Chapter 38: Raiding the Base Halfway Through, Only to Be Caught
Following the secret passage inside, Xiao Wen's gaze fell on the bronze door directly ahead within the tunnel.
The bronze door was extremely thick, with a lock as thick as a forearm securing it. Ordinary people would find it difficult to enter.
However, was this lord an ordinary person?
No!
So...
Cut it down!
The thought flashed through Xiao Wen's mind. The next second, he directly raised the Python-Head Moon-Sundering Spear in his hand and thrust it toward the lock ahead.
As the spear thrust forward, Xiao Wen used his true force and directly activated Dragon King Break. With a dragon's roar, it slammed fiercely into the lock.
The lock trembled, erupting with sparks.
Sparks scattered in every direction and only faded after a moment. A deep scar could be seen left on the lock.
Seeing that spear mark, Xiao Wen remained calm. A faint sharp light even flickered in his eyes. The Python-Head Moon-Sundering Spear in his hand struck out repeatedly, each fall bringing several attacks, all chopping at the same spot.
Bang, bang, bang...
The sounds rang out without end, echoing through the hidden passage.
Fortunately, the current stronghold was busy dealing with the battle outside, and no one noticed.
Otherwise, Xiao Wen's actions would have been discovered long ago.
Clang!
Suddenly, a crisp sound rang out. Sparks flew, and the lock snapped apart, falling to the ground. At the same time, a system prompt sounded beside Xiao Wen's ear.
Prompt: Player Half-Journey Through the Mortal World has depleted the lock's durability. Current durability is zero. Lock destroyed.
As the prompt sounded, Xiao Wen paid it no mind. He had long known about this method of opening locks through brute force.
Last time at Black Fiend Stronghold, he had a key, so he did not break the door open by force.
But now...
He would directly use brute force to open the door!
The thought flashed through Xiao Wen's mind.
Immediately after, his gaze turned inside the door.
Inside was a massive treasure vault, glittering with gold. With just one glance, Xiao Wen knew that the wealth in this place surpassed Black Fiend Stronghold by an unknown amount.
As expected, a Bronze-grade force and a Bluestone-grade force were not on the same level.
Leaving combat strength aside, the financial resources before him alone were undoubtedly several times greater in Qingfeng Stronghold!
Xiao Wen rubbed his palms together, walked into the treasure vault, and without another word, began stuffing things directly into his inventory.
Ding! Congratulations, Player Half-Journey Through the Mortal World, you have obtained 10,000 taels of silver.
Ding! Congratulations, Player Half-Journey Through the Mortal World, you have obtained 500 taels of gold.
Ding! Congratulations, Player Half-Journey Through the Mortal World, you have obtained 10,000 shi of grain and fodder.
Ding! Congratulations, Player Half-Journey Through the Mortal World, you have obtained Special Building Blueprint: Black Iron Cheval de Frise.
...
A string of prompts sounded beside Xiao Wen's ear.
Finally, Xiao Wen's gaze landed on a stone platform in the deepest part of the room. Placed atop the platform was a battle halberd emitting a golden glow.
This was...
A gold weapon!
The thought flashed through his mind. Just as Xiao Wen was about to pick it up and examine it carefully, he heard waves of battle cries faintly coming from afar. Wang Heng had probably fought his way inside.
Time waited for no one!
Pack faster!
The thought flashed through his mind. Xiao Wen grabbed everything and threw it all into his inventory space in one sweep. Then he withdrew from the secret passage, closed it, and was just about to open the door and leave when he discovered someone charging in from outside.
The door opened.
Their eyes met.
Four eyes stared at one another, and they just so happened to see each other.
Hua Feng?
No!
It was Zhou Qi!
A man in black?
Both of them froze slightly.
But in the next second, Zhou Qi reacted. His face immediately filled with fury.
"Audacious! You despicable villain! You actually dare trespass into the stronghold's restricted area! I'll kill you!"
Seeing Xiao Wen, Zhou Qi flew into a rage.
Judging from Xiao Wen's clothing alone, he could already guess exactly what this fellow had come here to do.
As for Zhou Qi, he had sensed that the situation was turning bad and wanted to secretly slip into the chief leader's treasure vault, sweep up some treasures, and flee!
Hua Feng had confidence. He believed he alone could defend this stronghold. He believed that with his adoptive father Hua Xiong protecting him, there was nothing under heaven he needed to fear.
Facing immature brats like Wang Heng and the others, he naturally felt no fear at all.
When Zhou Qi had been feeling guilty and afraid, Hua Feng had only said one thing:
"Can't you see that even under the emperor's nose, the emperor still doesn't dare send troops to suppress me?
"A mere little thief dares act wildly before me?
"Just watch as I chop off their dog heads with one slash!"
Those were Hua Feng's exact words.
However, when those words fell into Zhou Qi's ears, they inevitably made him uneasy. So he found an excuse, claiming he was going down the mountain to fight, while in reality he was preparing to run, heading toward the rooms at the back.
He wanted to find some treasures in Hua Feng's room and then directly slip away.
But unexpectedly, before he could even begin, he was caught.
Seeing Xiao Wen, he naturally guessed what this fellow had come here to do. For a moment, killing intent appeared on his face. Carrying the long sword in his hand, he charged at Xiao Wen without another word.
Xiao Wen narrowed his eyes. A faint sharp gleam flashed through them as he took one step to the side, perfectly avoiding the sword.
The sword missed and slashed directly into the ground. Immediately after, the Python-Head Moon-Sundering Spear in Xiao Wen's hand thrust forward.
The spear shot out. His wrist trembled, and the spear tip quivered, instantly erupting with a spiral force that surged forward layer upon layer, stabbing toward Zhou Qi's throat.
However, just as Xiao Wen's spear was about to pierce him, Zhou Qi's face changed drastically. He hurriedly pulled back the long sword in his hand and blocked in front of himself.
The next second, the spear tip struck the long sword and pressed directly against the blade, forcing Zhou Qi several steps backward, straight out of the room and into the courtyard.
Parry, HP -199.
Red damage numbers appeared.
Xiao Wen forced Zhou Qi back with one spear strike. As Zhou Qi retreated, Xiao Wen withdrew his spear.
He turned his body, shifted his step, and thrust out another spear toward Zhou Qi.
Zhou Qi's face turned cold as he snorted.
"The same spear strike, and you think it will work on me a second..."
Before the final word, "time," could leave Zhou Qi's mouth, a dragon's roar rang out beside his ear.
At the same moment, he saw a golden dragon dance through the air, directly tearing through space and drilling into his chest.
Fatal Hit, HP -1999.
Red damage numbers appeared.
Zhou Qi stared in shock at the long spear buried in his chest. His eyes were filled with disbelief and unwillingness before he collapsed to the ground and died without a sound.
Where Zhou Qi died, a golden ball of light appeared. Xiao Wen tossed it into his inventory space and then discovered that it was a silver-grade longsword.
Silver-grade?
Not bad.
When it was time to cut down Hua Feng later, it could be used a few times for Army-Breaking Strike.
Xiao Wen muttered under his breath, but said nothing else. He turned and headed out of the stronghold.
As he advanced, the battle cries in the distance grew increasingly loud.
Just as Xiao Wen was preparing to cross the central square and leave the stronghold, he discovered that on the central martial arts field, there was already a person standing with his back to him, facing the main gate.
Seeming to sense Xiao Wen's arrival, that person turned around, his sharp gaze falling on Xiao Wen.
Xiao Wen also looked at that man.
Qingfeng Stronghold's chief leader, Hua Feng!
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