Chapter 1059: Chapter 669: Falling into Devilry
However, just as Qin Tao hadn’t yet reacted, that foreign middle-aged man wielded a long knife and rushed towards him.
“Courting death!” Qin Tao, noticing the assailant, showed a hint of madness in his eyes, gripping his long sword tightly. As the middle-aged man’s body approached, he grasped the sword single-handedly and directly engaged.
“Clang!” The collision of the two weapons reverberated with a crisp sound. Qin Tao, gazing at the man up close, sneered, “You seek your own demise, so don’t blame me!”
With that, the long sword in Qin Tao’s hand spun in mid-air, leveraging the strength of the opponent’s long knife, and swiftly passed across the man’s neck.
After completing all this, Qin Tao retracted his hands, scanning the others with a cold expression.
“Is there anyone else who dares to compete with me for Chi You’s weapon?” As soon as Qin Tao finished speaking, a crimson stream of blood gushed from the neck of the foreign middle-aged man in front of him, and his body plummeted to the ground.
“Everyone, attack together and take down this bastard; he’s truly nothing!” As the crowd was stunned by Qin Tao’s prowess, Wu Dao chimed in from the back.
Upon hearing this, the crowd, disregarding who spoke, surged towards Qin Tao. With so many of them, how could they possibly fear just him?
No matter how powerful Qin Tao was, his age and strength were evident, and he couldn’t possibly be a match for all of them.
The crowd charged in unison, and for a moment, Qin Tao’s face turned extremely pale. They didn’t afford him much time to think as they reached him and attacked one after another.
Initially, Qin Tao intended to struggle a bit, but after several exchanges, he deliberately yielded his position.
Although Chi You’s weapon was significant, his life was even more important. Qin Tao wasn’t about to risk his life for it; as the saying goes, as long as there’s life, there’s hope.
As long as he survived, everything else could be resolved.
With Qin Tao retreating step by step, the crowd’s morale soared, and soon many reached the coffin. They originally intended to finish Qin Tao swiftly, but upon seeing the scene inside the coffin, they were dumbstruck.
“How can this be?” Staring at the sight inside the coffin, the crowd murmured in disbelief. Even those previously dealing with Qin Tao abandoned him to approach the coffin.
Seeing everyone shift their focus away from him to the coffin, Qin Tao breathed a sigh of relief.
“These guys are really unreliable; shouldn’t they have finished you off before all else?” Observing the disheveled Qin Tao, Wu Dao outside couldn’t help but mutter in regret.
Though Wu Dao’s voice wasn’t loud, it was clear enough for Qin Tao to hear.
Glancing towards Wu Dao, a sinister look filled Qin Tao’s eyes. Yet, he was acutely aware that he wasn’t a match for Wu Dao, especially with Liu Hun also present on Wu Dao’s side.
“Why bother with all that? Since there are so many weapons, let’s seize a few first. Any weapon here isn’t ordinary, and if we can obtain one, it wouldn’t be a wasted trip. If we’re lucky, we might even get Chi You’s weapon.” Among the crowd near the coffin, someone shouted, prompting everyone to frantically vie for the weapons inside.
“Brother Liu, aren’t you going to warn them?” Seeing the situation, Wu Dao hesitated but eventually questioned Liu Hun.
As a scion of a prominent family, Wu Dao always considered things from his perspective. Though he might not care, if everyone perished here, their families might come after the survivors.
Even if just minor issues arose, it wouldn’t be favorable if the matter leaked out.
“A little greed is good; everyone in this world is greedy. Without greed, there’s no motivation for progress. But sometimes, with greed comes consequences.” Liu Hun shook his head and sighed.
In his heart, Liu Hun was merely curious whether the weapons were as he anticipated. Otherwise, he would’ve already left.
“You… you mean there’s actually no Chi You’s weapon here?” Qin Tao, perceptive as ever, detected some discrepancies in Liu Hun’s words and incredulously questioned him.
“What’s it to you? Go find out for yourself if you’re so capable, rather than asking us.” Wu Dao rolled his eyes disdainfully at Qin Tao.
Faced with Wu Dao’s words, Qin Tao became even more certain that Chi You’s weapon wasn’t here. He slightly squinted his eyes, then stared intently at Liu Hun and said in a deep voice, “If Chi You’s weapon was truly in here, you probably wouldn’t be so indifferent. Moreover, since you were the one who opened this coffin, even if there was a weapon, it would have already fallen into your pocket, wouldn’t it?”
“You are smart, but sometimes your self-confidence blinds you, just like how you think you’re clever, yet others may find you extremely foolish. Yes, I did open this coffin, and I can’t tell if Chi You’s weapon is inside, but my intuition tells me that it’s not. Certainly, these weapons are not ordinary, but I, Liu Hun, have no interest in them at all. However, if you are interested, now is the time to seize the chance, you might still get one or two. Otherwise, it’ll be a wasted trip, and you won’t be able to explain yourself back home, will you?” Liu Hun slightly raised the corner of his mouth and smiled as he spoke to Qin Tao.
“If I really do it, then I would be the fool!” This time, Qin Tao was confident that Liu Hun wasn’t lying to him.
Otherwise, why hadn’t Liu Hun and Wu Dao taken these weapons earlier or left them behind?
If not for the issue with these weapons, Qin Tao would not believe it no matter what.
However, deep down, Qin Tao still had some suspicions, and thus his peripheral vision was always on Liu Hun and the people in front of the coffin.
“What a coward, I thought you’d go up and snatch a couple of weapons.” Wu Dao looked at Qin Tao’s expression and couldn’t help but sneer.
This time, faced with Wu Dao’s angry remarks, Qin Tao completely ignored him, acting as if he hadn’t heard anything.
“Hahaha, I got a weapon! It feels great, much stronger than the weapons made with current technology.” At this point, someone in front of the coffin couldn’t help but laugh loudly.
Following his words, everyone else also laughed heartily, holding weapons in their hands.
Seeing this, Liu Hun frowned slightly. Earlier, when he reached into that molten lava, he could clearly feel the temperature within.
If it weren’t for his special physique, his hands would have melted in that molten lava by now.
Given that these weapons were in the molten lava, they should have been covered with high heat. Yet, these weapons were easily taken out now, which was somewhat peculiar.
The whole coffin contained dozens of weapons, while there were only a dozen people present, enough for everyone to have a weapon.
But humans are inherently greedy. Even if someone took a weapon, they still couldn’t resist taking a few more in the process.
Thus, in less than ten minutes, all the weapons in the coffin were snatched away, not leaving a single one.
In this case, there must be one weapon that is Chi You’s weapon, but which one it is would depend on each person’s luck.
“Hahaha, these weapons are all mine!” A middle-aged man exclaimed in excitement and joy, holding three or four weapons.
As soon as those words fell, he grasped the weapons with both hands and began to swing them in the air.
Others were the same, testing the weapons after coming down from the coffin. After all, these weapons had been around for years, and both craftsmanship and quality were far superior to modern technology.
“Maybe these weapons have no problems at all, perhaps you were overthinking?” Seeing everyone holding several weapons each, Wu Dao was quite envious.
With Wu Dao’s words, Qin Tao and the Clan Leader looked towards Liu Hun, all carrying a sense of doubt.
However, Liu Hun did not say much at this time.
“Well, since Chi You’s weapon isn’t here, our mission is considered complete, and there’s nothing to regret.” The Clan Leader glanced at Liu Hun’s expression and spoke softly.
“No, these weapons indeed have issues!” Just as the Clan Leader’s words fell, Liu Hun’s expression turned heavy, and he stared intensely at the excited crowd, then spoke in a deep voice.
“What’s wrong? Is it because you didn’t get any weapons, and now you’re seeing others with them, so you’re feeling unbalanced?” Qin Tao’s eyes flashed with disdain upon hearing Liu Hun.
But Liu Hun didn’t care about his words at all. His pupils suddenly contracted, and with a flip of his palm, the dagger fell into his hand. He loudly shouted to the Clan Leader, Wu Dao, and Lao Bai nearby, “Be careful!”