Unknown Intrusion

Chapter 125 Killing someone with a borrowed knife

The space that comes into view is a small underground space, simply but practically furnished.

A cot, a table, a few chairs, some sealed boxes piled in the corner, and a candle burning, casting a dim yellow light that illuminated most of the space.

And sitting at that table, with his back to the stairwell, was a figure.

The man seemed to have heard him coming downstairs and slowly turned around.

Under the dim light, a face that was no longer young and was wary was revealed.

He was in his early thirties, with his hair meticulously styled, which seemed somewhat out of place in the shabby environment of the underground safe house.

He was holding a steaming coffee cup in his hand.

It really was Cai Jiang.

Upon seeing Su Yu, a hint of surprise flashed in Cai Jiang's eyes, which quickly turned into intense wariness.

The two stared at each other, and the air seemed to freeze in the dimly lit basement.

"Su Yu?" Cai Jiang spoke first, his voice tinged with uncertainty, but more so with accusation, "How did you know about this place? How did you get in?"

"You really know me!"

In theory, Cai Jiang had never been his boss in his lifetime and should not have known him. However, the fact that he clearly knew him meant that this person was indeed plotting against him.

Su Yu's gaze swept quickly across the underground space, while he also observed Cai Jiang discreetly.

Although Cai Jiang pretended to be calm, the knuckles of his fingers holding the coffee cup were slightly white, and there was a hint of panic hidden deep in his eyes.

Clearly, Su Yu's sudden appearance completely disrupted his plans.

"Did Cai Jiang not know he might come?"

"So, was Cai Jiang abandoned, or was he used as bait?"

Thinking of this, Su Yu felt a chill. However, since he had long wanted to use someone else to do his dirty work, and a cold aura had already entered the room behind him, he couldn't help but sneer.

"Su Yu?" Cai Jiang spoke again, his voice rising slightly, trying to regain the initiative. "I'm asking you a question! How did you know about this place?"

Su Yu did not answer immediately, but asked in return, "Boss Cai, you were just given an ultimatum and hiding in a top-secret safe house, yet I found you that very night. Don't you find that strange?"

He deliberately emphasized the word "strange," his tone carrying undisguised sarcasm.

Cai Jiang's expression changed slightly, but he quickly concealed it, put down his coffee cup, stood up, and coldly snorted, "Don't try to sow discord. Tell me, how did you find this place..."

Before he could finish speaking, a violent crash came from the window!

With a loud crash, the window was dented inward, allowing wisps of black smoke to rush in. A chilling, bone-deep cold instantly spread, and a thick fog followed, rapidly reducing visibility.

Cai Jiang glanced at it, his expression changed drastically, and he blurted out, "Damn it! How did it find this place?!"

This statement undoubtedly reveals that he clearly knew of the existence of this evil spirit!
A cold glint flashed in Su Yu's eyes, and his doubts deepened.

But he doesn't have time to delve into that right now.

Just then, the shadows of the basement side door swayed, and several people stood up. Without thinking, Su Yu ducked down.

The gunshots rang out, but missed.

In this era, bullets were still made from cardboard, and could only be fired once, not in bursts. The three men dropped their guns, took out strangely shaped short sticks and daggers, which seemed to be engraved with runes, and charged straight at the enemy.

The remaining two were loading ammunition, protecting Cai Jiang in the middle while keeping a vigilant watch.

The five men were all fit and sharp-looking, and they worked together with remarkable speed and efficiency.

A trap! Su Yu understood instantly.

This is not a simple safe house; it is a well-prepared stronghold!
Cai Jiang is not "hiding" here alone; he has brought people with him and has some ulterior motives, although they may not know that he has come.

"Where are they?" Everyone looked around, but those who were just here a moment ago seemed to have vanished in an instant; the mystery was too great.

"Pfft!" With another sound, black mist surged up the steps, carrying a nauseating stench and a venomous aura, and the three people who rushed up were the first to be hit.

The two men in black reacted quickly, taking out some kind of silver sprayer and spraying it vigorously.

With a hissing sound, the surging black energy seemed to have encountered its nemesis, emitting a sharp screech and quickly dissipating in large quantities.

Everyone seemed to have activated something, emanating faint energy fluctuations.

However, the methods they prepared seem to be more targeted at "people".

This level of intensity seems only to further enrage the evil spirits.

"boom!!"

Enraged, thick, inky black energy surged in, and a twisted, hunched evil spirit appeared on the steps. It had no physical form, more like a condensed mass of resentment and black smoke, but its chilling malice was undeniably real.

"Fire!" a man in black shouted, a faint arc of electricity shooting from the tip of his short stick, striking the evil spirit.

"Pfft!" The electric arc disappeared into the black smoke, like a mud ox entering the sea, only causing the black shadow to sway slightly, which instead aroused its even greater ferocity.

The evil spirit let out a terrifying howl and pounced in!
It ignored the weapon and passed directly through the body of a man in black.

"Ah!!" A short and shrill scream rang out, and the man in black's body instantly stiffened. His face was covered with a layer of deathly gray frost, and his life force was visibly drained away. He fell straight down, and his body quickly became shriveled.

This change happened in the blink of an eye!
The remaining men in black looked horrified.

They were clearly well-trained, but against this enemy, weapons and training seemed so inadequate.

"Damn it! It's an evil spirit!" A man in black who seemed to be the leader exclaimed in shock and anger, "Damn it, why isn't it attacking that kid?"

"Use the Holy Nail!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the evil spirit pounced again, its black aura churning with astonishing speed.

Another man in black was unable to dodge in time. He was entangled by the black mist, unable to make a sound, and collapsed to the ground, his skin quickly losing its color.

In the blink of an eye, two of the five people were killed!
"Why does Su Yu have the Evil-Repelling Badge? Could it be that the rumors are true, and he killed a lot of the Black-Clad Team?" Cai Jiang's face was pale, but he could see clearly. However, a fierce glint flashed in his eyes. He pulled out a talisman, which instantly lit up with a soft white light.

At the same time, the remaining three men in black each took out a short black nail, covered with strange patterns, and stabbed it fiercely into the ground!

hum!
The air in the entire basement seemed to freeze for a moment.

An invisible force field spread out from the four holy nails, with runes faintly flowing on the ground and walls.

The evil spirit lunging at the man in black suddenly stopped, as if it had gotten stuck in a quagmire. Its speed decreased significantly, the black energy surged, and it let out an angry and unwilling roar.

Cai Jiang's amulet shone even brighter, hovering in front of him and radiating a warm aura, keeping out the approaching cold black energy.

"We can only trap it for now! Its resentment is too strong!" the leader-like man in black shouted urgently, cold sweat beading on his forehead.

Cai Jiang knew more and understood the horror of this evil spirit. His eyes were urgent as he said to the leader, "Hold on! I'm going inside to get that thing!"

After saying that, he stopped watching the battle, turned around, and rushed quickly into the depths of the basement.

There was another hidden door there, which looked even heavier and whose material was unknown. Cai Jiang took out a set of antique-style keys and quickly opened the door.

(End of this chapter)