Chapter 398
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Chapter 398: Found You
Gusu City, Heart.
On a wide, deserted street, the bright streetlights suddenly dimmed. A shadow darted across the light and dark, speeding away into the distance like a sharp arrow.
In the sky, a large number of bats circled, closely following that shadow as it flew far away.
Under the night sky, a hawk swiftly crossed the horizon, its keen eyes locking onto the rapidly moving shadow. With a slight tremor of its wings, it began to dive down.
The speed of this hawk was astonishing, its form resembling a streak of black lightning as it weaved beneath the streetlights, the distance between it and the shadow rapidly closing.
Suddenly, a burst of blue magical light erupted from the hawk, transforming into a black-haired youth who coldly gazed at the shadow. He reached behind him and drew a straight blade!
Clang—!
The blade vibrated, piercing through the air and stabbing straight into the pavement ahead of the shadow. The blade reflected the light from the nearby streetlights, casting a bright spot on the ground.
The shadow suddenly solidified, leaping from the smooth pavement to become a man draped in a dark red cloak. He lightly tapped the hilt of the straight blade with his toes and floated forward.
His body seemed to dissolve like ink, as if he would turn into a shadow and merge with the light in the next moment.
Lin Qiye frowned and softly chanted:
“I’ve heard that when the rooster crows, the sun rises.”
As soon as the words fell, a blinding sunlight beamed down from the sky, instantly illuminating the entire road. The asphalt reflected the scorching sunlight, leaving no trace of shadow.
The ink-like color on the man dissipated in an instant. His figure landed on the pavement, no longer merging with the earth as before. He slowly stood up and turned to look at Lin Qiye.
Lin Qiye recognized this face; his name was Qian Haoran.
Long before, on the transport plane, they had thoroughly reviewed the profiles of the members of Team 017, naturally understanding their forbidden ruins. So when the other members of Team 017 had appeared, only Qian Haoran had never shown himself. Considering his abilities, it was not difficult to deduce how [Bell Crand] might be hiding.
That was to use Qian Haoran’s ability to conceal himself in shadows, always keeping a distance from Lin Qiye and his team.
While searching through the net, he and An Qingyu had specifically paid attention to all the shadowy corners, and unexpectedly, they really found Qian Haoran’s location.
[Bell Crand]. Lin Qiye pulled the straight blade from the pavement and calmly walked towards him. This time, where will you run?
Qian Haoran’s hollow eyes stared ahead. The next moment, his mouth slightly opened, and a small golden bug lay motionless on his tongue.
“How did you end up here?” Qian Haoran’s vocal cords trembled, producing a stiff voice. “You should be fleeing from that damned agent.”
“Just a golden cicada shedding its shell,” Lin Qiye replied淡淡. “You made the battlefield too large, so large that you can’t fully control it yourselves. Besides, he has never seen my face. As long as I have someone else wear my mask at a certain point in time, I can escape your surveillance by transforming from light to dark.”
“You didn’t seem to have this transformation ability before.” [Bell Crand] controlled Qian Haoran’s voice and continued.
Lin Qiye’s lips curled slightly. “People always change.”
Qian Haoran fell silent. After a moment, he spoke again, his voice much colder than before.
“Do you really think you can defeat me alone? Once I control you, these pawns will be irrelevant…”
On Qian Haoran’s tongue, the small golden bug suddenly spread a pair of thin wings, gently vibrating, its form darting through the air like a tiny golden lightning bolt.
Its speed was so fast that even Lin Qiye’s terrifying dynamic vision almost couldn’t react. He suddenly turned his head, and the golden lightning grazed his cheek, leaving a shallow wound.
Lin Qiye had no time to feel relieved for dodging the attack because the next moment, Qian Haoran had already drawn the straight blade from his waist, swinging the blade directly towards his neck!
Clang—!
The two straight blades clashed, producing blinding sparks. At the same time, a wave of darkness enveloped Qian Haoran’s blade. Under the control of the deepest darkness, his blade slipped from his grasp!
Lin Qiye kicked Qian Haoran in the chest, then caught the straight blade that had been controlled by the deepest darkness, swiftly turning around to slash upwards.
The golden lightning that was [Bell Crand] collided with the blades, the terrifying force sending Lin Qiye flying, nearly causing him to lose his grip on the blades.
After all, [Bell Crand] was a mysterious entity from the sea realm. Even though the opponent specialized in large-scale mental manipulation, he was still slightly stronger than Lin Qiye in other relatively weaker combat aspects.
Lin Qiye adjusted his angle in mid-air, landing steadily on the pavement. Just then, a purple mist tornado charged directly at him!
Lin Qiye sensed the purple mist, his expression changing slightly. Although they were already in a mist of mental pollution, the tornado before him contained a concentration of mental pollution a hundred times greater than the surrounding mist.
If the mental strength in the river realm could withstand the ordinary mist for about 12 hours, then in this concentrated mist tornado, he could only last a few minutes at most.
Moreover, as time passed and his mental state became increasingly chaotic, his combat power would plummet.
Fortunately, after the concentrated mist enveloped Lin Qiye, the [Azure Guardian] on his chest emitted a faint blue light, creating a barrier around him that could temporarily resist the mist’s erosion.
Even so, the glow of the [Azure Guardian] was visibly dimming. After all, this was just an ordinary forbidden item suitable for the river realm, and under the full corrosion of the sea realm’s [Bell Crand], it could not hold out for long.
Lin Qiye’s eyes narrowed slightly, a serious expression appearing.
In this concentrated purple mist, it was nearly impossible to discern the surrounding environment with the naked eye, let alone find a tiny bug. If it were someone else, they would likely be ground to death here. Fortunately, Lin Qiye possessed the power of mental perception, allowing him to constantly lock onto [Bell Crand]’s position.
His eyes ignited with two golden flames, burning like a furnace, and the two straight blades in his hands trembled slightly before whistling towards the corners of the mist.
