I have an Apocalypse City Chapter 1609

Chapter 1609: Chapter 1610: Bronze Puppet Beast Chapter 1609: Chapter 1610: Bronze Puppet Beast Song Jian watched as the three people entered the palace, which was shielded by a transparent light screen that only became visible as they approached. Only those holding a token could enter.

A level-five Authority Token could allow three people to enter simultaneously, and Song Jian had a level-four Authority Token in his possession, which should also grant him entry.

Song Jian waited until the trio had entered for a while before he, too, approached the palace. When he came within three meters of it, the transparent light screen materialized, barring his entry.

Song Jian fished out the level-four Authority Token–the Bronze Token–from his bag.

After Song Jian took out the token, several lines of system prompt messages suddenly appeared before his eyes.

System: You possess a level-four Authority Token. Do you wish to enter “Casting Sky Palace”?

System: You possess a level-four Authority Token, which can allow four people to enter this restricted area simultaneously!

System: Are you sure you want to use the level-four Authority Token to enter this restricted area? Once you choose to enter, the token will be consumed!

“This token is actually a one-time item?” Song Jian frowned slightly, hesitating.

If a place accessible by a level-five Authority Token could also be accessed by a level-four one, did that mean there were even higher-level restricted areas that only allowed entrance to those with a level-four or higher Authority Token, where a level-five Authority Token wouldn't suffice?

If that was indeed the case, using the level-four Authority Token here in the Casting Sky Palace would be quite wasteful, especially since it was a one-time item.

With that thought in mind, Song Jian backed away and returned to hiding in the shadows. Since these three Divine Sword Sect disciples could snatch a token from their fellow sect brother, he could also wait like a mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. Once the trio from the Divine Sword Sect emerged with their loot, he would then take their gains.

If the three were wise, Song Jian wouldn't mind sparing their lives; if they persisted in folly, he would have no choice but to send them on their way. After all, the dangers in this secret realm were plentiful, and anyone could fall at any moment.

Song Jian hid outside the Casting Sky Palace, waiting for a full hour before Qian Fei and his two companions emerged.

As soon as they came out, they appeared extremely weakened, with dirt-smudged faces and tattered clothes. One of them had a long gash of over a foot in length on his chest, which was hastily bandaged, yet blood still seeped through.

It seemed that the trio had been through a fierce battle, and the outcome was not particularly favorable.

“Brother Qian, I've really lost out this time, not only gaining nothing but also getting seriously injured and using up a precious-grade healing medicine. You have to compensate me somewhat!” The disciple with the chest wound said with a mournful face.

“Xing Wei, are you blaming Brother Qian with that comment?” The disciple beside him said sarcastically: “It was thanks to Brother Qian that you could enter the Casting Sky Palace, but instead of being grateful, you're actually demanding compensation from him. Don't you think that's a bit excessive?”

“Gu Qing, don't pretend to be the good guy here!” Xing Wei's eyes flashed with a hint of jealousy as he spoke out loudly, “When we were fighting against the Bronze Puppet Golem, if you hadn't been so scared you backed away, I wouldn't have taken the hits for you. I was seriously injured because of it, and yet you snatched away the blueprint it dropped. Tell me, do you think what you did was fair to me?”

“Nonsense, that Bronze Puppet Golem was a boss of Legendary quality. Dodging its attack was only natural. You were too slow to react and failed to dodge. How is that my fault? Besides, before we entered the Casting Sky Palace, we had already agreed that whoever got the loot could keep it. I was the one who grabbed the blueprint. Even Brother Qian didn't say anything, and here you are blaming me? What, are you dissatisfied with the loot distribution plan Brother Qian laid out before?” Gu Qing said with a cold laugh.

“How could I be dissatisfied with the distribution plan Brother Qian proposed, it's just, it's just that I…” Xing Wei suddenly found himself at a loss for words, his expression one of great frustration.

“Alright, Gu Qing, hold your tongue!” Qian Fei glanced at the two, gave a knowing look to Gu Qing, and then smiled as he comforted Xing Wei, “Xing Wei, you really didn't get anything this time, and you were seriously injured. It's only right that since you contributed, you should have a share in our loot…”

As Qian Fei spoke, he walked towards Xing Wei, reaching out as if to pat him on the shoulder.

“How about this, I previously obtained a Summoning Bead of a Bronze Puppet Beast which can summon a Bronze Puppet Beast with early-stage power of the Legendary Realm. How would it be if I gave it to you?” Qian Fei said with a smile.

“Brother Qian, how could I accept this?” Xing Wei was overjoyed. A Bronze Puppet Beast of the Legendary Realm, while not as powerful as a Bronze Puppet Golem, was still not to be underestimated. If he could obtain it, it'd surely make up for his losses in the Casting Sky Palace.

Just as Xing Wei was too excited to know what to do, he suddenly felt a severe pain in the back, and all his strength drained away like the ebbing tide.

Looking down, he saw a sword blade piercing through his chest, emerging from the front, the taste of blood, both salty and sweet, filling his mouth as his vision began to blur.

“Qian, Brother Qian, why, why do this…” Xing Wei swayed, reaching out to grab something, but was violently pushed by Qian Fei, falling face-down onto the ground.

“A Bronze Puppet Beast requires human blood to be fully activated. The stronger the individual, the greater the power contained in their blood, and the more powerful the activated Puppet Beast will be!” Qian Fei said with a ferocious smile, staring at Xing Wei's corpse and muttered to himself, “Junior Brother, you really shouldn't blame me. If you must blame something, blame your own weak strength and heavy injuries. Your heart was too greedy!”

With that, Qian Fei pulled out a fist-sized bronze orb, chanting a spell under his breath. Soon, a substantial amount of scalding blood spurted from the wound on Xing Wei's corpse, flowing into the bronze orb.

The bronze orb in Qian Fei's hand was like a bottomless pit, devouring all the blood erupting from Xing Wei's body without spilling a single drop. Xing Wei's corpse gradually turned into a mummified husk, hardly recognizable as a disciple of the Divine Sword Sect without close examination.

After the orb had consumed all the blood, it seemed to let out a satisfied burp and suddenly burst into a blinding purple crystal glow, but then the light quickly retracted, making a 'click-clack' friction sound.

Qian Fei suddenly twitched his hand and let out a soft “Ah,” tossing the bronze orb away, staring in surprise at his right hand.

At that moment, Qian Fei's right palm had acquired a strange burn mark, looking somewhat like a rune.

The bronze orb fell to the ground and began to change shape, slowly swelling and enlarging until it formed a monster the size of an adult dog, its body radiating with a bronze glow.

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