The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#515 - Combos

【Gui Character Sixty-Six】 summoned two younger brothers from the books to come to his rescue.

Unfortunately, these two were just silver spears with wax heads, all show and no go. They looked mighty, but once they started fighting, their true colors were immediately revealed, and they were defeated with just one move.

Afterward, Lu Jing widened his eyes, waiting for 【Gui Character Sixty-Six】 to summon more people, but the latter suddenly ceased its efforts.

For a full quarter of an hour, there was no new movement in the entire repository.

And the yamen runner in black and the hairy butcher were also sent back to their respective books by Yan Yun and the others.

According to the previous behavior pattern of 【Gui Character Sixty-Six】, at least in the short term, these books that have already been materialized once will not be materialized again.

Xuan Ji said, "It seems that 【Gui Character Sixty-Six】 can only materialize a maximum of twice a day. If that's the case, in seven days, it can only materialize fourteen books at most."

"Is that so?"

Lu Jing remained noncommittal, only pressing his wrist closer to the brazier, watching as the leaping flames were about to lick the pages of the book "Peach Blossom Spring".

So this time, three books on the bookshelf were opened at once.

Lu Jing naturally scoffed at this. The remaining ten thousand books in the repository had all been carefully selected by Xuan Ji. The combat power ceiling inside was not even comparable to Zhang Sanfeng. Even if there were more of them, they would pose no threat to them.

Just as Lu Jing was thinking this, he discovered that what jumped out of the first book was not a person, but a pile of yellow-brown sand and gravel, which poured onto the ground, forming a small mound.

Then, what flew out of the second book was a large iron bell, which seemed to be from a temple, weighing three or four hundred pounds. It was engraved with scriptures, but this large iron bell did not smash towards Lu Jing and the others. Instead, it landed on the mound of earth.

Right in the center, covering it completely.

These two completely unrelated things also left the five people present somewhat puzzled.

However, as the iron bell landed, stirring up a large cloud of dust, Lu Jing smelled a hint of sulfur in it. Lu Jing then thought of something, and his expression changed slightly.

He took a step forward, grabbed Xuan Ji, and threw her into the air. Lu Jing wanted to grab Wen Xiaochuan again, but it was already too late.

The third book had already been opened, and this time what flew out of the book was a torch.

The torch hit the iron bell, and then, unsurprisingly, fell to the ground.

However, after landing, it accidentally touched a small puddle of yellow sand and gravel that had just splashed out. The yellow sand and gravel quickly ignited, and the flames spread along the gaps in the floor tiles all the way into the iron bell.

Then, a loud bang was heard from inside the iron bell!

The iron bell, weighing three or four hundred pounds, actually jumped up from the ground, like a cat that had been stepped on its tail.

It rolled diagonally towards Wen Xiaochuan.

Although Wen Xiaochuan's martial arts practice had always been unremarkable, if it were at ordinary times, she would have been able to avoid this kind of attack in advance.

However, the most dangerous thing about the explosion just now was not the iron bell that had risen again, but the loud noise produced by the explosion.

The terrifying sound waves spread out from the iron bell as the center, and Wen Xiaochuan was directly shocked to the point of spitting out a mouthful of blood!

Her whole person felt as if she was drunk, feeling that the whole world was shaking. She staggered a few steps, and finally fell to the ground with a thud.

Seeing the iron bell smash towards her, she couldn't even move her legs.

Fortunately, Lu Jing arrived in time and punched the iron bell, changing its trajectory and sending it flying towards the stairs not far away.

Then, he reached out and pressed his hand on the back of Wen Xiaochuan's heart. An extremely abundant Little Vajra Strength instantly poured into Wen Xiaochuan's meridians, circulating in it for a small cycle, which also made Wen Xiaochuan feel much better.

Afterward, Lu Jing looked at Xia Huai. Xia Huai's condition didn't look too good either. Although she was holding on to the wall beside her to avoid falling, she was also trying to balance her body.

On the other hand, Yan Yun, although she was standing closest to the iron bell, was the best of the three women at the moment because she was a first-rate expert. Her face was only slightly pale, and she was already circulating her energy to adjust her breathing.

Lu Jing looked around and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But I have to say that he was really startled by what happened just now. It wasn't because the explosion was so powerful. In fact, apart from the fact that Lu Jing was shocked when the explosion occurred, feeling a little dizzy and accompanied by a slight tinnitus, he quickly recovered thanks to the powerful defense of the Fire Kirin Armor. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to stop the iron bell in time.

Lu Jing didn't expect 【Gui Character Sixty-Six】 to have such methods. The yellow-brown sand and gravel was none other than black gunpowder composed of saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal.

Of course, if it was just pure black gunpowder burning in the open, the power wouldn't be too great. With the martial arts of Lu Jing and the others, they might not be able to put out the fire, but if they saw that the situation was not good, they would have enough time to evacuate the repository.

Moreover, once the fire started, 【Gui Character Sixty-Six】 itself would also be unlucky.

So it actually came up with such a wonderful idea, first summoning the bronze bell to cover the gunpowder, and then igniting it with a torch. In this way, the gunpowder in the closed space would change from burning to exploding.

At the same time, the iron bell would also produce strong sound waves at the moment of the explosion, which could both kill Lu Jing and the others, and would not hurt 【Gui Character Sixty-Six】 itself.

Fortunately, Lu Jing's reaction was timely, directly throwing Xuan Ji, the only ordinary person among the five, to the top floor, away from the center of the explosion. Otherwise, if Xuan Ji were to eat this sonic boom, even if she didn't die, she would probably be completely deaf.

As for Wen Xiaochuan and Xia Huai, although Lu Jing didn't have time to throw them upstairs as well, both of them originally possessed martial arts. Even if they were injured in the explosion, fortunately, they were not too serious.

After Lu Jing helped Wen Xiaochuan circulate her energy to heal her injuries, he went to help Xia Huai warm and nourish her injured meridians.

On the other side, Yan Yun had already completed her breathing adjustment on her own, and her expression had returned to normal.

When Xia Huai also opened her eyes, Lu Jing withdrew his palm, got up and said, "Okay, I admit that I underestimated it a bit before. I didn't expect it to have combination skills to release, especially since it's too dangerous for ordinary people like Xuan Ji to stay with me. Since Xuan Ji can't leave this repository, then I can only trouble you to go upstairs and protect her."