeing Fang Liangye, she grabbed his wrist and sprinted in the opposite direction."Hurry!""Miss Wu, what's going on??""This stronghold has been discovered by the Silver Government! They've blown up all the passages back to the surface and are encircling us here!" Wu Duo's face was filled with anxiety. "Follow me closely! Don't let them capture you again!"Wu Duo raised her hand, and venomous insects crawled out from her sleeves, scattering onto the ground and spreading in all directions along the dark passage.Fang Liangye finally regained his composure, his mind working rapidly."Where are the others?""Old Li encountered a Saint Thief. To cover our retreat, he already..." Wu Duo's eyes were red. "The others should be heading towards the 'Door'; we'll meet them soon.""The Door?""It's an escape route not marked on any blueprints. These Arsonists shouldn't know about it."

Boom—!!Another violent roar sounded, this time from an explosion much closer to them. The shockwave nearly knocked Fang Liangye off his feet."No... how can this be?" Wu Duo's face paled as she received information from her venomous insects. "Enemies are everywhere... they've blocked every single path!""You just said someone encountered a Saint Thief," Fang Liangye said, his voice calm and analytical, devoid of panic."According to normal encirclement tactics, subordinates typically shrink the cordon first, forcing enemies into one area, and then high-level combatants step in to capture everyone in one fell swoop.But this time, a Saint Thief appeared right from the start... Either they don't understand encirclement tactics at all, or they have more than one Saint Thief... or even, in addition to a Saint Thief, there's an absolutely formidable master.It seems the Silver Government is determined to eliminate you this time.""More powerful than a Saint Thief?"Wu Duo's heart sank.

As they spoke, one of the venomous insects closest to Wu Duo suddenly perished. She shuddered, then sharply turned her head to look behind her...At the end of the dim passage, a woman wearing a blue beret was approaching them unhurriedly.Lan Yu was a Saint Thief herself, so she naturally didn't need to team up with other Arsonists. After the encirclement began, she had been searching for her prey... now, she had finally found her target."Only two people?" Lan Yu's gaze swept over them, a hint of disappointment in her tone.A Tier 3 girl and an ordinary person without a divine path—this immediately extinguished Lan Yu's recently piqued interest.If she wanted to, killing these two would be as easy as crushing two ants..."I told them we wouldn't need so many people this time... but Chi Tong just wouldn't listen," Lan Yu scoffed, about to make her move, when faint currents of electricity flashed above the passage and then burst!Duran, clad in a mysterious black robe, landed steadily between Lan Yu and Fang Liangye's group. Traces of electrical energy still flickered across the alchemy arrays in his palms.

"Duran?!" Seeing the figure, a glimmer of hope rekindled in Wu Duo's eyes."Go now," Duran said in a deep voice, looking at Lan Yu. "...I'll cover your retreat."Upon hearing this, Wu Duo gave Duran's back a deep look, then gritted her teeth, pulled Fang Liangye, and turned to run towards the other end of the passage...Lan Yu leisurely glanced in the direction the two had fled and chuckled softly:"Do you think they can escape?"Duran didn't reply. He simply placed his palm indifferently on the adjacent wall. An alchemy array slowly lit up in the darkness, emitting the oppressive aura of a Tier 6 expert."Tier 7 alchemy... I see, you're the alchemy genius who escaped from Lord Wuji back then," Lan Yu said, as if remembering something. "Are you the leader of the Rat Faction?""Yes.""...Pity, you're too weak. Even your leader is only Tier 7, no wonder you're only fit to stay in the sewers..."Lan Yu lazily beckoned Duran with her finger. "Come on, let me see just how capable you, the leader of the Rat Faction, truly are."A cold glint flashed in Duran's eyes.The next moment, a violent explosion swallowed the darkness, engulfing both of them!

Bang—!!On the street, a manhole cover suddenly burst open.Then came a second, a third... a dozen manhole covers across the entire street were successively blasted into the sky. Surging flames erupted from underground, and the manhole covers shot dozens of meters into the air like projectiles before plummeting back to the ground!Gasps of alarm rose from the street. Pedestrians were stunned by the sight and immediately rushed into buildings along the street to avoid being crushed by the falling covers. However, several cars parked on the roadside were directly smashed.Exclamations and the sound of shattering glass followed one after another. After one manhole cover was blasted skyward, it spun for a moment before plummeting towards a restaurant by the roadside...

At this moment.A figure wearing an apron was grimacing, slowly scrubbing a plate."Damn Spades and Clubs, they always run faster than each other when trouble hits... It's been so long, and not a single one has come with money to bail me out??"Jian Changsheng sighed deeply. Perhaps due to the accumulated resentment in his heart, he scrubbed the plate with increasing force.Just as he was meticulously confirming the plate was clean and preparing to set it aside, a loud crash suddenly came from above!Bang—!Something smashed directly through the restaurant's ceiling. A black object was lodged in the gap, just narrowly missing Jian Changsheng's head. A rustle of dust and small stones fell onto Jian Changsheng's shoulder.Jian Changsheng, bewildered, looked up and saw a manhole cover that had nearly blown his head off. He swore and let out a sharp cry!"What the hell?!!!!"Jian Changsheng quickly stumbled back a few steps, his back already soaked with cold sweat. His hand tightly gripped the sword sheath pendant around his neck, as if it were his last straw of salvation...The possibility of being killed by a manhole cover was small, but not zero.If not for the luck-influencing sword sheath, he might truly have been in trouble just now... Although protected by his Blood Cloak, he wouldn't have died on the spot, but it would have been a painful experience nonetheless.Jian Changsheng quickly took off his apron, rushed out of the kitchen, and saw plumes of black smoke rising from the manhole covers on the street.