novelraw Chapter 129 : Museum Pursuit
Chapter 129 : Museum Pursuit
Chapter 129: Museum Pursuit
Time passed as Jiang Li monitored Lei De on one hand while thinking about how to drive a wedge between the flow among these three forces.
Jiang Li knew that he had to wait for an opportunity.
An opportunity that would make Lei De doubt Lin Xun and Shen Wei.
An opportunity that would make Lin Xun and Shen Wei dissatisfied with Lei De.
Several days passed quickly, and the opportunity Jiang Li had been waiting for finally arrived.
That night, just as Lei De had lain down, his phone suddenly vibrated.
Lei De cursed under his breath while grabbing the phone. Seeing that it was Lin Xun calling, he immediately answered.
Jiang Li’s soul form also drifted over at once, afraid of missing any message from Lin Xun.
“Hello, Lin Xun?”
On the other end of the line, Lin Xun’s voice was calm like ice.
“Lei De, a new target has appeared.”
“We discovered a player near the Dinosaur Museum in the East District. After being spotted by our people, he already escaped from the museum.”
“People from Bureau 869 have already sent additional manpower to chase him. They’re surrounding the Dinosaur Museum right now.”
“You’d better hurry over.”
Hearing that a player had appeared, Lei De sat upright at once, his eyes lighting up.
“This player’s faction?”
“Unknown for now. I’m on the way there. There’s a high probability it’s 【Radiance】.”
“These past few days, our people have been broadcasting recruitment messages for 【Shadow】 players across the entire city. If it were Shadow, they shouldn’t be so resistant toward us, right?”
“Heh, that’s hard to say. With the things your Bureau 869 has done, how would players dare to trust you?”
“Handing their lives over to you—are they tired of living too long?”
“Shut your mouth and do your damn job!” a suppressed, furious growl from Lin Xun came through the communicator.
“Got it. I’m heading over right now.”
“Don’t let your people scare him off.”
Lei De curled his lips indifferently.
“Relax, we’ll surround but not kill. We’ll wait for you to come and collect the head.”
“If you come too late and he runs, I won’t be responsible…”
Before Lin Xun could finish speaking, Lei De had already hung up, grabbed his leather jacket, and rushed outside.
After walking out of the hotel, Lei De called out to the Ascension Alliance subordinates, then swung onto his heavy motorcycle. With the engine roaring, he twisted the throttle and shot off.
Jiang Li’s soul form followed closely behind.
Lei De’s motorcycle and the Ascension Alliance convoy tore through the empty streets, and in less than ten minutes, they reached the East District.
At this moment, the main entrance of the Dinosaur Museum was tightly shut. Seven or eight black SUVs were parked around it, their headlights completely off. Dozens of Bureau 869 agents were spread across each exit, holding energy rifles.
Lei De tossed the motorcycle to the roadside and strode over.
Lin Xun stood at the museum’s side entrance with his hands in his pockets. Seeing Lei De approach, he nodded slightly.
“He’s still inside. He won’t get away.”
Lei De rolled his neck, his joints cracking loudly.
“Let’s work.”
He kicked open the side door and walked straight in.
Lin Xun did not follow. He stayed outside, directing Bureau 869 personnel to seal off every exit.
After Jiang Li’s soul form followed Lin Xun and memorized Bureau 869’s deployment, it drifted into the museum.
Just as Jiang Li drifted into the museum, he heard footsteps coming from the third floor. Though very light, they were urgent, sounding especially piercing in the otherwise silent museum.
Jiang Li drifted toward the third floor following the sound.
Inside the third-floor hall of the museum, the lighting was dim. A massive Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton stood in the center, casting long shadows.
In the third-floor exhibition hall, a thin young man was moving along the corner of the wall.
His name was Liu Xian, twenty-seven years old, previously a zookeeper at the zoo.
At this moment, he was drenched in sweat, breathing rapidly, clutching a piece of dinosaur bone in his hand.
He cursed under his breath.
“Damn it… no matter what, I can’t shake them…”
“But luckily, I got the dinosaur bone. Now I finally have the power to fight back.”
Thinking this, Liu Xian could not help but glance at the information in his mind.
【Welcome to ‘Game of Gods’】
【Matching player identity and faction】
【Identity match complete】
【Faction match complete】
【Player: Liu Xian】
【Identity: Wolf Lord】(Bomb-Heaven Gang–Wolf Cavalry Old Six sponsored support)
【Faction: Radiance】
【Fur brushed, bones touched; beast transformation at will; wolf king awakens, all beasts submit】
【……】
Liu Xian’s ability was to transform himself into any animal whose fur or bones he had touched.
Thus, after the game began, Liu Xian had touched nearly every animal in the zoo, but there were no truly powerful animals there.
Those small animals were fine for escaping, but for head-on combat, they were far too weak.
Just as Liu Xian was at his wits’ end, he inadvertently caught sight of information about the Dinosaur Museum, and so he set his sights on dinosaurs.
Originally, Liu Xian had long wanted to act, but news of consecutive player deaths over two days shocked and terrified him.
For a time, he did not dare act rashly, obediently staying at the zoo, not daring to go anywhere.
After waiting several days and seeing no further commotion, Liu Xian finally made up his mind to move. After all, the sooner he obtained dinosaur fossils, the sooner he would have a means of self-protection.
Thus, tonight he transformed into a small fox and slipped out of the zoo, heading straight for the Dinosaur Museum.
Because a fox was small and fast, suitable for long-distance running, he arrived safely near the museum.
However, prolonged transformation had left his mental strength somewhat exhausted. After reaching the vicinity of the museum, he解除 transformed back.
The moment he解除 transformed back, he was spotted by people from Bureau 869, leaving him no choice but to sprint wildly into the museum.
Now, he had obtained the dinosaur bone, but he discovered that all exits had been sealed.
As Liu Xian was thinking, thudding sounds came from the stairwell.
They’re here!
Someone’s coming upstairs!
Liu Xian’s whole body trembled.
He gritted his teeth and moved along the wall in the opposite direction from the stairwell.
Lei De had already reached the second floor.
His footsteps were neither heavy nor light, every step pounding on Liu Xian’s heart.
“Little mouse, where are you hiding?”
Lei De’s voice echoed through the empty exhibition hall.
The veins on Liu Xian’s forehead throbbed violently.
He suddenly rushed to a window, pushed it open, and looked outside.
Below was a three-story drop. Though he could transform and jump down—
He saw black-clad figures guarding every direction nearby, a full three-hundred-and-sixty-degree coverage with no blind spots.
So he silently withdrew.
Lei De’s voice drew even closer.
“Stop wasting your effort. Come out obediently.”
“I can smell you.”
Liu Xian took several steps back and collided with a Triceratops skeleton.
Bang!
A crisp sound rang out.
Before Liu Xian could react, Lei De had already appeared at the entrance of the exhibition hall.
Lei De saw Liu Xian and grinned.
“Found you.”
“Little mouse.”
Liu Xian’s pupils shrank.
He immediately activated his ability.
His body shrank instantly, fur growing wildly. In the blink of an eye, he transformed into a red fox.
He turned and bolted deeper into the exhibition hall.
Lei De was stunned for half a second, then burst into laughter.
“Shapeshifting?”
“Interesting!”
He raised his hand and unleashed a bolt of lightning.
Boom!