PDLP Chapter 67: The Kill Line
Chapter 67: The Kill Line
"Buzz!"
Zhao Jing, already suffering from the backlash, lost consciousness after a loud bang in his mind. Cao Xing had no chance to give him a chance to wake up. The next second, he was in front of him and smashed Zhao Jing's chest with a punch.
"Bang!!"
When Zhao Jing's body crashed heavily to the ground, Hong Kaiyuan and Xia Cheng realized what had happened behind them.
The two turned around in surprise and saw an unfamiliar face.
"who!"
Hong Kaiyuan's mind went on high alert. His first reaction was to pull out a Cloud-Soaring Talisman from his sleeve and hold it in his palm, while simultaneously holding the iron whip horizontally in front of his chest.
To be on the safe side, Cao Xing had changed his appearance. At this moment, he remained silent and simply leaped down to attack Hong Kaiyuan.
He spread his arms wide, his left hand gleaming like the moon, and his right hand shining with golden light. His speed was so fast that it made Hong Kaiyuan's heart pound.
Monster Race!
Hong Kaiyuan dared not be careless. He raised his iron whip, and the Southern Dipper Life Talisman on the whip was activated again.
Divine Talisman - Prison Shadow
A golden light burst forth, enveloping Cao Xing's head. However, Cao Xing had already witnessed the power of Hong Kaiyuan's iron whip. Facing the golden light shining down on him, he suddenly raised his right hand, and the golden light on his hand flashed, transforming into a palm the size of a millstone. With a slap, he tore the golden light above his head apart.
As expected of a cheat program, it's truly remarkable.
Cao Xing was secretly delighted. These golden and silver hands, combined with his True Understanding of the Profound Technique, were incredibly lethal even without using any magical weapons.
Seeing that the prison shadow was ineffective, Hong Kaiyuan immediately roared and unleashed the full power of the iron whip in his hand.
On the iron whip, one after another, the Southern Dipper Destiny Talismans were activated.
Thunderstorm, Golden Light Mantra, Immense Strength, Agility.
The four talismans blessed him, causing Hong Kaiyuan's entire body to be covered in a layer of golden light.
The power of the [Southern Dipper Life-Destiny Whip] was fully unleashed. Cao Xing looked around and was surprised to find that his energy was being rapidly depleted.
Consumption -3.
Consumption -3.
Wear and tear...
Why am I being charged money if the enemy didn't use their ultimate skill?
Cao Xing cursed inwardly, but then a glint of light flashed in his eyes, and with the blessing of the Jiamu Cleansing Talisman, he gradually understood the reason.
Hong Kaiyuan was enveloped in golden light, and the iron whip in his hand constantly flashed with intense light pollution, affecting the golden threads of the surrounding Heavenly Net at all times.
As the gold threads are constantly affected, they naturally repair themselves, and the cost of repair is deducted from the income of those around them who are affected.
In layman's terms, it means using your own data to interpolate frames.
Could you guys be any stingier?
Cao Xing cursed inwardly, daring not to hesitate any longer, and charged straight at Hong Kaiyuan. Since he needed frame interpolation, Hong Kaiyuan, as the source of the pollution, would probably have more money deducted than him.
As Cao Xing had predicted, things turned out exactly as he had expected.
The cost of the damages that appeared before Hong Kaiyuan's eyes far exceeded that of Cao Xing, and it was rapidly decreasing at a rate of double digits per second.
"Junior Brother Xia, come quickly and help me!"
Hong Kaiyuan knew he couldn't hold out much longer, so he roared and charged at Cao Xing.
However, Hong Kaiyuan's shout went unanswered, because Xia Cheng's situation was now even worse.
Bixia's current state was completely different from before.
Since the big fish had already taken the bait, Bixia decided to stop pretending.
Those emerald pupils, which had previously held a slightly innocent look, suddenly contracted, the golden ring spun rapidly, and a cold, fierce, and seemingly ancient, primal demonic aura erupted!
"roar!"
A deep yet penetrating roar resounded from the depths of Bixia's throat. She stopped dodging and retreating, moving so fast that she left an afterimage in place. Beneath her slender arms, there seemed to be a crimson demonic aura.
That was the manifestation of the Crimson Blood True Understanding Profound Technique being used to its fullest extent.
The mere sight of him charging at them with his bare body terrified Xia Cheng, who immediately summoned a defensive magic artifact, the Five Elements Shield, from his robes to block his way.
What made Xia Cheng even more dumbfounded was that Bixia then took out a magical artifact from her waist.
Xia Cheng recognized the magical artifact and exclaimed, "Flying Fire Meteor Hammer! Li Jing's magical artifact!"
As he uttered these words, Xia Cheng felt a chill run through his entire body.
This is Li Jing's magic weapon. How did it end up in this person's hands? Recalling the mysterious disappearance of Li Jing and the other three, Xia Cheng's heart skipped a beat. He felt something was wrong, as if someone had already plotted a scheme to kill them.
But Xia Cheng didn't have time to think about these thoughts carefully.
Bixia held the Flying Fire Meteor Hammer, infusing it with demonic energy. The meteor hammer burst forth with scorching fireballs that seemed to set half the street ablaze.
With Bixia's terrifying power, Xia Chengxin was half-dead from the cold after one swing of her hammer.
"Bang! Bang!"
With just two hammer blows, the Five Elements Shield shattered.
Xia Cheng disregarded the backlash and tore open a Cloud Soaring Talisman to escape, but the Cloud Soaring Talisman was too slow. Before he could take off, Bixia had already arrived in front of him, and her meteor hammer fell straight down.
Sensing his impending death, Xia Cheng closed his eyes with a bitter smile, thinking to himself, "That vixen has ruined me."
"Snapped!"
With one blow, Xia Cheng's chest exploded, and he fell to the ground, no longer breathing.
With a single blow, Bixia killed Xia Cheng and then turned to attack Hong Kaiyuan. The situation had now reversed, and Hong Kaiyuan was already struggling against Cao Xing.
Those golden and silver hands could break through magic and armor, and with the monster's body being comparable to a magic weapon, even with the blessing of the [Southern Dipper Life-Destiny Whip] in his hand, he was about to collapse. Seeing another one charging towards him, Hong Kaiyuan knew that if he didn't escape, he would surely die today.
With this thought in mind, Hong Kaiyuan lost all will to fight. A ruthless glint appeared in his eyes, and he quickly took a step back, creating an opening.
Seeing his chance, Cao Xing was about to lunge forward and deliver another golden sword strike to his senior brother when Bixia suddenly called out from behind, "Retreat!"
Hearing Bixia's urgent reminder, Cao Xing was jolted awake. He pushed off with his legs, causing the bluestone beneath his feet to shatter, and then his body flew backward.
"fry!!"
Just as Cao Xingfei retreated, the [Southern Dipper Fate Whip] in Hong Kaiyuan's hand flew into the air, its golden light bursting forth.
Immediately, a burst of intense light erupted from above.
"boom!!"
The entire ground seemed to tremble with the loud rumble.
At this moment, on the street at the other end of the incense gathering, many people looked up and looked west.
"Hey! There's a fight going on, and it's making quite a racket."
"Fighting here?? You must be rich!"
"Hehe, I wonder how much they'll be fined this time."
No one seemed to care who was fighting; they were just wondering how much money they would be fined for this.
However, many busybodies have already headed in that direction. Regardless of who is fighting, such a commotion suggests that the outcome is already decided, and they might as well go and see for themselves.
If you can get a good deal, that's great; if not, just enjoy the show.
As the dust settled, Cao Xing and Bi Xia were seen standing together, with an ancient gray shield in front of them.
Earth elemental shield.
This magical artifact was Li Jing's protective artifact, but it was now damaged. Fortunately, both of them had already evacuated from the core area of the explosion.
Thanks to this magical artifact, and the two people's physical strength, they were completely unharmed.
"Sister, you handle the body, I'll go after him!"
After Cao Xing finished speaking, he quickly chased after them.
It is said that one should not pursue a defeated enemy, but there is also the saying that one should eliminate the root of the problem. Although I used my supernatural powers to hide my appearance, I still cannot rest easy until I kill the snake.
More importantly, Cao Xing discovered that Hong Kaiyuan neither used the Cloud-Soaring Talisman to escape nor fled to a crowded area. Instead, he headed west, intending to cross Qiongshan from the other side.
This is truly a case of choosing the path to hell over the path to heaven.
Little did Cao Xing know that it wasn't that Hong Kaiyuan was being unreasonable, but rather that his current situation was extremely dire.
He used the Cloud Soaring Talisman several times, but as soon as he rose into the clouds, he was struck down by the Heavenly Net.
At the same time, black and white bullet comments appeared in front of me.
[Your expenses have been severely over budget. Please pay the outstanding expenses immediately. Until the expenses are paid, all spells and magical artifacts will be unusable.]
[Your expenses have exceeded the budget. Tianluo has provided you with a loan of 3000 taels of silver for emergency use.]
"Fuck you, I didn't ask for a loan!!" Hong Kaiyuan cursed, but 3000 taels of silver still appeared on his expense report.
However, in the blink of an eye, the 3000 taels of deductions had been deducted.
Your usage fee has exceeded the limit. Please top up immediately!
"Screw you, I'm broke!"
Hong Kaiyuan was furious. He had never intended to take out a loan, so how did he end up with it? And all he did was blow up a street, yet he was fined 30,000 taels of silver.
Thirty thousand taels! Where would you get so much money? If you're going to take out a loan, take out a larger one. Three thousand taels, what can that do?
However, one payment reminder after another kept popping up in Hong Kaiyuan's field of vision.
"I have two magical artifacts; can I give them to you as payment?"
Enraged, Hong Kaiyuan could only take out his two protective magical artifacts: a jade pendant and a breastplate.
Although they are low-grade ritual implements, each one is a masterpiece, the result of my hard work accumulating over the past six years at the Upper Temple.
Strands of golden threads fell and wrapped around the magical artifact, packaging and recycling it, but the price was so high that it almost made Hong Kaiyuan vomit blood.
The jade pendant was worth no more than 1200 taels.
The price of the breastplate was even lower, only eight hundred taels, because it showed signs of use.
Your usage fee has exceeded the limit. Please top up immediately!
At this moment, Hong Kaiyuan suddenly felt his feet sink and stumbled and fell heavily to the ground.
What is that?
Hong Kaiyuan turned around, and his eyes suddenly narrowed as he saw that his feet were wrapped in golden silk threads.
No matter how hard Hong Kaiyuan struggled, he could not break free, and each time he broke free, his own expenses would be deducted.
Looking at the shimmering gold threads above his head, Hong Kaiyuan roared, "I really have no money left!"
But all I got in response was a barrage of gray and white comments.
Your usage fee has exceeded the limit. Please top up immediately!
Hong Kaiyuan's eyes turned red. He took out pills, talismans, and some loose silver and copper coins from his pocket, and even took off the ice silk underwear under his clothes.
He stood there naked, arms outstretched, staring blankly at the sky.
"I really have nothing left now!"
However, as soon as he finished speaking, a crimson barrage almost completely filled Hong Kaiyuan's vision.
No! You do!
"Whoosh!"
A golden thread instantly entered Hong Kaiyuan's brow.