Although Qin Yingguang was making snide remarks, the two men looked rather bedraggled.
One lens of Zhong Dingming's glasses had shattered, while Guan Fuhai's suit had two gashes in it, with blood seeping through.
Xie Nanyun asked, "What happened to you two professors?"
Zhong Dingming and Guan Fuhai exchanged a glance.
Zhong Dingming took out two cigarettes and handed one to Guan Fuhai.
Guan Fuhai said nothing and quietly accepted it.
A trace of helplessness flashed through both their eyes.
Seeing the unusual expressions on Zhong Dingming's and Guan Fuhai's faces, the others grew puzzled as well.
Wang Jixin asked, "Professors, did something happen?"
Guan Fuhai said, "Zhong, I used up quite a bit of energy just now. You explain."
Zhong Dingming took a deep breath. "All right, I'll explain."
Then he wearily exhaled a puff of smoke. "We went to deal with the artifact nullification."
Chu Xiaoang said, "Wasn't that Giant Mouth what nullified the artifacts? Why were you two gone so long?"
"The Giant Mouth you're talking about had nothing to do with nullifying the artifacts and pharmaceuticals. Of course, that Giant Mouth was still a force to be reckoned with."
"It had nothing to do with the Giant Mouth? Then why were the artifacts nullified?"
Zhong Dingming pointed at the wooded hills behind the villa. "Guan and I detected a God-Hunting Artifact over there, so we went to investigate. Once we got there, we discovered that what had nullified everyone's artifacts was actually another artifact."
"An artifact? What kind of artifact could nullify everyone's Tier Four Artifacts?"
"A Tier Five Artifact."
After Zhong Dingming gave his answer, shock filled the others' eyes, and no one spoke.
Then Zhao Longfei spoke up. "Professor Zhong, you and Professor Guan developed Tier Five Artifacts and published their characteristics. As I