110 Puppet Jade Part 2
As Tang Yanqiu swiftly dodged in the air, he chased after the person.
Aiming at high-speed movements was extremely difficult, but Tang Yanqiu followed him around the beauty salon, his arrow always pointing towards the person, waiting for the perfect moment.
Almost there… about to reach Liu Fengyu’s location…
The person ran around the corner but was suddenly repelled by a foul smell. His body slightly faltered, and at that moment, an arrow shot out, accurately piercing the person’s heart from behind, using the arrowhead modified by Cong Xia.
Tang Yanqiu landed on the ground, a hole burned through his right wing, his face somewhat pale.
On the other side, Deng Xiao and Awu confronted each other face to face. Awu revealed his mutation ability as a mammalian atavist.
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Awu was taken aback and jumped up, but he was still a step too late. The tail struck Awu’s toe bones, causing them to snap.
“Ah!” Awu screamed in pain, growing even more furious as he madly lunged at Deng Xiao.
The two fierce beasts engaged in a life-or-death struggle.
Zhuang Yao glanced at his watch. 15 hours had already passed, and why hasn’t Cheng Tianbi come out yet…
The same question was on Cong Xia’s mind. He was worried that something had happened to Cheng Tianbi.
As the snake swarm suddenly diminished, he was able to catch his breath momentarily. He pressed his ear against the door, enhancing his hearing to the limit. He could even hear Cheng Tianbi’s breathing, which was calm and unaffected by any commotion outside.
Cong Xia was anxious, not knowing what to do. He knew that members of the Fēnglán Society had arrived outside because he heard Deng Xiao’s cursing. The first wave was the snakes, the second wave was the Fēnglán Society, and who knew when the third wave of attacks would come. They needed to leave this place as soon as possible.
Tianbi, please come out quickly…
Zhuang Yao felt relieved to see Deng Xiao gaining the upper hand, breaking Awu’s frontal bones with a single swipe of his tail, but at the same time, he was frustrated to see three large birds flying overhead, with people sitting on them as well.
Zhuang Yao gritted his teeth and shouted, “Tang Yanqiu!”
Tang Yanqiu rushed out from the backyard.
Awu suddenly endured the pain and shouted towards the sky, “Watch out for the archers!”
Sure enough, those large birds made a turn in the air and began flying like dragons.
Deng Xiao pounced on Awu, knocked him down to the ground, and bared his sharp fangs at his throat. Awu’s massive fists pounded crazily on Deng Xiao’s back and head. Deng Xiao was struck, blood flowing from his nostrils and corners of his mouth. He widened his eyes, refusing to let go until Awu’s movements gradually weakened.
Deng Xiao had just sighed with relief when he saw a black dot falling from the sky. Tang Yanqiu was too far away to see clearly what it was. It was too late for him to shoot his bow and arrow, so he could only shout, “Deng Xiao! Grenade!”
Deng Xiao propelled his weakened body backward and ran. The shockwave from the grenade knocked him down to the ground. Although he had thick skin and flesh, he remained unable to get up for a while.
Several more grenades were thrown down from the sky.
Tang Yanqiu hit one in mid-air, and it exploded, breaking the wing of one of the large birds. The person on the bird fell into the thick smoke.
Deng Xiao was almost out of energy and could barely run. He watched as the grenades were about to fall not far behind him when Abu jumped down from the roof and carried him away in his mouth, running into the distance.
The other two birds in the sky, concealed by the thick smoke, evaded Tang Yanqiu’s arrows and safely landed on the ground. The people also disappeared into the smoke.
Tang Yanqiu leaned against the wall, holding a bow in one hand and an arrow in the other, focusing on the courtyard. Liu Fengyu was not far from him, with a large pool of digestive fluid gathered in his palm, prepared for any potential enemies.
After the explosion of the hand grenade, the entire beauty salon fell into silence.
There’s an energy body nearby…
Both Tang Yanqiu and Liu Fengyu sensed it at the same time. However, their perception abilities were not as keen as Cong Xia’s; they could only sense its presence in the vicinity.
Liu Fengyu took a deep breath, his nerves tense. The thick smoke in front of him was slowly dissipating when suddenly, a huge dog’s head appeared from within the smoke. It had a bloodthirsty mouth and pounced fiercely towards Liu Fengyu.
Before Liu Fengyu could defend himself, Tang Yanqiu stepped forward, blocking him. Just as the dog’s head was only a dozen centimeters away from them, an arrow shot into its mouth.
The dog collapsed with a loud crash, writhing in pain on the ground.
“Be careful!” Liu Fengyu swiftly waved his hand, throwing a large mass of digestive fluid behind Tang Yanqiu. A dark figure flashed by and disappeared into the thick smoke.
Liu Fengyu gasped for breath. “That bastard, Cheng Tianbi… If he doesn’t come out soon, I’ll go in and beat him up.”
Tang Yanqiu spoke in a deep voice, “Don’t be afraid, stay close to the wall.” He calmly observed the thick smoke in front of him, prepared for attacks that could come from any angle.
“Who says I’m afraid?” Liu Fengyu tightened his grip on the digestive fluid in his palm, glaring fiercely ahead.
Cong Xia pressed his back against the door, not daring to make a sound, because he sensed a powerful energy body entering the house. He held a military knife in one hand and a gun in the other. Although he knew this person was beyond his capabilities, he had no choice but to face him head-on.
Footsteps resounded on the porch, and a low voice rang out, “Why don’t you come out?”
Cong Xia recognized the voice, it was Zhao Ge, the middle-aged man from Fenglan Society that he had seen earlier. He forced himself to remain calm. “I’m not going out, but you’ve come in, so there’s no difference.”
Zhao Ge’s figure turned into the corridor, and Cong Xia made a firm decision. He pulled the trigger.
He had never killed anyone before, but now he had to fight for his life.
The bullet was fired, but it made a sound as if it had hit steel. Cong Xia took a closer look and saw Zhao Ge slowly walking towards him, completely unharmed by the bullet.
Cong Xia’s legs went weak.
Zhao Ge sneered, “This kind of thing can’t hurt me. Your natural force evolved individual, is he injured? As we suspected, he hasn’t shown up all this time. I’m afraid you can’t rely on his combat power now, right?”
Cong Xia coldly replied, “Don’t you know that we have someone on our team with healing abilities? No one will be harmed.”
Having seen through Cong Xia’s bluff, Zhao Ge said, “Oh, then why isn’t he coming out?”
Cong Xia held the dagger horizontally in front of his chest, his arm trembling slightly. “Do you dare to come closer?”
Zhao Ge’s eyes flashed with ferocity. “I’ll capture you first and see if you have any special abilities!”
Cong Xia watched as Zhao Ge ran towards him from the corridor, or rather, bounced towards him. In an instant, Zhao Ge’s calf muscles doubled in size, and he lunged at Cong Xia with astonishing speed, like a bullet.
Everything went black for Cong Xia, realizing he was too late.
In the blink of an eye, Cong Xia felt an immense surge of energy emanating from behind him. It was an incredibly vast wood energy, much greater than any energy body he had sensed before. It seemed as if the next second could shatter the entire house. The energy was so immense that his heart couldn’t handle it, his breath stagnated, and his body seemed to be hit by an invisible force, leaning forward.
A look of shock appeared in Zhao Ge’s eyes, and his body became sluggish.
The door panel behind Cong Xia shattered with a loud crash. He felt a tremendous force sweeping past him from the side. Zhao Ge, who was still running, was bisected at the waist by an invisible blade in mid-air. Due to inertia, the upper half of Zhao Ge’s body flew several meters forward before falling to Cong Xia’s feet.
Cong Xia lowered his head and saw the disbelief on Zhao Ge’s face. His eyes were wide open, unable to close in death.
Cong Xia’s legs trembled uncontrollably, almost causing him to kneel.
Strong arms embraced him from behind. It was a warm and familiar embrace, and Cong Xia’s suspended heart instantly relaxed.
“Are you okay?” a slightly hoarse voice sounded in his ear.
Cong Xia grabbed Cheng Tianbi’s hand, his lips trembling. “You finally… finally came out.”
Cheng Tianbi quickly kissed his neck and then held his hand. “Let’s go.”
The two of them ran out quickly. Cong Xia didn’t have time to ask how Cheng Tianbi was feeling. As soon as they stepped out, they were engulfed in thick smoke.
Cheng Tianbi waved his hand, and a gust of wind suddenly appeared, dispersing a significant amount of smoke from the explosion. A mutated individual who was planning to launch a sneak attack was taken aback and ran towards the backyard.
Cong Xia caught sight of Abu crouching on a rooftop and shouted, “Zhuang Yao! Cheng Tianbi is here!”
Zhuang Yao yelled, “Tang Yanqiu, bring Cong Xia up. Abu is immobilized by the venom.”
Tang Yanqiu and Liu Fengyu ran over. He grabbed Cong Xia and flew to the rooftop, while Cheng Tianbi and Liu Fengyu stayed back to prevent any sneak attacks.
Cong Xia was thrown onto Abu, and he grabbed onto Abu’s fur. “Abu, where did you get bitten?”
Abu turned his head and licked his right front leg.
Cong Xia absorbed the energy from the dead snakes around him and then transferred it into Abu’s body to heal it. Two minutes later, the snake venom in Abu’s body was completely eliminated. Fortunately, it was a neurotoxin rather than a blood toxin. Otherwise, after being poisoned and moving around, the toxin would spread throughout the body through the bloodstream. Cong Xia didn’t know how much energy it would take to cure Abu in that case.
Zhuang Yao said, “Come up quickly. Let’s leave as soon as possible.”
Abu jumped down from the rooftop, and Cheng Tianbi and Liu Fengyu also landed on Abu’s back. Abu sprinted away, quickly leaving the scorched land of the beauty salon behind.
On Abu’s back, Zhuang Yao directed Cong Xia, “Start by healing Deng Xiao. He’s more seriously injured.”
Cong Xia absorbed the energy from two energy stones in succession and transferred all of it into Deng Xiao’s body. Deng Xiao had already suffered significant injuries from the fight with Awu and the blast from the hand grenade. Although his skin was not severely damaged, his internal organs had been shaken and there was internal bleeding. His injuries were much more severe than Abu’s.
Cong Xia comforted him, “Xiao Deng, don’t worry. Hold on a bit longer, and I’ll definitely heal you.”
Deng Xiao grinned at him, “No worries, it’s just a small injury. I’ll be fine after a good meal.”
Cong Xia’s eyes became slightly teary. No matter how tough Deng Xiao was, he was still just a seventeen-eighteen-year-old boy. He gently patted Deng Xiao’s head, “When we get to Beijing, we’ll help you find your mother.”
Deng Xiao gave him a thumbs up with a smile.
After the attributeless energy entered Deng Xiao’s body, it transformed into water energy, accelerating the repair and regeneration of his cells. Several minutes later, all the repairs were completed.
Deng Xiao jumped up like a lively dragon, looking at Cong Xia in disbelief. “Cong-ge, you’re amazing! How can you be so powerful? I want to follow you for the rest of my life so that I’ll never die from injuries again.”
Cong Xia smiled and said, “If it’s too serious, I may not be able to save others. You mustn’t risk your life.”
Deng Xiao exclaimed, “Wow, that’s awesome!”
After treating Deng Xiao, Cong Xia went to heal Tang Yanqiu’s injuries. Zhuang Yao and Liu Fengyu were barely injured, while Cheng Tianbi’s energy was overflowing.
Once everyone had recovered, they left the city and ran towards the meeting point with Yan Huiyang.
All eyes were focused on Cheng Tianbi, curious about him. Zhuang Yao said, “Tell us about your experience in these fifteen hours and how you feel now.”
Cheng Tianbi clenched his fist. “It feels like the second stage…,” he seemed unable to find the right words to describe it.
Cong Xia spoke earnestly, “Tianbi, your energy has become much stronger. The second stage state is truly something to look forward to.”
Zhuang Yao asked, “What substantial changes have occurred? Any changes in your body?”
Cheng Tianbi nodded. “Yes.” He extended his hand, and everyone’s gaze was fixed on it. Suddenly, his slender fingers twisted as if they were light beams submerged in water. Then, the fingers seemed to disintegrate and disappeared, turning into a gust of wind.
Everyone was astonished.
Cheng Tianbi retracted his hand, his fingers intact. “For now, I can only do this, but in the future, my whole body might be able to transform into wind.”
“Elemental transformation…” Zhuang Yao muttered.
“Elemental transformation?”
Zhuang Yao nodded. “After reaching the second stage, I didn’t expect such a terrifying change. Cheng Tianbi’s body can now completely merge with the wind, which means he has become the wind element, or perhaps the wood element. This phenomenon is elemental transformation. Cheng Tianbi has truly become an energy being.”
Cong Xia exclaimed, “Does everyone at the second stage undergo elemental transformation? What will you all turn into?”
Zhuang Yao shook his head. “I suspect that this kind of elemental transformation is unique to natural force evolution individuals. I can’t imagine what we would become if we also underwent elemental transformation.”
Liu Fengyu sighed. “Natural force evolution individuals are truly abnormal. Are there really several of them in Beijing?”
Zhuang Yao said, “If they weren’t abnormal, how could they be revered like gods? They are known as the strongest combat power in the end times. The potential of natural force evolution individuals is probably beyond our imagination.”
Deng Xiao’s eyes lit up. “Cong Ge, you’re so cool! I also want to turn into the wind. Cong Ge, can you fly with me in the future? Tang Ge, Tang Ge, can you fly with me too? I want to fly. Xiao Zhuang Yao, do you think I can revert to my ancestors and grow wings?”
Zhuang Yao glanced at him. “It’s highly unlikely.”
Deng Xiao persisted, “But there’s always hope, right? Dinosaurs were reptiles, and among dinosaurs, there were pterosaurs that could fly.”
Zhuang Yao couldn’t be bothered. “Although modern birds carry genes from ancient amphibians and reptiles, those genetic traits didn’t turn dinosaurs into birds. The origin of birds is the Archaeopteryx, not reptiles or amphibians. So, if you’re hoping to revert to the avian genes from ancient amphibians and reptiles, the chances are similar to winning the lottery. You might as well hope for the Earth to explode in the next second.”
Deng Xiao sighed disappointedly. “I really want to fly.”
Cong Xia pointed ahead. “Is that the meeting place with Yan Huiyang? It looks like they’ve already arrived.” In the distance, there were flickering lights in the forest.
Abu ran towards that direction.
A bird with a body length of half a meter shuttled through the trees and asked, “Who goes there?”
Cong Xia gave their secret signal.
The bird said, “Follow me.”
They were led to the area with the lights. Yan Huiyang was already there, accompanied by the eagerly awaiting Yan Ting.
They slid down from Abu, and Yan Huiyang walked over, anxious. “I thought you wouldn’t make it.”
Deng Xiao proudly replied, “How could that be possible?”
Yan Huiyang said, “Come inside and let’s talk.”
The group followed him into a tent. Zhuang Yao wasted no time and asked, “How are things going?”
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Translator’s note: So exciting!!! Hehe.
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