TSIAGBICATMWI Chapter 186

Chapter 186: A Fight Breaks Out

Wu Zixiao’s hypocritical smile faltered, his face darkening as he said in a stiff voice, “I’ve said, the item isn’t with me. Don’t push your luck! Even if I’m injured now, it doesn’t mean you can easily manipulate me.”

The Su family members immediately scattered, surrounding the Wu family’s three siblings. Su Nanle said nonchalantly, “We don’t need to easily manipulate you. We just need to gang up on you.” He was joking. In this doomsday, in this era where lives are on the line, in a treasure-snatching battle, who would be stupid enough to engage in a one-on-one duel?

“You… shameless scoundrel.” Wu Zixiao’s face flushed red, provoked by Su Nanle’s impervious attitude. The three siblings stood back to back in a defensive posture. Seeing that reasoning with Su Nanle was impossible, Wu Zixiao turned to Su Qingshan and said, “Second Uncle Su, are you really going to take things this far?”

Su Qingshan said in a gentle tone, “Nephew Wu, we’re not doing anything. It’s just that your attitude of always hiding things and refusing to hand them over is making it difficult for me. Look, as long as you’re willing to hand over the item, we not only won’t harm you, but we can also escort you back. If you encounter the Ning family in your current state, it will be a disaster.” The Ning family had always been assertive, and they wouldn’t hesitate.

Su Nanle added fuel to the fire from the side, “Old man, why waste so much time talking to him? Just beat him to death. I don’t believe three dead people can still hold onto anything.”

“Hey, you little brat, don’t be so bloody. When you’re out in the world, you have to be kind to others, understand? We just want the item, there’s no need to take lives.”

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Su Qingshan and Su Nanle played the roles of good cop and bad cop, one threatening, the other enticing, but neither made a move. Wu Zixiao stubbornly insisted that he didn’t refuse to hand over the item. The three of them went back and forth, playing a game of tai chi. The three men’s drama went on for a long time.

Gu Tangxi yawned, covering her mouth, and nudged Gu Tangyue’s arm, whispering, “Are people from these big families always so long-winded?” The situation was already overwhelmingly in their favor, was there really a need to waste so much breath? If they didn’t want to kill, they should just snatch it. Did they really expect someone to respectfully offer it up with both hands? Who would willingly let a duck that’s already in their mouth fly away? Were these people brain-dead?

Gu Tangyue leaned close to her ear and whispered back, “Maybe people from big families are well-mannered, polite. Unlike us, who have no upbringing and just start fighting.”

Gu Tangxi heard the sarcasm in her tone, nodded seriously, and mocked, “Yes, that’s true. We’re too crude, too barbaric.”

This time, Xu Yuze rarely agreed with their complaints in his heart. These big families were indeed mentally ill. If it were them, the Wu Zixiao trio would already be cold corpses. Why make such a fuss? But these people were brought by Xie YunChuan, so unless Xie YunChuan gave the word, they should just watch the show.

Luo Shuyou tugged at Xie YunChuan’s sleeve and muttered, “How long are they going to argue? This is the first time I’ve seen people fighting over something by arguing in the doomsday.” Everyone else comes up and fights with real weapons. This group of people had really broadened Luo Shuyou’s horizons. Their threats were very smooth, and their mockery was off the charts, but no matter how harsh they were, they wouldn’t make the other side lose a single hair! Didn’t they see that Wu Zixiao, no matter how humiliated he looked, wouldn’t budge and hand over the item? Could they resolve this by arguing? If they couldn’t, could they please step aside and let him go up and fight?

Xie YunChuan gently patted Luo Shuyou’s hand to comfort him. To be honest, he was also surprised that things were going this way. He didn’t know his maternal uncle and cousin’s character, but he didn’t expect them to be so indecisive. Could it be that Wu Zixiao was hiding some powerful trump card?

Xie YunChuan stepped forward and said to the three in a cold voice, “Have you argued enough? If you have, then show whatever you’ve got.” As the last word fell, Xie YunChuan launched a powerful attack. Giant vines rose from the ground, interspersed with flying leaves. The dense attacks caught Wu Zixiao and the others off guard, and they dodged in a panic.

Xie YunChuan didn’t want to reveal his identity as a triple-ability user, so he didn’t use the other two abilities. He only used his level-five wood ability to fight the level-seven Wu Zixiao, whose injuries hadn’t fully recovered. The two were evenly matched.

Soon, the two of them chased each other out of the cave. Now that Xie YunChuan had made a move, Gu Tangxi and Xu Yuze could also move. The three-on-three fight became intense.

Luo Shuyou stayed by Gu Tangyue’s side. Xie YunChuan told him not to reveal his strength, so he had no choice but to stay here quietly to protect her in case of any accidents.

The Su family members were confused by the sudden outbreak of the free-for-all. They looked at each other, and finally, everyone looked at Su Qingshan. Su Nanle complained, “See? I told you to fight, but you didn’t. Now what? Are you going to watch YunChuan be beaten to death by him?”

Su Qingshan glanced at him and shouted, “Fight just because you say so? Do you want to die? In this small cave, the item in Wu Zixiao’s hands can blow up all of us, along with this cave.”

“Then now that they’ve all gone outside, why are you still standing here?” Su Nanle still had an unconvinced expression, but if his father didn’t move, he wouldn’t dare to chase after them and fight. The consequences would be severe. Accidentally losing his life was one thing, but he would be severely punished when they returned.

“Don’t worry, let’s see Little Chuan’s strength first.” Wu Zixiao didn’t dare to use the explosive weapon in his hand easily. The huge explosion would inevitably attract the other two families. He knew this because Wu Zixiao would rather be seriously injured than use those things before.

These weapons were like this: the greater the lethality and the wider the range of destruction, the louder the sound. To accumulate such enormous energy in a small device, the impact wave released upon its sudden explosion would also be wide and large.

The reason why they had been stalling with him for so long was because they knew that forcibly snatching it wouldn’t work. If Wu Zixiao went for a do-or-die tactic, then none of them would survive.

As for those sneak attacks with high lethality but small range, Wu Zixiao’s injuries were real, and he must have used up all those things he was carrying.

The three groups fought their own battles. Gu Tangxi faced Wu Ziling, fire ability against water ability. The two went back and forth, Gu Tangxi setting fires, Wu Ziling extinguishing them. Both were level-four ability users. Gu Tangxi had rich combat experience and was skilled in her techniques, but Wu Ziling’s water countered fire, so Gu Tangxi couldn’t easily defeat Wu Ziling.

Wu Zishan was a level-five wind ability user, while Xu Yuze was level-four, putting him at a disadvantage. However, Wu Zishan’s injuries hadn’t healed, and her abilities hadn’t recovered. She forced her body to the limit, absorbing crystal cores to replenish energy and fight Xu Yuze. Xu Yuze just dragged it out, waiting for her to exhaust herself.