Era of Magic and Martial Arts

Chapter 595 - 579: You Call This Harmless?

The voice coming from behind made the smile on Gong Qi’s face freeze slightly.

In the past, the eldest senior brother was the most protective of his food while eating, and no one could snatch it from him; the second senior sister, Liu Xie, was the fiercest while eating, and no one dared to try.

Now, there’s also the junior brother, who is the most..... gentle? at eating?

Gong Qi was not someone with a modest and courteous nature, which could be seen from how he secretly kept Hong Ya’s gift for himself.

But at this moment, he was obedient and compliant, probably because he was following people from the Internal Inspection Department, and the "director" felt very natural to call, making him subconsciously obedient.

Of course, it might also be because the junior brother not only ate, but also was very good at leading everyone to cook together.

The junior brother was not only a dining companion but also the chef in charge of the stove!

"Pong!"

Lin Yi punched down, but the windshield did not shatter with a sound.

The instant the fist touched, a pool of pitch-black shadow spread eerily on the surface of the glass, with a cold, sticky touch, wriggling like liquid.

The next moment, it abruptly swelled up and transformed into a terrifying big mouth.

"What the hell is this?"

Lin Yi’s pupils constricted sharply as he quickly pulled back his fist and leaned back, his body almost folding into a sharp angle.

Sharp, jagged teeth grazed past his nose, and a chilling breath was exhaled onto his face.

The scar on his face faintly ached, and in a daze, he almost thought he had returned to the Hidden Sect relics, facing those terrifying man-eating monsters.

He pushed his arms onto the hood, turning his palms into feet, and his feet powered the arch, kicking forward.

Black rain exploded and scattered all over the place, with a sizzle, splattering on the ground.

Lin Yi twisted his waist in alignment, flipped in mid-air, and landed, his eyes fixed intently on the ground.

He saw the shattered black liquid reforming in a physically impossible way, gradually bulging into a humanoid outline, but bearing a head not belonging to a human, smacking its lips hungrily.

"Tap—Tap—"

The rear car door leisurely opened at this moment, and the sound of leather shoes landing on the ground was especially oppressive on the silent road, like stepping on Lin Yi’s heartbeat.

Feng Mu closed the car door gently with a backhand, looked at Lin Yi, gently adjusted his glasses, maintaining a gentle and harmless demeanor, and even smiled politely:

"I heard someone secretly had an eye on me, is that you?"

Feng Mu’s intelligence wouldn’t be wrong because it was prompted by the system:

[Someone saw through Li Hanyu’s performance and is secretly eyeing you...87%→86%!]

Lin Yi locked one eye on the venom while glancing at Feng Mu with the other, realizing something was amiss.

Feng Mu observed the changes in Lin Yi’s expression, already having an answer in his heart; he squinted his eyes slightly, his voice remaining gentle:

"It looks like it’s not you, but the person who sent you, can you tell me who he is?"

Feng Mu’s voice seemed to have a peculiar magnetism, making Lin Yi unconsciously feel a strange comfort, instinctively wanting to answer the other’s question.

His Adam’s apple rolled slightly, his lips subconsciously about to part, but he suddenly snapped awake at the last moment!

His heart abruptly seized up:

"Spiritual attack? Hypnosis? Charm?"

Looking again at Feng Mu’s nearly harmless smile, he suddenly felt a chill all over, only feeling that the person before him was more dangerous and eerie than that pool of venom.

It was like in the Hidden Sect relics, the most terrifying and dangerous were never those that looked huge and grotesque, although incredibly deadly, often a light touch could be fatal.

But their movements were ultimately visible, traceable, and with the aid of various equipment, there were ways to dodge.

The truly terrible were always those invisible, untouchable mental attacks, whether hypnosis, temptation, or curses.

They were nightmares that snatched life in the dream, nameless murmurs in the waking mind...

Impossible to guard against, when you realize you’ve been hit, you might have already lost yourself, sunk into it, or died suddenly.

Feng Mu didn’t appear that scary, but his voice subtly had that flavor, able to unconsciously lure one’s mind into downfall.

Lin Yi’s eyebrows knitted tightly, and in the next moment, his heart gave another huge jolt, seeing the emptiness beneath Feng Mu’s feet.

"No shadow, this guy is the same as that brood, neither is human!"

Lin Yi made a judgment in his heart; the intelligence given by his superior wasn’t wrong, just immensely off the mark.

The thought of retreating had already sprouted in his heart, not because he feared Feng Mu, but a strategic retreat.

After all, the scene now was most likely not a dish of boiled meat but a table-full feast, needing the entire team to enjoy together.

How could he eat alone?

In a way, Lin Yi was more cautious and smarter than the man with triangle eyes, but he was unlucky as he thought he was, too.

Because he didn’t encounter Wang Cong, but the man behind Wang Cong!

If he faced Wang Cong, Lin Yi might notice something was wrong and possibly escape, but against Feng Mu, that’s just....

Feng Mu, seeing Lin Yi’s delayed response, showed a hint of disappointment in his eyes and sighed:

"You’ve damaged my car, I was merely hoping for you to answer my question but you won’t even do that, then I’ll just...."

The first half of the sentence was spoken five meters away, the latter half already whispered beside the ear,

"Eat you as a midnight snack!"

Lin Yi’s heart blared with warning, cold breath on his face raised layers of goosebumps, with a mouth unveiled all neatly white teeth in his peripheral vision.

Though a set of healthy teeth, the feeling it gave was more sinister and frightening than the venom’s grotesque fangs.

"So fast!"

Lin Yi recoiled hastily, instinctively raising his hands to protect his head.

"Slap!"

His ears buzzed, and Lin Yi only felt his arms swept wide by a huge force, bone-aching pain ensued.

Target harmless?

You’re telling me this is harmless?

Lin Yi’s head buzzed, collectively thanking his superior’s eighteen generations of immediate female relatives internally.

The tremendous force rocked him to his knees, splitting the rough asphalt with web-like cracks, warm blood slipped along the brow, a dark red bloodline streaming down his scarred face.

He dared not blink, shoulder knocking the ground, gliding with the momentum, belly tightened, his entire being curling up like a shrimp.

"Bang—"

The next instant, a turmoil welled up inside his abdomen.

Even with the abdomen held tight to absorb the impact, the leftover force still rearranged his organs, causing a burst of acrid bile to swell up at his throat.

It felt like several of his intestines had been kicked apart.

Lin Yi endured the severe pain, utilizing the opponent’s kick, using his waist to vault himself off the ground like a carp flipping its belly.

He forcibly swallowed the blood foam surfacing to his mouth, supporting himself against the ground with rough hands.

"Swish! Swish! Swish!"

Sparks erupted as his nails scratched against the asphalt, his limbs moving swiftly, dragging afterimages.

Without turning back, he bolted forward, much like a large dog fleeing desperately, tearing up chunks of asphalt with each grasp.

Simultaneously, the phone in his pocket buzzed with vibration.

He quickly fumbled to answer the call and stuffed it in his mouth, all four limbs continuing to power on, almost laughing at his comrade’s foolish voice in the phone.

He uttered a broken, vague plea for help into the screen...