Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 844 This High-Level Game
"Ow!!!"

The tiger's roar grew increasingly piercing, making Liu Xiaowei and the others' hearts pound as if they were about to jump out of their throats.

"A Grade B cursed artifact?? Where did this guy get something so important??"

Liu Xiaowei and the others stared at the black tiger hanging above Yang Mingjie's head, their faces turning pale.

Even if a Grade B cursed item is a one-time consumable, its price is outrageously high.

Although their patrol team's salary wasn't low, they weren't extravagant enough to casually produce a Grade B cursed item.

"Are you crazy?!" Liu Xiaowei roared, staring straight at Yang Mingjie.

Upon hearing this, Yang Mingjie hesitated for a few seconds, but then looked up at Kaslia and the others who were watching the show on the second floor.

"I suspect that there are spies among these people who have infiltrated Ruzhou. I need to investigate their identities. Why are you obstructing me in every way? Is there really something wrong here?"

Upon hearing this, Kaslia and the others' expressions immediately turned cold, and they glanced sideways in the direction of the Third Master.

Third Master was also startled and immediately rebuked, "Nonsense! These are all my friends. I can vouch for them."

"You can prove it, okay, I can at least check their identity information."

“These are my distinguished guests. How could you, a mere patrolman, possibly check their identities? I think you're just randomly scratching and biting them.”

Third Master scolded him with a dark face.

Yang Mingjie snorted coldly: "Then I'm going to investigate them today."

"Damn it, where did you come from? You're so stubborn, aren't you? You really think we can't kill you?"

"Oh, Captain Liu, did you hear that? He's openly threatening a government official! Why aren't you arresting him?"

Liu Xiaowei, with a cold face, was about to speak when...

"Who are you going to arrest?"

A slightly impatient male voice rang out from outside the door; it was the supervisor, Yang Zhendong.

"Surround this place!"

Outside the inn, a large number of patrol teams rushed to the surrounding area, sealing off the area around the inn.

When Third Master saw Yang Zhendong arrive, he nodded slightly to Kaslia and the others: "Please be patient, everyone, the main character has arrived."

Yang Zhendong stared intently at Yang Mingjie, his gaze sweeping over the paper tiger above his head. He sneered, "You're just a lowly patrolman with a meager allowance, yet you can produce a Grade B cursed item?"

"I was lucky, I found it, isn't that right, Lord Yang? You've come at the perfect time. I suspect there's a spy hiding in this shop, and I just wanted to check it out, but they absolutely refused. Captain Liu even tried to protect them."

Yang Mingjie pointed to Kaslia and the others upstairs and said.

Upon hearing this, Yang Zhendong glanced at the people in the second-floor corridor, then looked at Liu Xiaowei.

Upon seeing this, Liu Xiaowei immediately said, "Sir, this guy has committed insubordination, injured his colleagues, and disobeyed orders. These are all normal guests. We have already checked them and tried to persuade him, but he became enraged and tried to kill us."

“Yes, yes, he also tried to extort money from us,” the proprietress said, pointing at Yang Mingjie.

Upon hearing this, Yang Zhendong frowned and simply said, "Take him down."

The two words struck him like icicles falling to the ground. The elite patrol team he brought with him did not hesitate upon hearing this. They drew their swords and surrounded Yang Mingjie with murderous intent.

These people wore [Warrior Masks] on their faces, and their equipment was all high-quality products from the Amazing Pavilion.

It is clearly an elite team.

Even though Yang Mingjie had already prepared himself, cold sweat instantly broke out on his forehead, and his heart pounded wildly, almost jumping out of his throat.

"Ow!!"

This time, the howl was no longer meant to intimidate, but was filled with a fierce and murderous intent!
The dark tiger shadow seemed to solidify, no longer a phantom, but carrying a real texture and a chilling aura of death.

The eerie wind swirling around it suddenly intensified, whipping wildly in all directions like tangible black ribbons.

After all, it was a prop made by Xiao Ran herself. Even if it was a disposable item, it was not something that an ordinary person could stop.

The three elite patrol members at the forefront were the first to be hit! Their standard armor emitted a defensive aura.

But in the face of this raging Tiger-like Yin Wind, it was easily torn apart like paper!

"court death!"

Yang Zhendong had been waiting for this moment. He suddenly took a step forward, and his spiritual power surged and erupted, forming a solid protective shield that barely blocked the remaining yin wind that was rushing towards him.

He suddenly donned a pair of black gloves, which gleamed with a dark red light, and a bolt of lightning shot out from them.

Suddenly, a dazzling burst of lightning tore through the void with its blinding light.

Yang Zhendong's move immediately put Kaslia and the others on the second floor on edge.

The title of "Lord Lei" is clearly well-deserved.

"Rumble..."

The Yin Sha was instantly torn apart by the lightning, and Yang Mingjie involuntarily closed his eyes, feeling his whole body turn ice cold.

"boom!!"

Lightning exploded in front of him, instantly engulfing Yang Mingjie's figure.

But before the lightning dissipated, Yang Zhendong's expression changed drastically. A hand covered in black scales blocked his fist within the lightning.

"who!!"

Yang Zhendong's pupils widened, feeling utterly incredulous. Even Yang Jun, a fellow professional, wouldn't dare to block such a punch, yet his opponent had managed to deflect it with just one hand.

In shock, the lightning dissipated, revealing a figure covered in black scales standing proudly before Yang Zhendong.

A figure covered in deep, jet-black scales stood proudly where the lightning had vanished, like a demonic dragon emerging from the ancient darkness.

The scales fit together tightly, outlining a smooth and powerful silhouette, as if a living creature were covering its body.

It can even be seen that as the lightning travels through the scales, the scales absorb all the raging lightning with the slight opening and closing of the scales.

"Who are you!!"

Yang Zhendong immediately stepped back, staring intently at the figure, quickly recalling the information in his mind, but he had no recollection of the person in front of him.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Ran completely ignored him. Seeing that everyone had gathered, she took a step forward and rushed straight towards the second floor.

The expressions of Third Master, Kaslia, and the others upstairs changed drastically!
Unexpectedly, the other side was charging straight at them.

Even more unexpectedly, Xiao Ranren leaped into the air and charged towards Kaslia and the others.

The fist, encased in scales, made a sharp tearing sound in the air, and immense pressure immediately enveloped Kaslia and the others.

The entire wooden structure on the second floor of the "Fengchun Inn" groaned in the roar, and the wooden floor and railings burst open instantly. Fine wood chips and dust sprayed out in all directions like snow waves smashed by an invisible giant hammer!
Kaslia's pupils contracted sharply as she realized something was wrong. She immediately raised her arm, and a large shield made of pure holy light instantly appeared in front of her fist.

Light flowed across the shield's surface, and its sacred and solemn aura collided with the wild power emanating from Xiao Ran's fist.

"boom!!!"

A deafening roar erupted a second time in the narrow space of the corridor!

The Holy Light Shield was as if it had been bombarded by a heavy cannon; its extremely bright light suddenly exploded, dimmed instantly, and countless spiderweb-like cracks spread wildly.

With that punch, Xiao Ran felt as if his fist had struck a rock.

But then Xiao Ran raised his hand, and sheets of paper money flew out, quickly turning to ashes in the void.

Suddenly, a cold wind howled around them, and the entire inn seemed to be pulled into another dimension, sealed off by this strange power.

"You're asking for it!!" Baro Eksi, the burly man behind Kaslia, cursed in English as the surroundings plunged into darkness.

He reacted extremely quickly, instantly retrieving a large, ancient-looking sword from his spatial storage.

This greatsword is broad and heavy, neither gold nor iron, and exudes a primal sense of oppression.

The inscription on it is made of ancient, dark gold script containing complex proverbs, which are the Ten Commandments of Moses in Western legend, symbolizing divine law and judgment!

"In the name of God! Suppress!"

Baro Eksi's arms were bulging with muscles, and with a roar, he gripped the sword hilt with both hands and raised the greatsword to his chest.

"Buzz!"

A pale golden halo, visible to the naked eye, instantly spread out from the greatsword as a center, like heavy mercury spilling onto the ground, enveloping the entire inn!
Privilege: Sacred Suppression Domain!

The instant the halo swept over him, Xiao Ran felt his body suddenly sink, as if a thousand-pound burden had been suddenly placed on his shoulders, reducing his speed by thirty percent! It wasn't just a physical constraint, but also a strong mental intimidation that impacted his consciousness, attempting to break his will and make him bow down to that "sacred" authority!

Xiao Ran glanced at it, and the information about Baro Eksi was clearly imprinted in her eyes:

【Barrow Eksi】

C-level professions: Divine Judge, Gladiator, Mighty King.

Attributes: Strength 214, Agility 50, Spirit 50, Constitution 180
Seeing this, Xiao Ran did not continue to fight head-on. Using Kaslia's shield, he stepped on it and retreated while taking out another cursed item.

"With the Locust Ranking in my hands, all laws are extinguished, and divine might is as imprisonable as a fortress!"

Xiao Ran opened her palm, and an apricot-yellow scroll appeared in her hand.

The scroll was unfurled, revealing densely packed, tiny characters.

[The methods listed on the list are immoral and unethical; their origins must be eradicated and their source cut off.]

As the list of locusts was unfurled, the original writing on it became blurred and illegible.

But next to the blurry handwriting, there was another line of text.

"All weapons are forbidden to be used except for knives."

As the locust banner opened, the apricot-yellow halo slowly expanded outwards from the center of the yellow tide.

Wherever the halo passed, everyone was enveloped in a halo of dim yellow light. Instantly,
Yang Zhendong and the others were startled. Under the halo, they discovered that their Thunder Gloves were being suppressed by a force, and the activated runes were no longer usable.

Not only Yang Zhendong, but everyone's cursed objects were affected wherever the dim light shone.

Only cursed objects like knives remained unharmed.

This included Barrow Eksi, who had just raised his greatsword. His face immediately turned extremely ugly, and he cursed in English.

"Who are you!"

Seeing the remarkable abilities of this mysterious person, Yang Zhendong was both shocked and furious, as the company's intelligence network was extremely advanced.

Once someone has sparred with a company member, regardless of victory or defeat, their methods will be recorded by a pinhole camera hidden in the member's chest.

The data is updated weekly, and the data is sent to the corresponding members according to the corresponding level.

For example, materials for beginners are generally not sent to supervisors, except to those who receive special attention.

The materials sent to the supervisors were all from professionals.

But Yang Zhendong had never seen such methods before. Who exactly was the other party?
"Supervisor Yang, compared to my identity, the methods these people use are clearly not those of us Chinese. Shouldn't you first pay attention to their identities?"

Yang Zhendong snorted coldly upon hearing this: "You're meddling too much. Now that the Lost City has been established, all kinds of professions exist. I don't see anything wrong with the other party's methods. On the contrary, your methods are sinister and strange, which is a bigger problem."

Seeing that Yang Zhendong was still being stubborn even at this point, Xiao Ran felt a surge of anger.

This was an opportunity I gave Yang Zhendong, and since he didn't want it, then he shouldn't blame me for being impolite.

"Fine, fine!" Xiao Ran said "fine" three times. "I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen anyone this shameless. Since you don't acknowledge it, then I have nothing more to say."

After saying that, Xiao Ran raised the notebook and took out the Dragon Abyss from her spatial storage.

"you!!"

When Yang Zhendong saw the Longyuan sword in Xiao Ran's hand, his heart tightened. He stared intently, and when he clearly saw the knife in Xiao Ran's hand, his mind went blank for a moment; "Xiao Ran!!"

His words sent chills down everyone's spines.

"He is Xiao Ran!" Third Master's eyes widened, and he suddenly felt a great disaster was about to befall him.

Yang Zhendong remained silent, because there was no doubt about it—that knife had appeared in the Guizhou region not long ago.

Xiao Ran nearly killed the priest king in the deep mountains of Guizhou with a single strike; this has been confirmed on the company's internal network.

The photo of Xiao Ran was included, and the knife was also given special attention by the company. Although it was unclear what grade of cursed object it was, the company temporarily classified the knife as Grade B.

Therefore, when Yang Zhendong saw the knife, he immediately recognized Xiao Ran.

Now that he had been recognized, Xiao Ran made no attempt to hide anything. He revealed his true face and looked at Yang Zhendong: "I'll give you one more chance. Kill these guys, and I'll pretend you were fooled by them."

Yang Zhendong was stunned for a moment, and hesitated for a moment.

Because he didn't know exactly how much Xiao Ran knew.

This guy is a corpse sewing master. If a corpse falls into his hands, unless the memory has been protected by special means, all the secrets will be exposed.

Just as Yang Zhendong was struggling with his own thoughts.

Third Master was already furious: "Yang Zhendong, what are you standing there for? Come at us together and kill him, or we'll all be doomed. Don't forget the benefits Changchun will give you, the 300,000 yuan in payments every year, it's not free."

Upon hearing this, Yang Zhendong's face instantly turned cold, and even Liu Xiaowei and the others turned pale.

They knew there was something fishy about this place, but they never expected it to be such a big deal, and their hearts sank.

"Ugh."

Yang Zhendong sighed, silently took off his gloves, took out a vial from his spatial storage, and plunged it into his neck.

He looked up at the apricot-yellow scroll of the [Locust Ranking] above Xiao Ran's head and said, "You're only banning cursed items that are weapons, right? That means any non-standard weapon-type cursed items are not within the scope of the ban, right?"

Xiao Ran frowned and looked at Yang Zhendong: "Are you really looking for death?"

To be honest, Xiao Ran didn't want to kill him, which had nothing to do with Yang Zhendong himself. She had no relationship with him. It was just that Xiao Ran didn't want this to become a thorn in her side or the company.

After all, this is one of the few supervisors in the company. Killing a supervisor would be a huge blow to the company's credibility.

If it absolutely must be handled, it's better to leave it to the company's internal staff.

Xiao Ran's original intention was simply to make Yang Zhendong back down and leave Ruzhou City after killing these people.

But who would have thought that this guy would choose the path of death over the path of survival?

"Hey!"

Yang Zhendong sneered: "The company's information gives you a very high rating, even judging that no professional below B-level is your match. But today I want to test how long you can last with so many experts, including B-level experts."

Before Yang Zhendong's lame joke had even faded, the medicine injected into his neck had already taken effect!
Accompanied by a tooth-grinding hissing sound and the cracking of his joints, his body visibly began to swell.

The clothes that had been fitting were instantly bulged and torn by the rapidly expanding muscles, revealing the blue flesh beneath, which twisted and coiled like gnarled tree roots.

Xiao Ran's gaze was fixed on Yang Zhendong, and she noticed that the guy's strength, physique, and speed were increasing at an extremely exaggerated rate.

In the blink of an eye, his strength had already exceeded 200 points, and his physique had even exceeded 300.

"Obstinate!"

Seeing this, Xiao Ran swung her knife at Yang Zhendong.

"what!!"

Zhen Dong roared fiercely, his feet cracking the floor, and his massive body leaped up with extraordinary speed, rushing straight at Xiao Ran!
At the same time, he flipped his twisted hand, and a strangely shaped, clock-shaped cursed object appeared out of thin air. As he infused it with runes, the clock instantly became translucent, appearing behind Yang Zhendong like a phantom projection.

“Click… click… click…”

A crisp, cold, and eerily rhythmic ticking of the second hand suddenly rang out.

"Whoosh!!" The Dragon Abyss in Xiao Ran's hand emitted a series of buzzing sounds.

"Roar!"

A low, inhuman roar, mixed with the power of a dragon's cry, emanated uncontrollably from Xiao Ran's dragon armor.

The Dragon Abyss Blade, carrying a violent aura, tore through the air, leaving a sharp and dazzling crescent-shaped streak of cold light in the void.

Faced with this earth-shattering blow, Yang Zhendong's face twisted and became as ferocious as a demon due to the dramatic change.

Without dodging or avoiding, he let out an inhuman roar as his mutated giant fist, covered in a bluish-black keratin layer, smashed fiercely towards the chilling blade light!
A powerful and fierce aura actually erupted from the fist!
This is precisely the essence of the Shaolin's secret martial art, the "Dragon Subduing Arhat Fist".

At this moment, under the combined effect of Yang Zhendong's mutated immense strength and the frenzied stimulation of the drug, the power of this set of fist techniques was pushed to an unprecedentedly terrifying level.

His fists moved like dragons, their powerful energy surging forth.

The high-speed friction with the air produced a dense series of "crackling" sounds, like firecrackers, which quickly became deafening.

"clang!"

Blade and fist, the ultimate sharpness and the ultimate domineering power, collided with a thunderous roar!
A metallic explosion, more piercing to the eardrums and shaking the soul than the grandest bell, resounded throughout the entire inn!

Meanwhile, seeing that Yang Zhendong had already made a move, how could Kaslia and the others just stand by and watch?

"Mark, the left side is yours!"

Kaslia spoke very quickly as she gave her comrades instructions on how to fight.

She was a B-rank Templar Knight, but her signature Holy Flame Spear was now dimmed and rendered powerless by the strange apricot-yellow scroll above Xiao Ran's head.

This left her feeling incredibly frustrated, and she could only hope that her teammates would cooperate to create opportunities.

Her gaze fell on the scroll of the Locust Ranking above Xiao Ran's head; she had to destroy it first.

"Barrow, you take the lead and draw his attention!"

Barrow Eksi nodded, even as the Moses Greatsword, a symbol of sacred law, lost its original divine radiance.

His terrifying brute strength as a C-rank [Divine Judge] still remains!
The muscles in his arms bulged once more. He treated the heavy greatsword as a pure heavy club, abandoning his exquisite swordsmanship, and swung it in a wide arc, charging towards Xiao Ran in the most primal and ferocious manner!

The powerful, heavy slam, accompanied by a wailing sound that tore through the air, was intended to force Xiao Ran to either withstand or dodge the attack using pure physical force, thus creating space for his companions.

He roared incomprehensible sacred words, his aura fierce, like a mad rhinoceros.

"Dales! Right wing! Destroy that yellowed scroll first!"

Kaslia's eyes were sharp as an eagle's as she gave an order to her companion.

What they didn't expect was that, seeing everyone surrounding and attacking, Xiao Ran immediately patted the Yin Soldier Gourd at his waist.

Liu Mu and Qing Hai immediately transformed into black shadows and rushed out.

At this level of competition, the Butcher and his team would likely be outmatched and easily destroyed.

The two demons, Liu Mu and Qing Hai, are different. Although they are only a wisp of the main body's thoughts, they are full of primordial spirits and their strength is no less than that of professionals.

Xiao Ran had never noticed that the two of them had ever truly gone all out, so today was a good opportunity to see how much laziness they usually slacked off.

Two ghostly figures, Liu Mu and Qing Hai, shot out from the Yin Soldier Gourd. As soon as they landed, they felt the surrounding space violently shake.

That was the result of various forces tearing each other apart.

A dense aura of killing intent, chaotic mental fluctuations, and the scorching heat of the remaining holy flames in the distance, mixed with Baro Eksi's almost tangible physical oppression, rushed towards us!

"Hiss!" Six Eyes' eyes widened instantly, his eyes flashing rapidly around him.

With just one glance, he locked onto the enormous figure that was roaring and charging forward, wielding a heavy stone sword as thick as a door.

The tyrannical and domineering power emanating from Baro Eksi, combined with the lingering divine pressure, created a suffocating sense of impact.

Upon seeing this, Liu Mu's gaunt face instantly collapsed, and he almost burst into tears.
"Oh my god! My Boss Xiao! This is really unfair of you, making us play high-level games right off the bat?"

(End of this chapter)