Chapter 331: Life-and-Death Predicament
"Wuwuwu!"
As soon as Liu Zixuan entered, he heard the struggling and difficult sounds made by Zhou Nian.
Zhou Nian kept shaking his head at Liu Zixuan, meaning for Liu Zixuan to quickly leave and not worry about him!
Liu Zixuan raised his eyebrows, taking in the whole room at a glance, not discovering any danger. Why was Zhou Nian acting like this?
While pondering, he also approached Zhou Nian, immediately removing the object from her mouth.
"Senior, leave quickly! They've set a trap here, just waiting for you. Go before the trap is triggered. Don't worry about me!" Zhou Nian said anxiously.
"Trap?"
"Bang!"
Just as Liu Zixuan was puzzled and ready to ask, suddenly, the door banged shut tightly and locked automatically!
Then, an old voice echoed throughout the lounge!
"Liu Zixuan, welcome to Hell!"
"Who?" Liu Zixuan asked with a frown.
"You can call me Ghost-Face Wretched!" The old voice let out a hoarse laugh: "If you can walk out of this room alive, you'll naturally see my true face. But the chances are almost zero because in my eyes, you're nothing but a breathing corpse!"
After speaking, the old voice disappeared instantly, but a sound painful to the ears emerged.
Squeak...
Boom!
The sound of two iron objects colliding came out, and suddenly, four iron pipes, roughly as thick as a thumb, protruded from all four walls!
At the same time, Liu Zixuan smelled something very unpleasant in the air!
"It's ether!" Liu Zixuan raised an eyebrow, quickly taking out the Silver Needle to block Zhou Nian's sense of smell!
Breathing in this poison wouldn't take more than half an hour for it to be lethal!
Liu Zixuan thought they'd use some sophisticated method, but it turned out to be such a low-level poisoning!
Truly disgraceful.
He walked to the side, took off his short-sleeved shirt, soaked it with water from the water dispenser, and handed it to Zhou Nian: "Cover your nose and mouth with this, sit quietly here, and let me see if I can kick the door open!"
In such a tense moment, even though Zhou Nian was very worried and scared, she sat obediently without adding trouble for Liu Zixuan!
Liu Zixuan frowned and walked toward the door of the lounge.
But just as he raised his hand to push, suddenly two arrows shot out from the iron pipe on the opposite wall, both entirely silver, and fiercely sharp!
Liu Zixuan quickly backed away, and the two arrows brushed past the doorknob, directly piercing into the wall.
Bear in mind that it was the main wall of a building, absolutely nearly a meter thick, yet those two arrows pierced right through.
Liu Zixuan couldn't help but feel a bit scared; if he had reacted a little slower, his body would have been directly pierced by the two arrows!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
As he was thinking, several more arrows shot speedily from other iron pipes in the walls, each targeting his vital points.
Liu Zixuan's eyes hardened, quickly taking out the Soul-Devouring Sword to block, moving closer to Zhou Nian.
Clang!
Clang!
The sound of crisp clashes, sparks flying from the collisions between the Soul-Devouring Sword and the arrows, creating a terrifying atmosphere in the room.
Clang!
As Liu Zixuan caught the last arrowhead, suddenly a tingling sensation swept through his hand, and suddenly, the Soul-Devouring Sword was broken in two by the arrow!
This was a weapon used by a King Realm expert, yet it was split in two by an arrowhead!
Liu Zixuan's pupils contracted, quickly pulling Zhou Nian to a safe corner.
Looking at the broken sword in his hand, he couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
An arrowhead capable of piercing through the Soul-Devouring Sword was certainly not an ordinary item!
The current situation left Liu Zixuan feeling utterly puzzled. The old guy just now must have been the behind-the-scenes operator. These arrows were undoubtedly launched by him through those iron pipes!
But to aim at him so accurately requires not only good eyesight and prediction ability but also exceedingly deep Inner Strength!
Otherwise, those arrows couldn't possibly have such power!
Hell?
Remember earlier, the old guy mentioned welcome to Hell!
Liu Zixuan frowned, activating his X-ray Vision. What he saw shocked him!
Visibly, there were only four iron pipes on the wall, but under X-ray Vision, there were countless gears and various attack weapons inside the wall!
Arrows, throwing knives, and even some weapons Liu Zixuan had never seen before!
A glance did not reveal any trace of people!
But it did explain the type of space he found himself in!
Speaking of which, Liu Zixuan wasn't unfamiliar with the things inside the wall; they were Mechanical Techniques formed by arrays!
There are many talented and extraordinary individuals in the world!
Martial Artists who can fight ten with one.
Planners who can kill over thousands of miles.
And Profounders familiar with the mysteries of Heaven and Earth, like the crazy Zhou who, using Mysticism insights into the universe, accurately found grave sites.
There are also Wise Men like Zhuge and Zhou Yu, skilled in deploying troops and setting arrays.
However, the Mechanical Technique in front of him was entirely different from all the above.
Because Mechanical Technique focuses on using one person's power to activate numerous arrays and mechanisms to kill.
Legend has it that the origin of Mechanical Technique is unclear. Some say Zhuge Liang was the first to invent it, like the Wooden Ox and Flowing Horse. Others say Lu Ban was the one to push Mechanical Techniques to the extreme, crafting many highly destructive items.
Even now, it's unknown who it truly was!
But it can be confirmed that Mechanical Technique far surpasses Martial Artists and arrays in power.
Because it combines the features of arrays and Martial Artists! So, its power is immense!
Liu Zixuan murmured, "No wonder he called this Hell, with so many intricate arrays and mechanisms. It's truly a more terrifying existence than Hell!"
"What do you mean, senior?" Zhou Nian asked softly.
Liu Zixuan chuckled bitterly: "I'm afraid it will be very difficult to get out today!"
"I don't know the principles behind these mechanisms, nor will I have the time to carefully study how to break these intricate arrays." Liu Zixuan indeed found himself in a tough spot.
This was the first time he encountered such a tricky situation since arriving in the city.
"What will happen next?" Zhou Nian asked.
"Now that ether is involved, who knows if there'll be fire, water, or inexplicable Hidden Weapons next. Basically, every second from now will be a test of survival for both of us!" Liu Zixuan shrugged with a smile.
At this moment, he felt there was no need to hide the truth from Zhou Nian; it was necessary for her to know their current situation!
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