sbdcsierra Chapter 336: All Shackles Removed
Chapter 336: All Shackles Removed
The token-shaped black metal piece is heavy, with only one side engraved with dots and simple lines.
At first glance, the lines formed a roaring animal head with curved horns, bulging eyes, and a ferocious shape, as if it wanted to choose someone to devour.
Looking closely, Zhang Xueming felt that it looked very much like a modern circuit board.
Cleaning this palm-sized piece of metal was not as smooth as cleaning those long swords. Almost at the moment when Zhang Xueming's internal force and spiritual consciousness were poured in, the metal piece made a buzzing sound like the sound of autumn rain.
It's like white noise from nature, non-aggressive, and allows tense brain nerves to relax for a moment.
Then the buzzing sound turned into whispering.
It sounded like countless people were talking, men, women, young and old, their voices were as soft as mosquitoes, making people feel very uncomfortable.
Zhang Xueming's attention was drawn over.
This is human instinct. Because of the discomfort, people want to hear more clearly and distinguish what the voices are saying.
She knew something was wrong and tried to regain her composure several times, but was immediately drawn back into the situation.
The internal force and spiritual consciousness stagnated in the middle of the pattern, at the left eye of the beast head.
The humming sound grew louder and louder, and the whispers seemed to be getting closer.
Zhang Xueming began to have a headache, as if thin needles were piercing his brain, again and again. His chest was blocked and he couldn't breathe out. He was so upset that he wanted to vomit.
The system's red warning flickered before her eyes, and her brain seemed to have lost the ability to process text. She suddenly couldn't understand the words and could only look at the red light superimposed on the patterns on the black metal sheet, and the animal head with its mouth wide open was about to appear.
My nose felt hot and liquid came out and dripped down my chin.
[Zhao Zhao, can we come in now? ]
The boy's voice, transmitted through the soul mark, was clear and pleasant.
Like a powerful hand, it tore apart the strange attraction coming from the buzzing sound.
Zhang Xueming's mind was startled, and her thoughts, which were about to stagnate, started to function normally again. She quickly replied: [Don't come in! ]
She turned her head away from looking at the patterns on the metal sheet. The stuffy feeling in her chest suddenly turned into burning rage. She gathered all her inner strength and spiritual awareness and suddenly poured them out towards the metal sheet, swallowing it all up.
She exerted force with both hands at the same time, and the metal sheet twisted and deformed in her palm, making a harsh crunching sound.
The lines on the metal sheet were twisted off bit by bit. When the last line broke, a sharp sound like the cry of a sad bird was heard. The sound was so loud that the entire cave shook.
If Zhang Xueming had not withdrawn his internal energy in time to protect his body, as the person closest to the point where the sound wave erupted, his fate would have been no different from facing the explosion of the fire bomb.
The cave was large enough that the sound waves hit the rocks, only shaking off some sand between the rocks.
【System fragments recovered successfully and are being merged. 】
[The alien energy has been captured successfully and is being assimilated. 】
[The alien consciousness (larval stage) was successfully captured. Do you want to keep it? ]
Keep your ass!
Zhang Xueming looked at the prompts that kept popping up from the system and threw away the metal block in his hand that had been crumpled into an unknown shape: [Not to be kept.]
[According to the host's instructions, the alien consciousness (larval stage) captured in the Yunzhiyu small world was eliminated. ]
[Eradication successful. The cleanup of this world is complete, the completion rate is 100%, and the world reward will be received later, please check it in time. 】
Zhang Xueming watched the words disappear with a dark look in his eyes.
She touched the wetness under her nose, and her white fingertips were stained with bright red.
When she looked at the front of her clothes again, she realized that she had been so distracted by the buzzing sound that she had unconsciously withdrawn the internal force that always covered her body. There were several ugly blood stains on the front of her clothes, which were made of cherry-red plain crepe satin with floral pipa sleeves.
What a disaster! How embarrassing! Zhang Xueming cursed inwardly.
Before she had time to take out the handkerchief and water from the storage space and clean herself up, there was a slight sound at the entrance of the cave and someone came in.
Zhang Xueming quickly turned his back to the entrance and covered his face with his sleeves.
The sound of wind approached rapidly from behind: "Zhao Zhao!"
Help! Zhang Xueming wanted to cry but had no tears. Could her image as a powerful and invincible boss be lost?
[Wait! A Yuan, don't look at me first!] Zhang Xueming decided to struggle again.
Gong Yuanzheng could already smell the blood and was so anxious that he was about to burst into flames, but he still obediently stopped two steps away from her and stared at her back: [Zhao Zhao, are you hurt? ]
[No, I got angry.] The stubborn person would never admit that a minor concussion is an injury, [Get me a handkerchief, dip it in water, and don't let them in.]
Gong Yuanzheng turned around and rushed to the entrance and shouted, "Zhao Zhao is fine, don't come in yet."
He then took out a black handkerchief with a gold rim from his waist, untied the water bag and soaked a corner of it, but did not hand it over: [Zhao Zhao, can I wipe it for you? ]
[No!] Zhang Xueming flatly refused.
Gong Yuanzheng immediately changed his plan: [I won't look at you, can you hold my hand and wipe it? Zhao Zhao, I'm worried about you, I want to do something for you, even if it's just wiping your face. ]
Zhang Xueming hesitated for a moment: [Then you are not allowed to peek. ]
[I definitely won’t look at it.] Gong Yuanzheng walked around to her with his eyes closed and raised the hand holding the handkerchief.
A simple matter became complicated by his manipulation. But who made Zhang Xueming fall for it?
She held Gong Yuanzheng's wrist, moved her face closer, and wiped the blood off her face in an awkward manner.
Gong Yuanzheng was sure that she was just bleeding from the nose and not injured, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Feeling Zhang Xueming let go of his hand: [Can I open my eyes now? ]
Zhang Xueming scanned his face with his spiritual sense and found no trace of blood, then he said: [It’s OK. ]
【Wait, I'll wipe it for you again. 】
Gong Yuanzheng folded the dirty handkerchief and put it into his leather shoulder bag, then took out a clean one, soaked it, gently lifted Zhang Xueming's chin, and wiped her carefully again. He also picked up the bloodstains on her lapel and wiped them, and only stopped when he saw that they could not be wiped off.
[Later, go to the residence arranged by Elder Hua, change your clothes, and try to wash them off with soap.] He knew how much Zhang Xueming treasured her clothes and jewelry.
[Yes.] Zhang Xueming opened his mouth and took the orange candy he handed over.
【Where is the blueprint for Infinite Flowing Fire? 】
Zhang Xueming kicked the piece of metal next to his feet: [It has been cleaned, but it is also scrapped. ]
Gong Yuanzheng didn't pick it up. He glanced around and paused on a long sword with cracks on the ground: [This sword is also useless.]
"Yuanzheng, Zhaozhao, can we come in?" Hua Gongzi shouted outside.
Gong Yuanzheng looked at Zhang Xueming, and when he saw her nod, he said, "Come in."
Young Master Hua rushed in before Elder Hua. Seeing the long swords scattered on the ground, one of which was obviously about to break, he hurried to pick it up with a distressed look on his face.
Elder Hua followed closely behind him. Seeing that his stupid son had no knowledge of the ways of the world, he slapped him on the back and said, "A sword is a dead object. If it is gone, it can be recast."
Hua Gongzi was almost knocked to the ground by the beating. He reacted and smiled and scratched his head: "Didn't I go to see the knife because I heard Yuan Zheng say Zhao Zhao was fine?"
He muttered again, "You usually regard these knives as more important than me. I'm afraid that if the knives break, you'll get upset and scold me."
Elder Hua was furious and slapped him again. Young Master Hua slipped behind Gong Yuanzheng and poked his head out to wink at him: "Dad, as an elder, you have to pay attention to your image."
Gong Yuanzheng interrupted his show without any hesitation and pointed at the piece of metal on the ground: "The blueprint is there, it's useless."
He asked Elder Hua: "When the sound that shook the cave just now sounded, did you feel more relaxed?"
It was as if all the shackles were removed, and from now on I could roam freely in the vast sky and sea.