pappabearbooks #244 - Chapter 244: Spreading to all friends
#244 - Chapter 244: Spreading to all friends
"Ahhh!"
The ear-splitting scream echoed within the confined space of the car.
The car, which had been driving smoothly, suddenly lurched forward, its front end shaking violently, scraping bright golden sparks against the asphalt road.
Bang, bang, bang—
A series of collisions rang out incessantly, forcing cars driving normally to stop. Car owners stuck their heads out of their windows, yelling and cursing at the top of their lungs.
"Are you driving bumper cars, you moron?!"
"Are you blind? Can't you see the speed limit is sixty!"
"So what if you drive a nice car!"
Inside the car, Li Chenqiu ignored the shouts and curses. He glanced at the semi-trailer truck directly in front of him and decisively pushed Zhou Hai aside, gripped the steering wheel with one hand, and slowly pulled up the handbrake.
Under Li Chenqiu's control, the swaying vehicle returned to its normal trajectory, and its speed gradually decreased.
Li Chenqiu exhaled a long breath. Just as he was about to release the steering wheel, an unexpected change occurred.
Pfft!
Li Chenqiu's body froze, his pupils trembled slightly, and an indescribable chill exploded from his chest, his body temperature plummeting as if he had fallen into an ice cave.
"Cough, cough~!"
Li Chenqiu covered his mouth, dark blood gushing uncontrollably from between his fingers, instantly staining his neck red and soaking his collar.
Li Chenqiu looked down and saw an arm piercing through his chest.
The arm was thick and strong, with calluses on the palm. It was Zhou Hai's arm.
"This…"
Li Chenqiu's pupils dilated. Before he could react, Zhou Hai flung his arm violently.
Bang!
Li Chenqiu crashed through the car door, his body arched like a bullet, slamming hard against the concrete guardrail on the side of the asphalt road.
With a "bang," the concrete guardrail shattered like tofu, burying Li Chenqiu within it.
Inside the car, Zhou Hai used one hand to put his head back on his neck, the severed wound slowly reconnecting.
Sitting in the back row, Zhu Shifan and Zhu Youhuan had not yet recovered from the previous assassination and were now witnessing this scene. They were so frightened that their faces were blank, unable to utter a single word.
Zhou Hai twisted his neck and said without turning his head, "Stay here. It's dangerous outside."
After saying that, he bent down, stepped out of the car, and with a flash of his figure, rushed towards Li Chenqiu's location.
At the same time, Xiang Nanzhi swooped down from the air, shouting sharply, "Get out of the way!"
As he spoke, Xiang Nanzhi locked his eyes on Zhou Hai and descended vertically, his left hand forming a claw.
Whoosh—
Accompanied by a piercing sound of rushing wind, several wind blades shot out, slashing towards Zhou Hai.
"Hmm?"
Zhou Hai's scalp tightened. He plunged his toes into the asphalt road like a compass, smoothly rotating his body, narrowly avoiding Xiang Nanzhi's wind blades.
Pfft, pfft, pfft…
Several hideous and chaotic cracks appeared on the road surface.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xiang Nanzhi hurriedly landed beside Li Chenqiu, dragged him out of the concrete rubble, and flew into the air without a word.
"Run?"
Zhou Hai sneered, raised his hand, aimed at the two of them, and made an empty grasping motion.
Instantly, a chill surged from Li Chenqiu's wound, condensing into an ice-cold palm that gripped Li Chenqiu's body tightly, pulling him downwards.
Tear—
The sound of muscle tearing echoed. Xiang Nanzhi dared not pull too hard and pressed his hand onto the icy palm with a grim expression.
Crack, crack—
A crisp cracking sound rang out.
Cracks spread down from Xiang Nanzhi's palm. When the cracks became dense enough, the icy palm shattered with a "pop" into ice fragments of varying sizes, falling to the ground.
The surrounding pedestrians and drivers scattered in panic upon witnessing this scene, and the deserted shops on the roadside were instantly packed with people.
"What's going on? Why are they suddenly fighting?"
"Isn't that Zhou Hai from the Human-Serpent Tribe?"
"Excuse me, let me record a video and post it on my Moments."
…
Zhou Hai pulled his toes out of the rubble, looked up at Xiang Nanzhi, and said, "If you don't want him to be grabbed by me again, leave him here."
Xiang Nanzhi's eyebrows lowered. Just as he was about to say something, Li Chenqiu's weak voice came from behind him.
"I have divine紋s, I can't escape. You engage him first, and I'll find a chance to distract him. Then you take the two people in the car and run quickly. That's the only bargaining chip. Also, he's a Reviver."
Xiang Nanzhi didn't speak, slowly landed on the ground, placed Li Chenqiu on the side of the road, and then turned to look at Zhou Hai.
Zhou Hai sized up Xiang Nanzhi from head to toe and asked, "Who are you?"
Xiang Nanzhi cracked his fingers and said with a smile, "Someone who will take your life."
Whoosh~
A gale rose from the ground, the howling wind pressing down on everyone's eardrums.
Snap, snap, snap—
The glass on the side of the road shattered in response, and the gale shot out, carrying sharp shards of glass.
However, it didn't shoot towards Zhou Hai, but towards the ordinary people hiding in the shops.
Pfft, pfft, pfft…
The sound of flesh tearing was incessant, and the shrill screams echoed throughout the street, audible even miles away.
After doing all this, Xiang Nanzhi's skin aged visibly.
Zhou Hai raised an eyebrow, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. He raised his hand and waved, and countless ice cones condensed out of thin air, tearing through the night, shooting towards Xiang Nanzhi.
Xiang Nanzhi tapped his toes on the ground, and the gale surged forward like a wave, mixing the dust and fallen leaves on the road, drawing the shape of the wind, and meeting the ice cones head-on.
Bang, bang, bang—
The ice cones shattered and condensed, and the gale intensified. The two forces were deadlocked.
At the same time, bright red blood stretched out from various shops like silk, gathering on Xiang Nanzhi's back, nourishing his body, preventing him from dying of old age.
Xiang Nanzhi narrowed his eyes, bent his knees slightly, and exerted force instantly.
Bang!
The road surface under his feet cracked, and Xiang Nanzhi disappeared from the spot.
Seeing this, Zhou Hai lowered his body, and his figure swayed, also disappearing from the spot.
Bang!
A deafening sound came from a distance, and ripple-like waves spread out.
Bang!
The collision sounded again, but in another direction.
The figures of the two drew streaks of afterimages in the air, ice and wind constantly colliding.
…
Serpent Garden, Terrace
Ding-ling-ling… Ding-ling-ling… Ding-ling-ling…
"Why are there so many calls tonight?"
Zhu Le smiled and took out his phone from his pocket, answering it in front of everyone, "Hello, what's wrong?"
"Big brother, something bad has happened! Something's up with my Moments!" An urgent voice came from the other end of the phone.
Zhu Le smiled speechlessly, "What could happen on Moments? The nine-grid image can't load?"
"Zhou Hai seriously injured Jiang Huaijin, and is now engaged in a fierce battle on the street with an unknown God-Forsaken One!"
"What!" Zhu Le's tone rose, and he stood up in shock, "Where did you get this news?"
"It's all over Moments, haven't you seen it?"