Unique Ways to Use Forbidden Items

The lights in the entire building were turned off at the very beginning of the ambush.

The corridor was quiet, with only a few assassins walking quickly, guns in their hands, but they couldn't find their target in the building.

The assassins knew one thing very well: the Federation reinforcements downstairs had arrived. They were all former Federation Group Army, so they knew exactly what was going to happen next:

The Federation Group Army will quickly obtain the building's architectural plans from its database.

Then, within 2 minutes, the command vehicle will create an intelligent holographic sand table based on the design drawings.

By then, all exits will be blocked, making it impossible for them to leave peacefully.

Moreover, once captured, they would inevitably face endless cruel torture and eventual secret execution.

It is a common understanding that the Li family never accepts the surrender of soldiers from the Kashima and Kamishiro Family...

At this moment, the assassins were simply mechanically carrying out the final task left by their commander: to kill the person in the building who had beheaded them.

In the dimly lit corridor, the five assassins maintained a communications silence. This scene was unfolding on different floors as they split into several teams, trying to complete the search before the Federation Group Army entered the building.

At this moment, someone asked in bewilderment, "It's said that the beheaded officer secretly infiltrated City No. 18 two years ago and lived here as a civilian. Before tonight's assassination attempt on Li Changqing began, even we didn't know his identity. To the outside world, he was just an ordinary resident of this building. How was the Li family able to carry out such a precise beheading?"

This is a question from the depths of the soul.

None of the assassins could figure out the answer to this question.

They knew they might encounter a counter-ambush, and even had two backup plans to deal with it, but they didn't expect the person in charge of the project to die so quickly...

Just then, someone behind them suddenly said, "Have you considered that this might be a coincidence?"

"How could it be a coincidence?" The assassin at the front of the group sneered, "The other party pretended to escape into the building, but had already planned how to get rid of the pursuers through the elevator shaft. They even went straight to their superior's room through the central air conditioning maintenance hatch and killed him. There's no such coincidence in the world; they wouldn't dare write it like that!"

The assassin behind him thought for a moment and said, "It's also possible that he climbed up the elevator shaft and just wanted to find a room to hide in, and happened to run into his superior."

"Your guesses are all unfounded," the assassin at the front said coldly.

"Fine," sighed the last assassin.

However, at that moment, the assassin at the front asked, "He Haoyang, didn't you notice anything unusual when you came downstairs? I have a feeling something's not right. The gunshots came from upstairs. We went up from the bottom, and you went down from the top..."

As he was speaking, a gunshot rang out behind him.

Four shots in quick succession, all hitting the assassin in the back of the head.

Qing Chen reverted to his original appearance and then sighed, "I've already told you I didn't intend to behead someone, but you didn't believe me. Besides, Li Changqing was the one who killed him, so why did you bother looking for me?"

With a flick of his wrist, he pierced the transparent strings of the Puppet Master into the two assassin corpses, skillfully completing the sacrifice.

He watched the Puppet Master greedily sucking and suddenly wondered if the thing had its own life.

First, Qing Chen determined that some Forbidden Item possess life and consciousness, such as the Forbidden Item ACE-005 Dafu.

So, does this seemingly simple Puppet Master have a life of its own?

He had no way of knowing.

"Wait a minute," Qing Chen suddenly thought of another question. The function of Knight True Qi is to apply debuffs on one hand and to transform all things into swords on the other.

Li Shutong had once told him that in critical moments, hair could be the most dangerous weapon in a knight's hands.

But a knight can't keep pulling out his hair while fighting, right? What if he goes bald from pulling it out? Didn't you see that Master has started reading Middle-aged Health Manual?

Moreover, neither hair nor leaves are tough enough and break very easily.

Is there anything in this world that is not easily damaged and is easy to carry and use in combat?

Qing Chen looked at the Puppet Master sucking blood. Is there anything in this world more resilient than Forbidden Item? It seems there aren't many.

Theoretically speaking, Forbidden Item are difficult to destroy by physical means.

Thinking of this, he suddenly poured the true energy in his arm into it, and the originally loose and soft transparent thread suddenly straightened up!

The blood-sucking thread was crimson, like a fully drawn red bowstring!

The Puppet Master's string, which was originally only at the killer's heart, suddenly taut and pierced straight through the heart and the corpse!

"Huh," Qing Chen was somewhat surprised. It turned out that the Knight True Qi and the Puppet Master could really interact!

In that case, wouldn't I be able to use the Puppet Master as a weapon?

Although Puppet Master cannot be thrown as far as Autumn Leaf Blade, it is still much more convenient than carrying a dagger.

Could it be that those old guys in Forbidden Zone No. 002 knew that Puppet Master could be infused with true energy, which is why they gave this thing to them?

Qing Chen carefully sensed that when the Knight True Qi was poured into the Puppet Master, it was consumed particularly quickly.

Moreover, once the infusion length exceeds 1.2 meters, the power of the true qi will rapidly diminish.

Simply put, it means the length of the Puppet Master he can currently enhance.

Qing Chen had originally planned to make a forty-meter-long broadsword, but it seems that's not going to happen now.

Qing Chen then tried to cut the metal handrail while infusing it with Knight True Qi, but the "knife" was not as sharp as he had imagined. It couldn't even cut through the railing, leaving only a scratch.

He knew that the sharpness of the Knight True Qi was related to his own level, and perhaps he could make it sharper after he leveled up.

Qing Chen wondered, if he were to become a demigod one day, would this thing be able to cut through iron like mud?

He withdrew the Knight True Qi he had poured into the Puppet Master, but the next second a sudden change occurred. After the Puppet Master's strings returned to their soft state, they suddenly lunged at Qing Chen like a small snake, bending like a cobra.

Even in the dim light, Qing Chen could see the crimson threads splitting at the tip, and he could almost hear their hissing, angry sounds...

Then, the bright red snake bit his nose.

Qing Chen was caught off guard. The moment the Puppet Master bit his nose, he poured his Knight True Qi into it again, and the little snake immediately straightened up again.

The tip of the nose didn't hurt, and there was no broken skin, so it seemed that the Forbidden Item could not cause any harm to the host.

"That's strange," he thought. He had just been pondering whether Forbidden Item could also have life, but the Puppet Master immediately provided the answer.

Are other Forbidden Item the same as these Puppet Masters?

Qing Chen carefully recalled other Forbidden Item in his mind, such as the Steam Train numbered ACE-012, which loved gold coins and would lock anyone who stole them inside.

Does that Steam Train also possess a tenacious life?

In the corridor, Qing Chen whispered to the Puppet Master, "Don't get emotional. We're cooperating so well now. I'll sacrifice myself for you, and you'll help me kill enemies. Whether you control the puppet to kill enemies or use it as a dagger, it's still killing. As long as the final result is good and you get something to eat, why do you care how you kill? Here's what I'll do: I'll withdraw my true energy, but don't bite me."

As he spoke, he withdrew his inner energy once more.

But the next second, the little snake at the front of the Puppet Master swept over again, this time even angrier.

However, before it could even reach Qing Chen's face, it stiffened up again, looking utterly lifeless.

After going back and forth like this more than ten times, Qing Chen finally lost his temper.

The Puppet Master is Forbidden Item; he is the true host.

This time, Qing Chen directly poured in and withdrew his true energy, doing it over a hundred times in one go. The Puppet Master kept switching between a soft and taut state until it completely stopped moving.

"Do you still want sacrifices?" he threatened and bribed in a low voice. "Let me tell you, if you continue like this, I'll dig a pit dozens of meters deep and bury you underground, so you'll never see the light of day again. Anyway, you'll be invisible, so no one will be able to find you. Here's the deal: let's talk one last time. If you think we can cooperate, then obediently sacrifice this enemy."

As he spoke, he Puppet Master toward the heart of the corpse, which was not yet fully sacrificed. The little snake paused for two seconds, then began to suck again.

It seems they intend to settle things peacefully.

Qing Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

After the enemy was reduced to ashes, he moved towards another safe passage while saying, "Isn't this a good thing? We cooperated so well. I have more trump cards to save my life, and you have sacrifices. It's a win-win situation."

This time, the end of the Puppet Master's string bent towards Qing Chen and gently pointed to the armrest he had just cut.

At this point, the Puppet Master had returned to transparency, and if Qing Chen hadn't looked closely, it would have been impossible to tell where it was pointing.

Qing Chen thought for a moment, "You mean, killing is acceptable, but it can't be used to cut iron?"

The Puppet Master actually nodded slightly!

Qing Chen sighed inwardly. It seemed that Forbidden Item not only had life, but also dignity.

When Li Changqing and Wang Bingxu heard the continuous gunshots, they had already set off downstairs.

As they were descending the stairs, the two of them encountered the assassins who had also heard the gunshots and rushed over from downstairs.

In the cramped space, Wang Bingxu crawled along the ceiling of the stairs like a gecko. Before the assassins could even raise their guns above their heads, this B-Class expert had already fallen from the ceiling. While still in the air, he had already kicked out four legs with lightning speed, sending all the assassins flying.

The sound of bones cracking was incessant, and the assassins' internal organs were ruptured, with blood seeping from their mouths and noses.

"Boss, it's settled," Li Changqing glanced at him. "You're quite diligent now. I hope you can stay this diligent in the future. I heard from Yinuo that you've always protected her in the Autumn Hunting Team, which is very good."

Wang Bingxu quickly lowered his head. "It's all to serve the boss."

Li Changqing stepped into the corridor first, and saw two corpses lying face down on the floor. "Let's see how they died."

"Okay, sure," Wang Bingxu hurriedly rushed over to check.

Looking at the middle-aged woman, Li Changqing thought to himself that the most capable person by her side was still the Old Liu.

Years ago, when Old Liu was serving in the military, his parents were both seriously ill but he had no money for treatment. Li Changqing stepped in and provided his parents with the best treatment conditions, and then took Old Liu under his command.

From then on, Old Liu never harbored any disloyal thoughts.

In fact, conglomerates don't use threats to win people over right away; they always start by showing kindness before establishing their authority.

Truly intelligent people don't waste time creating a bunch of enemies around them.

At this moment, Wang Bingxu stood up and analyzed, "Boss, both of these people have small wounds on the back of their heads and large wounds on their foreheads, which means they were shot to death from behind. Moreover, when they died, the murderer was very close to the gunman, and there were even fine burn marks on the victims' hair. This is almost the only situation that would occur if someone had pressed the gun against the back of their head and pulled the trigger."

Wang Bingxu glanced down the corridor and said with some confusion, "I can't figure out how the murderer got close to them, or why he had to get so close before firing."

Li Changqing frowned. "Blending in with the assassins, pretending to be an acquaintance?"

Bang bang bang bang.

Gunfire erupted again from upstairs, then fell silent.

Wang Bingxu judged. "They're about three stories higher than us!"

Li Changqing rushed upstairs first, but when they arrived, there were only two corpses left, and Qing Chen was nowhere to be found.

Now, Li Changqing felt both amused and exasperated. Qing Chen's whereabouts were too strange, going up and down in an instant, making it impossible to discern his thoughts and trajectory.

Even rescue workers can't be found!

Wang Bingxu exclaimed, "That's top-notch tactical maneuvering! This building only has two emergency exits, and he's managed to pull it off in a spectacular fashion... Boss, what do we do now?"

They had been inside the building for quite some time, originally there to rescue someone, but they couldn't find them.

That's really awkward.

Li Changqing pondered for a moment, then suddenly laughed, "Let's not look anymore. I rushed back at first because I was worried something had happened to him, but now it seems he's perfectly fine. Let's go downstairs and meet up with Old Liu, then have the Federation Group Army seal off the building."

After saying that, the woman turned and went downstairs decisively, without any hesitation.

Wang Bingxu stood behind, dumbfounded. Were they just not going to save him?

The boss and Qing Chen are two very different people. One is elusive and difficult to find, making it impossible to rescue him, while the other has simply given up on the rescue. What's going on here?

His own boss seemed to trust the young man a lot.

However, as they stepped out of the building, they were shocked to see Qing Chen sitting on a stretcher, receiving treatment for his wounds from medical staff...

Li Changqing was truly stunned. The gunfire was still overhead before they went downstairs, and now Qing Chen had left the battlefield before them!

Qing Chen looked at Li Changqing and asked, "Where did you go just now? Why did you go back into the building?"

Li Changqing hesitated for a long time before saying, "I'll just wander around."

Qing Chen: "???"

She was a little embarrassed to say that she went to rescue people, since she hadn't even found anyone!

I'll post 4000 words first, and there will be another chapter tonight.