Chapter 379: Chapter 379: Prosthetic Eye (12)_1
To be fair, the view really is quite nice!
Indeed, to be well preserved over time, it has to be somewhat connected to faith.
Standing at the top of the Stone Tower, Fu Qian looked past the reliefs in front of him at the towering church not far away.
Not too long ago, they had found an opportunity to slip into this ancient building.
Just as Shang Shiming said, the Stone Tower was indeed a part of the whole church complex.
And it was clear, a great deal of thought had gone into its construction.
The intricate and complex structure, the exquisite reliefs, and the entire periphery of the tower was built with milky white marble.
“It’s really beautiful! At a glance, every part is a work of art!”
Even Li Min beside him was carefully observing the surroundings, her tone even carrying a hint of reluctance to leave.
“Mr. Che is a local, so you must come here often, right?”
The next moment she casually started a conversation with Fu Qian.
“Not really, I’m a vulgar person, not much for appreciating art.”
…
Li Min was at a loss for words at Fu Qian’s response,
“Mr. Che is joking, I just think it’s such a beautiful place, it would be nice to come here for a walk in your spare time. Now that it’s about to be destroyed, I even feel a little pity.”
However, after saying this, Li Min quickly realized it was somewhat inappropriate and looked at Shang Shiming a bit unnaturally.
She was here to observe someone else’s ritual, after all, and her words sounded almost like a critique.
Shang Shiming’s response, however, was quite seasoned—in concrete terms, he acted as if he hadn’t heard a thing.
“No problem, I have no class either, and burning lutes and boiling cranes have always been a delight for me. It’s not like it’s murder,” Fu Qian continued.
…
Li Min was completely speechless for a moment.
And while Fu Qian spoke so unkindly, her close girlfriend Rachel couldn’t help but glare furiously at him.
Fu Qian, however, didn’t mind at all.
Given their brief encounter in the police car before, he didn’t believe Li Min was the kind of person who would regret the destruction of architectural art that much.
The conversation she struck up with him just now obviously had more of a probing nature.
And this actually struck Fu Qian as odd.
Even if he had seemed somewhat suspicious, probing should have been Shang Shiming’s job; as a mere observer, she seemed to be overstepping.
Shang Shiming, however, was quite taken with Fu Qian’s response, listening intently and secretly admiring the boldness of the youth.
Although his strength was not particularly outstanding, he did have basic insights and naturally could tell that Li Min was quite powerful.
In the world of the Transcendents, strength has always been the first and foremost virtue, and the powerful are naturally respected.
Even he found it difficult to be so blunt with Li Min, yet Fu Qian didn’t care about that at all.
After formulating an action plan, the four of them had been hiding out here for quite a while, quietly waiting for the thunder to roll in.
And just as they’d hoped, the sky above was now as overcast as a cauldron lid, looking as if it could unleash a storm at any moment.
Crack!
Soon, amidst the atmosphere of awkward conversation, the first crack of thunder sounded.
“We can start now.”
Shang Shiming was the first to break the silence, quickly standing up to look at Fu Qian.
“Just as we planned earlier, I’ll use my power to accelerate the corrosion of some key points and try to undermine the stability of this place.”
“And when the time is right, I’ll signal you, and we’ll cooperate to reduce this place to ruins in one fell swoop.”
“No problem.”
Fu Qian casually nodded his head, signaling Shang Shiming to proceed with the plan while he himself quietly awaited good news.
The latter didn’t say much, quickly descending the stairs.
It wasn’t long before Fu Qian felt the building beneath his feet begin to emit bursts of agonized groaning.
This was a sign that the structure, originally intended to maintain stability, had begun to lose its balance after several hundred years.
Of course, the extremely faint noises were completely overshadowed by the continuous thunder, making them very difficult to detect unless one was in the midst of them.
This Transcendent Brother Shang’s ability seemed to be related to powers of decay and corrosion.
Fu Qian made a silent judgment in his heart.
For him, a stone tower like this, were he to use his true strength, would be easy to destroy.
But for Shang Shiming, with strength less than that of the Middle Tier, overturning such a structure required some strategizing.
This one likely had studied the blueprints of the tower long before taking any action.
At this point, realizing Fu Qian’s nasty character, Li Min no longer tried to talk to him, but silently stared into the distance on her own.
Rachel stood by, still looking disgruntled, as if she had plans to teach Fu Qian a lesson after everything was done.
Time passed by minute by minute, and the tremors in the body of the tower grew more intense and frequent.
In Fu Qian’s ears, the minute sounds of fracturing beneath his feet were incessant, like firecrackers.
“It’s ready,”
The next moment, Shang Shiming’s figure reappeared, nodding at Fu Qian.
Without saying a word, Fu Qian stood up and followed him to the next floor down.
Seeing this, Li Min and the other person also silently followed behind.
Soon, the four of them arrived at the bottom level of the Stone Tower, where Shang Shiming gestured for Fu Qian to stand in front of one of the walls.
“Pay attention to my signal. When the time comes, all you have to do is break through this wall,”
“No problem,”
Fu Qian glanced at the stone wall before him.
As a genuine load-bearing part, it was undoubtedly thick and sturdy.
But at this moment, it was covered in spider-web-like cracks.
Not only that, the entire surface of the stone wall looked as if it had been weathered and ravaged by countless years, peeling and flaking off layer by layer.
Naturally, this was definitely Shang Shiming’s handiwork.
Fu Qian took a couple of steps forward, but then looked outside.
Accompanied by violent thunder, rain poured down fiercely; at this moment, it even coalesced into a dense mist, shrouding the surroundings in a veil of haze.
Even inside the Stone Tower, threads of moisture lingered, making every breath feel unusually damp.
The next moment, Fu Qian felt as if his movements were being interfered with, his body’s motion was as though he was trapped in thick honey.
Something seemed not quite right!
Fu Qian looked back and saw that the other three people’s eyes were also filled with shock and uncertainty.
Clearly, they had also noticed the abnormality.
Fu Qian thought for a moment, then the black hair on his body stretched out, his muscles expanded, and without waiting for Shang Shiming’s signal, he directly punched the wall in front of him.
Of course, he strictly controlled his strength to be consistent with the level he had used before.
But with that sticky resistance, his punch, when it hit the wall, had already lost its impact, going soft.
“It’s as if… the tower has come to life,”
At this moment, even Shang Shiming’s tone started to sound somewhat panicked.
“It’s counteracting the effects caused by my ability—”
“This fog is definitely not right!”
Li Min’s voice, sharp and decisive, interrupted him before he could finish.
“Run!”