LWGP - Chapter 138

Chapter 138: Close the Door

All things considered, the Lycanthrope's attributes were indeed not much different from the golden python's. However, the latter focused on stamina and defense, while this Lycanthrope focused on strength.

As a dungeon BOSS, it was a cut above the wild monsters outside, so its level 30 attributes were comparable to a level 35 monster. Its advantages also lay in having 1,000 more spirit power and many skills. It was truly terrifying. No wonder the team ahead of them had been chased so relentlessly that they had to use a precious teleportation scroll.

Even Wang Jiu was surprised that Lin Guiwan had survived. She could see that Lin Guiwan's attributes were a balanced 1100 each, for a total of 2200, and she also saw her impressive array of skills.

She was interested in the latter's skills, as well as her courage as a Priest to pursue a balanced build and actually succeed, which indicated that her overall strength was very high.

But she had never seen the other woman's—badge.

Lin Guiwan had a Purple Gold Badge, and it came with its own life-saving skill.

A solid, milky-white brilliance covered her body, directly blocking the wave of attacks, but it began to fade. It seemed to be an instantaneous defensive skill.

Li Chui and his team probably didn't know about this. Otherwise, they would have never let her go, not in a million years. At the very least, he would have recommended her to Tan Yingzhou to secure such a talent, or perhaps to curry favor with him.

But no matter what, she was one of Wang Jiu's people now. Was she going to stay behind with her?

That really wasn't necessary.

"Go," Wang Jiu said. Just as she had on the plane, Lin Guiwan decisively retreated, but not before casting a protective aura on Wang Jiu. She stopped at the doorway, not going inside, waiting to support Wang Jiu. However, she first saw two of the stronger members from the team ahead make their move.

An Arcane Mage and a Blademaster.

The Arcane Mage actually had an arcane sprite floating beside him. He raised his staff and unleashed a crackling chain of electricity that wrapped around the charging Lycanthrope. He followed up with a debilitating debuff, then a damage-over-time electrical current. The ferocious lightning illuminated the entire space with its brilliant glow.

The electrical current wasn't just a simple attack skill but an auxiliary one—it caused the target to continuously suffer from paralyzing electrical damage, making them more susceptible to critical hits from subsequent attacks.

On the other side, the Blademaster wielded his blade with both hands. The blade-exclusive burst damage skill, Three-Inch Blade Qi, coated his weapon. He then executed the single-target skill Metal Rend. The damage from Metal Rend was a cut above even Xie Lu's Homing Bird. With a fluid string of skill activations, he struck again. The blade qi extended an astonishing seven meters long. When it landed on the Lycanthrope, it triggered a massive critical hit, with damage that exceeded both their expectations.

It was double the expected amount.

What happened? A double critical hit? No, that wasn't it!

"It's been cursed. Its stats are reduced by 50%."

The two of them quickly looked at Wang Jiu, only to see her holding a staff, a dark aura howling around her. She had more of a villainous presence than the Lycanthrope. A mage?

Just as they had that thought, the Lycanthrope, likely feeling the pain or fury from the damage it took, struggled with its arms and snapped the chains binding it. The electrical chains shattered into pieces. It charged forward madly, a crescent-shaped armor appearing on its body as dark energy condensed in its hands, forming a seven-foot-long, ink-black scythe that it swung as it prepared to kill.

Suddenly, it felt a pain in its ankle.

It was a small, pinkish-white fox leg that had instantly popped out of the ground, hooked its leg, and tripped it. The Lycanthrope was sent stumbling hard, crashing headfirst into a support beam in the laboratory's main hall.

Bang!

The Lycanthrope's head cracked the support beam.

In that moment, Bai Bai scurried away, cursing as it ran, "So scary, so scary! Damn you, Wang Jiu! Always making me do such dangerous things! Fuck your ancestors! Wait for me, wait for me, you're just running off on your own! Ah!"

The cute little fox, raging online.

It had thought Wang Jiu would wait for it to succeed so they could escape together, but that woman hadn't even glanced back before running towards the laboratory herself.

However, others were faster than them. It was Luo Sheng's and Diao Guang's teams, along with Li Chui and another group. The combined number of people was large. While Wang Jiu's trio was tangling with the Lycanthrope, they darted out from the side, taking the opportunity to get close to the laboratory door. At that moment, Li Chui saw Wang Jiu's predicament. A glint flashed in his eyes, and he gave a look to the bald youth beside him. A cunning expression crossed the youth's simple-looking face. His eyes narrowed, and a faint glow flickered from the staff in his hand.

As Wang Jiu was running, she suddenly felt a subtle slowing effect on her, though she couldn't identify the caster. Huh? So there were tricks like this?

She wasn't flustered, because she could deal with it.

Everyone else noticed the change in Wang Jiu's speed.

It was an extremely perilous moment. The other two had already rushed past her and into the laboratory. Looking back, only Wang Jiu and Bai Bai were left outside.

"She must have been hit with a slow debuff," the Blademaster said in a private chat.

The Arcane Mage mused, "Good timing."

The two of them entered the doorway and saw Li Chui demanding that the door be closed.

"We'll all die if you don't, close it now!"

Xie Lu and the others were naturally unwilling. Without saying much, they stood in confrontation at the doorway. Surprisingly, Luo Sheng and Diao Guang sided with them.

But before the two sides could make a move, a man grabbed the door panel with one hand and said, "Wait for her to get in."

Huh? Everyone turned to look at him.

This person was a bit unfamiliar. Had he just rushed in? He didn't seem to belong to any team.

"Master's okay!" Wang Shu suddenly exclaimed with joyous surprise.

Wang Jiu's speed had been restored, and she was even faster than before. She had used an Exemption to remove the slow debuff, and Lin Guiwan had added a speed buff. In an instant, Wang Jiu reached the doorway and said in a low voice, "Close the door."

Then she turned, switched to the Golden Cloth Gun, and fired a shot at Bai Bai, who was being chased by the Lycanthrope.

The bullet flew out and landed on the ground behind Bai Bai, right in front of the Lycanthrope.

It had hit an item she had thrown down earlier.

Bang! A white phosphorus smoke grenade activated, releasing a pungent odor and a burning sensation, while emitting a yellowish-white burning gas.

The Lycanthrope was naturally not afraid of such damage, but after smelling the odor, it was extremely disgusted. It was affected and slowed by a step.

A wolf's sense of smell is extremely powerful, but sometimes that isn't an advantage.

With that opening, Bai Bai shot forward, leaping through the closing gap in the door and diving straight into Wang Jiu's arms…

Bang.

The laboratory door slammed shut. Just as the gap closed, the Lycanthrope arrived, its seven-foot scythe striking the door.

A scalp-numbing scraping sound was heard, but the door didn't react much.

It could withstand the attack. There were already many slash and claw marks on the outside of the door, likely all from this Lycanthrope. They were only surface marks, leaving the overall structure undamaged.

Seeing that the danger was temporarily averted, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. But Wang Shu and the others wore unfriendly expressions, all staring at Li Chui's group. With allies, Li Chui had gained some confidence and didn't seem fazed, but he was still cautious and didn't take the lead—he was actually hoping Wang Shu's group would cause a scene. There were too many experts here. If Wang Jiu acted as domineering as usual, then there would be a good show to watch.

Li Chui's calculations were sound, but Wang Shu and his group were seasoned and did not act.

Wang Jiu, who had just entered, also said nothing. The first thing she did was grab Bai Bai—who was clinging to her chest—by the scruff of its neck and place it on a nearby table. Her gaze swept over Li Chui's group, then Luo Sheng, Diao Guang, and the others, as well as a newly arrived team. Of course, her gaze ultimately landed on a young man by the door and a few people standing in a corner of the vast laboratory.

It wasn't just Wang Jiu sizing them up. Many in Luo Sheng's and the other teams had also noticed them, especially the handsome young man who had coldly held the door open just now.

"Were you guys here before?" Luo Sheng and Qi Shuanghan, not shy about diplomacy, both asked.

"Yes, we were being chased." The young man didn't seem very keen on diplomacy. He gave a short reply and showed no intention of saying more as he walked past.

Wang Jiu leaned against a lab table, took out a stamina pill, and said, "Thank you, sir."

"You're welcome. I just can't stand people who take advantage and then play the victim."

The words were spoken with contempt. Li Chui immediately understood that he was being insulted. His face darkened slightly, but he glanced at Dong Long and the bald man, whose expressions were subtle.

Team channel.

Dong Long: "Can't see his attributes. Either his level is much higher than ours, or he has a special item, like Miss Luo."

Luo Sheng: "To get here ahead of us with four low-stat teammates, he must be a formidable character. But I support you fighting him. After all, you even retaliated against Wang Jiu, didn't you?"

Li Chui: "Stop mocking me. I just can't bring myself to endure humiliation like you, Young Miss Luo."

Chi Mantou: "Li Chui, stop your bullshit. I think the most important thing right now is to figure out if that Lycanthrope outside can break through this door, and who all these people are. We've got Shenzhen, Hong Kong, and Luoyang here now. What about them?"

Luo Sheng knew Chi Mantou was asking about the origins of the young man and the team with the Blademaster and Arcane Mage.

The former was the most mysterious, the latter the strongest.

That team was truly powerful. No wonder Wang Jiu hadn't made a move, and even Li Chui, with Chi Mantou's backing, didn't dare to be arrogant.

At the same time, in Wang Jiu's team, Xie Lu was also speaking.

"I don't recognize the first guy, but the team behind him should be a pro gaming team from Xi'an. They used to play World of Warcraft, but they've been retired for years."

At Xie Lu's words, everyone understood. Wang Shu suddenly remembered, "Fallen Radiance?"

"Yes. Those two are the Fallen Henpecked and the Radiant Blind Old Man from back then." Xie Lu's tone was a bit complicated.

What interesting IDs.

Wang Jiu had already walked to the side. The group sat down to rest and recover stamina. She glanced at Xie Lu, "Huh, you play games too?"

Her tone was casual. Xie Lu, sitting cross-legged, was taking out a tactical bandage to hand to her. He replied, "I never had time to play, but I've watched others play."

His words sounded like a diligent student expressing envy for others, but he wasn't talking about studying. He was a young military man, raised in the barracks since childhood, groomed by his family to be a pillar of the nation, with an upright posture like a young poplar.

He was envious, curious, but not regretful.

Everyone fell silent.

Not even Luo Sheng could compare to his background. He could have enjoyed privilege and honor, squandering power and wealth his whole life, but he didn't.

Even in a peaceful world, the sacrifice and dedication of these most admirable people are needed. In an apocalypse, they should be needed most, but he must be confused too.

This wasn't a simple apocalypse; it was a game.

A game where no one yet knew who held the source code.

Civilization began to crumble, and humanity's savage nature was the first thing to emerge.

Just like now, the atmosphere in the laboratory grew quiet. Amidst the silence, hidden currents swirled, each person with their own calculations.

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