Zhang Lisheng's exclamation in a low voice was only heard by Old Man Xu who was next to him. The old man asked indifferently, "What do you mean by 'something bad'? Boy, the way you speak is so uncouth one moment and so genteel the next. What's so bad about it?"
Zhang Lisheng ignored Old Man Xu and placed his ear on the window with a blank expression. His face began to swell up as though he was being inflated.
When Old Man Xu saw the young man casting the spell without saying a word, he immediately realized that something had happened. Straightening his face, he stood up as though he had a spring installed on his buttocks and looked out of the dark window.
Unfortunately, none of the spells that the old man knew involved enhancing his vision and hearing. Standing on the speeding bus in the middle of the night, it was only natural that he could not see anything with his blurry eyes. He could only ask Zhang Lisheng in a low voice, "Boy, is there anything wrong?"
"Uncle, listen to me if you want to live. Get ready, we'll jump off the bus in a while," Zhang Lisheng whispered without turning his head.
Even though Old Man Xu had expected that something would happen, he did not expect that the young man would say something like 'jump off the bus'. Shocked, he blurted out, "What do you mean jump off the bus?!" It immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the bus.
"Old Xu, what did you say?" Captain Hu, who was discussing with Director Liang at the front of the bus whether they should call the senior officer of the Cape Town garrison they knew or try their luck when they encountered the government army checkpoint later, was stunned for a moment before asking loudly.
"I-I'm saying that my feet are numb and sore after sitting in the bus for more than ten hours. It makes me want to jump off the bus. What do you guys think …" Old Man Xu was a shrewd man. After hesitating for a while, he immediately came up with a seemingly reasonable reason.
Unfortunately, the old man was only halfway through his lie when the person he didn't want to face the most stood next to him and smiled warmly, blocking his nonsense. "Old Brother Xu, why do you need to lie? Your martial nephew isn't simple."
Old Man Xu's face turned pale right away. Gulping, he dared not speak anymore. Zhang Lisheng, who was by the side, stood up and said with a wry smile, "It's not that I'm not simple, it's just that the checkpoint we encountered just now was too unusual.
The South African Army only has a total of more than 40,000 people, and there are eight armed armored vehicles and more than 300 fully armed elite infantrymen on one side of the checkpoint. There are 16 armored vehicles and about 700 infantrymen on both sides. Which country would use nearly 2% of their ground forces … "
"Director Liang, I was thinking just now and didn't look out of the bus. Is it like this?" Captain Hu's expression changed drastically as she asked anxiously.
"I didn't notice it either. However, before the car reached the checkpoint, I did see a lot of armored vehicles and soldiers piled up on the road.
Don't panic, I'll call my friends in the Cape Town garrison and see what's going on. "
"Stop the car. We have been used as bait by the South African government army." Captain Hu did not wait for Director Liang to make the call and immediately made a judgment and shouted.
The driver, who used to be a driving sergeant, slammed his foot on the brake, causing the speeding bus to emit an ear-piercing screech on the road before coming to a halt.
It was silent in the carriage, leaving only the panicked and heavy breathing of the crowd. A few seconds later, it was Consultant Zheng who broke the silence again and looked at Zhang Lisheng as he asked, "Young man, I don't understand. Since you've already seen through the tricks that those big black men might have, why didn't you tell us? Instead, you wanted to jump out of the car and escape?"
"Because I also heard a strange sound in the distance. Even though I don't know what it is, I can tell that there's a lot of it," Zhang Lisheng answered honestly. "Then, I linked it to the South African government troops that are on standby and I think that there should indeed be a bait in front to attract their attention. I'll only feel at ease after seeing what the situation is like."
Upon hearing the young man's explanation, the crowd burst into an uproar. Only Consultant Zheng chuckled and said, "Young man, your honesty really makes me speechless.
Actually, you've done a good job as well. Humans either have strength or brains. If you don't have strength or brains, you'll just be attracted to benefits and panic when you're in danger. It's only right for you to die. "
As his owl-like laughter resonated through the carriage, a bloody fist suddenly punched a big hole in the floor under the bus with a loud bang.
Then, as the few of them were dodging in panic, a mass of bloody flesh swayed left and right like a noodle from the hole into the bus. As though it was molded by an invisible hand in the air, it turned into a human form.
Upon seeing that the Grand Wizards had already begun to take precautions, the few smart people in the bus also immediately used their own life-saving unique skills.
At this time, Director Liang, who had made a few phone calls but only received vague and perfunctory answers, also said concisely with a grave expression, "Captain Hu, the situation is really not right."
"I understand, Director Liang.
Don't panic, everyone! Isn't our purpose of coming to South Africa to find the entrance to the supernatural realm and then collect information? We've only just arrived in Cape Town, and we might already come into contact with the supernatural realm's creatures. This is our luck! " Upon seeing that the situation was gradually getting out of control, Captain Hu calmed the emotions of the team. With a change of expression, she shouted solemnly, "Everyone is here! Now, the mission officially begins!
The first order is to get off the bus immediately! "
Compared to the dark unknown outside, the brightly lit bus was, of course, safer. For this reason, the captain's order was not immediately executed.
However, when the others were hesitating, Zhang Lisheng had already forcefully pulled Old Man Xu and strode towards the door. The instant the bus door opened with a 'click', he jumped off the bus.
A cool breeze blew gently in the wilderness. Under the dark night, the howls of wild beasts resonated from time to time.
After taking a few breaths of cool air, Zhang Lisheng looked up at the dark clouds in the sky that had completely covered the moonlight and muttered, "Great! Looks like it's going to rain heavily …"
"It's still alright if it's raining heavily, but in the wilderness where there's no shelter at all, won't we be drenched to death if it rains? Boy, why did you forcefully pull me to be the first to get off the bus …" Old Man Xu muttered in dissatisfaction.
"Uncle, we could originally hide and watch the 'show' in peace, but in the end, the moment you raised your voice, it ruined everything. Just this one thing alone is enough to repay half of the favor of taking your True Book of Witchcraft.
Don't make any more noise. Think about it, if we stay in the bus without moving in such a situation, wouldn't we just become a target? "
Old Man Xu was stunned for a moment before snapping back to reality. "What you said makes sense, but boy, you're really cruel and merciless! You even want to watch the 'show' …"
As the old man was muttering, Zhang Lisheng's expression suddenly changed. With a kick, he fell to the ground and shrunk his body as well before falling to the ground.
At the same time when the young man fell to the ground, a series of dense 'tss tss …' sound resonated from afar. Then, in the ear-piercing 'whoosh whoosh …' sound that pierced through the air, thousands of round stone ball pupae the size of an egg flew over rapidly, instantly riddling the bus with holes.
According to the density of the attack, there should be no living person left in the bus after this round of attack. However, in fact, under the protection of the meat shields that stuck close to the left and right walls of the bus, there were no casualties at all in the bus that had its lights turned off.
After blocking the stone ball attack, the meat shields on the bus wall squirmed and shrank into a living corpse the size of an ordinary person again. Consultant Zheng smiled. "We've blocked this round of attack, but it's hard to say for the next round. It's safer to get off the bus." Then, he led the living corpse to get off the bus.
After him, the young wizards who snapped back to reality also hurriedly rushed to the bus door in fear.
"Don't they even know how to break the window and jump out of the bus?" Climbing up from the ground and seeing the crowded scene at the bus door, Zhang Lisheng walked to the front of the bus and dug out a stone ball before muttering to himself, "Stone texture, the size of an egg, and there's even water droplets on the surface … Water droplets, steam … Don't tell me that there's really a steam civilization …"
When the young man was guessing their origins based on the bullets left by the enemies, the young wizards who ran out of the bus finally calmed down a little and began to gather spontaneously in small groups.
The wizards who cultivated the Witchcraft's Gate of Death began to command their wizard gus to come out of their backpacks or suitcases and wander around in front of the crowd.
The wizards who cultivated the Gate of Sacrifice and Gate of Life also tensed up their bodies and got into a posture where they were ready to go.
"Let's go, boys! Let's gather! It's useless to have any ideas in this situation now! It's safer to gather together!" When Old Man Xu saw that the team was about to gather, he pulled Zhang Lisheng's arm and hastily ran towards Cui Xiaodong and the other three.
At the same time when the two of them returned to the team, the bus suddenly started and sped away into the distance.
"The bus left? Why did the bus leave?"
"The bus left to attract the enemy's attention. The driver, Comrade Zhang Ming, has already decided to sacrifice his life in exchange for our safety.
Everyone, pay attention! We must be careful at all times! "Captain Hu explained in front of the team." We're in a very dangerous situation right now, but it's a good thing that Director Liang knows the way. It should be safe to go west … "
All of a sudden, a loud bang resonated in the distance and interrupted the captain's order. Then, a raging fire erupted on the road in the distance.
Zhang Lisheng looked at the burning fire and muttered to himself, "The bus has exploded!" Then, he shifted his attention back to the several dozens of ferocious wizard gus crouching on the ground not far away.
There was a red centipede that was nearly a meter long, a Southern Cloud Mountain Scorpion that was as big as a washbasin, a hornet that was the size of a fist that was flapping its wings with a buzzing sound … These poisonous insects were naturally very terrifying in the eyes of ordinary people, but when the young man saw them, he felt that it was very absurd. He really could not understand why such a wizard gu was worth wasting his blood to cultivate.
"Don't tell me that these wizard gus have other omniscient powers?" He muttered. "But is it possible for so many wizard gus that have omniscient powers?"
When Zhang Lisheng was muttering to himself, Captain Hu began to assign tasks to Cui Xiaodong, whose body had turned into a dull silvery-gray color. "Team Leader Cui, you have the Golden Bull Gu's omniscient power to protect you, so you're the strongest, most agile, and has the highest defense among all of us. Your team will protect Director Liang and walk in front of the team.
Do you have any opinion, Consultant Zheng? "
"I have no opinion."
"Alright then, let's go."
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