Chapter 169: Chapter 169: Crimson Chain

Shen Yan rubbed his eyes, staring intently at the weapon in Xu Qingsui’s hand. A name had already surfaced in his mind, but he didn’t dare to be certain.

But as he watched Xu Qingsui casually swing the weapon, effortlessly slicing a Mutant in two, that name rose to the tip of his tongue, ready to burst forth.

A voice in his heart was telling him over and over that he wasn’t mistaken. The weapon in Xu Qingsui’s hand was exactly the one he was thinking of.

This was the first time he had ever seen Xu Qingsui use a weapon, and to think her first move was with the Crimson Chain—a treasure of a weapon that had vanished from the world long ago.

The deeds of that female Weapon Master had always been the stuff of legend. Everyone knew of the Crimson Chain she had custom-made for herself.

Although all sorts of rumors about the Crimson Chain’s whereabouts circulated, he had always believed that the Weapon Master would have taken her custom-made weapon to her grave.

Yet here it was, right before his eyes, in Xu Qingsui’s hands.

Looking at Xu Qingsui again, Shen Yan’s gaze burned with intensity.

’Xu Qingsui! Just who is she?’

’Incredible spiritual power, three skillfully wielded attributes, and now the Crimson Chain on top of it all!’

’What kind of background must a person have to possess all three?’

For a moment, Shen Yan even started to wonder if the Imperial City had a noble Xu family, and if Xu Qingsui might be the young lady of such a family, out gaining experience.

But no matter how hard he thought, he couldn’t recall such a family. He’d never even heard of any moderately famous families from other regions with the surname Xu.

And considering Xu Ruming, who had previously framed Xu Qingsui, he’d certainly never heard of any family having a mix-up with their children at birth.

Besides, a truly great family, even if they had made such a mistake, would never allow their child to publicize such a scandal after she had been found, let alone resort to such despicable methods of slander.

Dismissing the idea of Xu Qingsui having a profound background, Shen Yan’s eyes gleamed. ’Without the protection of a noble family, it’ll be even easier to keep her by my side.’

While his mind was racing, the ground at Xu Qingsui’s feet had already become littered with the corpses of Mutants.

When the Crimson Chain sliced a Mutant in half, blood splattered, spraying onto the weapon.

But as if the Crimson Chain were coated in a waterproof layer, the blood droplets slid off instantly, leaving no trace behind.

Xu Qingsui swung the Crimson Chain, becoming more and more proficient with it.

Watching the Mutants get bisected one after another by the Crimson Chain, she felt a strange sense of excitement.

Once the Mutants in front of her were all cleared away, she tightened her grip on the Crimson Chain and charged directly toward the area with the most Mutants.

For a moment, Xu Qingsui, Crimson Chain in hand, took on the air of a goddess of slaughter.

Perhaps because she was now covered in the scent of so many of their kind, the Mutants began to quickly dodge her, unwilling to confront her head-on.

Seeing the Mutants avoiding her, Xu Qingsui continued to search for new targets.

Meanwhile, Chu Tian, who had been the first to enter, was once again about to be overwhelmed by the swarming Mutants.

He held nothing more than an authentic-grade weapon, and after charging through round after round of Mutants, its shortcomings were becoming apparent.

A moment of carelessness, and the Mutants surged forward again.

Seeing the tide of Mutants, Chu Tian’s heart sank.

’Am I really going to die here today?’

’I lost face to Xu Qingsui before and was hoping to earn some back, but instead I’m going to lose my life here. This is just too humiliating.’

Thinking about how he wouldn’t be able to face his teammates, he suddenly felt that perhaps dying here wasn’t so bad.

’At least I won’t have to live with the shame.’

Although he tried to console himself with this thought, when truly faced with death, a primal will to survive erupted from the depths of his heart and quickly took over his mind.

’As I thought, I don’t want to die!’

Compared to one’s life, face was ultimately far less important.

Facing the Mutants pressing in on him again, he raised his weapon once more, preparing to fight another round.

If there was even a chance, he still wanted to live.

His weapon pierced the body of the first Mutant to approach, and he immediately tried to pull it out to clear away the ones behind it.

But just then, the weapon, whose weaknesses were already showing, finally failed.

As he pulled it out, the blade was actually bent by the Mutant.

With that, clearing away the Mutants behind it was now impossible.

Chu Tian’s heart turned completely cold. Perhaps this was his fate.

His weapon was gone. Staring at the surging Mutants, Chu Tian silently closed his eyes.

PFFT!

The sound of something slicing through the air rang out in front of him, followed by a spray of warm liquid on his face.

But he felt no pain. Confused, Chu Tian opened his eyes.

He saw Xu Qingsui standing before him, holding a peculiar weapon. The Mutants that had been in front of him were now all sliced in two, covering the ground.

Xu Qingsui didn’t even spare him a glance before raising her weapon again and charging at the nearby Mutants.

’She saved my life!’

Staring at the corpses before him, only one thought remained in Chu Tian’s mind.

As he looked again at Xu Qingsui, who was still fighting, a strange feeling welled up in his heart.

The appearance of the Crimson Chain shifted Shen Yan’s focus away from the fact that Xu Qingsui could control three attributes.

Immediately, two longswords flew out from behind him, shooting directly into the swarm of Mutants and cutting them down one after another.

But Shen Yan’s two longswords only dealt with the Mutants on the periphery of Xu Qingsui’s position, taking care not to interfere with her charge.

The overwhelming swarm of Mutants was intimidating, but it was no match for the two slaughter-god-like figures in the team.

In a short time, the two of them alone had cleared out more than half of the Mutants.

Combined with the Mutants slain by the other team members, the cave floor was covered in snake-like corpses, leaving almost no room to stand.

"HISSSSSS..."

Suddenly, a sharp hissing sound echoed from deep within the cave.

Upon hearing it, the remaining Mutants finally gave up the fight and quickly retreated into the depths of the cave.

They were so fast that even though the team members wanted to press their advantage, the remaining Mutants vanished from sight before they could even give chase.

They moved so quickly that if it weren’t for the snake corpses littering the ground, everyone would have wondered if the slaughter had even happened at all.

This was the first time Xu Qingsui had experienced such a satisfying slaughter since coming to this Apocalypse.

Gripping the Crimson Chain, she could even feel it trembling slightly, as if with excitement.

She was in a cheerful mood. It wasn’t until Shen Yan walked up to her that she snapped out of it and quickly fastened the Crimson Chain back around her waist.

’I want to hide it, but that’s been impossible since the moment I used it.’

"Was that the Crimson Chain?"

Xu Qingsui looked at Shen Yan in surprise. He actually knew about the Crimson Chain.

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