Chapter 790: Section 578: Zong Ge vs Hua Tang: Divine Blessing
Hua Tang’s body, light as a dandelion fluff, drifted above the inn.
Other Golden Level fighters rarely master Flying Combat Techniques, but Hua Tang had mastered three of them.
These three Flying Combat Techniques covered three different application scenarios. The one he was using now was most suitable for covert infiltration.
Hua Tang lightly descended onto the roof of the inn, the entire process not making the slightest noise.
Magic Arrays were constantly activated around the inn, and the roof was naturally no exception.
However, when the magic light scanned Hua Tang’s feet, it naturally curved around them, without emitting a single alarm sound.
In his state of invisibility, Hua Tang, with regal confidence, stood on the roof and surveyed his surroundings.
From his vantage point, he easily observed the changing of the patrol guards and many secret sentries lurking in the corners.
Hua Tang snickered, used a Combat Skill, and his entire body suddenly vanished from sight, leaving only a few flying petals behind.
The next moment, Hua Tang entered the inside of the inn.
The Communication Device pinned to his collar had already been voluntarily switched off by him.
This state of interconnected alchemy devices could also be detected by some Magic Arrays and would be a flaw.
Hua Tang, with his rich experience in infiltration, of course wouldn’t make such a rookie mistake.
Although Mei Lin’s tentacles couldn’t probe the actual situation inside the inn, the relevant architectural diagrams had been given to Hua Tang.
He glanced at the diagrams once and imprinted them deeply in his mind.
He recalled the architectural diagrams while exploring.
His exploration was swift, and when he encountered patrol personnel, he easily avoided them.
"This level of manpower and such defense lines are as good as nothing to me."
"I’ve found it!"
A light shone in Hua Tang’s eyes, as his scouting Combat Skill allowed him to detect the blurry figure of Zong Ge.
"A Silver Level aura and the figure of a Dragon-man, it must be Long Fu without a doubt!" Hua Tang took a deep breath, his eyes sparkling with excitement.
Little did he know, he was already being deceived by both Deception and Disguise Skill and Anti-Intelligence Prophecy Skill.
Hua Tang first found the main door to the room, and just as he was about to use a Combat Skill to push the door open, the micro-particle candy in his mouth suddenly started to jump.
The movement was very slight, but Hua Tang immediately noticed this abnormality.
"The Danger-Hopping Candy has been activated!"
"This means if I continue to push the door and enter, I’ll trigger a dangerous situation."
"Finally, things are getting interesting."
Hua Tang chuckled coldly and attempted to decipher the issue.
However, he found that he couldn’t locate the key defensive alarm device at all.
The setback instead fueled his fighting spirit even more.
"With my current strength and experience, I should be able to identify all the defense devices throughout the Ice Sculpture Kingdom."
"I didn’t expect to encounter something unprecedented in the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps."
"However, it fits their profile, after all, they are arms smugglers. Without some real strength, how could they stir up turmoil in the kingdom’s market?"
"They obviously want to pry open the market and sell alchemy firearms aggressively within the kingdom!"
Hua Tang cautiously attempted for the second time and failed again.
He decisively gave up and chose a wall instead.
There were defense measures on the other side of the wall, but they were much simpler and easier compared to the door.
It only took Hua Tang a little while to penetrate through the wall.
"This inn belongs to the Lijian family, and they absolutely couldn’t renovate or construct extensively."
"So even though the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps has strong alarm devices, they cannot build a complete defense system, and there’s always a loophole to exploit."
Hua Tang took a deep breath and quickly looked around.
The room’s setup was exactly as the structural diagram indicated, with only a few simple pieces of furniture added.
Hua Tang glanced in the direction of the side room, his fox-silver mask’s pupils constantly shining with a pink glow. In his vision, he could see the blurry figure of a Dragon-man kneeling and praying.
Hua Tang didn’t rush to find Long Fu but first scavenged through the main hall, bedroom, and bathroom.
"Where are Long Fu’s weapons and equipment?"
"Strange..."
Hua Tang had planned to steal Zong Ge’s weapons and equipment before fighting.
But after searching, he found nothing.
"Where has Long Fu hidden these things?"
"According to the intelligence, they possess Golden Level storage equipment. During the naval battle at Snake Rat Island, they had stored Golden Level cannons."
The plethora of intelligence related to the situation had also been acquired by Hua Tang.
This was all thanks to the support Mei Lin provided from behind the scenes.
Where there is action, there will be traces.
Since their escape from Mysterious Monster Island, the survivors’ movements had left marks all along their path, collected by interested parties and compiled into intelligence for analysis and interpretation.
"Could that Golden Level storage equipment also be portable?" Hua Tang couldn’t help but speculate.
Generally speaking, Golden Level storage equipment was always large and heavy, similar to a safe, fixed in a hidden spot in a room or on a ship.
And those that could be carried on one’s person, portable Golden Level storage equipment, usually had a low carrying capacity.
This was determined by the current limits of alchemy techniques.
"I’ve been sneaking in the room for so long, and Long Fu still hasn’t detected me."
"My movements can get a little bigger now."
Hua Tang felt that it would be better to first steal the equipment of "Long Fu."
Then, he used another Combat Skill, which could keenly detect the aura of extraordinary items, thereby locating their position.
Even if these items were stored away, he could still catch their faintest traces.
However, because the reconnaissance effect was extremely strong, this Combat Skill could not conceal its own aura.
Most of Hua Tang’s equipment was used to suppress, cover, and disguise his own aura. Even so, it could barely conceal this Combat Skill.
Combat Skill — High Energy Sniffing!
As soon as Hua Tang used it, his nostrils immediately caught an extremely intense extraordinary aura.
Not only was this aura intense, but there were also many strands entwined together, giving Hua Tang a strong olfactory impact.
Hua Tang was so stimulated that he almost let out a huge sneeze!
He hastily used his Fighting Energy to strike his nostrils and interrupt the sneeze.
Then, with a look of resentment, he glanced towards the side room.
He had smelled it.
The extraordinary aura in the side room was the source, very intense.
"Did Long Fu actually wear all his equipment on his body?"
Hua Tang approached the side room.
He gradually heard the sound of Zong Ge praying from outside the side room — Oh mighty God of War, great God of War, for Thee I shall raise the banner of victory high, I shall...
Hua Tang was immediately puzzled, "According to the intelligence, wasn’t Long Fu a follower of the Justice Sect? But this time his prayers are to the God of War."
"Indeed, the strength of the God of War completely surpasses that of the God of Justice. It wouldn’t be surprising if Long Fu changed his faith."
"Or maybe, he worships both deities."
"But no matter what, both these deities are gods of the Holy Bright Empire. This group of mercenaries likely comes from the Empire!"
While Hua Tang was contemplating this, suddenly a strong fluctuation of Divine Power occurred.
Following this was a beam of Divine Light that shone upon Zong Ge.
"Divine Blessing?!" Hua Tang was shocked and alarmed.
Blessed by the divine, Zong Ge was enveloped in a faint halo of Divine Power.
Divine Blessing — Reveal enemy tracks!
He suddenly turned his head, looking towards Hua Tang’s true location, and shouted loudly, "Who’s there?!"
Under the enhancement of the Divine Blessing "Reveal enemy tracks," Zong Ge immediately discovered Hua Tang.
He immediately stopped his prayers, turned around and lunged, swinging both fists, aiming for Hua Tang.
Hua Tang was forced to dodge closely.
He moved with agility and nimbleness, and thanks to being prepared, he managed to avoid the attack.
But Zong Ge’s subsequent assaults followed rapidly, relentless in succession.
Hua Tang continued to focus on dodging, but Zong Ge’s aggressive approach forced him to use Combat Skills in retaliation.
Bang bang bang...
Zong Ge’s offensive moves were expansive and powerful, causing loud noises, and the aftershocks affected the surroundings, quickly tearing the room apart.
A large number of patrolling members from the Lijian family came rushing to support.
"Do not interfere rashly!" Zong Ge preemptively shouted, stopping their support.
The battle scene was quite bizarre.
Amid the billowing dust, Zong Ge alone swung his fists, fighting tirelessly.
Under such intense pressure, Hua Tang still maintained his invisibility. The scene, transmitted to Mei Lin’s eyes, couldn’t help but make the Navy Rear Admiral sigh in admiration: In terms of the skill of hiding and going unnoticed, Yijiu was simply no match for Hua Tang.
Soon, Zong Ge had demolished the entire second floor of the inn to rubble.
Fortunately, the inn only had two floors, which prevented the collapse of higher levels.