NFBE #529 - Chapter 528: The Picture in the Dark
#529 - Chapter 528: The Picture in the Dark
Zhang Ping supported the table with both hands, his body suddenly leaning forward: "What's the solution?"
"First, request support from the Security and Commandment Division, then we'll find Wang. There's no need to confront him head-on. Just drag him down in the sand sea, drag him until the Security and Commandment Division's support arrives," Hu Quan slowly explained.
Zhang Ping pondered for a moment, and after deciding there were no problems, he agreed.
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Corpses lay on the ground in various poses, the thick smell of blood permeating every corner of the ship.
Inside the cockpit, Li Chenqiu stood with a cold face, holding the constantly vibrating Finishing Touch Brush, behind two Soul Soldiers whose original identities were pilots.
After finding the Space Ring and obtaining Ember, there was naturally no need to keep anyone alive. When it comes to loyalty and peace of mind, if Soul Soldiers are second, who dares to claim first?
"Are we almost there?" Although Li Chenqiu's expression was calm, a hint of anxiety could still be heard in his words.
"Master, ten more minutes are needed," the Soul Soldier replied in a muffled voice.
"Alright, I'll disembark here."
Li Chenqiu lowered his thick eyebrows, his eyes becoming sharp, and instructed: "After I disembark, don't stop the ship and wait for me. Set sail and leave, as far as you can go, as fast as you can go!
If other ships are about to catch up, detonate yourselves directly. You must not reveal your identities, understand?"
"Understood!"
The two Soul Soldiers said in unison.
After explaining everything, Li Chenqiu activated the Boundary Domain and plunged into the quicksand alone, constantly adjusting his position according to the Finishing Touch Brush's reaction, approaching the direction where the Seal God Scroll was located.
He didn't know how long had passed, but the quicksand around him became irritable, as if it had a consciousness, surging wildly.
And at this moment, a "glug glug" sound similar to boiling water reached his ears.
"Is this the sandy area that Zhang Ping mentioned?"
In the darkness, Li Chenqiu's eyes shone brightly like stars, using the Never-Ending Boundary Domain to slowly stop, clenching the Finishing Touch Brush, magnifying all his senses, and exploring everything around him.
A few seconds later, he moved and rushed deeper, seemingly having a target.
As he continued to dive, the Finishing Touch Brush's reaction became more and more intense, and its surface even glowed with a bronze luster. Similarly, the pressure Li Chenqiu was subjected to also increased.
But today is different from the past. Now he is not helpless about this and can only endure it.
"Li Xuanyou, have the Soul Soldiers clear the way for me!" Li Chenqiu said coldly.
As soon as he finished speaking, wisps of black smoke窜from his fingertips and surged in all directions, then detonated directly.
Boom boom boom——
Muffled explosions sounded continuously, impacting the surging and thick quicksand.
Li Chenqiu's pressure was greatly reduced, and his speed increased sharply!
Six hundred meters... Eight hundred meters... One thousand two hundred meters...
Just as he was about to go one thousand five hundred meters deep into the quicksand, everything finally changed.
Crack——
The sound of glass cracking little by little echoed in the darkness, and the nearby quicksand retreated as if frightened. Li Chenqiu only felt a lightness on his shoulders, with no pressure at all.
He stabilized his figure, waved his hand, and clusters of dazzling small flames were born out of thin air, dispelling the surrounding darkness.
"This is..."
Li Chenqiu slowly raised his head, and a spatial rift over a hundred meters long was reflected in his agile and bright eyes.
That spatial rift was very irregular, as if it had been gnawed out with teeth, and the turns in the rift were extremely stiff.
A strange and bizarre aura spread out from it, as if a pair of eyes were hidden inside, peeking out, making people shudder and their scalps tingle!
Li Chenqiu looked down at the Finishing Touch Brush, which was reacting very violently, and without any hesitation, his figure flickered and rushed into the spatial rift, arriving in a dark space where he couldn't see his fingers.
"Where is the Seal God Scroll?"
Li Chenqiu frowned slightly, looking around, but found nothing.
At this moment, that section of the Finishing Touch Brush swayed slightly, rippling circles of golden ripples in the air, spreading rapidly around.
Soon, the ripples on the left side, after reaching a certain position, collapsed into golden light, making a "poof" sound, as if hitting a wall.
"Huh?"
Li Chenqiu's ears twitched, and he turned his head to look in the direction of the sound. He saw a huge scroll slowly appearing, quietly suspended in the air.
Obviously, this is the source of the quicksand in the Land of Curses—the Seal God Scroll that seals great terror!
"So it's here!"
Li Chenqiu couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth, quickly came to the Seal God Scroll, and looked intently.
It was a monster that was both human and non-human. It was as strong as a bear, with distinct muscle contours, and veins bulging from under its skin. Black scales protected its chest and joints like armor, reflecting a dark luster.
Looking up, the most striking thing was the pair of eyes without eyeballs, followed by the rough skin like dried-up earth, and the two rows of sharp fangs protruding from its mouth.
Such a ferocious and terrifying image looks very suitable as a small boss in a zombie movie.
"It looks a little different from Fu Yuesheng!"
Li Chenqiu muttered, then holding the Finishing Touch Brush, jumped into the scroll.
Bang!
The dull landing sound broke the silence that had lasted for hundreds of years. Li Chenqiu stood up, his hawk-like eyes looking around.
This was another space with black as the main color, but unlike the previous space, the temperature here was higher, and there was a faint warm breeze blowing.
Whoosh!
A flame rose from Li Chenqiu's palm, dispelling the darkness within a few meters around him, then he cleared his throat and politely shouted, "Hello, I am Fu Yuesheng's friend."
Dead silence.
The unwilling Li Chenqiu shouted a few more times, increasing the volume, but still no one responded.
"Could it be that the noise I made was too small?"
Li Chenqiu thought in his heart, with a hesitant look on his face.
Making a big noise is not difficult, but he is afraid that his unfriendly behavior will anger the guy who is sealed here.
After all, he is asking someone to do something. For the first meeting, it is better to be polite and prevent such a situation of outwardly complying but inwardly opposing.
"I'd better ask Fu Yuesheng!"
Li Chenqiu made up his mind, took out the Winter Night Painting from the Space Ring, squatted down and spread it on the ground.
Just as he was about to jump in, his heart suddenly jumped violently, and a chill instantly窜from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, briefly freezing his thoughts and solidifying the flowing blood.
Golden light poured down from above like a torrential rain, rudely driving the thick darkness into the corners, leaving only Li Chenqiu's shadow.
Li Chenqiu swallowed, took a deep breath, suppressed the discomfort in all parts of his body, stiffly twisted his neck, and looked up slightly behind him.