Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 390 Perfect Match
"Those island barbarians you introduced had no good intentions!" Gao Huan roared in fury.

"You can know a person's face but not their heart." Yuwen Luosheng gave a wry smile and said to Gao Huan, "You've been with them day and night and you haven't seen anything wrong with them. I've only met them once, so what can I possibly see?"

"Hmph, I'll remember this debt!" Gao Huan glared at Yuwen Luosheng with a dark face, then turned and left.

"King Luosheng, what should we do?" Ge You and the others all looked at Yuwen Luosheng.

"His Majesty hasn't returned yet, let's wait a little longer," Yuwen Luosheng said softly. "With His Majesty's supernatural powers, they definitely won't be able to escape."

"Alright, then let's not run around." Everyone nodded and waited for Ge Rong to return from high above.

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On the other side, the people on the Yanhuang Flying Chariot were busy releasing Taiyin phosphorus powder and burning the eyes of the Kui Niu. After a lot of work, they finally saw the light spot on the compass disappear.

"Did you shake them off?" Chen Baxian asked anxiously.

"Probably." Zu Geng nodded, carefully maneuvering his wings as he flew through the clouds.

Before the words were finished, the Yanhuang Flying Chariot was suddenly hit hard. The fire-avoiding talismans and Vajra talismans on it flashed wildly, dissipating most of the attack, but the remaining force still made the flying chariot spin and crash to the ground.

"Quickly, activate the emergency rescue device!" Ren Yuan shouted loudly, which was his only contribution to the flying car.

In the midst of the dizzying spin, Chen Baxian accurately pulled up a red handle, and two huge white flowers instantly bloomed, abruptly stopping the car's downward trajectory.

These are two parachutes woven from silkworm silk, the material of which, of course, came from poor Gao Huan...

But the crisis was not over, because in doing so, the Yanhuang Flying Chariot was revealed to be in its true form.

Then everyone saw that what attacked them was a giant roc with a wingspan of nearly ten zhang (approximately 33 meters). Its wings were fully spread, so wide that they seemed to cover the sky and even block out the sun.

But the angry face of the roc belonged to Ge Rong.

At this moment, the bird-like man Ge Rong spoke. "You overconfident commoners, do you know the consequences of angering me?!"

The voice was majestic and ferocious, chilling to the bone.

Unfortunately, the people on the flying car weren't ordinary. Ren Yuan spat fiercely and said, "The consequence is... fuck your mother! Launch!"

"Alright!" Chen Baxian had already aimed at the roc's massive face, and with a snap, he slammed the trigger, sending the God-Slaying Arrow hurtling out. At first, there was nothing unusual about it…

Ge Rong still didn't want to dodge or evade; in his view, this level of attack wasn't even worth tickling him.

But suddenly he felt a sense of alarm, remembering the loud noise from last night, and without thinking, he flapped his wings, trying to use the powerful airflow to blow the arrow away.

At the same time, his head was raised high along with his wings, narrowly avoiding the arrow.

But it wasn't completely avoided...

The God-Slaying Arrow exploded five zhang away from Ge Rong's head, its power as strong as ever. Not only did it produce a violent explosion, but it also triggered a lightning tribulation. The sky was filled with lightning, which blasted Ge Rong's face black, his body hair out, and even knocked out two of his teeth.

The pain caused him to spin and plummet from the clouds.

Meanwhile, Ren Yuan and the others took the opportunity to restart the engine and maneuvered the flying car to escape south.

But Ge Rong was, after all, a demigod, and this arrow couldn't fundamentally harm him. He endured the pain, forced himself to flap his wings, and once again rushed after the 'Royal Salute'.

The roc spreads its wings for thousands of miles, much faster than a flying car, and gradually caught up with the distance it had created.

"What the heck?! It can even fly?!" Chen Baxian exclaimed in disbelief. "Wasn't it supposed to be the God-Slaying Arrow? How come it can't even take down a demigod?"

"Is there a wife in a wife cake?" Ren Yuan retorted, then said in a deep voice, "Second arrow!" "Alright!" Chen Baxian responded, striking the crossbow that was already automatically cocked.

Another crossbow bolt, as thick as a child's arm, shot towards Ge Rong's chest.

Although Chen Baxian was still questioning the power of the God-Slaying Arrow, Ge Rong was already terrified by the arrow he had just received—in his preconceived notion, only beings of demigod rank or higher could harm a demigod.

The opponent, however, achieved the same effect by hand-crafting a magic arrow over several days. This was beyond his comprehension.

So when he saw the enemy shoot another arrow, this time Ge Rong dared not be careless at all. He hurriedly flapped his wings, changed his posture, and flew far away, fearing that he would be affected by the terrifying explosion...

But after waiting for a long time, there was no sound of an explosion. When they looked at the arrow, it had long since disappeared.

This was a little trick that the car-making team added last night... It's basically just mixing in some ordinary arrows, otherwise, with only two arrows left, it would be too easy for people to see through our hand.

But when Ge Rong transformed into his divine beast form, his thinking became somewhat sluggish as usual. He tilted his head and thought for a while before finally concluding that... Could it be that the arrow would only explode when it got close to him?

Of course, he wasn't completely stupid; he still knew to verify his guess.

So he spread his wings again and chased after them. When he got close again, the other side indeed shot another arrow.

This time, Ge Rong didn't dodge; instead, he used his superb skills to take the arrow to his face.

With a deafening roar, the world was filled with the sound of explosions.

Despite being prepared, he was still blown apart, his fur falling out, and he spun around as he fell.

As he plummeted, he thought to himself, 'I knew I wasn't wrong; that arrow really was sensor-activated.'

So when he rallied and chased after them again, he dared not get too close and could only fire flares from a distance, attempting to shoot down the 'Royal Salute'.

At this moment, the defensive mechanism that Zu Geng had painstakingly constructed came into play. Dozens of Vajra Talismans lit up simultaneously, forming a Vajra Shield that blocked all the flying feathers that were shooting towards them.

Amidst the thud of feathers exploding, the color of the Vajra Shield dimmed.

Ren Yuan was already shocked. He never expected that an ordinary Vajra Talisman, combined and enhanced by Zu Geng's mechanical arts, could be transformed into something magical, able to block a demigod's ranged attack.

He quickly moved his hands, using his fingers as brushes to draw Vajra talismans, adding them to the formation. The dimly colored Vajra shield brightened again, and could then provide some protection.

Seeing that his several attempts to fire feathers had been blocked, Ge Rong roared and fired another feather, which was now covered in dark blue ice crystals and carried a bone-chilling cold, threatening to freeze the royal cannons.

Upon seeing this, Ren Yuan immediately ordered: "Switch to the 'Extreme Sun Shield'!"

Ayao immediately affixed a 'Yangyan Edict' to a bronze mirror inside the carriage.

Nine fire dragons spewed out from the dragon's mouth at the front of the vehicle, circling around the flying vehicle and forming an impenetrable fire dragon shield!

Frosty feathers shot out, all striking the fire dragon shield. The extreme cold met the extreme heat, instantly freezing the fiery red light by a third, and the bone-chilling frost turned into steam like boiling water poured on snow, but it did not affect the normal flight of the flying vehicle.

Ren Yuan quickly changed the drawing of the Extreme Yang Incantation to add energy to the mechanism in preparation for the next impact.

Zu Geng couldn't help but praise, "My dear nephew, you and this Yanhuang Flying Chariot are a perfect match!"

"Yes, this car is missing a part like me." Ren Yuan smiled wryly, his hands not daring to stop for a moment, his golden core circulated wildly, drawing a massive number of talismans and injecting them into the Yanhuang Flying Car.

(End of this chapter)