Naturally, it was impossible to kill nine people with one Dying Strike, not to mention that all the nine of them were Heavenly Talents.
Meng Guiyi and Han Fei set up arrays, Ning Dong blocked the attack, Gong Yuehan slashed her sword, Tang Ge raised his spear, and Chen Aochen’s fists pressed out… Everybody defended themselves.
Plus, they had already run some distance away, so they all managed to block the attack after vomiting a mouthful of blood.
Crack!
The roof of the underground space suddenly cracked.
Seeing that, everybody thought to themselves, not good!
Meng Guiyi shouted, “Run!”
…
Half an hour later, tides were surging on the sea, and the seabed was roaring.
A fast shadow suddenly broke out of the water and ran towards the Half-Mermaids’ side.
Seeing that, Liang Tian sneered, “What, you only have one survivor now?”
The Half-Mermaid leader seemed rather uneasy and was communicating with the survivor telepathically.
A moment later, the Half-Mermaid pointed the harpoon at the surface of the sea, and enormous tides rose.
Liang Tian sneered, and his sword caused an aura a thousand meters long. The tides then all collapsed.
Liang Tian said casually, “Both of us know that this treasure trove is highly dangerous. Don’t be a sore loser now that you’ve failed.”
The Half-Mermaid leader sneered. “Let’s see how many human beings have survived.”
Some ten minutes later, the bottom of the sea was shaking more and more severely, causing turbulence on the surface.
Liang Tian frowned. “This doesn’t make sense! How can a treasure trove that has existed for so long collapse so easily without the intrusion of an expert?”
Someone asked anxiously, “Are our people still not out yet?”
Hardly had the man asked that when he grinned and said, “They’re here.”
Meng Guiyi, Tang Ge and the others all surfaced. There were nine of them in total.
Su Hongye was even blaming Han Fei. “Were you crazy? You wanted to go back and pack up those bodies?”
Han Fei chuckled. “What do you know? Those were Divine Weapons! I’d be an idiot if I didn’t pick them up!”
Zhao Jiayi shrugged. “It’s true that a man with great skills always has great courage… However, what’s your real name, Brother Duan?”
Han Fei said with a thick skin, “I am Duan Jiang himself.”
Zhao Jiayi rolled his eyes. You expect me to believe you? If you were Duan Jiang, I would let you kick my head like a football.
After seeing Han Fei and his team, the experts on human beings’ side were much more relaxed.
Someone took a long breath of relief. “Not bad. There are still nine survivors.”
Someone was greatly comforted. “It’s better than the opposite side. They only have one left.”
Someone asked, “What treasures have you found?”
Meng Guiyi simply replied, “Senior, there’s nothing inside but traps. The only thing worth mentioning is a technique called the Soul Splitting Technique, which can preserve your soul until you possess someone.”
“Possession?”
“That’s impossible. This place must be from ages back. How could any souls be lingering there?”
Ye Xiangxiang nodded. “It’s true. Several of us were possessed. Right, Xu Mo was not a human being at all; he was a traitor and worked for the sea demons.”
“A traitor? That’s even more ridiculous. Xu Mo’s identity couldn’t have been mistaken. How could he be a spy?”
“It’s impossible! How could he have not emitted any demonic Qi if he were a sea demon?”
Su Hongye added, “We all saw it. Xu Mo suddenly went on a rampage and gravely hurt me. I would have been killed if it weren’t for Xiangxiang and Tang Ge.”
Liang Tian looked at the Half-Mermaid leader thoughtfully and said to everyone, “You go back first. Since the treasure trove has been broken, I’ll see if I can find anything.”
The Half-Mermaid leader seemed to be thinking the same and dove into the sea too.
Han Fei and the others flew back on the boat at full speed, and Han Fei asked, “The palace down there has already collapsed. Could Senior Liang Tian find anything there?”
Someone said, “It’s exactly because the seals are broken that he can go in. If he had broken in earlier and destroyed the seals, the palace might have collapsed earlier, and he would have to look for treasures in the ruins.”
…
Liang Tian didn’t return until six hours later.
After Liang Tian came back, everybody described their experience in the Snow God’s Temple.
It was not until then that Han Fei realized that Gong Yuehan and Ning Dong were almost possessed too.
But their explanations were from before. Gong Yuehan simply said that her teacher planted a power in her head that could protect her soul.
Ning Dong’s answer was simpler. He said that he had a secret treasure protecting his soul.
From that point of view, both of them had great backgrounds.
It was impossible for Tang Ge to avoid this. After all, both Ye Xiangxiang and Su Hongye were knocked to the ground by the soul pressure from Tang Ge earlier. That was not a joke.
Tang Ge simply claimed brazenly that it was a mysterious method left by his teacher.
Everybody knew Tang Ge to be a distinguished disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect. They even knew Tang Ge and Mu Ling’s relationship. Also, with Ye Xiangxiang and Su Hongye vouching for him, nobody suspected him at all.
As for Han Fei, he learned from all the examples about how their seniors offered them great help.
So, Han Fei said, “My old teacher left me a mental barrier. It’s impossible for anyone to possess me.”
Liang Tian, however, asked instantly, “Aren’t you from the Thug Academy?”
“Yes! That’s why my old teacher is very strong!”
Liang Tian frowned. “Isn’t it the tradition of the Thug Academy to let the students act on their own? They have to create opportunities for themselves.”
Han Fei was briefly stunned, wondering why Liang Tian knew the Thug Academy so well.
He simply lied further. “You’re talking about the past. Now that there are few students in the Thug Academy, we’re given a lot of help including Immortal Seals and Amulets. It’s not a surprise.”
Liang Tian slightly nodded and asked, “I’m told that you were the first to reach the altar. What did you see?”
Han Fei blinked his eyes and replied, “Just the array on the ground! But I couldn’t comprehend it, so I didn’t enter it… There was also a woman illusion above my head. Everybody saw that.”
Liang Tian was confused. “Nothing else?”
Han Fei shook his head. “Nothing! Tang Ge arrived soon after I did, and then Gong Yuehan came too. We were all at the edge of the altar and didn’t do anything. Everybody witnessed us.”
Liang Tian nodded. “Okay, you can go back. You made great contributions on this trip by misdirecting and ambushing the sea demons. You will be given the title of Guardian of the Sea for your performance. Also, I heard that you looted a divine battle suit and two divine harpoons?”
Han Fei instantly stepped back. “Senior, those aren’t from the treasure trove. They are my own spoils of war, aren’t they?”
Liang Tian said casually, “You can keep one harpoon. Hand over the battle suit and the other harpoon. You’ll be given two million points.”
Han Fei was lost for words, and shame and regret were obvious on his face. “Senior, that’s divine equipment! Is divine equipment only worth two million points?”
Liang Tian shook his head. “It is slightly outrageous, but you know how rare Divine Weapons are on the Scattered Stars Island! Also, you must know that the divine battle suit and the golden harpoon aren’t divine weapons.”
Han Fei immediately said, “That’s impossible. I’ve personally seen the hardness and attack of these things. They’re unbelievably powerful, similar to the weapon that the enemy I fought earlier.”
Liang Tian chuckled. “Don’t try to fool me. You are a refiner yourself, and you’ve seen semi-divine weapons and Divine Weapons. Can you not tell the difference? You can ask Bei Huo later. Also, the Scattered Stars Island is buying your battle suit and harpoon for the Scattered Stars Fourth Unit to study them. They won’t be given to anyone else. Just hand them over.”
Han Fei asked timidly, “What if I don’t want to hand them over?”
Liang Tian glanced at Han Fei. “In that case, It won’t be so easy when you do your refining business and send out premium offers every day.”
Han Fei instantly gritted his teeth. “If so… Fine, I’ll just hand them over as a selfless man!”
Liang Tian gave his head a shake. Selfless? You really think you’re selfless?
Liang Tian said angrily, “Just get the hell out of here.”
Surrendering the golden battle suit and harpoon, Han Fei hopped away.
After only two steps, Han Fei suddenly looked back. “Senior, I’ve executed two top Heavenly Talents of the Half-Mermaids and five regular Heavenly Talents. Can I be considered to have achieved a hundred kills?”
Liang Tian couldn’t believe his ears again. “They will be considered as thirty kills. You’ll see it on your badge later.”
Hearing that, Han Fei put on a big smile. He only needed to secure another seventy kills… Well, he would be able to get the achievement after killing another seven top Half-Mermaid Heavenly Talents, and then he would enjoy a discount in the Logistics Division with five stars.
“Huh? I think the title of Guardian of the Sea comes with a discount too! What’s the discount exactly? Forget it, I’ll just ask Le Renkuang later.”
Leaving the Scattered Stars First Unit, Han Fei simply took a right turn and entered the Scattered Stars Fourth Unit.
That was the advantage of crossing two departments. Most people from different departments would never meet each other unless during special operations.
Or if they were famous people like Guan Qingyan and Mu Jia’er, everybody else knew them and they couldn’t cover themselves up.
Few of them had simply taken a turn after they left a department like Han Fei did.
“Uncle Bei Huo! Uncle Bei Huo!”
