Cataclysm King

Chapter 527: Ambush and kill the forty thieves leaders, so many treasures

Ji Xun and the other two left the central arena and soon arrived at the North City.

There is a high-end residential area here, and I have lived here before.

At the Maple Leaf Hotel, Ji Xun's clone has already booked a room.

Although the mysterious gang of thieves called "Forty Thieves" has always been active outside the city, Ji Xun guessed that the gang's headquarters is most likely in the city.

And it is very likely that it is near a noble manor, which is why it has not been discovered.

Now that there is no one in power in Giant Spirit City, these rats that used to be active in the sewers are completely unrestrained.

Ji Xun felt that those people would definitely take action in the city.

After all, the nights are long and there are many dreams.

If you can take out one gold coin to buy something, you may have a hundred in your pocket.

There is no way such a fat sheep can be given to others.

This is the logic of a robber.

So Ji Xun decided to choose a better hands-on environment for them.

This wealthy area has few people and a large area, making it very suitable for robbery.

Although there are some patrol guards near the hotel manor area, they are useless to high-level card masters.

After entering the room, Qin Rushi lay on the sofa and read the classics he bought today.

Among those books, there was a lot of extraordinary knowledge that even she desperately desired, and even the inheritance of the Bai family's God Thief sequence.

Ji Xun also read a few books.

This is a habit that the two of them have long formed in their daily interactions. Although they don't talk, they don't feel awkward at all.

Ming Kongque has been following them for some time and has become very familiar with Ji Xun and the other two.

Although there were some unpleasantness when we first met, it has changed a lot now.

The peacock clan has the blood instinct to sense the malice of living beings, and she can tell the personalities of Ji Xun and Qin Rushi.

That's why I kept following.

She had always lived in tents in the forest before, and this was her first time in a luxury hotel owned by humans. She couldn't help but look around out of curiosity.

Suddenly, Peacock sensed something and reminded: "The guys who targeted us in the black market before are now nearby."

In this month, she has roughly learned the human language, and communication has become much easier.

Ji Xun raised his eyebrows and nodded, saying indifferently: "Yeah."

This was a deliberate opportunity left for thieves. It would not be surprising if they found it, but it would be strange if they didn't.

Qin Rushi knew what Ji Xun was thinking, so she was not surprised.

But Peacock still didn't understand the complicated twists and turns of human beings, and asked back: "Those guys are determined to kill you, so why don't you do something?"

"There's no rush now. They should go to the hotel to confirm our identities before taking action."

Ji Xun said with certainty

When you go out, your identity is given by yourself.

The room was opened by the clone as a servant, and the coat of arms of a wealthy border marquis in the north was inadvertently revealed.

This also matches the behavior of buying things in the black market, allowing the thieves to be sure that they are the nobles who come to buy.

The "Forty Thieves" were official thieves who dared to rob any family that was not related to their financial backers.

As he spoke, he thought of something. Ji Xun looked at Kong Que and said with a smile, "By the way, Miss Bai, don't do anything when the time comes. Just follow Aunt Qin and run."

I was afraid that she wouldn't be able to act, so I reminded her.

"run?"

Peacock rolled her eyes at him. She didn't want to take action yet.

But she also didn't understand why she should run?
She knew clearly how powerful the two humans in the house were, and those sneaky guys outside the house were not a threat.

Ji Xun knew that her way of thinking was still based on the law of the jungle, so he organized his words and continued, "Well, it's just fishing bait. We want to catch the bigger prey behind those thieves."

After hearing this explanation, Peacock's eyes suddenly turned and he finally understood it. He also said, "You humans are really cunning."

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Ji Xun smiled and had no idea to refute.

Although high-level magical beasts are quite intelligent, when it comes to intrigue, they are no match for humans.

The three of them stayed in the room and waited for a while. As if they were tired and wanted to rest, the magic lights in the room went out.

Ji Xun sat cross-legged in meditation. His current identity was the butler's bodyguard.

While Ji Xun and the other two were resting, a group of people had gathered in a house not far from the hotel.

This group of people had fierce looks on their faces, and each of them looked like a bad person.

"Second Chief, it has been confirmed that those guys are the men of Marquis Herman."

"The Herman family that owns several gold mines on the border of the Black Dragon Kingdom? No wonder they are so rich. They are not from a prominent family. Now that their identities have been confirmed, let's prepare to take action."

"Hey, let me make it clear first, the news about this fat sheep came from our shop, so all the harvest this time must go to our shop, and we will only charge 20% off."

"Old woman, you are too greedy, aren't you? Normally, you get at least 40% of the profit, and you can make at least 40% by reselling it. We brothers will do the murder and arson, and you can make most of it by just reselling it?"

"This time is different. It's hard to come across such a good deal. Information is more valuable than anything else. After all, we are also at risk. If we are exposed, I, an old woman, will bet on the reputation of my shop."

"Haha, when have we brothers ever failed? Don't worry, the boss is in the city, I guarantee there won't be any accidents."

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I waited like this for an hour, and suddenly there was no sound outside the manor, not even the chirping of insects and birds.

Ji Xun, who was meditating, suddenly opened his eyes and murmured, "Is it finally here?"

I looked up and saw that it was already pitch black outside.

They are indeed a professional gang. The grade of this closed barrier is not low, and it is obviously a high-level relic at first glance.

Ji Xun was thinking when he suddenly noticed a sneak assassin entering the room. He suddenly shouted, "Master, be careful!"

The "Forty Thieves" would never leave anyone alive after every robbery, and they would enter the house ready to kill first.

Qin Rushi and Kong Que had of course discovered it long ago, but they didn't do anything.

Because Ji Xun had already rushed to the side of the transparent figure, in order to prevent others from seeing his way, he did not kill him. He raised his hand and two cards flew out: "Spell: Flame Thorns!"

It's just an ordinary seventh-level spell.

In an instant, the whole room was suddenly filled with flames, and large flaming vines suddenly flew out from the ground.

Because the entire room was covered, the invisible assassin was caught off guard and revealed his figure.

Ji Xun raised his hand and threw two more [Mystical Fire Bombs] over.

However, a magical scene took place. The assassin seemed to be testing him and had been prepared. At the moment of being restrained, his body became transparent like a ghost again, and three fire bullets passed through his body.

When Ji Xun saw this spell, his eyes narrowed slightly: "Ghostly stealth? It turned out to be the "Ghost Hand" Moradin."

He was very familiar with the intelligence about Giant City, especially those celebrities who were always on the wanted list.

This guy is also a ruthless person who kills without blinking an eye. He is elusive with his necromancy and has not been caught yet.

Ji Xun previously thought that this guy was very skilled, but now he sees that he is actually one of the "Forty" thieves.

The legend of the Forty Thieves is that the forty main players in this gang are all high-level card masters above level four, each with their own areas of expertise.

Ji Xun was not interested in killing a sixth-rank assassin. Instead, he shouted at Qin Rushi and the others, "Sir, we are trapped in the barrier. Let's go!"

Qin Rushi said this and put on his cloak, covering his entire face.

The same is true for the peacock, whose face is covered by a long robe, and its appearance cannot be seen at all.

Not everyone is as good at acting as Ji Xun. Especially when facing such a weak enemy, it is difficult for the two women to act panic.

Fortunately, his face was covered, so it was not easy to reveal any flaws.

When the assassin heard the three men trying to run away, he sneered and suddenly threw out a few bottles of green poison, which broke on the ground.

The poison gas in the bottle has strong nerve paralysis properties and can slowly penetrate the magic shield.

Ji Xun tried it for a while, and immediately felt the burning and numbness of his skin. He chuckled in his heart: "This is really professional."

This kind of poison is considered top-grade stuff. Even if a seventh-level card master comes into contact with it, he will be poisoned to death, but at least he will be in great trouble.

When Ji Xun thought of this, he took out a card in a pretentious manner: "Domain·Fire Disaster."

The best way to deal with toxins is to use the field.

The Universal Realm can decompose everything, so simulating the simplest fire realm is of course no problem.

As soon as Ji Xun's domain was unfolded, he led Qin Rushi and Kong Que and rushed outside.

As soon as he went out, several black lights pierced through instantly.

Looking closely, they were five spell crossbow arrows.

"Tsk tsk, a seventh-level [Breaking Arrow]? What a good thing!"

Ji Xun was not surprised at all. Instead, he identified with great interest the standard magic-destroying equipment of the Holy Dragon Legion of the Holy See.

Each of these things is worth 100,000 gold. Although they might be cheaper on the black market, it would still be a huge expense to buy five of them.

Whether it is breaking the barrier or the magic, or sneak attack, the seventh-level squishy heroes are easily hit.

Ji Xun guessed that they would encounter a trap when the assassin threw a bottle of poison to drive them out of the room. However, this level of magic-breaking crossbow arrows is really useful against ordinary seventh-level monsters, but it is completely useless against him.

Ji Xun originally didn't do anything, as the crossbow arrows couldn't break his current internal energy, but at the moment his character was a fire card master, so he didn't reveal too much.

With a "swish" sound, he used all his strength to block four crossbow arrows, but one crossbow arrow pierced his shoulder.

Qin Rushi was used to it, so she rushed out.

There was some confusion in Peacock's crystal eyes: Can this thing hurt that guy?

Ji Xun was like a prey trapped in a trap, with the reckless intention of rushing out of the barrier.

Just after being hit by an arrow, several sword energies came towards him.

As soon as Ji Xun saw the sword energy, he knew it had reached the seventh level.

The sword energy was very strange. When it slashed over, it not only broke the wind, but also gave people a feeling of pulling out the soul.

"Demon sword?"

Ji Xun immediately realized the situation and realized that there could only be something wrong with the weapon.

He quickly used the fire field to condense a shield to block the sword energy.

However, the soul trembled slightly.

Ji Xun's soul strength had no effect at all, but this one blow was enough to stun an ordinary seventh-level warrior for a moment.

He wanted to see who the enemy was, so he pretended to be frozen.

In the blink of an eye, he saw a masked man holding a black sword rushing out from the darkness and slashing towards him.

Ji Xun recognized at a glance this famous sword which was listed in the "Southern Continent Top 100 Evil Weapons List" and had appeared in the world for nearly a hundred years and was ranked 82nd - [Ghost Sword·Qi Yehun Wubian]!
"Oh, this gang really has some good stuff."

Ji Xun had seen those strange weapons in the library before and paid close attention to them.

The effect of this knife is that when it is slashed, it will be accompanied by the attack of evil spirits, affecting the soul of the person. The more people are killed, the more resentful they are, and the greater the power.

Judging from the situation, this guy has killed quite a few people.

If Ji Xun remembered correctly, this sword was once in the hands of a minor noble, and his entire family was wiped out because of it.

This is no ordinary gang of thieves; they are confirmed to be "official thieves."

No wonder they left no one alive. As soon as these things showed up, we could immediately guess where they came from.

In a flash, Ji Xun dodged as hard as he could, but his shield was still broken by the knife, leaving a bloody wound on his chest.

The sword energy kept coming at him, and Ji Xun looked very embarrassed. It was normal for him, a magic user, to be suppressed by a seventh-level swordsman.

What's more, there were already seven or eight figures surrounding him, and it looked like they were going to kill him instantly.

Ji Xun knew he was no match for his opponent and couldn't break through the siege. He shouted again in panic, "My lord, leave quickly!"

Qin Rushi didn't waste any time when he heard this. He raised his hand and released a card.

In the blink of an eye, a space gate appeared in front of them.

The two women entered the door without hesitation and disappeared.

Ji Xun burst out with all his strength, and took advantage of the moment when the space gate disappeared to escape in.

Seeing the three men running away, the masked assassin and seven or eight other people stopped.

However, instead of being worried, they showed joy in their eyes.

The masked swordsman certainly knew what was good, and muttered, "It's actually a [Space Gate] spell card. Tsk tsk, he's really rich."

Space cards are extremely expensive and are strategic materials that are simply not available on the market. They are only in the hands of some top nobles.

And normally, only people who are proficient in the laws of space can use it, but Qin Rushi just used the space crystal core drive.

This move undoubtedly exposes the economic strength of the fat sheep.

"Second leader, they..."

"Don't worry, they can't run away. The boss will stop those guys, let's go quickly."

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Ji Xun and the other two ran away.

But Ji Xun knew that they couldn't escape.

We could have killed those guys who attacked at night, but we didn't.

Although a seventh-level person came, Ji Xun knew that the leader of the "Forty Thieves" was a necromancer.

Moreover, that guy has not been caught for such a long time, he must be cunning and suspicious. Ji Xun doesn't think that the leader will run out blindly without understanding the situation.

If the three of them had been killed just now, the leader would not have come out; if they had killed the thieves, the leader would have been frightened and would not have come out.

Only by running away can the mysterious leader be forced to show up.

In a moment, in a dark alley three blocks away.

Ji Xun and the other two walked out of the space gate.

Peacock looked at the bleeding wound on Ji Xun's body in confusion. He wanted to say something, but swallowed it back.

If she didn't know this guy's strength, she would really think Ji Xun was going to die.

Seeing the panic on Ji Xun's face, Peacock couldn't help but mutter: "What a cunning human being!"

Ji Xun didn't care, but responded with an encouraging look: Good performance.

It was really difficult for Peacock, an eighth-level cultivator, to accompany him in such a clumsy play.

Ji Xun didn't say much, still in the role he was playing, and said to Qin Rushi: "Sir, let's go quickly, those thieves will definitely chase us."

Qin Rushi also nodded, and then quickly rushed into the dark alley.

This seems to be normal to outsiders. It is not surprising that someone with huge sums of money would leave a back door for escape when he goes out.

The further the three ran, the fewer people there were.

Then, as he was running, he seemed to hear someone chanting the incantation "Realm of Soul Binding Corpse Prison" in the dark.

The surroundings suddenly became dark again.

It was clearly still an alley and the buildings were still there, but it was dead and there was no sound at all.

Ji Xun and the other two suddenly stopped.

Because at this time, a mysterious man wearing a black cloak and looking deathly appeared in front of him.

He looked at the three of them and sneered, "Where else do you want to go, everyone?"

As soon as he finished speaking, more than a dozen figures appeared on the roofs around him.

When Ji Xun saw the real owner appeared, a hint of amusement appeared in his eyes.

Compared to the thief, he looked at this guy's domain and muttered in his heart: "This undead domain is quite interesting."

Although he didn't fully understand it, Ji Xun had a deep understanding of necromancy. He could tell at a glance that this field was locking the soul of a person, a bit like a "ghost wall". As long as the caster didn't unlock it himself, it would be difficult to escape.

Seeing Ji Xun trying to use his domain to break the domain, the cloaked man on the opposite side sneered: "Don't waste your energy. Even the [Space Gate] is useless. It just so happens that I got a dead soul treasure during this period. You can't escape."

In his opinion, all the spoils on these people belong to him, so precious life-saving cards like [Space Gate] must not be wasted.

As he said this, the guy also showed the crystal skull in his hand.

Aztec Crystal Skull

Detailed explanation: A relic of the Necromancer from the mythical era, it was once an evil thing that caused the death of billions of lives; the skull contains powerful necromancy power, and it has the magical effect of imprisoning souls. The more souls imprisoned, the stronger the extraordinary characteristics; the current number of imprisoned souls is (5543);
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When Ji Xun and the other two heard this, their expressions changed for a moment.

The thieves thought they were scared.

But in fact, the three of them had the same thought in their minds: these guys have so many treasures!

This [Crystal Skull] is of extremely high grade and has very strong polluting properties. It looks like it should have come from the Royal Academy.

Ji Xun knew very well that the Royal Academy's treasury contained not only normal treasures, but also some "forbidden items".

Just like the X Bureau in the Eastern Wasteland, it houses relics with extraordinary properties that ordinary card masters cannot control, or extraordinary items that are extremely harmful to humans.

This skull is something that becomes powerful by collecting souls.

Ji Xun did not take action immediately, but opened his mouth with a look of admitting defeat, and said: "Which road are you from? We are subordinates of Lord Herman, and the one next to me is..."

Now that the real culprit has appeared, the bait plan has achieved its purpose.

Ji Xun and the other two were no longer in a hurry.

The reason why they didn't take action was that they were preparing to wait for other thieves to come and catch them all in one fell swoop.

Ji Xun then added in a very knowledgeable way: "If you are looking for money, we do have some money here. We will give you some tea money, just as a way of making friends."

Revealing one's identity and saying that one is willing to spend money to avoid disaster is the best way for many people to deal with robbery.

Under normal circumstances, ordinary thieves would not want to offend a great noble like the Marquis of Dead Border, and would leave after receiving money.

Unfortunately, this is the "Forty Thieves".

They never leave anyone alive.

Hearing Ji Qiu's request for mercy, the cloaked necromancer had only amusement in his eyes. He did not refuse, but just said: "Oh, let's see, how much 'tea money' are you going to give?"

Ji Xun pointed to the storage ring in his hand and said, "These can all be given to you."

He knew this guy was waiting for his accomplice.

This was in Giant Spirit City, and he was really risking his life to use this "Seventh Order Fire Spell". It would cause quite a stir, and they might even suffer heavy losses.

The best way is to wait for the seventh-level swordsman who took action before to arrive, and then surround and kill him quickly.

The necromancer didn't even look at the storage rings. Instead, he said, "Okay! Mercifully, I agree to your exchange. You can leave. But if the two people around you want to leave, they have to pay enough ransom."

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Ji Xun knew that this guy was stalling for time.

But for a necromancer, soul searching is a basic skill, and it is easier to ask the dead than the living any secrets.

Ji Xun originally wanted to chat a few more words, but in the blink of an eye, he heard Peacock beside him say, "The guy from before is here."

He completely lost interest.

Turning around, Ji Xun looked at the cloaked man, suddenly laughed awkwardly, and said directly: "No wonder you are so ashamed, it turns out that you are the 'Count of Wushan' in East City."

As soon as these words came out, the necromancer who had been calm and composed just now trembled noticeably, as if he was shocked why someone revealed his true identity: "You...you..."

Ji Xun looked at this guy's reaction, clicked his tongue, and lost much interest.

Not that he actually recognized the cloaked man's face.

Instead, he recognized the weapons and abilities of several nearby gang accomplices and deduced their identities.

People have their own social circles. Through the identities of several people, and by sifting through the complex network of personal connections in Giant Spirit City, it is enough to guess who the leader of the "Forty Thieves" is.

Ji Xun immediately locked onto the "Earl of Wushan".

No one expected that the noble was the leader of the bandits.

Of course, this was a poor nobleman without any fiefdom.

When the cloaked man heard his identity being revealed, he immediately realized that something was wrong.

But he also couldn't figure out where the confidence of these three guys came from?
The second one was able to force them to flee, and now that I have taken action myself, how can these guys still be alive?
Are there any other helpers?

The cloaked man was in a state of confusion for a moment.

However, the coldness in his eyes became more and more intense. Now that his identity was exposed, escaping would only bring endless troubles. The three people in front of him must die!
He stared at Ji Xun and asked, "Are you coming here for me?"

At this point, no matter how stupid he was, he knew that something was fishy going on tonight.

Ji Xun didn't want to talk too much: "I originally wanted to ask you a few questions. But I guess that's it, you won't tell me."

The three of them didn't continue pretending. Their calmness made these murderous thieves feel like they were holding their breath.

The cloaked man had a bad feeling in his heart, but he was a bandit who killed many people, so he was not afraid at all: "I know you may have some tricks. But this is in the Giant Spirit City. Do you really think you can do anything to me?"

With the treasure in his hand, he was very confident that even if an eighth-level master came, he might not be able to do anything to him.

What's more, there are only three people in front of us?
A powerful dragon cannot defeat a local snake. In Juling City, there are not many simple people in the black market. Once the commotion gets out of hand, it will be troublesome for me, but I can easily call my friends and kill these guys first.

Ji Xun listened to this and seemed to think about it seriously: "That's right."

Then he said, "Then I'll ask you two questions. If you answer them, I'll let you go."

"Oh?"

The cloaked man seemed to have something to talk about, and his eyes flashed with cunning.

In his opinion, the other party might not be very confident about negotiating at this critical juncture.

Thinking of this, he had already secretly made a subtle hint to his men: Kill!

Ji Xun seemed not to notice and asked the first question directly: "Was it the old woman in the black market who betrayed us?"

The cloaked man thought for a moment, then said with a half-smile, "Yes."

It's no big deal to admit it now.

They are all dead anyway.

"Oh."

Ji Xun was not surprised. "Then the second question is, where is the treasure house of the Rainbow Chamber of Commerce?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the cloaked man's expression changed drastically!
He was already extremely confused by being recognized, and he really couldn't understand why the guy in front of him knew about his relationship with the Rainbow Chamber of Commerce!

However, just as the words fell, a pitch-black sword slashed towards Ji Xun's neck from the void.

Covered by the deathly aura of the area, the [Ghost Blade: Dark Night Soul Bladeless] chopped down silently.

The two of them had used this move together to kill many masters without ever making a mistake.

This time, it is no different!
The "fat sheep" didn't react at all, and the knife went straight to his neck.

"bingo!"

The swordsman was delighted, knowing that this blow would definitely kill him!
However, as soon as the relief in his heart appeared in his eyes, his expression suddenly changed into endless astonishment.

With just a "clang" sound, sparks flew before my eyes.

He actually looked at his knife and cut the guy's neck, creating sparks!
(End of this chapter)