Black Myth: The Legend of Tianpeng Seeking Demons

"Today, none of you will leave here alive!" Wang Tiezhu's voice was cold and cruel, just like those villains in TV dramas who don't even last three episodes.

“Feifei…” Chang Juan gripped Zhu Feifei’s arm tightly, her voice trembling slightly, but her eyes revealed a resolute determination to die together.

"Don't be afraid, Chang Juan, I'm here." Zhu Feifei comforted her softly. Although he wasn't sure himself, a man has to be tough at times like this! He thought to himself: I, Old Pig, have seen a lot of things... well, big scenes, how can I be scared by this little laser gun?

"Hmph, they're about to die, and they're still being all lovey-dovey!" Wang Tiezhu sneered disdainfully, thinking that these two must have lost their minds. "Zhu Feifei, I admit you have some skills, but do you think you can take on the entire 'Zero' Laboratory by yourself?"

"Lab Zero? That sounds pretty intimidating. Anyone who didn't know better would think you were researching how to destroy the Earth!" Zhu Feifei scoffed. "Hey Captain Wang, your name is so corny! You should just call yourself Wang Tiedan (Iron Egg), that's more down-to-earth!"

"You!" Wang Tiezhu was so taken aback by Zhu Feifei's sudden retort that he almost fainted.

"Zhu Feifei, I'm giving you one last chance. Hand over that box, and I might spare your life!" Wang Tiezhu suppressed his anger and threatened again.

"A box? What box? Oh, you mean this dark, unsightly thing?" Zhu Feifei pretended to suddenly realize something, pulled a black metal box out of her pocket, and tossed it in her hand. "What's this thing for? Can you eat it?"

"You...you're playing dumb!" Wang Tiezhu's eyes flashed with greed as he looked at the box in Zhu Feifei's hand. "Give it to me now!"

"Give it to you? Why should I?" Zhu Feifei rolled her eyes. "I found it, so it's mine!"

"You're asking for death!" Wang Tiezhu completely lost his patience. He roared and pulled the trigger of the laser gun.

"Watch out!" Zhu Feifei exclaimed, quickly tackling Chang Juan to the ground. The action was swift and fluid, executed in one go, displaying a heroic spirit of rescuing a damsel in distress.

"boom!"

A gunshot rang out, and the laser beam grazed the two men before striking the wall, leaving a charred hole.

"Wow, that's incredibly powerful!" Zhu Feifei exclaimed, staring at the hole in the wall. "If that hit someone, they'd be vaporized instantly!"

"Zhu Feifei, how are you?" Chang Juan asked hurriedly, disregarding her fear.

"I'm fine, it's just that my butt hurts a little..." Zhu Feifei rubbed his butt. He had accidentally tripped and fallen while trying to avoid the laser beam.

"You idiot, can't you be serious for once!" Little White's voice echoed in his mind, tinged with a hint of helplessness.

"I'm being very serious!" Zhu Feifei thought to himself, "I'm risking my life to protect this beautiful woman!"

"Hmph, overestimating yourself!" Wang Tiezhu sneered as he looked at Zhu Feifei's disheveled appearance. "Zhu Feifei, let's see how long you can hide!"

"Wang Tiedan, if you're so capable, then don't use a gun! Let's have a real fight!" Zhu Feifei shouted at Wang Tiezhu as she got up from the ground.

"Real swords and guns? You're not worthy!" Wang Tiezhu said disdainfully. "You can't even stand up straight now, and you want to fight me?"

"Who said I can't stand up?" Zhu Feifei said, trying to stand up, but as soon as he moved, he felt a sharp pain in his shoulder.

"Ouch!" He couldn't help but cry out in pain and fell back to the ground.

"Zhu Feifei, you're injured!" Chang Juan quickly supported him, looking at the wound on his shoulder with concern.

"I'm fine..." Zhu Feifei gritted her teeth and said, enduring the pain, "This little injury is nothing to me!"

"You idiot, don't be so reckless!" said Little White Ringwraith. "You're no match for him in your current state!"

"What can we do? Are we just going to stand by and watch him take Chang Juan away?" Zhu Feifei said.

"You still have the nine-bead bracelet! Use your combination skill!" Little White Ringwraith reminded him.

"Oh right! How could I forget this!" Zhu Feifei slapped her forehead and quickly pushed the power of the nine-bead bracelet to its limit.

"Diamond Demon-Slaying Slash - Annihilation!"

He suddenly swung his bracelet, and a huge golden blade of light shot out, slashing fiercely at Wang Tiezhu.

"What?!" Wang Tiezhu's expression changed drastically when he saw the huge golden blade of light. He quickly dodged, but he was still a step too slow and the blade grazed his arm, causing it to bleed profusely.

"Damn it!" Wang Tiezhu clutched his injured arm, his eyes filled with anger and shock. He hadn't expected Zhu Feifei to possess such strength.

"Wang Tiedan, now you know how powerful I am!" Zhu Feifei laughed smugly. "I advise you to surrender obediently, otherwise, my next move will be your life!"

"Hmph, don't get too cocky!" Wang Tiezhu sneered. He suddenly pulled a remote control out of his pocket and pressed it hard.

"Boom!"

The entire laboratory suddenly began to shake violently, as if an earthquake had occurred.

"What's going on?!" Zhu Feifei exclaimed. Before he could react, he saw a huge rock fall from the ceiling and crash down on him and Chang Juan.

"Watch out!" Zhu Feifei quickly tackled Chang Juan to the ground, shielding her with her own body.

"boom!"

The stone crashed heavily to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

"Zhu Feifei, how are you?" Chang Juan asked anxiously.

"I'm fine..." Zhu Feifei coughed a few times and got up from the ground. He found that he and Chang Juan were trapped in the laboratory.

"Hahaha, Zhu Feifei, you've been tricked!" Wang Tiezhu laughed triumphantly. "I've planted a bomb in this lab. Now, you're all going to die!"

"A bomb?!" Zhu Feifei's expression changed drastically. He hadn't expected Wang Tiezhu to be so crazy as to have planted a bomb in the laboratory!

"Wang Tiedan, you're a madman!" Zhu Feifei roared, "What you're doing will kill everyone!"

"Everyone? Hahahaha!" Wang Tiezhu said, "Zhu Feifei, you overestimate yourself! You think the world will be destroyed if you die? You're wrong! The world will be better off without you!"

"You..." Zhu Feifei wanted to say something, but the shaking in the laboratory became more and more violent. He knew that the bomb was about to explode.

"What should I do? What should I do?!" Zhu Feifei was extremely anxious. He didn't want to die. He still had many things to do and Chang Juan to protect.

"Silly pig, don't panic! I'm here to help you!" Just then, the voice of the Ringwraith White suddenly rang in his mind.

"Xiaobai, do you have any ideas?" Zhu Feifei asked hurriedly.

"Have you forgotten you still have the Moonlight Ring?" said Little White, the Ringwraith. "The Moonlight Ring can take you through time and space to escape from here!"

"Oh right! How could I forget that!" Zhu Feifei suddenly realized, and he quickly concentrated to activate the Moonlight Ring.

However, at that moment, he suddenly felt as if his body was bound by a powerful force, unable to move.

"What's going on?!" Zhu Feifei was shocked to find that he could no longer activate the Moonlight Ring.

"Heh heh, it's useless, Zhu Feifei." Wang Tiezhu's voice rang out again, "I've already activated the energy shielding device in the lab; all your abilities will be sealed!"

"An energy shielding device?!" Zhu Feifei's expression changed drastically. He hadn't expected Wang Tiezhu to have such a method.

"That's right, this is the latest research result of our 'Zero' Lab!" Wang Tiezhu said smugly. "Zhu Feifei, you can just obediently wait to die!"

"No, I won't die!" Zhu Feifei roared, struggling desperately to break free from the force's hold.

"It's no use, it's no use..." Wang Tiezhu's voice faded into the distance, and Zhu Feifei's consciousness became increasingly blurred.

"Chang Juan...I'm sorry..."

Zhu Feifei said silently in his heart, and then he slowly closed his eyes.

"Boom!!!"

A deafening roar erupted, and the entire laboratory exploded violently, flames shooting skyward and thick smoke billowing into the air...

……

"Feifei! Feifei!"

After an unknown amount of time, Zhu Feifei felt as if he were in complete darkness, and heard a familiar voice calling his name anxiously. He tried hard to see who it was, but he couldn't make out anything.

He slowly opened his eyes and found himself lying in a warm embrace, with Chang Juan looking at him with concern.

"Chang Juan...are you...are you alright?" Zhu Feifei asked weakly, her voice terribly hoarse.

"I'm alright, how are you?" Chang Juan's voice was choked with emotion, her eyes filled with worry and lingering fear. The near-death experience brought tears to the eyes of this usually strong woman.

"I...I think...I'm fine..." Zhu Feifei felt some pain in his body, but nothing serious. He looked around and found himself lying in...a pigsty?

"Where...where is this?" Zhu Feifei was completely bewildered.

“This is the emergency shelter of the ‘Moon Goddess’.” Chang Juan’s voice carried a hint of relief at surviving the disaster. “When the explosion occurred, the ‘Moon Goddess’ activated the emergency teleportation device and teleported us here.”

"Moon Goddess? Isn't she an AI assistant? How can she save people?" Zhu Feifei was even more confused.

“She…she’s not just an AI assistant…” Chang Juan hesitated for a moment, then said, “She…she also possesses other powers…”

"Other forces? Could it be... the legendary 'artificial stupidity'?" Zhu Feifei couldn't help but complain.

"Pfft..." Chang Juan was amused by him. She rolled her eyes at Zhu Feifei and said, "Can't you be serious for once!"

"I'm being very serious!" Zhu Feifei said innocently, "I'm just curious!"

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore," Chang Juan said. "You should rest well first, and once your injuries have healed, we'll figure out a way to leave this place."

"Hmm..." Zhu Feifei nodded. He felt very weak and needed to rest.

He closed his eyes and soon fell asleep.

In his dream, he saw Wu Gang, the Moon Demon, Chang Juan, and the mysterious "Zero" laboratory...