Chapter 1142: Body Within

Luo Shi Yi held Jiang Shi somewhat anxiously, his tone a little hurried.

“Shi Ge... you seem to have gotten a lot lighter...”

“It’s nothing... Shi Yi.” Jiang Shi coughed a few times. “I won’t die. It just hurts a bit.”

“You won’t feel pain anymore,” Luo Shi Yi said. “With me here, Shi Ge, you won’t feel pain...”

This time, Jiang Shi didn’t refuse, as the pain had clearly robbed him of most of his senses.

Luo Shi Yi concentrated his will, and soon, the furrow on Jiang Shi’s brow gradually relaxed.

“Ah...” Jiang Shi seemed a little clearer-headed. “Shi Yi... don’t worry about me anymore. You need to save your will... We still have Zhu Que ahead of us.”

“Will Zhu Que be harder to kill than Xuan Wu?” Luo Shi Yi said. “How could everyone have this kind of overbearing ‘Bu Mie’...”

“It’s precisely because Zhu Que is easy to kill...” Jiang Shi coughed twice more. “That’s why he’s more likely to counterattack...”

“What do you mean...”

“Regarding the matter of ‘striking down Xuan Wu’...” Jiang Shi said, “it’s either we all get wiped out, or Xuan Wu is killed by our combined tactics... But Zhu Que is different...”

“Don’t think about that now,” Luo Shi Yi interrupted. “I’ll find a place for you to rest until Wu Ge shows up.”

“Wu Ge... is probably trying to summon Zhu Que right now...” Jiang Shi said. “Don’t distract him. I can manage on my own...”

“Are you even listening to yourself?” Luo Shi Yi said. “You’ve lost half your weight. What do you mean ‘manage on your own’? Are you planning to reattach your heart by yourself?”

“Ah... never mind,” Jiang Shi said. “My task is basically finished...”

Bai Jiu stood nearby, equally worried. In normal circumstances, they would have immediately taken Jiang Shi to Qian Wu, but this time was different. No one could spare the manpower to escort him alone, and they couldn’t bring Qian Wu to them directly.

It seemed that how long Jiang Shi could survive depended on how long his “Bu Mie” could remain effective.

Jiang Shi seemed to sense their concern and said weakly from Luo Shi Yi’s shoulder, “Don’t worry... As long as I recite all the ping shu stories I know in my head, I can hold on for a long time... Long enough for you to defeat Xuan Wu...”

The two of them were speechless for a moment, as no one could be certain whether Xuan Wu would actually die.

They found a corner by a building and set Jiang Shi down, ensuring that typical small explosions or shrapnel wouldn’t harm him. Bai Jiu decided to stay with Jiang Shi, while Luo Shi Yi returned to Xuan Wu’s side.

Qiu Shi Liu had already approached Xuan Wu, apparently piquing her interest.

“What do you want to discuss with me?” Xuan Wu asked.

“I have a method that might kill you,” Qiu Shi Liu said, veins bulging on her forehead. “But it will require offending you a bit.”

Su Shan watched Qiu Shi Liu from a distance, her hands sweating.

Earlier, she had asked Qiu Shi Liu about her abilities in detail and realized that Qiu Shi Liu was the most awkwardly positioned member of the “Mao” team, with no close relationships to the others.

Because every mission she undertook could result in her direct death, she couldn’t build deep camaraderie with the team, and her ability might even accidentally harm her comrades, so she had always wanted an opportunity to prove herself.

This time, the situation was perfect for her—a near-suicidal scenario. It was better for her to sacrifice her life here than for someone else to do it.

Now, she was maintaining her anger at a critical threshold, feeling her whole body heat up. Just a bit more anger, and she would ignite with red flames all over.

“How can you kill me?” Xuan Wu stared at Qiu Shi Liu and asked again.

“I have a powerful impact,” Qiu Shi Liu said. “But it only works if I strike your chest. Can I try?”

“Impact...”

Xuan Wu’s tone clearly showed doubt. Not even the impact of a building could kill her, let alone a person’s.

“Don’t doubt it,” Qiu Shi Liu said with a laugh full of anger. “This impact will leave you charred outside and tender inside. It’s up to you whether you dare.”

“Alright...” Xuan Wu nodded. “Great, an impact is good. Come and hit me.”

With that, Xuan Wu spread her remaining left arm in an embracing gesture, fully exposing the vastness within her chest to Qiu Shi Liu.

Qiu Shi Liu stared intently. Xuan Wu’s body was essentially pitch black, but there were many tiny glowing points inside, not on the surface of her skin but deep within her body.

“So Su Shan was right...” Qiu Shi Liu murmured. “That body is a ‘cave’.”

She took two steps back, then charged at Xuan Wu with all her might. Xuan Wu felt that this person’s stance was less like an impact and more like a bullet aimed to shatter her.

But before she could regret it, Qiu Shi Liu leaped into the air, diving into Xuan Wu’s body almost like entering water.

In an instant, Qiu Shi Liu’s upper body disappeared into Xuan Wu, with only her legs still outside.

Xuan Wu sensed something was wrong. Though she didn’t know what the other was doing, this unknown situation triggered an instinctive reaction.

So, she reached out with her left hand to grab Qiu Shi Liu’s legs, but then a burst of “explosive flashes” occurred. After the flashes, a few small stones flew toward her hand, followed by successive “explosions” that blocked her movements.

Seizing this final opportunity, Qiu Shi Liu dove into the dark “gate” with a swimming-like motion.

The crowd even saw faint flames appearing on her feet, as if she were about to erupt with all her anger.

The next second, Qiu Shi Liu completely vanished into Xuan Wu’s body.

Xuan Wu stared down at her chest in a daze, as if trying to comprehend what had just happened.

The “Mao” team members were also stunned. They only knew that Song Qi had given Qiu Shi Liu a mission earlier, but they had no idea it was this outrageous.

They approached Xuan Wu step by step, as if wanting to investigate.

Qiu Shi Liu had entered Xuan Wu’s body and then disappeared. So, what was inside Xuan Wu’s body?

If it was a space, then from Qiu Shi Liu’s perspective, had she fallen... or floated up?

If it was a space, then to Qiu Shi Liu looking out, what was Xuan Wu’s body? A window?

Various abstract questions began swirling in everyone’s minds.

But after just half a minute, they noticed a problem.

Qiu Shi Liu had started to catch fire before entering Xuan Wu’s body, yet there were no flames inside Xuan Wu now.

“What’s going on...?” Luo Shi Yi slowly took a few steps forward.