Absolute Gate

Chapter 16 A mess

Despite facing six experts, Endless Summer still had the ability to fight and protect herself.

But Lu Guangqi could arrive at any time, and it would be very dangerous for him to bring his dependents along.

Therefore, he decided to cover Wu Zhong's retreat and let Wu Zhong escape on his own.

"I can't hold these guys off for long, you'd better get out of here!"

"Remember, don't go near the gate marked in red... except the one Chicken Gizzard took you to."

"Also, when you see a zombie, you must think about the most annoying and painful things, and fill your heart with resentment."

"If you encounter a German Shepherd chasing you, bark at them."

Wu was terrified by the frenzied gunfire, and even more bewildered by Wu Jinxia's continuous explanation.

"Huh? A dog barking?"

"There are zombies too?"

He was bewildered and astonished.

The personnel from Unit 985 who had caught up with them suddenly changed their expressions: "What! How did you know?"

As they spoke, the group suddenly clapped their hands together, forming a massive air shield that filled the passage.

"Buzz!"

The air shield was enormous, stretching for nearly a hundred meters, and it knocked Wu Zhong down, pressing him firmly to the ground.

Even Endless Summer couldn't withstand it and was slammed against the wall, his bones making a loud cracking sound.

The air shield was like a giant, physical hand, suppressing them.

"Plasma downpour!"

Endless Summer roared, and the purple armor on its body opened several cannons, frantically spraying purple plasma missiles.

"Extreme overload!"

After Endless Summer forced his opponents back with artillery fire, he trembled violently, his eyes went mad, and his body instantly turned pale purple, becoming almost transparent and invisible.

He vanished in a blur, crashing through the air shield with tremendous force, and charged through the passage at incredible speed.

It also dodges left and right, easily avoiding several incredibly powerful attacks.

The giant air shield seemed to be a single unit. With a series of blasts and charges, he finally tore the shield apart, shattering the entire area of ​​solidified air.

"Go!" Endless Summer roared.

Wu Zhong, who was far behind, also lost his restraint and immediately sprang up and ran away.

He also had a ghost on his shoulder...

The ghost said ominously, "Turn left..."

Guided by his directions, Wu Zhong used all his strength to speed away, breaking open the gates along the way, and winding his way around to avoid other guard units.

Meanwhile, from a certain direction, violent tremors were heard intermittently, indicating an exceptionally intense battle.

"This is also life-threatening for Brother Xia, I have to leave quickly..."

As Wu Zhong was muttering to himself, he was suddenly thrown over by a gust of air.

Looking back, a tall, thin young man in a firefighter's uniform caught up with them.

It was the firefighter who initially drew the portrait of the Night Wanderer in the hospital; Lu Guangqi later introduced him, I think his name was Gu Yue.

"Get down here!"

The young man, Gu Yue, glared angrily, and with a whoosh, each of his arms generated a huge air shield.

Using his shield as a weapon, he smashed Wu Zhong away with a clang, sending him crashing to the wall.

"puff!"

Wu Zhong felt a tightness and pain in his chest. He wanted to fight back, but the air shield held him firmly in place.

The air shield pressed down further, forcing Wu Zhong to crouch against the wall.

Oh no, Endless Summer missed one of the pursuers and failed to stop him.

With just this one, he would be no match for her.

However, Endless Summer had already arranged for Ghost Chicken Gizzard to protect Wu Zhong.

"Tear!"

The chicken gizzard claw reached out, and only when it was close to Gu Yue's neck did he belatedly realize what was happening. His hair stood on end, and he retreated in terror.

"who?"

Gu Yue licked the air, seemingly tasting its flavor, and then probing for something.

Wu Zhong took the opportunity to catch his breath and retreated repeatedly.

He could see the chicken gizzard; the ghostly claws slashed wildly, distorting the air, and almost touched Gu Yue several times.

Gu Yue was clearly invisible, but by sensing danger and the movement of the air, she constantly dodged the ghost's claws.

"Amazing..." Wu Zhong was shocked, only now realizing that even though Wu Jinxia had made the chicken gizzard appear, only he could still see it.

He couldn't help with the fierce battle between the human and the ghost; he could only watch from a distance.

Meanwhile, Gu Yue was fighting and retreating, seemingly intending to lure the ghostly chicken gizzard somewhere.

Wu finally realized what was going on and hurriedly shouted, "Stop fighting, Brother Chicken Gizzard, don't chase after them!"

Although the chicken gizzard could talk, it seemed to be not very bright. Wu Zhong could see through such an obvious trap and maneuver based on his experience playing some games, but the chicken gizzard could not detect it.

However, the gizzard clearly had intelligence; upon hearing the warning, it stopped and did not pursue the chicken any further.

Seeing this, Gu Yue pulled out a grenade, ready to fire.

"Fuck!"

Wu was terrified; that was a hand grenade.

Gunpowder is merciless; if it can't kill a ghost, won't it kill itself?

"Chicken Gizzard Bro!"

Chicken Gizzard, also worried about his safety, pounced on Gu Yue like lightning.

"Blastproof Shield Mountain!" Gu Yue glared angrily, but instead of using a grenade, she had been luring Ghost closer.

Suddenly, he spread his arms wide, condensing a large amount of air and bombarding it in all directions.

In an instant, he was like the eye of a storm, bursting forth with layers of solid air. The two rows of air shields close to Gu Yue were like winch blades, rotating and cutting with interlocking gears.

Wu was sent flying from a great distance and slammed against the wall, unable to get down.

In contrast, the ghostly gizzard simply became ethereal, standing upright amidst the crisscrossing torrent of blades, as if it hadn't touched anything.

The chicken gizzard swam upstream and pierced through Gu Yue's chest.

Then it materialized again, and with a "plop," the arm was embedded in flesh and blood, piercing Gu Yue through the heart.

"Ah!" Wu Zhong exclaimed in surprise, his face showing reluctance.

This ghost killed without any emotional fluctuation, cold and ruthless. As a human being himself, he couldn't help but feel afraid upon witnessing this scene.

"A Multifaceted Moment!"

However, although Gu Yue was in pain and his face was contorted, he was not quite dead yet.

Instead, with a snap of his fingers, green energy surrounded his body.

With a soft thud, the chicken gizzard was struck hard and forced back, its body flickering between light and shadow, and it had shrunk in size.

Wu was surprised, seeing the ghost injured for the first time.

Looking at Gu Yue again, the agonizing wound piercing his chest did not bring him down; instead, the granulation tissue was wriggling and healing visibly.

"It can heal! And it can even ward off evil spirits?"

Wu Zhong was extremely envious of this multi-faceted power, as it seemed to be possessed by everyone in the Disaster Realm, with varying abilities.

"Hmph! Calamity and evil spirits, bring it on!" Gu Yue gently touched her severely injured area, straightening her back.

The ghost chicken gizzard was injured and was even more determined not to let him go, so it pounced on him again.

Gu Yue snorted coldly, stepped back around a corner, and came to a door. He suddenly slapped the air shield, and the door slowly opened.

Wu Zhong chased after it and saw that his pupils contracted. It was a large door with a flashing red sign!

"What! Brother Xia said, don't go near the red door!"

Wu Zhong never expected that this ghostly chicken gizzard would be so stupid, already chasing after it.

In an instant, the chicken gizzard saw what was inside the red door behind Gu Yue, and the entire ghost was stunned.

Then, lost in thought, he stepped over the ancient moon and slipped inside.

"Oh no!" Wu Zhong saw the chicken gizzard fall into the trap and hurriedly turned and ran.

But he was no match for the rescue team members, and was quickly caught and captured with one hand.

Wu Zhong felt as if his body was bound by a ring of air, as if he were wearing shackles, which firmly suppressed him.

"It's over..." Wu Zhong lamented, his escape plan had failed.

He was very unwilling. Even if he stayed and cooperated with Captain Lu and others, he would not be traded to the ghost god with his abilities.

But that was before. Now that he's gone through this, he can't explain himself and will definitely be treated as one of the criminals.

Gu Yue carried him to the recess next to the red door, raised the air shield, inserted it, and closed the door.

The ghost chicken gizzard was still inside. Wu Zhong shouted for it to come out quickly.

There was no response, and they could only watch helplessly as the red gate remained tightly shut.

"Stop shouting. What attacked me just now? Tell me honestly." Gu Yue used her air shield to restrain and suppress him, her eyes sharp as she interrogated him.

How could Wu Zhong know where it was going? The Ghost Chicken Gizzard was summoned by Endless Summer to escort him out; it was the first time he had ever seen it.

"It's a ghost, a ghost. I don't know if it has anything to do with Mount Lu, but it has no physical form." He confessed honestly, already thinking about how to cooperate properly.

Gu Yue frowned: "A ghost? It has no physical form... When I unleashed the Air Shield Mountain just now... would it become intangible?"

Wu nodded: "Yes, I used my ethereal form to dodge your attack, and then my arm pierced through your chest. I saw it clearly... Wow, your injury is healed already?"

Gu Yue's chest has healed. Although the internal injuries may not have fully healed, at least on the surface, the skin and flesh have almost recovered.

His multifaceted strength lies in healing.

"Etherealization...hiss, can he bring things into etherealization?" Gu Yue murmured.

"Uh..." Wu Zhong remained silent; he didn't know.

Before the other party could ask any more questions, they suddenly noticed something amiss and their expression changed.

Suddenly, a head popped out of the red door! It was the dead head of Chicken Gizzard.

He floated effortlessly through the heavy, secure red gate, still carrying a tangled mess in his hand, and flew out.

The chicken gizzard was like a Rubik's Cube, constantly fiddling with the tangled mess.

"Damn..."

When Gu Yue caught a glimpse of the dead man's head, he immediately closed his eyes, so he didn't see the tangled mess.

But as you might guess, the tangled mess is in the hands of the ghost.

Gu Yue seemed to foresee a major problem and roared, "Don't look! Close your eyes, whatever you do, don't look at what we brought out!"

Wu Zhong was stunned. Huh? He had already seen it.

Then, in shock, he exclaimed, "What? I can't look? Is this the Eternal Thirst Plum?"

Gu Yue didn't dare to hide it: "No, it's a tangled mess, a knotted rope that can never be untied."

"The hemp rope is indestructible and its tangled knots cannot be untied by any means."

"It has a mind-bending effect, attracting people within a meter's radius to try to unravel it. In addition, you will also be attracted if you look directly at it!"

"Those who are attracted will focus intently on untying the rope, forgetting to eat and sleep!"

As he spoke, he closed his eyes and retreated rapidly against the wall, trying to create distance.

Wu Zhong exclaimed in astonishment, "But I... I've already seen it!"

Gu Yue asked suspiciously, "What? Nonsense! This thing's mental distortion is an absolute characteristic. If you saw it, you would definitely struggle frantically, trying to untangle the mess. You wouldn't be wasting your breath talking to me here."

Wu tilted his head; he told the truth, but the other party still didn't believe him.

However, is it a case of a twisted mind? Seeing it inevitably leads to a desire to untangle the mess?

No, Wu Zhong looked closely but showed no particular desire to unravel the mystery.

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　P.S.: Sorry.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)