Scourge Messenger

Chapter 234 Prison Break
In fact, Yan Qing didn't have many options when it came to team skills.

First of all, you can't choose [Solo]. If you choose [Solo], only Yan Qing can enjoy the team skills. But he's a shut-in thief who never leaves his home. The team skills that only he can use are... It's not that they're useless, but it's like buying a down jacket in Guangzhou. You don't know how many times you'll actually use them in a year.

Then, the [Radiant Fire] was rejected. This thing requires a lot of resources and a large number of organization members to fight together to unleash its power. Yan Qing would not be able to gain any benefit from it for a long time.

Finally, the [Lotus Breathing Technique] was rejected. It was indeed a good skill, a versatile utility that could be used in almost anything, and the higher the level, the greater the benefit. However, this skill was more of an added bonus and wouldn't provide decisive help to Yan Qing. Besides, Yan Qing had so many alt accounts supporting him; he didn't think he would lack money for mana potions in the future.

As for the remaining three skills, [Unwavering Determination], [Love Lock], and [Immortal Journey], choosing two out of the three is actually fine, as any two can have a crucial effect. Although [Love Lock] requires two people to take effect, Yan Qing has no shortage of alt accounts. This skill can temporarily grant a character double the health shield, and its application scenarios are very diverse, so Yan Qing's choice of this skill is reasonable.

However, it would be a lie to say that the pharmacist's wishes had absolutely no influence.

Standing by the lava pool, Yan Qing held onto the chain with one hand and gripped the Hundred Jade tightly with the other, trying to replenish the rapidly declining spiritual energy. The barrier of the Mountain Heart-Protecting Mirror was shattering at an alarming speed!

However, the Mountain Heart-Protecting Mirror has one advantage: as long as Yan Qing replenishes his energy quickly enough, he only needs to spend 12 points of spiritual power to exchange for a barrier with 200 points of health. With the damage reduction from the Bodhisattva Pendant and the Sigh of Heavenly Calamity, Yan Qing managed to buy eight seconds for the Pharmacist's Wish!
It's not that Yan Qing can only last for a maximum of eight seconds, but rather that after eight seconds, no more damage is transmitted to Yan Qing along the [Love Lock].

The pharmacist's wish has come true.

She practically rolled straight into the lava prison. Once she confirmed her arrival, she immediately took off her helmet. Her hair was completely soaked, and her neck, exposed to the air, was covered in a dense layer of fine sweat. Large drops of sweat kept falling down her cheeks, like a faucet that hadn't been turned off properly. Her cheeks were red all the way to her ears—all from the heat.

Although the defensive barrier withstood the direct damage from the lava, the effects of the temperature were unavoidable. In just thirteen seconds in the lava, the armor of the apothecary was heated to a temperature hot enough to fry an egg; any longer, and even if the defensive barrier didn't break, she would be cooked alive. But without this armor, she wouldn't even have time to recover if exposed to the lava.

Soon, however, the pharmacist felt a cool sensation on her neck, so refreshing that she couldn't help but let out a soft groan. Despite the boiling lava flowing outside, the inside was unexpectedly cool; the heatwave outside had no effect on this place, and the cold rocks had transformed it into a secluded prison.

She looked up, and although she had seen it countless times in the sand table projection, the scene before her still made her pupils shrink... The bunny girl was suspended in the air, her hands bound by golden chains, her expression serene with her eyes closed, making one reluctant to wake this sleeping little girl. But a large section of her right shoulder was exposed, and her clothes were tattered and dirty, still the same ones she wore in the Shu Road Mountains.

Tick.

The sound of dripping water from stalactites echoed through the prison, like a blow to the heart of the Medicine Master. A lingering doubt remained in her mind: could she and Yan Qing truly protect the feared Rabbit Girl, the inheritor of the Heavenly Calamity? Would their rash actions inadvertently harm the Rabbit Girl?
But seeing this scene before her, the pharmacist had no more hesitation. She cherished her younger sister, combing her hair and dressing her up. How could she let her sister spend her childhood silently in this prison... without even being able to wear pretty clothes!
The apothecary looked at the other end of the golden lock. As a supernatural spell, the golden lock naturally had no clasp; it was directly embedded in the rock wall. She took out a fine steel spear, took two steps back to gather her strength, then ran and jumped with all her might, one hand gripping the rock, and thrusting the spear at the rock wall at the end of the golden lock!

Sparks flew as the spearhead struck the rock face. Yaoshi felt her right hand go numb from the impact, but she ignored it and used the spear like a hammer, bringing it down again before the sparks disappeared, creating a continuous stream of sparks!
As the spear carved a one-inch hole into the rock wall, Yaoshiyuan saw Jin Suo also sink into the hole. She had expected this and showed no surprise, continuing to smash until her right arm was almost numb. Finally, she felt her spear pierce the rock wall. Hiss.

The sound of molten steel being heated by lava came through the rock wall, but the apothecary had no time to pay attention to the prison that already had a hole, because a crisp collision sound came from behind.

The chains on Bunny Girl's right hand were released, so she naturally fell to the ground, but the chains on her left hand remained binding her. The Pharmacist, ignoring the fatigue in his right hand, was incredibly excited—this was indeed the way to break the Foundation Establishment spell!
If the Bunny Girl was trapped by Winter Hunting Master's Taiyin Canopy Formation or Si Wuxie's strange magic array, then Yaoshiyuan would have given up from the start, because she simply had no way to break the array. But Locking Dragon Master's Golden Lock is different. The Golden Lock needs to be hung on a wall to be fixed in place, so Yaoshiyuan doesn't need to destroy the Golden Lock at all; she only needs to destroy the rock wall that holds the Golden Lock in place!

In less than a minute, Yaoshiyuan smashed through the rock wall secured by the golden lock on the left, but her right hand was too tired, and the spearhead broke at the last moment, causing some molten lava to leak in. Fortunately, she immediately used her steel spear to plug the gap.

Despite being exhausted and aching all over, Pharmacist Yuan was more excited than ever before. She landed heavily, almost cracking the ground with her tin can. Turning around, she saw Bunny Girl lying on the ground, her hands no longer bound by chains.

"Sister, sister! Bunny Girl, Bunny Girl!"

The pharmacist cautiously approached the bunny girl, who appeared even smaller compared to her heavily armored sister. She whispered her sister's name, as if afraid that a loud voice would frighten her.

No matter how much she called out, Bunny Girl showed no signs of waking up; only her faint breathing indicated that she was still alive. Pharmacist Yuan's cries grew fainter and fainter until they finally stopped completely. The cool wind of the prison seemed to steal away all the heat from her body, and she grew colder and colder. The exhaustion from her desperate struggle against Chu Luoyan, her crossing of the lava, and her smashing through the rock wall seemed to erupt in an instant, completely crushing her heart.

At the outset of the plan, Yan Qing mentioned a possibility: even if the golden lock was removed, it might not be able to awaken the Bunny Girl. Leaving aside the fact that Yan Qing didn't intend to issue a return order, even if a return order were used, the user would have to be in a conscious state.

If Bunny Girl doesn't wake up, the rescue operation will be a complete failure. Apart from the Foundation Establishment Messenger, no one can bring an unconscious little girl out of the lava prison. No one.

The pharmacist stared blankly at her sleeping sister, her outstretched hand hanging in mid-air before finally losing its strength and falling down. She shook her head and took a step back... She bit her lip tightly, taking deep breaths repeatedly, and finally knelt weakly on the ground, carefully picking up the bunny girl. A warm current flowed down the black wolf mask.

"elder sister?"

The pharmacist seemed to wake from a dream, grabbing the bunny girl's shoulders with both hands and staring at her wide-eyed. The bunny girl, still carefree and playful, smiled and said, "Actually, I just woke up, but I thought it would be more fun to tell you when you hug me—oh dear, your armor is poking me!"

(End of this chapter)