Chapter 1893: Chapter 1889: Undying Bai Shengqi
The group stood back-to-back, engaging together, with Kinzi at the forefront bearing the damage, while Zhuge Guang unleashed the Heavenly Mechanism Hundred Changes, slaughtering the monsters entering the attack range with a frenzy.
Shao Wuchou summoned a heavy machine gun, wildly firing at the surrounding monsters, while Tang Ming placed Hua Yingjie in the center, moving swiftly to eliminate the stragglers.
Despite coming from different factions and working together for the first time, they achieved perfect coordination amidst life-threatening situations, suppressing the monstrous army tightly.
Half an hour later, they were surrounded by monster corpses, having killed all of them.
Notably, the four monsters that had previously obstructed Tang Ming and the others were eliminated by smaller monsters. Apparently, those creatures understood their mission to guard the Ancient Poison Crystal Core, thus fighting vigorously and meeting their demise...
"Finally, it’s done,"
Kinzi collapsed to the ground, panting heavily, "I’m exhausted."
"Luckily, my Dragon Ring had enough ammunition, otherwise we’d be doomed this time,"
Shao Wuchou also expressed his relief with a fearful expression.
"I’ve overexerted myself, I’ve lost all combat strength,"
Zhuge Guang also felt depleted.
"It’s not over yet,"
Tang Ming grimly reminded.
"Heh, you folks are quite capable, managing to eliminate all my parasitic entities,"
At that moment, a cold, rigid voice akin to a child’s wafted from the sky.
The group looked up to see Bai Shengqi had stopped devouring the poisonous gas, wings suspended behind him, his skin turned black-red, looking down with contempt upon the group on the ground.
"What’s happened to his voice?"
Tang Ming wondered as he looked at Bai Shengqi in the air.
"He’s... he’s no longer Bai Shengqi,"
Hua Yingjie, trembling, explained, then immediately knelt to the ground, lying flat, unable to lift his head.
"Old Hua, what are you doing?"
Tang Ming shouted angrily upon seeing Hua Yingjie’s inexplicable kneeling to Bai Shengqi.
"It’s not me choosing to kneel, my body won’t obey,"
Hua Yingjie looked at Tang Ming with despair, "Previously, I gained enhancements and powers from the Ancient Poison Crystal Core, and now encountering its essence, I can’t control myself."
"Ignore him! Bai Shengqi has fused with the Ancient Poison Crystal Core. It was a lifeless object, but now it’s alive,"
Zhuge Guang gravely stared at Bai Shengqi, "The urgent task is to prevent this thing from emerging, or else the world will descend into chaos."
"Damn it, we’ve been busy only to release such a monstrous thing. Knowing this, we’d rather not have provoked it,"
Tang Ming cursed, genuinely regretting bringing the entity out.
"This matter is unbelievable! Have you noticed the toxic gas in this space has vanished, seemingly consumed by the Ancient Poison Crystal Core,"
Kinzi sensed and hesitantly asked the others.
Tang Ming immediately took a deep breath, discovering indeed the air held no poison.
The others noticed this phenomena too, but were clueless about what had transpired.
"Where is this place?"
As Tang Ming and others were at a loss, Bai Shengqi, floating, gazed around, then disappeared instantly.
"How fast!"
The group exclaimed, frantically looking around.
As Bai Shengqi darted back and forth in the air as a phantom, leaving behind trails of dazzling black-red shadows in the dim space.
A minute later, Bai Shengqi returned before Tang Ming and the others: "Where is this place? Where’s the exit?"
"Look at that, he’s definitely aiming to escape here,"
Zhuge Guang squinted, staring intently at Bai Shengqi, "For the sake of humanity, we must keep him here or destroy him, he can’t be allowed back into the world."
"Right, this terrifying thing mustn’t escape, who knows how many would die otherwise,"
Shao Wuchou also declared his determination.
Kinzi’s expression shifted uncertainly, refraining from commenting.
Tang Ming furrowed his brows, "Easier said than done, I’m afraid our strength alone can’t tackle him."
"Whether possible or not, for humanity, even at the cost of our lives, we must fight,"
Zhuge Guang roared, releasing a colored energy, with a massive white array plate appearing beneath him, enveloping everyone: "I’ll lead, restricting his flight, the rest is up to you all."
"What’s happening? Suddenly I feel empowered,"
Kinzi noticed his golden Gang Qi thickened, asking Zhuge Guang puzzledly.
"That’s another function of Heavenly Mechanism Hundred Changes, wherein it melds various attributes of energy globally, allowing allies to gain attribute boosts while adversaries face compatibility issues,"
Tang Ming glanced at Zhuge Guang, quickly explaining.
"Enough talk, this is all I could muster, the rest depends on you,"
Zhuge Guang sat cross-legged on the ground, hands furiously sealing.
"Huh!"
Bai Shengqi muttered in surprise, steadily landing, despite furiously flapping the wings behind him, unable to fly.
"Get him! Split the Ancient Poison Crystal Core from Bai Shengqi first,"
Kinzi called out, charging fiercely with his golden Vigorous Air Armor.
"I’ll provide cover,"
Shao Wuchou swiftly raised the Breaking Army, sealing Bai Shengqi’s movements.
"Damned, I was just planning to tag along, didn’t expect this mess, ridiculous,"
Tang Ming cursed, charging towards Bai Shengqi alongside Kinzi.
"A bunch of ants dare to halt my emergence, let me first annihilate you,"
Bai Shengqi sneered, upon landing, his hands coalescing black Energy Balls, striking at Tang Ming and Kinzi.
"Leave it to me!"
Zhuge Guang shouted firmly, hands rapidly sealing, melding Bai Shengqi’s Energy Balls through Heavenly Mechanism Hundred Changes.
Seeing Bai Shengqi’s ineffective attacks, Tang Ming and Kinzi rejoiced, rising and launching their frenzied assault on Bai Shengqi.
"Puff, puff, puff!"
Despite Zhuge Guang’s restriction, Bai Shengqi’s body remained peculiarly ethereal, as Tang Ming and Kinzi’s relentless strikes landed like hitting liquid shadows, without effect.
Shao Wuyou seized the chance to fire, but bullets merely passed through Bai Shengqi’s form, inflicting no damage.
"Zhuge, what’s going on? How is Bai Shengqi, a living person, turned phantom?"
After several rounds, Tang Ming incredulously asked Zhuge Guang.
