LWGP - Chapter 157
Chapter 157: Coffin Spirit
When the beautiful architect said that, many people thought of Murder on the Orient Express—a murder in a sealed environment.
For the remaining survivors, everyone's alibi was seamless. What ultimately created this situation was a chain of murderous intent.
Wen Shan sneered, "What, are you trying to bite back now? We haven't even asked why your team is the only one with no deaths!"
Wang Shu snorted and said sarcastically, "What the hell? Someone on your own team dies, and instead of blaming yourself as the captain, you're suspicious about why another team hasn't lost anyone. What's the matter, is it a crime for my master to be awesome?"
Wen Shan stared at him. "What the hell are you?"
He revealed his killing intent.
Wang Shu chuckled. "You want to kill me? Let me give you a little reminder, little bro. I'm a very easy person to kill, a one-hit KO. I've been killed at least thirty, if not fifty times by now. But on average, I drop less than two items each time. I wonder how many things you'll drop if my master kills you once? By the way, do you have things like a Homestead or Mystic Realm Fragments on you?"
Holy shit!
Wen Shan's face darkened in astonishment.
Everyone else also suddenly understood two things: 1. This fatty was an RNG God, all take and no give. 2. He was certain that Wen Shan was no match for Wang Jiu.
Honestly, Wang Shu really wasn't afraid of dying, because the probability of him dropping items upon death was extremely low. Besides, he didn't have anything good on him; all the good stuff was with his master.
The worst that could happen was losing some experience and HP, but in the end, he would always come out ahead!
In fact, looking at Wang Jiu's attributes right now, she was indeed superior to both Wen Shan and Jiang Bingze, and not far off from Tan Yingzhou and Xie Jiang. Furthermore, she had suppressed Xie Jiang in actual combat.
And Xie Jiang's group had fought the two Shanghai groups, with the latter ending up routed.
Xie Jiang alone had suppressed both Jiang and Wen.
Working backward, Wen Shan was truly no match for Wang Jiu. It was no wonder Wang Shu was bluffing and posturing with borrowed power.
At that moment, Wang Jiu finished her milk, handed the cup to Wang Shu, and with a face still pale, looked at Xie Jiang and Tan Yingzhou. "Is the incinerator finished?"
"No, it's still burning."
"Oh, no wonder you're all tolerating me."
"…"
The people from Cai Market and Tan Yingzhou's team had complicated expressions.
Luo Sheng and the others also suddenly understood. It wasn't that they didn't care about the truth, nor did they completely trust Wang Jiu.
It was because of the bigger picture.
If they had a falling out with Wang Jiu now, they would have to pay a huge price to even have a chance of killing her. After all, she had that Bloodthirst ability. How much of their own HP would they lose?
In the end, how would they deal with that coffin?
They couldn't all just die together.
"Even without that coffin, the incinerator is still burning. The temperature has already risen a lot. Haven't you noticed?"
How could they not have noticed? They were all woken up by the heat.
Right now, everyone was sweating profusely. Luo Sheng wiped the sweat from her forehead and looked at Wang Jiu in front of her.
Did she have a way to deal with that coffin?
Or rather, did she have a way to lure it out?
Wang Jiu naturally did.
"She has a continuously controllable barrier and the ability to pass through obstacles. She can withstand the high temperature of the incinerator, go in, and drag this coffin out."
Actually, if they had chain-like items, it could also work, but they lacked the strength. There were no handles on it to hook onto, and after a while, even the lightning element users couldn't withstand the incinerator's heat. It might even cause a lightning-fire explosion. If the entire incinerator blew up and the burning coals rolled out, they would truly be charcoal-grilled.
If they had many ice and water arcane mages or mages, they could have extinguished the incinerator's fire. But the reality was they only had three, and none of them were strong. The water they summoned evaporated in just a few moments.
They had tried many methods, all of which were basically ineffective.
Currently, only Wang Jiu could do it.
Tan Yingzhou and the others had realized this, which was why they were certain that Wang Jiu was necessary to clear this dungeon. So, for now, they wouldn't question the truth. They would clear the dungeon first and talk later. Was it ruthless?
It was just how things had to be.
Li Chui and the others had an epiphany and stopped their bitching.
With various thoughts in their minds, the group gathered in front of the incinerator, which was several times hotter than the previous night. Everyone's face was flushed, and their mouths were dry.
If this continued, even if they didn't die from the heat, they would die of dehydration.
Everyone was waiting for Wang Jiu to risk her life and go inside, but instead, this woman had Lin Guiwan hand her a backpack.
Opening the backpack, she pulled out a large white furball.
"What's this?" Xie Jiang and Tan Yingzhou were surprised.
Wang Jiu: "A fox spirit."
Everyone: "…"
Many people knew this was Wang Jiu's pet… a pet?
They watched as Wang Jiu took out a knife and made a cut on Bai Bai's plump thigh, drawing some blood.
Bai Bai, who was in the middle of evolving, twitched.
Ooh, it hurts. Which bastard is hurting me while I'm evolving?
Wuwu, Great-Grandma, protect me!
Wang Shu and the others had complicated expressions, silently wondering if Lao Wang would do the same to them if they had such value to be exploited in the future.
They soon realized they were just asking for humiliation—what made you think she wouldn't?
She was even willing to lay a hand on such an adorable little fox!
Drip, drip. The blood of the little fox with a noble bloodline fell to the ground, forming a small puddle.
Wang Shu, who had been in charge of feeding Bai Bai recently, felt his heart ache several times and wanted to say that was enough.
As if seeing through his thoughts, Wang Jiu said coolly, "Not enough. It's so fat, losing a little blood is fine."
Master, do you have a prejudice against fat people?!!
Wang Shu's face was all scrunched up.
Fortunately, with a rumble, the coffin inside the incinerator finally stirred.
"Get ready!!"
Everyone drew their swords, knives, and staves, preparing their spirit power. Just as they were ready, boom!
The entire coffin flew out.
Flew? Yes, the coffin flew!
It shot out and rammed straight towards the crowd!
The people at the very front were none other than Xie Jiang and his group.
Xie Jiang's eyes sharpened. He raised a shield to block as the people behind him retreated to build up power for an attack.
Boom!!
Xie Jiang was sent flying with his shield. The shield shattered, and the floor cracked where he landed.
Even his golden suit of armor was forced out by the impact.
It was that powerful?
Several other members of Cai Market attacked in unison, their arcane magic coalescing. Bang! The coffin only trembled slightly before spinning and smashing towards the other side.
Bang, bang, bang!
Several people were instantly blasted into a bloody mist.
Their average attributes were all over 1,000 now, yet they were like tofu?
Wang Shu and the others shivered in fear, wishing they could run eight hundred meters away.
"Damn it, its health bar is so thick."
"It's ten times thicker than the previous Golden Boss."
"This is so hard to fight."
"It's just brute-force attacks with its coffin body, but I can't take it!"
Human nature is to unite against a common foe, then fall to infighting once the threat is gone. At this moment, the team captains had a common goal and tacitly joined forces. Captains like Yan Guanqi, Wen Shan, and even Xie Jiang and Tan Yingzhou began directing their team members to pull its aggro and attack.
Only Wang Jiu gave no commands; the rest relied on their own judgment and coordination with their companions.
Fortunately, this place was full of experts. The captains coordinated with each other without needing to communicate, unleashing all their signature skills. Among them, four people used four active fusion skills. One was Tan Yingzhou, and another was, surprisingly, Lin Xiaoniang.
With their average attributes at the peak among everyone present, their damage output instantly skyrocketed several times over after the fusion skill, surpassing even Xie Jiang and Wang Jiu.
Even so, when their attacks hit the coffin, it only caused the latter to tremble. It charged again. The two of them dodged, but the people behind them, before they could even be hit, were swept up by the shockwave and slammed against the side, turning into piles of mangled flesh.
It was too terrifying!
"Coordinate!"
"Priests, fall back! Where are the warriors' taunts? Use them!"
"Take up positions on all four sides, quickly!"
"Resurrect on the spot! Resurrect on the spot!"
Under the frenzied assault of the group, even though more than half of them died midway—even Xie Lu had to resurrect on the spot once—by constantly resurrecting, adjusting their skills, and coordinating, they actually managed to pin down the flying coffin, steadily dealing damage to its health bar.
All of this happened in less than ten minutes.
They were indeed all talented people.
Under the group assault, the coffin spirit's health bar was quickly chewed down by a fifth, and it was rapidly heading towards a quarter.
In the team channel.
Wang Shu: "Damn, I didn't expect that Lin Xiaoniang to be so badass. I thought she got by on her looks and acting skills."
Xie Lu: "Her status in Cai Market is no less than my uncle's. This person is incredibly unfathomable. In the entire Cai Market, only that Boss Cai can keep her in check. Don't be fooled by her appearance."
Dao Dao: "I can see that. Even your uncle is her prey, and she seems quite interested in you too. An uncle and nephew, just thinking about it is exciting!"
Xie Lu: "…"
Wang Shu: "Master, can you beat them? That Tan Yingzhou and Lin Xiaoniang."
Wang Jiu: "I might not even be able to beat Xie Jiang."
Huh? Didn't you fight him before? You even crushed his balls.
Just as everyone was puzzled.
Wang Jiu said faintly, "He just made a mistake that most men in the world are prone to making."
Xie Jiang had held back. She was well aware of it. Of course, she hadn't gone all out either, as her condition wasn't optimal at the time.
However, Xie Lu's brow twitched. While attacking, he briefly diverted his attention to watch Xie Jiang on Wang Jiu's side.
He discovered that although this person's damage output was formidable and his combat skills were top-notch, he was constantly and consciously observing Wang Jiu's side.
It was unclear whether it was for the public good or for personal reasons.
As an uncle and nephew of the same bloodline, Xie Lu keenly sensed that his heartless playboy uncle's attitude towards Wang Jiu was unusual.
A mistake? Not necessarily.
Xie Lu pursed his lips and increased his damage output.
With everyone working together, the coffin's health bar was quickly beaten down to the last 30%.
Tan Yingzhou checked the damage output list.
"Captain, you're first right now."
"Excellent, as long as we maintain this…"
"But the overall team output is led by Cai Market. They have too many experts over there, with average base attributes over 3,000."
Everyone was concerned about ownership rights. One person was calculating Wang Jiu's and Xie Jiang's output.
"Captain, the data is off. Xie Jiang is hiding his strength. This person has always been outwardly unrestrained but inwardly sinister. He's probably preparing for a final burst to snatch the ownership."
As everyone knew, the participation calculation for the final blow was quite significant and could effectively influence ownership.
"That Wang Jiu is fine. Her output is ranked fourth, which matches her original attributes. Her spirit power output is also normal, with nothing hidden. But I'm not sure if this is her true strength. Based on intel gathered from others, she has a coherent skill chain with terrifying, and as yet unknown, upper limits of destructive power."
This person didn't rank high in either damage or support within the team, but his status was second only to the captain, and everyone treated him with great respect.
This was because his talent was a calculation talent—he was a mathematical genius. Bolstered by various resources, his data processing ability was nothing short of monstrous.
Because of this calculation ability, he could help his teammates match their combat skills, and based on the differences in their attributes, orchestrate the optimal output and support effects.
If it weren't for the sheer number and strength of Cai Market's experts, the top spot for team output might not have gone to them.
"Be wary of her. If she increases her spirit power output for a burst, don't apply debuffs. Let her deal damage. You guys just give me buffs when the time comes," Tan Yingzhou calmly instructed. At this moment, the coffin spirit's health bar had reached the final 10%!
Everyone was worried it would go berserk and was on full alert. The experts all retreated, preparing skills to lock down its berserk state. And it was at that very instant…
A tyrannical dark power suddenly erupted from within the crowd.
Huh? Besides the coffin spirit, were there other monsters?
Li Chui suddenly felt the wounds on his body start to itch.
Damn it, this familiar, awful feeling???
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