Chapter 74 of 100

Chapter 74

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Just as the sentence was not yet finished, the burning soul armor suddenly reached out and struck Wu Mian's head. Wu Mian did not expect the soul armor, which should have been destroyed by fire, to still have the strength to fight back. There was no time to dodge, so he could only block with his arm. A "bang!" sounded, and Wu Mian was hit squarely. The eyes of Gui Bu Gui and the others blurred as Wu Mian's body flew back and crashed into the wall, then bounced to the ground.

Just as Gui Jia's two brothers were about to check on Wu Mian's injuries, the white-haired man on the ground got up as if nothing had happened. He turned his head to look at Gui Bu Gui, raised his eyebrows, and said coldly, "Why didn't you wait until they all rushed over before reminding me?"

Gui Bu Gui laughed awkwardly and said, "I just thought of it. I felt uneasy looking at that armor, but only now do I understand why."

As Wu Mian and Gui Bu Gui were talking, the four soul armors charged again, and the ones behind them began to move slowly toward them. It looked like it wouldn't be long before all the soul armors would rush over. At that point, Wu Mian would be lucky to protect himself, let alone take care of Gui Bu Gui and the others.

Seeing the soul armors just a few dozen feet away, Wu Mian had no patience for the old man's nonsense. He pushed off the ground with both feet and shot forward like an arrow. At the same time, Gui Bu Gui pulled his two disciples, made a gesture, and they all retreated back into the inner room that Wu Mian had kicked open.

Wu Mian rushed to the four leading soul armors again. With an incredible speed, he first lifted a piece of armor from the one that was still burning. As soon as the small piece of armor was lifted, the endless flames found a breakthrough, as if drawn by a powerful force. The flames, which had been dancing wildly, suddenly reversed direction and rushed into the unprotected area.

With a "whoosh," the flames inside the soul armor's armor erupted. Under the attack of the inner and outer fires, the soul armor's legs gave out, and it fell to the ground. Soon, the entire body collapsed. In no time, the soul armor was completely burned to ashes, leaving only the armor and a pile of ashes inside.

After directing the flames into the first soul armor, Wu Mian immediately rushed to the next few. His body flickered, and he was already in front of the next one. He used both hands, one to lift a piece of armor from the waist, and the other to press on the unprotected area. The scorching heat from his palm ignited the flames inside the armor, and the flames quickly spread through the gaps. In a moment, the soul armor was reduced to ashes, leaving only its armor lying on the ground.

The next two soul armors met the same fate, burning to ashes in an instant.

After the four leading soul armors were reduced to ashes, Wu Mian had no time to catch his breath. Another wave of soul armors, dozens of them, pressed forward. At this moment, Gui Bu Gui's voice came from behind: "There are too many! You can't handle them! Get out and find Ren San, he has a way to stop these soul armors. Don't worry about us; as long as we stay in the inner room, the soul armors won't see us. But hurry!"

After shouting these words, Wu Mian did not respond. As the soul armors rushed toward him, his body suddenly moved. This time, he did not lift the armor and ignite the flames as he had with the first four.

Wu Mian charged into the crowd of soul armors, quickly lifting several pieces of armor from them, but he did not ignite the flames. His speed and reflexes were so quick that he managed to dodge each attack.

However, the number of soul armors was too great. Even Wu Mian, after staying in the crowd for a while, could not avoid being hit. After dodging attacks from five or six soul armors, a large fist struck him from behind. He could not dodge this one, so he slightly ducked his head, causing the punch to hit him slightly off-center.

With a "bang," Wu Mian was knocked to the ground. Before he could get up, a dozen soul armors pounced on him, pummeling him mercilessly.

Wu Mian did not even try to dodge, gritting his teeth and enduring the blows. In the midst of the beating, he managed to lift a few more pieces of armor. Just as he was starting to struggle, he suddenly grabbed a fist that was striking him, lifted the armor from the arm, and blew a breath onto the unprotected forearm.

The moment the breath touched the forearm, flames appeared. In an instant, the soul armor turned into a fireball. Not only that, but the flames spread to the other soul armors whose armor had been lifted, burning through their unprotected areas.

In a moment, most of the soul armors were engulfed in flames. Wu Mian had a chance to catch his breath. He stood up and continued lifting armor from the other soul armors. As soon as one was lifted, the flames from the burning soul armors would ignite it. In just a few minutes, all the soul armors except Wu Mian were reduced to ashes.

Looking at the dozens of empty armors on the ground, with some still burning, Wu Mian sat down. As he sat, sweat the size of soybeans poured from his temples and nose.

Wu Mian, who had been calm and composed, now panted heavily. After catching his breath, he turned to look at the direction of the inner room where Gui Bu Gui and the others were. As he looked, his eye muscles twitched, and he muttered, "Aren't you afraid the house will collapse and bury you?"

He saw that the large hole he had kicked in the wall had been quickly repaired by Gui Bu Gui and his two disciples. As Wu Mian watched, the last brick was placed. The craftsmanship was excellent, and no one would have guessed that a large hole had been there just moments ago.

As Wu Mian watched the wall being repaired, his expression suddenly changed. After the wall was completed, the auras of Gui Bu Gui and the others inside completely disappeared. If he hadn't seen them hide there with his own eyes, even someone with his level of skill would not have detected their presence.

Staring at the newly repaired wall, Wu Mian understood why the old man had been so insistent on him leaving and not worrying about them. He laughed coldly, picked up a piece of armor from a soul armor, and threw it at the spot where he had kicked the hole.

With a "thud," the newly repaired wall was instantly broken again. Before the people inside could cry out, a fist-sized ball of lightning shot through the broken wall. Inside, three people screamed in unison: "Aaaaaaaaah!"

The first to emerge from the inner room was Gui Bu Gui. The old man, who was used to being electrocuted, shivered as he stepped out. Before he could speak, Wu Mian said in his characteristic tone, "Hmm? Why are you shivering? This is the price of letting others take the fall for you."

Gui Bu Gui looked at the ground, littered with empty and still-burning armors. His mouth opened wide in disbelief. After a moment, he managed to close it and forced a smile at Wu Mian, saying, "I told those two little guys that these soul armors would be no challenge for you, Wu Mian. We just needed to hide and not cause trouble. Isn't that right?"

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