Chapter 1458: Artificial Core of Existence (26)
It had been only a few short hours since they last parted, yet Brother Leilan had made further progress.
That distinctive gunfire was easy to recognize. It was clearly the bald Leilan who had acted alongside Winona earlier.
Compared to the person who'd attacked before, this one was far better at stealth and ambush.
And far more decisive.
He'd ignored the promising situation in which Fu Qian and Winona had begun a friendly exchange and opened fire the instant he got close.
The sheer scale of the attack was absurd.
The tiny green beads sweeping toward them had already joined into a solid mass, almost like a swarm of plague insects.
It was clearly the same gun. It was hard not to wonder how he'd managed it—had he switched to some super deluxe version of the bullets?
Of course, however terrifying the display, Fu Qian was no exception.
Before the swarm could reach him, Blood Conquest had already activated, and he vanished from where he stood.
But this time, the dense mass of green underwent a strange change.
It was as though the space before them had been shattered. The moment the attack erupted, crystals appeared out of thin air—the kind that usually formed only after a target was struck.
A mass of jade-green crystals instantly enveloped the area behind it, including the spot where Fu Qian had been.
Even Fu Qian, in his Blood Conquest state, was caught in it.
That was right. This sudden crystal storm seemed to possess a quality that transcended dimensions.
As it swept past, Fu Qian clearly felt his body take some kind of unusual blow.
Specifically, while his clothes remained completely unharmed, the flesh beneath them began turning into glittering crystals, rather like the diamond skin