Chapter 465: Spirit Bone and a Scheme
Qi Han had originally thought that once he left the Jing Yang Mountain Range, nothing particularly eventful would happen.
Unexpectedly, the moment he stepped out of the forest inhabited by the Golden Silk Demonic Apes, trouble found him.
First, he witnessed a pair of unlucky Spirit Engineers—a man and a woman—being chased by a ten-thousand-year Gargoyle unique to the Sun Moon Empire. Then he watched the male Spirit Engineer abandon the female and flee alone, even dragging her back to use as a shield so he could escape.
Facing what appeared to be a Gargoyle with nearly twenty thousand years of cultivation, Qi Han directly unleashed his Five-Skill Fusion. One slash settled the matter, and he followed through by stepping forward.
Only then did he realize that the female Spirit Engineer looked even younger than he had expected, perhaps only in her mid-teens.
After giving the girl a brief nod, Qi Han walked past her to inspect his spoils.
At that moment, the girl spoke.
"Hello… my name is Meng Yun. Thank you for saving me just now." Her face still carried the relief of someone who had narrowly escaped death.
"It's nothing. I happened to see it, so I lent a hand," Qi Han replied casually, waving his hand as he headed straight toward the Gargoyle's corpse.
Though Meng Yun was undeniably beautiful—on par with the waitresses at Han Shi—Qi Han's attention was completely fixed on the Gargoyle.
This was valuable material. The parts harvested from a twenty-thousand-year Gargoyle could easily sell for twenty to thirty thousand gold coins. Calling it "a body full of treasure" would not be an exaggeration.
Compared to that, Meng Yun barely registered.
After all, he had only intervened on a whim.
…Huh?
Watching Qi Han completely ignore her and rush toward the Gargoyle like a bandit entering a village, immediately beginning to dismantle it, Meng Yun stood there, slightly stunned.
She had never considered herself special because of her looks, but objectively, she was quite attractive. Most members of the opposite sex were at least courteous in her presence.
Someone who completely ignored her like this… she had never encountered before.
Before she could think further, a voice she loathed sounded nearby.
"Junior Meng, are you alright?"
"It's such a relief you're safe. I was just about to find reinforcements to rescue you…"
Turning slowly, Meng Yun saw Qi Sen had circled back and was now approaching her cautiously.
A flash of light flickered in her hand. A Level 3 spirit cannon materialized instantly, its barrel aimed directly at him, cold energy gathering at its muzzle.
"Get lost."
The image of him dragging her back flashed through her mind. Now he wore a disgusting mask of concern, weaving a clumsy lie in hopes of deceiving her again.
If she were strong enough, she would have already retaliated for what he had done.
As for now—
"Qi Sen, leave. I will report everything that happened here to my teacher," Meng Yun said coldly.
"Junior Sister, why be so heartless? You've misunderstood me. I only grabbed you because I lost balance when accelerating. It was purely accidental." Qi Sen resumed his usual hypocritical expression.
He then turned toward Qi Han, who was crouched with his back to them, methodically dismantling the Gargoyle.
"This must be the one who killed the Gargoyle. I truly owe you my thanks."
As he spoke, he slowly approached Qi Han, a trace of vigilance flickering in his eyes.
He had been too focused on fleeing earlier to witness the Gargoyle's death. After running some distance and sensing something was wrong, he had turned back.
Meng Yun couldn't possibly have killed it. That meant the one responsible must be this man.
Though Qi Sen didn't know the exact strength of this stranger, anyone capable of killing a twenty-thousand-year Gargoyle so swiftly had to be stronger than him.
A Level 6 Spirit Engineer?
No, to dispatch such a beast that quickly, he was likely at least a Level 7 Spirit Engineer.
There was a hint of ruthlessness in Qi Sen's eyes. A Level 7 Spirit Engineer—he absolutely could not confront someone of that tier head-on. But if it was an ambush, there might still be a chance.
Under normal circumstances, he would never take the initiative to scheme against a Level 7 Spirit Engineer. But now, he had no way out.
Earlier, he had dragged Meng Yun in to serve as his shield. If Meng Yun had truly died, then everything would have been simple. After returning to the academy, he could easily fabricate an excuse to explain her death.
But Meng Yun hadn't died. Once she returned to the academy and reported his actions, if the Sun Moon Royal Spirit Engineer Academy launched an investigation, he would certainly face severe punishment.
Not only would his qualification to enter Mingde Hall be revoked, he might even be expelled from the Sun Moon Royal Spirit Engineer Academy.
His bright future would be completely ruined.
Some things, once done, must be done thoroughly.
So he hadn't returned to reminisce with Meng Yun. He had come back to find an opportunity to leave her permanently in the Jing Yang Mountain Range.
Originally, Qi Sen had planned to strike directly. But after discovering Qi Han, his plan instantly changed.
If he killed Meng Yun, this unknown expert before him would likely create new complications.
If he revealed everything that happened here… then all of Qi Sen's efforts would be for nothing.
So this expert also had to be silenced. In fact, he had to be killed first.
Because once Meng Yun was dead, this man would surely be on guard. Qi Sen had no way to face a suspected Level 7 Spirit Engineer head-on.
So he had to take advantage of the moment while the man was distracted dismembering the gargoyle and strike first!
A Level 7 Spirit Engineer would undoubtedly have a storage spirit tool filled with high-grade spirit tools and rare metals. All of those were things he needed.
Silence the witness and make a fortune at the same time.
Two birds with one stone.
He didn't know where this guy came from, but today, he was simply unlucky.
In the blink of an eye, Qi Sen's expression grew increasingly ferocious, killing intent fully exposed as he stared at Qi Han's back.
Qi Han paid no attention to the movement behind him. Or rather, all of his focus was on the gargoyle's corpse in front of him.
The gargoyle's rock-hard body was swiftly dismembered under Qi Han's kitchen knife. He harvested the various precious spirit beast materials and tossed them into his system storage, calculating their value as he worked. The smile on his face grew wider.
This was all money!
Huh?
Without stopping his movements, a strange expression suddenly appeared on Qi Han's face, quickly turning into delight.
"Holy shit!"
He couldn't help but shout. Reaching into the gargoyle's body, he pulled out a spine-like bone covered in stone-like patterns, radiating dense spirit power fluctuations.
"A spirit bone dropped—it's a torso bone!"
Qi Sen, who had already crept close, paused slightly at Qi Han's exclamation of "Holy shit." Then he heard what Qi Han said next, and uncontrollable ecstasy appeared in his own eyes.
A ten-thousand-year torso spirit bone!
That kind of spirit bone was an invaluable treasure!
His sinister gaze immediately locked onto Qi Han's back.
Perfect opportunity!
This had to be the moment when his guard was at its lowest!
With that thought, Qi Sen instantly turned into a blur and lunged at Qi Han. In his hand, a spirit-guided dagger that had long been prepared gleamed sharply as it stabbed toward Qi Han's back.
Meng Yun was first shocked by the appearance of the ten-thousand-year torso spirit bone. Then, seeing Qi Sen's movement, she reacted.
"Watch out!!"
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