Chapter 3116: Newcomers and Investment
The delicate-looking woman's expression changed drastically.
The arm around the monk's neck suddenly tightened as she instinctively exerted force.
Then she realized something was wrong.
The neck that had felt completely ordinary abruptly seemed to turn into a thick steel pillar the instant she applied force. Powerful resilience rebounded against the crook of her arm, making her grunt as though her arm had broken in that instant.
Bang!
Enduring the pain, she blasted the monk away from her embrace and retreated rapidly. In the blink of an eye, her back was pressed against the sliding door at the compartment entrance, her body taut as a drawn bow, ready to smash through the door and flee at the slightest sign of trouble.
"Before the mission begins, you won't be able to break through that door."
A cold, eerie voice suddenly came from overhead, forcing the already terrified woman to reveal her hidden trump card. Without turning her head, she kicked sharply upward, and the blade concealed in her shoe flashed with a pale blue glint.
Clang, clang, clang!
In an instant, the two short weapons exchanged more than a dozen blows within the cramped carriage. The golden sparks from their collisions set the other newcomers screaming again.
"Quiet!!"
A sound like a swarm of insects beating their wings emanated from the South Asian man's abdomen by the table, making the entire carriage hum and tremble. Other than the two veterans, every newcomer—including the delicate-looking woman—curled up involuntarily, clutching their heads with pained expressions.
Zheng Qing watched the scene with interest.
Some sort of technique combining Buddhist true words and Gu Worms?
Looking at the tiny insect on his fingertip, struggling to burrow through his skin, he shook his head slightly. It seemed this team's way of