Yamafu Military Affairs

Chapter 641: Past
Wow~
The spring rain in March comes like a landslide and goes like a thread being pulled.

At midnight, a torrential downpour began.

Hidden in a washroom cubicle, dressed in a black suit and white shirt, Wang Chenyang, dressed as a security guard, carefully opened a crack in the door, pricked up his ears, and peered into the lobby outside.

blah blah-

Flames flickered, sending dust flying from the ceiling. Hearing the gunshots, Wang Chenyang knew that those damned thugs weren't done yet. He instinctively shrank back, fearing he would be hit by a stray bullet.

"Damn it, damn it, damn it! I finally managed to infiltrate the exhibition's security team, hoping to steal something to take back, but why did I have to run into those troublemakers, the Killing Buddha? Didn't they go to the Golden Triangle to smuggle methamphetamine? If they had that kind of business, why would they need to come back to the Greater Bay Area?"

Thinking about the intelligence he had gathered, Wang Chenyang had already cursed the ancestors of these wanted criminals to the eighteenth generation in his mind.

"You all better behave yourselves! As long as you cooperate obediently, you won't lose your lives!"

Just then, a masked thug in the lobby put down his still-smoking automatic rifle and pressed it against the chin of a security supervisor, burning a scorch mark on his bleeding cheek.

"Everyone, get down!"

Just as the thugs were skillfully taking control of the situation, Wang Chenyang subconsciously gathered information from his surroundings and made numerous deductions.

"These people handle guns and move with a very professional gait; their muscles are well-defined but not exaggerated, and they all have a white bone Buddha head tattoo on the back of their hands, so they should belong to the same gang."

His gaze then swept towards the direction of the exhibition hall entrance, where a hacker wearing a Xuanzang headgear stood with a computer in front of him and a submachine gun tucked into his waistband, looking somewhat out of place.

"The equipment and methods used to cut off communications were very advanced, and everything matched the characteristics of the 'Buddha-killing gang' reported by the police."

"Don't move! Didn't you hear me tell you not to move? You bastard! Let me see your hands!"

The thugs are trying to take control of the situation, and they are succeeding.

The restroom wasn't very close to the lobby, and there was a pillar blocking the view. As long as he kept quiet and didn't make any big movements, the thugs shouldn't notice him so quickly.

"Tactical vests, high-top boots, bulletproof plates, radios—they're all American stuff. These professional criminals are pretty rich."

Due to the need for information gathering, Wang Chenyang, with his extremely broad range of interests, quickly collected all the information that could be confirmed on the surface, and his analysis of the gang of bandits was proceeding rapidly in his mind.

"Goodness, three AKs, a shotgun, a Vector, and each person has a pistol and at least two grenades. This is no ordinary bandit."

"Hey Simon, stop meddling!"

The bandit wearing the Xuanzang hood suddenly shouted at an accomplice standing by the glass display case, "We can't take this Yuan blue and white porcelain. Find those stones and then hurry up and leave!"

"Stones? Are those the things they're after too?"

Upon seeing this scene, Wang Chenyang felt a chill and wanted to do something, but considering his own limited and ineffective skills, he hesitated.

Just then, the thug wearing the Xuanzang hood shouted to an accomplice who was idling near the toilet, "Awei, search the restrooms, offices, and everything else. Catch all the stragglers. This time, we're going to play something big with the cops!"

The tall thug with the short spray nozzle nodded, said nothing, and strode towards the bathroom where Wang Chenyang was hiding.

"Damn it! Today is the worst day ever!"

As the thugs drew closer, Wang Chenyang loosened his tie, and his suit jacket instantly transformed into a furry bearskin coat, covering him completely from head to toe.

The bearskin coat of a samurai during the Bakumatsu period

Category: Coat

Quality: Rare

Special effects:

【Thick Skin】: Reduces the power of kinetic weapons and provides some immunity to stray bullet damage, especially effective against small and medium caliber firearm ammunition.

【Bear Ferocity】: Equipping this item grants 【Wild Bear Power】, which temporarily doubles all bodily functions. The higher the rank, the shorter the duration.

Just then, the thugs outside seemed to hear the rustling sounds from the stall. They raised their short spray nozzles, poked half their bodies into the bathroom, and growled warily, "Hands behind your head, get out here!"

"Don't shoot! Don't shoot! I'm coming out, I'm coming out!"

Before he could finish speaking, the cubicle door creaked open, and the tall, burly bandit was not greeted by a panicked hostage, but by a red fireball the size of a washbasin, radiating intense heat!
[Inheritance: Devouring Flames - Furnace Belly]: The Walker gains the ability to devour flames. When the Walker is injured, sick, infected, or cursed, devouring flames will burn away the Walker's negative status. The stronger the negative effect, the more flames are consumed. This effect increases with Awakening level.

Note: Huodou eats fire, its excrement is fire, and it grows in its stomach.

【Calamity】: A breakthrough skill of 【Inheritance: Devouring Calamity】, which allows the user to compress the flames they consume into 【Calamity Crystals】 while walking.

【Calamity Crystal】: A flame polymer with sufficient stability, which cannot be shaken in the slightest by water immersion or fire. However, it can be actively detonated by walking. Its power fluctuates with the amount of liquid it contains, and the flames that burst forth during the explosion are difficult to extinguish and cannot be put out by ordinary water.

Note: Consuming [Calamity Crystals] formed from high-quality flames will enhance both their quality and power, and will also grant additional effects.

Call ~
boom!
The sound of the fireball streaking through the air overlapped with the deafening roar of the short burst of fire. The armed bandit, who was hit in the face by the [Huodou Crystal] head-on, was no less than if he had taken a high-explosive grenade. He was sent flying backward, his torn and flaming body parts scattered on the ground, and the aroma of charred flesh immediately filled the air.

Before the bandits in the hall could figure out what was happening, a fat bear that stood upright rushed out of the washroom. Its black figure was like lightning, and in the blink of an eye, it rushed behind a pillar that the bandits' guns could not reach.

"Damn, this is tough!"

Wearing the mask of Xuanzang, the Buddha of Slaughter drew his submachine gun and fired half a burst at the shadowy figure. As the leader of this gang of ruthless bandits, he had excellent dynamic vision and could see clearly that what rushed out of the bathroom was not a wild beast, but a fat man wearing a bearskin coat!

It was only because the hunter who skinned the bear was so skilled that he even peeled off its facial features and made them into a lifelike hood. This is why people would instinctively think of a giant bear when they first see the fat man, thus being intimidated and losing the opportunity to strike first.

The other three thugs, reminded of this, quickly grasped the key point, and immediately pointed their dark gun barrels at the hiding person.
"Friend, where do you go for a grand meal?"

Killing Buddha glanced at the countdown displayed on the computer screen and asked Wang Chenyang behind the pillar without making a sound.

"Eat your grandma's food!"

Wang Chenyang, his chest stained with blood, leaned against a pillar, pulling a windproof lighter from his pocket and inhaling the flame from the nozzle. He then took out a fist-sized crimson calamity crystal and threw it at the Killing Buddha at the gate.

"careful!"

Although he didn't know what the crystal was, Killing Buddha had just witnessed the miserable state of his brother Awei. He immediately covered his head, rolled away, and flashed to the outside of the hall.

blah blah~
At the same time, three AKs opened fire, and the scorching bullets were about to shatter the bunker pillar where Wang Chenyang was hiding.

boo~
Suddenly, a sound like a bubble bursting rang out. The crimson crystal, flying through the air as fast as a spear, seemed to have been hit by a stray bullet, instantly shattering into pieces. Before the bandits could even breathe a sigh of relief, the fragments inexplicably twirled, skimming through the air and accurately shooting at the four armed bandits, including the Killing Buddha who had already slipped out the door! [Zhuotong]: The basic inherited skill of [Inheritance: Devouring Flames], after swallowing flames, it stores them in the stomach and transforms them into [Calamity Flames] that can be manipulated at will. It can even be attached to other objects for extraordinary precision operations.

As a member of the Huo Dou sect, Wang Chenyang can freely manipulate the Huo Flame using the [Zhuo Tong] technique, so he can naturally expend more energy to control the Huo Flame's aggregate, the Huo Crystal!

bang bang bang! ! !
A dazzling red light exploded in the hall almost simultaneously, several explosions merging into one, and the bandits were unsurprisingly swept up by the blast, their flames of destruction becoming inextinguishable.

Although the explosion's power was reduced to varying degrees due to the shattered fragments of the Calamity Crystal, these bandits were ultimately just mortals. Even if they weren't killed instantly, they couldn't withstand the excruciating pain from the Calamity Flames burning their bodies. Only one tall, thin man, who blocked most of the explosion's power with his gun at the crucial moment, gritted his teeth and endured the Calamity Flames spreading up his left arm with the crazy thought of mutual destruction. He threw away his broken gun with his right hand, pulled out a grenade from his waist, and threw it directly behind a pillar.

boom!
With a violent explosion, Wang Chenyang, who was almost curled up in a ball, flew out from behind the pillar, but instead of immediately escaping outside to get away from this place of trouble, he rolled into the depths of the lobby, into the corridor leading to the collection exhibition hall.

Woohoo—Woohoo—

Hearing the approaching sirens, Wang Chenyang subconsciously quickened his pace. Outside the lobby, another figure, clutching a gun, got up from the ground and glanced with lingering fear at the still-burning crater.

When he controlled the explosion of the fragments of the Calamity Crystal, Wang Chenyang, who was hiding behind a pillar, had no time to pay attention to the Killing Buddha who was far away outside the main hall. This is why he was lucky enough to escape with his life and not become an unfortunate human barbecue.

Killing Buddha looked at his brother, who was being burned by flames and screaming in agony in the main hall. His expression behind the mask was uncertain, but he didn't think much of it. In the end, before the police sirens approached, he crouched down and crept into the doorway where Wang Chenyang had disappeared.

Wang Chenyang rushed into the exhibition displaying numerous Egyptian artifacts, only to find it in complete disarray. The shelves on the walls were mostly empty, and there were many scattered shards of glass on the cabinets and the floor. Even the golden coffin in the distance had been pried open, with its lid leaning to one side, looking utterly chaotic.

"Damn it, I knew it wasn't just those local bullies eyeing the runes!"

Wang Chenyang cursed angrily, ignoring the shrapnel from the grenades embedded in his flesh, and sprinted along the exhibition stand. Finally, after turning a corner, he saw a small exhibition hall that had been separated from the main exhibition.

At this moment, there was a woman in sportswear in the exhibition hall. She had soft features, long eyebrows and eyes, and a long ponytail that reached her waist.

In her hand, there was a dazzling red stone that kept flowing between her fingers.

"People from your hometown?"

Wang Chenyang stopped in his tracks, his expression one of surprise and uncertainty.

The person in front of me had a calm expression and was dressed casually, but the subtle yet sharp aura hidden beneath his appearance was anything but simple.

Most importantly, there was a gentle, divine light in this person's eyes, revealing an extraordinary quality. This was the only difference between him and ordinary people after he inherited his skills.

"Little Fatty, you're a step too late. This is a precious material that Zhan Yuejin's gold-devouring beast specifically requested. I'll have to trouble you for the sake of my treasure refining."

Upon hearing the woman mention Zhan Yuejin, a highly sought-after treasure refiner among the Yanfu Travelers, Wang Chenyang knew that this person must be an agent far above his own level. He could only sigh and turn around, intending to escape the encirclement before the police arrived.

Just then, a dark gun barrel emerged from around the corner, aimed at the back of Wang Chenyang's head, and pulled the trigger heavily.

boom! .
A .50 caliber bullet is enough to blow the skull off any land beast. Let alone Wang Chenyang, who was just wearing a bearskin coat, even if there was a giant bear standing in front of him, he would definitely be killed by this precise shot.

Scorching, fierce, terrifying.

The smell of death suddenly filled the small space.

Wang Chenyang's forehead bulged; the moment he heard the gunshot, only one thought crossed his mind.

'Damn it, the disc under my bed.'

Suddenly, a hand landed on Wang Chenyang's broad shoulder, and a dark moon disappeared behind the woman in an instant. At the same time, the fatal bullet pierced through Wang Chenyang's vulnerable back of the head!
shuh~
Immediately afterwards, the woman stepped forward, swung her palm with one hand, and a sharp whistling sound suddenly rang out like an arrow. Wang Chenyang watched as the ordinary-looking palm pushed aside the air, and the shock wave generated by the supersonic motion was swung out, forming a white knife mark that was visible to the naked eye.

puff~
The Killing Buddha, with a line of crimson blood appearing on his neck, collapsed to the ground. Wang Chenyang, regaining his senses, stared blankly at the woman so close to him.

"Baguazhang, Cloud Dragon Offering Claws, Boy's Kung Fu, it's too late for you to start practicing now."

The woman's warm breath made Wang Chenyang's face itch slightly.

"Just now, just now that was..."

Wang Chenyang touched his unharmed head and asked instinctively.

"【Jia Yin Sui Xiong】, a little trick that can help you save your life."

The woman tossed the red stone in her hand and continued, "Little Fatty, remember to clean up your tails properly in the future. There aren't many people left in our hometown, so don't let something as trivial as this ruin your life."

"Consider this a favor you owe me. I'll repay you another time."

After returning to Yanfu, Wang Chenyang finally learned the name of that woman after making numerous inquiries.

Remaining beams.

The Grand Duke Jupiter acts on behalf of the emperor, and the remaining years are exhausted.

However, even years later, when Wang Chenyang, who was majoring in the Huodou lineage, became the proxy of the [Mo], he still had no chance to repay that favor.

Later, Tai Sui Yu Shu rebelled and escaped, joining Si Fan and becoming Si Ku. This matter was buried deep in Wang Chenyang's heart, and he never mentioned it to outsiders.

"Sigh, how long has it been since I last dreamed since I obtained the tapir? Ten years? Eight years?"

At some point, the tapir, lying in the hotel room, opened its eyes and stared blankly at the ceiling.

"Fate is cruel."

Just then, a phone call came in.

"Boss, guess what good stuff I got from the last Yamafu incident? A Yamafu token imbued with the power of the Mo! I'm initiating a trade request right now, boss, please don't refuse."

Upon hearing that the call was from a newcomer he had introduced to Yanfu a few years ago, Mo immediately opened the Yanfu chat, selected a piece of equipment of comparable value from his personal space, and completed the transaction.

【Mirror of Dreams】: A Yama-fu token containing the power of the Baku, which can calm the mind and accelerate sleep. After use, it increases the awakening level of any inheritance by 5% or increases the awakening level of the Baku inheritance by 10%.

Note: Fatty, I need a knife, a very sharp and fast knife. If you find it, do you still remember the year of Jia Yin? (This message is only visible to the substitute of the Tapir)

As soon as I finished reading this note, the writing on my iris faded rapidly, like ink spreading through water, until it disappeared completely.

Holding what appeared to be an ancient bronze mirror from Japan's Sengoku period, Wang Chenyang narrowed his eyes to slits, lost in thought.

(End of this chapter)