Apocalypse Forecast

Chapter 210_1


As the dead man vanished into smoke, Huai Shi heard a crisp sound. A copper coin dropped to the ground where the corpse had been.

When he bent down to pick it up, he found it was an ancient Yingzhou-style Golden Coin.

It was heavy, with a face value of one tael.

Not sure what use it had, he pocketed it for the time being.

Carrying his shotgun, Huai Shi charged towards the stairs.

Time was precious. He burst through the door intending to take the staircase, only to run right into two astonished faces. Another person was following behind them, charging upwards while yelling,

"This is definitely the place, I remember it clearly... FUCK!"

Three people stood before him.

Without wasting words, Huai Shi raised his shotgun, squeezed the trigger. The person in the lead was hurled back, while the one beside him was pelted with flying, scalding steel shot, turning into a bloody mess.

But the pellets were embedded in his skin without piercing his organs.

A defense specialist, at least Third Stage.

The man was incredibly tough. After taking half the shotgun blast from Huai Shi, he didn't make a sound. Instead, he charged straight at Huai Shi with arms wide, the steps beneath his feet shattering, his speed incredible.

That shotgun was definitely loot from a chest, and its power is immense! Even I can't defend against it; I absolutely cannot give Huai Shi a chance to fire a second time!

Then, he saw Huai Shi casually toss the shotgun into the air and lunge towards him.

He launched into a jumping slash! The Axe gleamed as the heavy Axe Blade lodged directly in his opponent's forehead. Fury erupted, shaking the Source Substance. In that instant of astonishment, Huai Shi struck with a four-four beat. WHAM. BAM. WHAM. BAM.

After Huai Shi rushed past in a flash, the Sacrificial Knife embedded in the man's chest spewed out a hot mist of blood, finishing him off on the spot!

The last man, following behind, stared in shock. So much equipment! This bastard... How many chests had he opened?

He couldn't accept the reality he was seeing as he fell backward, his dying voice filled with a desperate question, "Why... why is there a pay-to-win player here too?"

Meanwhile, Huai Shi was already stepping on his corpse, leaping into the air. He caught the falling shotgun with a backhand and aimed at the last upturned face.

The trigger was pulled.

The moment he landed, he effortlessly scooped up three Golden Coins fluttering in the air and stuffed them into his pocket. The run continued.

His hands didn't stop. He casually broke open the break-action shotgun, ejected the red-hot shell casing, and loaded two more bullets. SNAP. The gun clicked shut, just as his foot kicked open another door, and he peered into the room beyond.

The search began.

The live stream fell into a brief silence. Even the viewers were stunned by his swift, brutal, and efficient combat style...

In an instant, three contestants had been mown down like weeds.

Di Ting's mocking smile twitched. Taking advantage of a camera switch, he ducked his head and frantically flipped through the contestant's information. He really wanted to know what kind of monster from the Border could fight so fiercely...

When he saw the information on the teleprompter, particularly the training record from Orchard Gym, the corner of his eye began to twitch violently. Damn it, I've only been away from the Current Circumstances for half a year! How did that little brat Zhu Hongchen manage to train such a ferocious creature?

Wait, Astronomical Society? This kid's background is a bit complicated... Director, get two more cameras on him! Tell the editors to be sharp; the next two clips, if cut well, might earn them a bonus!

With his covert manipulation, several cameras that had been panning across the venue now fixed on Huai Shi.

He was eager to see who would emerge victorious this time.

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Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing...

Three minutes passed. Huai Shi had already searched two floors but still found no sign of The Dark Gold Treasure Box. He grew increasingly anxious, hearing more and more footsteps from below.

But in the midst of his frantic dash, he came to a sudden halt, turning back sharply to look to his right. The elevator.

Through the narrow gap between the elevator doors, a dazzling light flashed and vanished. There!

But on the floor indicator, the numbers were changing rapidly; the elevator was descending!

Huai Shi paused, annoyed with himself for overlooking the elevator. He then threw his Axe and Sacrificial Knife, forcibly prying open the elevator doors. Peering down along the rapidly descending steel cables, he saw only the elevator car sinking swiftly into the darkness.

"Tch!"

Huai Shi shook his head, grabbed a steel cable, and leaped down.

A chase as swift as wind and lightning began!

In that instant, though, the elevator unexpectedly came to a halt.

Someone had stopped it.

Inside the elevator, a Sublimator smirked at the illusory golden glow before him. As the elevator descended, the glow solidified, its outline growing clearer with each floor it passed.

But he didn't have time to feel smug. Suddenly, he felt the elevator jolt. He instinctively turned to look to his right, only to find the right-hand door closed tightly while hearing the left-hand door opening.

Damn it, this elevator has double doors...

He couldn't turn around in time. His head was smashed by the intruder's fist. The intruder euphorically reached out, touching the increasingly solid treasure chest, and joyfully turned to call out to his companion,

"I've got it!"

BOOM!

The elevator shook, its ceiling torn open by an Axe Blade, as the Mountain Ghost descended, Sacrificial Knife in hand. "Beast, what have you got there?!"

The blade of the Sacrificial Knife pierced down from the top of the man's head, settling the account!

Huai Shi raised his hand and pulled the trigger, dispatching the contestant outside the elevator who was wielding a submachine gun, sending his body flying. However, the P-90-style submachine gun and a Golden Coin in the man's hand were snagged by a rope Huai Shi expertly wielded, pulling them into his grasp.

The elevator doors closed.

The descent began.

The exchange was lightning fast and seemed simple, but Huai Shi had pushed himself to his limits, achieving an unprecedented speed. He had unleashed a violent burst of power and eliminated his opponent before they even had a chance to strike.

Otherwise, if he had gotten entangled, the outcome would have been anyone's guess.

Beside him, as the elevator descended, the treasure chest solidified further, bit by bit.

The elevator kept descending.

Countless footsteps were already rushing toward the elevator.

Huai Shi took a deep breath and closed his eyes.

The elevator suddenly halted and reopened. This time, a foul wind howled from both sides as Sublimators attacked simultaneously from each entrance.

Only to be met by the dark muzzles of his guns.

As the two weapons spewed fiery light, one figure was blasted away, turned into mush by the shotgun. But from the left side of the door, an illusory shadow pounced in with astonishing speed. It dodged the submachine gun's spray, which lacked the shotgun's wider coverage.

Immediately after, its body became ethereal. The translucent figure passed through the submachine gun's barrage and lunged directly at Huai Shi.

The elevator car groaned loudly under Huai Shi's powerful step.

Without hesitation, Huai Shi took a sideways step towards his attacker, his arm raised. His elbow struck like an iron pestle, unleashing the Drummer's Strength with a thunderous impact. This wasn't a deliberate technique or a premeditated combo, but rather a natural, purely instinctual 'Inner Gate Elbow Strike'!

POP!

It was like a bubble bursting.

Under the explosive force of the Drummer's Strength, which pierced both the tangible and intangible, the ethereal Sublimator instantly detonated. Plasma splattered, staining half the elevator red.

But Huai Shi's actions didn't stop. As his left elbow struck, his left hand, gripping the submachine gun, aimed at the shattered ceiling of the elevator and pulled the trigger.

Amidst the whistle of Space Break, the Sublimator who had copied Huai Shi by jumping from the floor above didn't turn into a Golden Coin. Instead, a Roman-style shield suddenly extended from his arm, blocking the bullets. He crashed into the elevator, making it shudder again, the floor beneath groaning in protest.

Before he could land, Huai Shi repeated his tactic, tossing away the submachine gun. The Axe Blade materialized, and he slashed downwards!

CLANG!

The Axe Blade was blocked by the Roman shield. Immediately, the shield's sharp edge swung at Huai Shi like a heavy sword.

Huai Shi retreated to dodge, but the man threw a short baton hidden behind the shield. His Stigma flared, and electric light erupted from the short baton, thrusting straight at Huai Shi's face.

Suddenly, Huai Shi thrust the barrel of his shotgun up, intercepting the outstretched arm. The searing metal sizzled against skin.

The strike missed.

Meanwhile, Huai Shi's Axe Blade transformed mid-air into the Sacrificial Knife, slashing down at the man's extended arm.

The enemy quickly withdrew his hand.

The swift exchange cost the man three fingers.

But the large shield rose again, blocking Huai Shi's follow-up slash.

"SHIT!"

Seeing things were going poorly, the Sublimator behind the shield immediately shouted in Latin, "Leave the chest, and we, the Seven Star Group, will consider you a friend!"

"Heh!" Huai Shi sneered, retorting in Yingzhou amidst the fierce assault, "We at Deer's Sing Hall have no interest in being friends with you!"

But the opponent didn't wait for Huai Shi's reply, merely seeking an opening to regroup. In that brief pause, he ducked behind his shield and suddenly charged, ramming it towards Huai Shi.

Electric light burst forth.

In the narrow elevator, the sound of wind and thunder faintly echoed. Getting hit by that would be like being slammed by a truck.

In that hair's breadth moment, Huai Shi pivoted and sidestepped, narrowly evading the edge of the large shield.

As he turned, the shotgun broke open. Two red-hot shells ejected, leaving a trail of smoke, and two new bullets were loaded into the chambers.

SNAP.

The gun clicked shut.

The shield slammed against the elevator's slowly closing doors with a tremendous crash. Under the impact, one door buckled and flew outward as if blasted by a bomb.

The entire elevator shook violently.

But then, the man felt the searing shotgun barrel press against the back of his head.

BOOM!

A Golden Coin clattered to the floor.

But outside the shattered elevator doors, the sound of urgent footsteps grew louder.

"Avenge Director Cui!"

Two angry faces emerged from around the corner, lunging directly towards Huai Shi.

Huai Shi raised his hand, catching the falling P90. He aimed upwards and pulled the trigger. Bullets sprayed the elevator shaft above, sharp reports echoing continuously. A moment later, the dull twang of snapping steel cables followed.

The elevator plummeted downwards.

So long!

His combat style—from the initial ambush to the swift, brutal counters—was so ferocious it not only stunned the audience but also drew gasps of admiration and applause from spectators in the VIP seats.

Only the Seven Star Group's representative sat ashen-faced in the corner, glaring at the old man from Deer's Sing Hall but saying nothing.

This grudge is noted.

The old Court Official from Deer's Sing Hall felt a prickling on his back under the Seven Star Group's glare, but his expression was mostly one of bewildered indignation.

No, that's not right! It wasn't me, I'm not involved! This person isn't one of ours...

Older Cousin chuckled softly, "However, it won't be so easy from here on out... That girl, Xue Ya, even I find her quite a headache sometimes."

On the screen, the situation suddenly changed!

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