Otherworldly Desert Dust-Chapter 523 - 478 Honest Transactions

"Your armor is the payment for your service; if you don't want me to arrest you for selling my property secretly, leave as far now as you can!" Marquis Changqiu pointed at the Fiery Sun Armor on Guo Hong and said.

"But this is clearly..." Guo Hong tried to argue, but seeing Wu Hen gearing up and walking towards Marquis Changqiu, he decided not to hesitate and pulled out the weapon he carried on his back.

Just as he was about to draw his sniper rifle, the big bald man behind him suddenly pounced, pinning Guo Hong firmly to the ground.

At the same time, the seven Black Robed Vajras around Marquis Changqiu rushed forward; one of them even lifted his foot and kicked heavily towards Wu Hen.

The force he generated caused a strong air vibration, exploding like thunder beside Wu Hen's ears, terrifying to the extreme.

Wu Hen stopped pretending, unleashing his Physique and revealed the power of his Eighth-Rank Life.

With one hand, he deflected the opponent's Thunder Whip Leg, and then kicked heavily on the Black Robed Vajra's kneecap.

"Crack!"

The Black Robed Vajra's kneecap snapped outright.

As his body began to stoop, Wu Hen landed a heavy punch right on his face.

His nasal bones collapsed instantly, splattering blood.

"Huff, huff!"

The other two Black Robed Vajras started to attack from both sides, their fists covered in Black Gold Thorns, resembling two black meteor hammers.

Wu Hen, with greatly enhanced speed and reflexes, dodged their coordinated attack. Immediately counterattacking, his wrist guard transformed into Iron-shaving claws, chopping off the forearms of the two men.

Blood gushed like fountains from their forearms, their robes soaked red as they fell to the ground wailing.

After dealing with three, Wu Hen went on the offensive, moving so fast that not even shadows were visible.

Marquis Changqiu, standing slightly to the back, couldn't see Wu Hen's movements, but he kept hearing the sounds of his men's bones breaking, jaws dislocating, and necks being twisted.

The fight was like a fierce close combat, but these seven Black Robed Vajras hired by Marquis Changqiu, highly evolved super warriors with skin as hard as Black Gold, appeared strangely inferior in front of this young man...

"Whoosh!"

Like a cold breeze, Wu Hen appeared in front of Marquis Changqiu.

He didn't waste time talking with Marquis Changqiu, breaking his small finger first, choosing the most painful one.

"Snap!"

Marquis Changqiu's small finger, like a willow branch, broke and hung by the skin; the excruciating pain made him roar like a spiked porcupine.

"You...you dare, I am..." Marquis Changqiu shouted with effort.

"Snap!"

Wu Hen also broke the pinky on his other hand; the crisp sound of bones breaking was chilling to those around, and Marquis Changqiu watched in horror as his small finger grotesquely hung, agony and terror filling his eyes.

"I remember what we agreed before; whether we could bring back the Black Angel or not, you would provide me with the clues to the High-dimensional Essence Ghost Fragment. Now we are back; it's time you kept your promise," Wu Hen said.

Was his opponent playing dirty, and he was supposed to reason with him?

Wu Hen would only outplay him.

Hearing this, Marquis Changqiu was dumbfounded. When had he ever said such a thing? And the value of the High-dimensional Essence Ghost Fragment clues was incredibly high, even unaffordable; how could he even say such things.

"Snap!!"

Suddenly, Wu Hen quickly broke Marquis Changqiu's right ring finger.

The slender finger became deformed, the pain intensifying on the basis which had yet not subsided; Marquis Changqiu couldn't even stand steadily and fell to his knees.

Still, Wu Hen held onto his hand, not letting him escape.

"I'm giving you the time of ten fingers; once all are broken, I'll break your neck next, I hate those who break their promises the most!" Wu Hen said.

Then, Wu Hen began breaking the fingers on Marquis Changqiu's left hand, ensuring symmetry in the broken fingers.

"I...I will tell you..."

"Snap!!"

"Ah!!!!!!!" Marquis Changqiu screamed in extreme pain, his throat almost bursting in that instant.

His eyes filled with rage and confusion; he had clearly agreed already, why still break his fingers?!

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I thought that as a noble of Da Xuan, you might put up a tougher front. I didn't expect you to cave so quickly... But no matter, I need the information to be accurate, consider it the cost for any lies you might tell later," Wu Hen said lightly.

Marquis Changqiu gritted his teeth with rage, having never encountered such outrageous behavior.

He felt that the other party just wanted to torment him, to revel in his pain.

"Crack!!"

Suddenly, Wu Hen made his move again, snapping Marquis Changqiu's middle finger.

In agony, Marquis Changqiu finally realized that if he didn't give up the information, his opponent would truly break his neck.

"It's... it's beneath the Oasis!" Marquis Changqiu said.

"Be more specific." Wu Hen was utterly ruthless, snapping another of Marquis Changqiu's middle fingers directly.

When in extreme pain, people find it hard to lie because they don't have the chance to think; instead, they subconsciously respond with the answers others want to hear.

Wu Hen was aiming for this effect as he increased Marquis Changqiu's pain and continued questioning.

"The Oasis...beneath the Oasis is the Ancient Lizard Pool... That's all I know, that's all I know..." Marquis Changqiu screamed in pain.

One finger after another was broken until even the last thumb was snapped.

Marquis Changqiu couldn't even kneel anymore; he lay prostrate on the ground.

Watching his ten crooked fingers, as he groveled like an old dog, Wu Hen finally felt satisfied.

From the beginning, Wu Hen had resolved that regardless of whether Marquis Changqiu spoke or not, he would break all his fingers.

"You sent three men to follow me, all three are from the Black Shirt Organization. Are you the leader of the Black Shirt Organization?" Wu Hen squat down, looking at the sweaty face of Marquis Changqiu, and asked with a smiling expression.

"I... I have nothing to do with them, I pay them, and they do the job," Marquis Changqiu replied hurriedly.

"Get lost," Wu Hen said indifferently.

Marquis Changqiu started to flee immediately only to find one of his fingers had fallen off. He instinctively went to pick it up, but realized he couldn't possibly perform the action with all his fingers broken.

In utter humiliation, Marquis Changqiu picked up his beautiful middle finger with his mouth like a dog and fled outside.

His seven Black Robed Vajras, those who could still move were desperately crawling outside, while those who couldn't move were left motionless.

As for the black market buyer, the bald man who was initially choking Guo Hong around the neck had his grasp weaken until it turned into helping Guo Hong dust off his apparel, adjusting the collars that were messed up during the scuffle.

"I... I was also forced by Marquis Changqiu, in this entire black market, no one dares to disrespect Marquis Changqiu without facing death..." The bald man squeezed out an ugly smile.

"I'm not quite satisfied with the price you offered before," Wu Hen said.

"I understand, I understand, I'll buy your items for twice the price we discussed earlier, consider it making a friend," the bald man said.

"Good, I'll leave you two fingers, the rest I'll break, same as Marquis Changqiu," Wu Hen nodded and walked towards the bald man.

Hearing this, the bald man's mind raced, and just as Wu Hen was about to grab his hand to break his fingers, he hurriedly shouted, "Ten times! I'll give ten times the price!"

Wu Hen immediately changed his motion of breaking fingers to shaking hands, and with a gracefully pleasant smile said, "It's a deal, you obviously want this genuinely, so I'll sell it to you at that price."

"Yes, yes, I genuinely want it, please sell it to me at that price, I'll go prepare the money," the bald man quickly conceded, choosing to solve the problem with money.

He also didn't understand; he had merely shown Marquis Changqiu a favor, yet attracted such a formidable troublemaker. Marquis Changqiu's high-ranking guards were beaten like dogs, and it was frightening just how powerful this young man before them could be.

...

Returning from the black market loaded with loot.

Guo Hong and Lu Xian, probably used to legitimate jobs, found this act of swindling slightly uncomfortable, staring at the large sum of wasteland currency in their hands, not knowing what to do.

"The families of your previous team members are all around Oasis City, aren't they? Try to settle them well, with the leftover money, upgrade and transform your equipment, because our enemies ahead will only be more formidable," Wu Hen told them.

The two nodded, this was somewhat like robbing the rich to aid the poor.

"Marquis Changqiu won't let us off easily, right?" Guo Hong asked worriedly.

"This guy is most likely a high-ranking figure in the Black Shirt Organization, and now if we want to find Dai Jing, we must utilize the Black Shirt Organization's intelligence," Wu Hen said.

"Ah? Brother Wu Tian did this to deliberately offend the Black Shirt Organization?" Lu Xian was somewhat surprised.

"Yeah, let's head to Oasis City first. The High-dimensional Essence Ghost Fragment will significantly help boost my Perception, and I need this thing. As for whether Marquis Changqiu will retaliate, I hope he does come, so we can leverage the omnipresent power of their Black Shirt Organization to obtain more information. I plan to track down this woman named Dai Jing, as her goal aligns with what I am investigating. I need her to cut through the fog of this land and locate the main culprit," Wu Hen said.

"Alright, then let's head to Oasis City first... There are many nobles in Oasis City, along with numerous local forces and groups from Outer Countries, wielding far greater and more advanced technological equipment, which can also help us increase our combat capabilities," Guo Hong said.

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Guo Hong now knew that Wu Hen would not easily unlock higher-dimensional powers until he finds the main culprit, suggesting staying reliant on local resources for enhancement until then.