Scourge Messenger

Chapter 233 [Love Lock] Reborn in Flames

The two reunited, and the pharmacist couldn't wait: "Now no one can stop us. You said you had a way to make Bunny Girl leave, now—"

"and many more."

Yan Qing suddenly squatted down, took out a bandage, and helped the pharmacist bandage his injured leg: "Don't move, I'm not good at it either. Your leg is so badly injured, aren't you afraid of getting cramps in the lava? By the way, can you swim?"

The pharmacist raised an eyebrow: "Of course I can! I used to catch fish in the river when I was a kid."

It was indeed very clumsy; even if it were the more awkward Shi Dong, she wouldn't have wrapped her leg up like a radish. However, Yan Qing's movements were very gentle, as if afraid of hurting her. Actually, this little bit of pain was nothing to a third-level messenger; it would have been better to wrap the wound tighter... but the pharmacist didn't say it aloud.

After tending to the apothecary's injured leg, Yan Qing stood up and glanced at the still-closed ebony gate above, sighing, "I wonder if she can handle it... I hope something bad will happen..."

Too far from the upper level, and with the ebony gate so thick, Yan Qing couldn't hear anything coming from above.

The pharmacist's eyes flickered, and he said coldly, "This is not a place for you to flirt. Since you dared to come on this mission, you should be prepared..."

"Black Wolf," Yan Qing suddenly said, "No matter what happens next, I don't owe you anything."

You didn't owe me anything in the first place; what you owe is—

"Black Wolf!" Yan Qing said sternly, "If you want to continue to hate me, no problem, I don't care. But Red Serpent has no reason to be blamed by you in this matter, understand?"

The pharmacist stared at him, as if seeing him for the first time. She had clashed with Yan Qing many times before and had seen him angry before, but this was the first time he had ever been angry for someone else… So he really could care about others…

She remained silent for a while before saying, "I understand."

So obedient? Yan Qing was somewhat surprised. He had thought that Yao Shiyuan would argue with him, after all, Yao Shiyuan was the type who was extremely affectionate and loyal; when she liked you, she would give her life for you, but when she didn't like you, no amount of reasoning would work. But it seemed that Yao Shiyuan was afraid that he would change his mind, so he agreed to whatever request he made.

But once she's made a promise, she'll definitely keep it; she's the kind of person who's a woman of her word.

Yan Qing took out a token, glanced at Yao Shiyuan hesitantly, and finally made up his mind to press it.

Token?

Is it a return order? He wants to give me the return order and have me give it to Bunny Girl?

The pharmacist was shocked. Although she had always criticized Yan Qing for his ruthlessness, she could completely understand his behavior if she put herself in his shoes. After all, there was only one return token left, and it was only natural to keep it for himself.

Seeing Yan Qing lost in thought, the pharmacist thought he was reluctant to part with the token, so he peeked over to take a look, only to find that the token was not inscribed with 'Return', but with 'Natural Disaster'.

Natural disasters?

Just then, a piece of text appeared in Yaoshi Yuan's field of vision.

"The natural disaster organization invites you to join. Do you accept?"

"What!? What is this—what is this?"

"Accept it if you wish," Yan Qing said in a profound tone. Seeing the pharmacist's shock, he couldn't help but feel a little superior, and resumed his mysterious persona: "This is my organization. The path to redemption lies within it."

The pharmacist silently accepted, and a message flooded her mind. Her pupils dilated instantly, and she stared wide-eyed at Yan Qing, saying in an incredulous tone:
"You're Yan Qing? The arrogant scoundrel who boasted about ruling the world the other day?!"

"Hey!" Yan Qing poked her black wolf mask in exasperation. "I know your real name, but I always call you Black Wolf in public! There are detection tokens in this world, can't you be a little more careful?"

The pharmacist knew he had lost his composure, but still muttered, "You talk like you're some kind of celebrity... I've never heard of any Yan family..." "I brought you into the organization not so you'd know my name," Yan Qing said through gritted teeth, "Do you even know anything about those two powers?"

“Understood.” The pharmacist took a deep breath, his eyes brighter than ever before. “No wonder you said you had a way to save her… With these two powers, I will never let you down!”

Having said that, the apothecary took out his full-body Vajra Armor from his storage ring. Watching her put on the armor piece by piece, Yan Qing didn't help, because it looked very complicated, and he didn't know how to put it on either.

"Go and get the rare iron first, and test the damage from the molten lava." Yan Qing looked at the isolated platform in the molten lava, where the rare iron lay all alone.

Retrieving the rare iron was originally the biggest challenge of this mission, since the platform was in the middle of the lava, and the rare iron looked extremely heavy, making it almost impossible to collect without going there in person. However, since the apothecary was going to dive into the lava, retrieving the rare iron was naturally a piece of cake for her.

The Pharmacist quickly donned his armor, transforming into an impenetrable iron can, with only a slit for his eyes. Yan Qing took out a string of fine iron chains from his storage ring; each chain was as thick as a baby's forearm. These were magical props sponsored by the wealthy White Fox. The Pharmacist wrapped the chains around his left hand and retreated several steps towards the edge of the molten lava.

"Black Wolf".

Yan Qing couldn't help but say, "If you feel there's danger, don't force yourself."

The tin can fell silent, offering no response. True to the pharmacist's nature, she meant, "I've received your suggestion, but I don't intend to listen."

"Where do you plan to send Bunny Girl?" Pharmacist Yuan suddenly asked, "To the side of Red Serpent?"

"What? Of course not. Red Serpent is up there. Sending her to her side would still put her in Zhou Kingdom. Besides, Red Serpent isn't with the Natural Disaster Organization. I've already arranged a safe place for her, and someone will take care of her."

"The Red Serpent isn't in the Cataclysm organization?" Pharmacist noticed something very strange.

"What's so strange about it? If it weren't for this mission, I wouldn't have invited you in."

"So she didn't know that the person who said he wanted to rule the world... was you?"

"Actually, that wasn't what I said." Yan Qing felt she still needed to explain: "It was just a misunderstanding."

"What's so hard to admit? Who doesn't have such ambitions?" The pharmacist was quite disdainful of his attitude: "I've scolded you so many times before and you didn't defend yourself, but you're defending yourself over such a trivial matter?"

She was silent for a moment, then shook her head and said, "Yellow Dog, you really are a strange person."

"Do you really have the right to say that?" Yan Qing's lips twitched. "You're the one who's going to dive into the lava later. Normal people would give up as soon as they see a cage like this. It's only because you think about wearing heavy armor and swimming in it that you're afraid you'll float up to catch your breath."

"However, you're not as annoying as you used to be."

Having said that, the pharmacist used the Blood Sacrifice Dagger to cut her wrist, then ran wildly. Each step she took, heavy as an iron can, shook the earth. The moment she reached the edge of the lava, she leaped up, covering a distance of six or seven steps, and jumped directly into the lava!

Yan Qing gripped the chains tightly; if anything went wrong, he would immediately pull them to bring Yao Shiyuan back. Yao Shiyuan swam in the molten lava, showing no signs of sinking despite wearing nearly a hundred pounds of heavy armor. In just a few breaths, she successfully logged onto the isolated island platform and stored the rare iron in her storage ring!

The protective barrier of the Bright King Armor is still intact!

However, not much remained, only about a quarter left. The pharmacist silently took blood-replenishing pills and absorbed spirit jade to restore his condition to its maximum. Then, he took a deep breath, found the right direction, jumped into the lava, and descended vertically!
The chains rattled, each strike signifying Yaoshiyuan's intention to plunge into an even hotter sea of ​​molten lava! In less than five seconds, the defensive barrier of the Mingwang Armor shattered completely, and Yaoshiyuan's spiritual power was utterly exhausted. The defensive capabilities of a third-tier messenger were still no match for the mighty power of nature!
Just when it seemed that they could only rely on heavy armor to resist the lava, a dazzling golden chain suddenly bloomed, connecting Yan Qing on the shore with Yao Shiyuan in the lava sea!

This is the source of Yan Qing's confidence in getting the pharmacist to try; it's a barrier that even molten lava couldn't submerge!

Team skill [Love Lock], activated!

(End of this chapter)