840: Ignition (14) 840: Ignition (14) “Has the person arrived?” Xiumeng’s words were nothing short of astonishing, and Aike was clearly startled by them.
Even her first reaction was to look towards Fu Qian’s position.
What greeted her, however, was his hand raising an empty glass in the Void once more.
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While Aike was left speechless, Xiumeng remained silent, sitting there quietly.
Moments later, he finally let out a long sigh.
Almost simultaneously, his Demigod bodyguard took a deep breath and let out a low growl.
As the vibrations from the growl resonated through the bar, the noisy crowd seemed as if they had been muted, immediately dimming down, including the shrill background music.
“Finally, a bit of quiet,” Xiumeng, unfazed by the chaos that the sudden change had caused in the crowd, frowned as he looked at Clown.
“He mentioned fire earlier too, didn’t he?”
“Yes.”
Aike still seemed a bit worried, fearing that their actions might have exposed them, her pace of speaking even quickened.
“But he was too crazy to get any more out of him.”
“Is it possible that after you left last time, they detected something unusual and took precautions in advance?”
“Theoretically, the likelihood is very small.”
Xiumeng murmured to himself, and the next moment, something else appeared in his hand.
Fu Qian saw it clearly; it was a thin, brightly colored slice about the size of a human ear.
At a glance, its surface looked like flowing Magma, and even from this distance, one could feel the heat emitting from it.
Then in the next instant, Xiumeng crushed the slice directly in his hand.
At that moment, some kind of invisible ripple emanated from him.
Fu Qian even saw the special markings on his body become more vivid, like a flame fueled by added wood.
So, that’s how they got those markings on their bodies?
For a time, Fu Qian watched with great interest.
It sounded like this Divine Envoy Xiumeng had been to Unseen Hillock before and used something there to craft these talismans.
And anyway you looked at it, this thing seemed to really be related to fire.
His decision to accelerate for this Hunting Squad was indeed the right one.
Of course, there was now an important question—such a precious thing naturally couldn’t be wasted, so what was Xiumeng’s purpose in crushing another one?
The answer was obvious.
From the few exchanged words, it could be confirmed that they had been waiting for him for a long time.
Seated in his spot, Fu Qian silently felt the changes around him.
At this moment, there wasn’t the kind of constraining sensation that had been present last time.
Not surprising, from their perspective, such constraints were of no use against him.
The next moment, Fu Qian realized something and looked down at the ground.
Under the dim lights of the bar, the floor seemed to emit strands of bright light.
The light enveloped the entire bar, but wasn’t overly intense, the miraculous part was that it seemed to penetrate everything, cascading downwards.
At a glance, every person and object became translucent.
Body movements were still unrestricted, and he could even see guests exiting through the front door without being hindered.
But at the same time, Fu Qian felt a strange sensation, as if he had been marked.
So that’s how it is, there was indeed a trap, only its effect wasn’t to confine people here.
For a moment, Fu Qian seemed to understand what the plan of waiting in ambush this time was.
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“The effect will last for quite some time and will be difficult to remove,” Xiumeng’s voice sounded once again.
He did not use any Transcendent abilities, as though he was sure Fu Qian could hear him, simply speaking to himself.
“Just like the acts you have done.”
“You can choose to show yourself and have a chat, or you can leave directly, but unless you can maintain the level of invisibility you have now, which I don’t think is easy, I’ll be able to locate you immediately.”
Actually, it’s quite easy.
Xiumeng’s death decree was delivered with great momentum, yet Fu Qian simply suggested you knew nothing of the Pontiff’s bestowed favor.
“At that time, no one will listen to you anymore, instead, they will be replaced by the relentless pursuit that could arise at any moment.”
“So have you thought it through? Would you like to come over and have a drink?”
Had he really changed his strategy? Inspired by me, he abandoned imprisonment for marking.