บท 28: A shocking explosion
Mu Yudie's delicate body trembled as she leaned weakly against the tree trunk, tears streaming uncontrollably down her face.
Throughout this journey, Luo Hao and Zhao Xin had tirelessly protected her. Her perseverance until now was largely due to Luo Hao, who had been her spiritual support.
Hearing that Luo Hao and Zhao Xin had both perished, Mu Yudie's heart was flooded with sorrow, extinguishing any desire she had to continue fleeing.
Diyalan's eyes seemed to blaze with fury as she clenched her teeth, her voice trembling as she asked, "Who did this?"
Hu Long choked with emotion as he quickly recounted the situation, adding, "Besides 'Dark Abyss' and the Fang Mercenary Group, it must have also involved the Mo family from the Commerce Alliance. The power of lightning released by that guy wasn't refined from vital energy; it must have been the Mo family's 'Lightning Martial Soul.'"
"Fang Mercenary Group! Dark Abyss! Mo family!" Diyalan gritted her teeth and snarled each name with venom, "I will make them pay!"
Shi Yan frowned slightly, realizing that the Mo family's target might actually be him when he heard Hu Long mention the "Lightning Martial Soul."
A strange scent suddenly wafted into his nose. Shi Yan abruptly stood up, circled Hu Long once, and then his face changed as he said, "Brother Hu Long, there's a peculiar fragrance on you. You... you weren't supposed to escape alive, were you? Alas..."
"Kid, what do you mean by that?" Diyalan glared at him. "Are you saying you wish Hu Long had been killed?"
But Hu Long, after a brief moment of confusion, immediately understood. He let out a bitter laugh, saying, "So that's it. They left me alive so they could track me down. I thought it was just my luck that I survived, haha."
With that, before Diyalan could stop him, Hu Long suddenly knelt in front of Mu Yudie, knocking his head forcefully on the ground three times. "Miss Mu, please, you must live on! Avenge us!"
He then abruptly stood up and sprinted away, his voice echoing in the distance, "Leave here quickly! Take a different route; I'll lead them away and buy you some time."
"Hu Long!" Diyalan and Mu Yudie cried out in unison, their voices filled with despair.
"We must go immediately! Miss Mu, remember your hatred; we must survive!" Shi Yan said darkly as he extended his hand toward Diyalan, demanding, "Give me the 'Star Thunder.' You take Miss Mu and leave right now; I'll catch up with you shortly."
With her friends dying one by one, Diyalan was distraught and in a daze. She hesitated for a moment before handing the three "Star Thunder" to Shi Yan, her voice hoarse as she asked, "What are you planning?"
"Just collecting a little interest for Uncle first."
Shi Yan's face was as cold as ice. He quickly moved to Tu Mu's corpse, slashed open a bloody hole in Tu Mu's abdomen with a dagger, stuffed two "Star Thunder" inside, then carefully smeared "Seven Serpent Venom" over them. He gently flipped Tu Mu's body over, placing it face down on the ground.
"Curiosity is part of human nature. When the Fang Mercenary Group arrives and sees Tu Mu like this, someone will surely be tempted to flip him over and check. When the 'Star Thunder' detonates due to the vibration, what do you think will happen after Tu Mu's body is forcefully turned over?" Shi Yan sneered.
"I see." Diyalan's expression also turned vicious. "I hope it kills a lot of them!"
"I've added poison powder to Tu Mu's body. When the 'Star Thunder' explodes, the shrapnel should carry the poison. If anyone's skin is cut, they will surely die!" Shi Yan's expression was cold. "Let's go. We must live! Only by surviving can we avenge Uncle!"
"I hope Hu Long will be alright," Mu Yudie murmured, her eyes vacant.
Shi Yan sighed inwardly, knowing that Hu Long was doomed, but he spoke comforting words nonetheless. "Don't worry too much. The trap we've set might cause them serious damage, and we may still have a chance to reunite with Hu Long."
"Really?"
Mu Yudie weakly asked, though she vaguely knew it was unrealistic, she still longed for someone to give her an affirmative answer, even if it was a lie.
"Yes, he'll be fine." Shi Yan nodded firmly and then gestured to Diyalan.
Understanding his intent, Diyalan immediately stepped forward, lifted Mu Yudie, and rushed into the forest.
Shi Yan took a deep breath, gathered all his strength, and quickly followed them.
...
A quarter of an hour later.
The forces of Dark Abyss, the Mo family, and the Fang Mercenary Group emerged together, following the scent on Hu Long's body to this location.
"Tu Mu!"
Barnard recognized the battle axe beside Tu Mu and immediately realized that the person lying face down with his back to the sky was one of his own. His face turned pale as he exclaimed, "How is this possible? How could they have killed Tu Mu?"
"Didn't you say that once we got here, it would be as simple as dividing up the men and women?" The Dark Abyss emissary's eyes were cold as he snorted, "Good thing I left a trace of 'Dark Moon Scent' on that kid, or we would've been searching for them all day."
Barnard's expression was gloomy as he ordered, "Zuo Song, flip Tu Mu over and see what's going on."
"It was that kid who did it!" Mo Yan Yu whispered to Mo Chao Ge beside her, "Anyone killed by him ends up shriveled. That kid's weapon must be coated with a deadly poison!"
"That kid is no simple matter." Mo Chao Ge nodded slightly, his voice low, "Be careful, and don't act impulsively later."
"Understood, Brother."
While the two were talking, Zuo Song of the Fang Mercenary Group had already dashed to Tu Mu's body at Barnard's command.
Zuo Song grabbed Tu Mu's shoulder and flipped him over, intending to inspect the condition of the corpse.
"Boom."
Tu Mu's body landed heavily on the ground, back first.
"Boom!" "Boom!"
Suddenly, violent explosions erupted!
In an instant, Tu Mu's body shattered into countless pieces!
Fragments of flesh and bone, along with bits of Tu Mu's body, were propelled like a storm of shrapnel, shooting in all directions from the center of the explosion!
There had been no warning. As soon as the explosions rang out, shrapnel embedded with Tu Mu's flesh and blood rained down on the group.
The Fang Mercenary Group was closest to Tu Mu and suffered the brunt of the explosion. They were the first to fall victim!
Under the hail of shrapnel, three mercenaries from the Fang Mercenary Group were riddled with holes, their bodies covered in bloody wounds.
Zuo Song, who had triggered the trap, was torn apart by the explosion. His flesh mixed with Tu Mu's, scattering in all directions.
The members of Dark Abyss and the Mo family, caught off guard, were also not spared!
Although they were several dozen meters away, the warriors from these two factions still suffered casualties. The Mo family's warriors, especially those who were only at the Houtian stage, had no means of defense and were directly cut down by the shrapnel.
The air was filled with the sound of screams. The sudden explosion of the two "Star Thunder" turned the area into a hellish scene, with flesh and blood flying everywhere, and the ground littered with viscera and severed limbs.
Amidst the carnage, the terrified cries of the survivors echoed. Everyone was plunged into extreme fear.
Mo Yan Yu, protected by Mo Chao Ge, couldn't bear the gruesome sight of dismembered bodies and continued to vomit, her face pale.
Several warriors from the Mo family and Dark Abyss, who initially thought they had escaped unharmed, soon discovered that their skin felt numb and their vision was growing blurry...
"Damn it! The shrapnel was poisoned!" Mo Chao Ge's face twisted in horror as he shouted, "Cut away the wounded flesh! Quickly! Hurry!"
Strongman Johnson's arm had also been pierced by the shrapnel, and blood was gushing out.
Filled with terror, Johnson gritted his teeth and sliced off half of his left arm with a single stroke. Screaming in agony, he crouched down and howled in pain, "Miss Mo, please, help me bandage this!"
"Ugh!"
Mo Yan Yu had just stood up, but at the sight of Johnson's severed arm, she felt nauseated again and doubled over, retching uncontrollably.
Looking at the ground littered with mutilated flesh, viscera, and severed limbs, Barnard and the others were so enraged they nearly vomited blood. Their faces twisted in hatred, their eyes gleamed with murderous intent, and they were filled with a desire to tear the person responsible for this vicious trap into pieces and devour them.
Among the three factions, Dark Abyss had lost three people, while the Mo family had lost five.
Barnard, who had been closest to Tu Mu, suffered the greatest losses. After the explosion, he was left as a lone survivor, with all his men wiped out!
"I will kill them all! I will kill every last one of them! I'll make them wish they were dead!" Barnard roared into the sky, like a wild beast driven
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