CHAPTER 400: CHAPTER 400 ASTONISHING_1

Chu Hao was also startled. He looked down and saw the bridge was crawling with countless water monsters. There were simply too many of them, and it seemed that Chu Hao had angered them, as they all swam towards this side of the bridge.

The sharp teeth of the strange fish were chilling to behold as they gnawed at the underside of the bridge, seemingly trying to dismantle it.

Chu Hao felt a chill in his heart. If I fall into the water, wouldn’t I be dead for sure?

CRACK!

The ropes of the bridge snapped, and the wooden planks plummeted. Chu Hao broke out in a cold sweat. Scared out of his wits, he turned and fled for his life.

Seeing Ji Ba still foolishly firing his gun, Chu Hao grabbed him and cursed, "Are you an idiot? Let’s go!"

Ji Ba snapped back to his senses and also ran for his life.

Run! They ran as fast as they could.

The bridge was breaking apart too quickly, practically collapsing right behind them.

Ultimately, no matter how fast they ran, it wasn’t enough. As the wooden planks from the bridge fell into the water, only two iron chains were left swinging. Chu Hao and Ji Ba had no choice but to cling tightly to them.

The strange fish swarmed up the chains, pursuing them in terrifying numbers.

Seeing this, Chu Hao’s heart tightened. The crowd that had escaped the bridge also broke out in a cold sweat for them.

"Climb fast!"

At this moment, Louis Jiba cared about nothing else, climbing rapidly towards the other side.

Chu Hao clung to the iron chain, utterly dejected. I just wanted to show off a bit, and I ended up trapping myself!

RAT-TAT-TAT! The people on the other side couldn’t help much but opened fire, attempting to provide cover for Chu Hao.

Chu Hao was secretly moved. These guys actually have some conscience, still lending a hand even though my show-off attempt failed.

Ji Ba roared angrily, "Fuck you, idiots on the other side! Damn it, are you trying to break the chains?"

However, among those firing, Zuo Lingyun was one of them! He wasn’t shooting at the monsters but was fanatically aiming at the iron chains.

Is this guy trying to kick us while we’re down?

Su Muyue shouted, "Zuo Lingyun, what are you doing?"

Zuo Lingyun remained silent, continuing to fire. The chains, thousands of years old, were not as sturdy as modern wrought iron and broke easily.

The color drained from Chu Hao and Ji Ba’s faces. They had no choice but to leap and grab onto the other chain.

Zuo Lingyun screamed madly, "Chu Hao! You think you’re so tough? I’ll make sure you die right now!"

This was the opportunity of a lifetime. Zuo Lingyun had endured enough on this journey: Chu Hao had stolen his woman, cuckolded him, and humiliated him time and again.

Therefore, Chu Hao had to die.

Some people tried to stop him, but Zuo Lingyun pointed his gun at them and bellowed, "Nobody move!"

He then pulled out another gun and started firing wildly at Chu Hao.

Chu Hao cursed, having no choice but to block with the Night Demon Umbrella. Unfortunately, Zuo Lingyun knew he had it and aimed all his bullets at the iron chain instead, causing sparks to fly.

Chu Hao roared in anger, "I was careless! I let a despicable villain get the upper hand!"

Ji Ba added, "Do all you Huaxia people love infighting this much?"

Chu Hao snapped, "None of your damn business! Just hold on tight!"

Finally, the last iron chain also snapped.

Chu Hao cursed inwardly, "System, upgrade my Qinggong!"

System: "Recommend Host purchase Lightweight Water Floating Skill. Requires 6,000 Pretentiousness Points."

"Purchase."

"Ding... Host has purchased Lightweight Water Floating Skill, consuming 6,000 Pretentiousness Points."

Chu Hao plunged into the water. Louis Jiba clung desperately to the remaining piece of chain, slamming against the rock wall. Luckily, he didn’t fall, but he was badly shaken and in pain.

Zuo Lingyun was pinned to the ground, his face contorted in ecstatic glee. Chu Hao had finally fallen! Waiting for him were the man-eating water monsters below.

Su Muyue was practically seething with rage. "Zuo Lingyun, look what you’ve done!"

With a vicious grin, Zuo Lingyun said, "He had to die. He tried to steal my woman."

Su Muyue’s expression turned exceedingly grim. She knew Zuo Lingyun was intensely jealous, but she had never imagined he would try to kill Chu Hao at such a moment, resorting to the despicable tactic of kicking a man when he’s down.

The faces of the others also darkened. Earlier, Chu Hao had acted as a lone hero, drawing the strange fish to himself to give them a chance to reach shore. Although they didn’t understand why Chu Hao had done it, they had indeed been moved.

Zuo Lingyun’s expression flickered as he began to consider how he might escape.

Suddenly, an icy voice drifted up from below. "Zuo Lingyun, you worthless trash. You think you can kill me? Go cultivate for a few thousand more years!"

Everyone was stunned. Hadn’t Chu Hao fallen into the water?

Looking down, they were horrified to see Chu Hao sprinting across the lake’s surface, shimmering under the purple twilight glow. He left large trails of splashes behind him, like a speedboat.

He was, indeed, running on water.

A school of strange fish chased him, the water seething as if boiling behind them, but they couldn’t catch Chu Hao.

Everyone: "..."

"Ding... Host has shown off flamboyantly, obtaining 1,400 Pretentiousness Points."

Zuo Lingyun’s eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets. He stared at Chu Hao in horror, his mind completely short-circuiting.

The others were dumbfounded, their jaws practically on the ground.

Louis Jiba, still clinging to the iron chain, stared at Chu Hao in utter astonishment and exclaimed, "My God! Chinese Kung Fu! Water Floating!"

Impressive! Just who is this guy?

Chu Hao sprinting on the water made everyone’s eyes pop, feeling as if their entire worldview had collapsed.

As he ran, Chu Hao thought, System, I want to obliterate these damn fish!

System: "Host is recommended to purchase Gu Poison Water Jellyfish. One serving requires 1,000 Pretentiousness Points."

"Give me five servings."

"Ding... Host has purchased five servings of Gu Poison Water Jellyfish, consuming 5,000 Pretentiousness Points. Remaining Pretentiousness Points: 13,500."

Item: Gu Poison Water Jellyfish

Rarity: ★

Ability: Each serving contains 10,000 Gu Poison Water Jellyfish. When released into water, they will suck dry the blood of living creatures.

Chu Hao took out a packet of Gu Poison Water Jellyfish. They were in egg form, like tiny granules, which would hatch instantly when thrown into water.

Chu Hao scattered a large packet, melodramatically shouting, "Go! Jellyfish Beasts!"

The Gu Poison Water Jellyfish fell into the water, hatched instantly, and launched an attack on the surrounding strange fish.

These jellyfish, each about a centimeter long and incredibly thin, swarmed over the strange fish in a dense mass. They ferociously sucked their blood until the fish were reduced to desiccated husks.

"Ding... Killed strange fish. As Host did not personally kill them, 1,000 Experience Points obtained."

"Ding... Killed strange fish. As Host did not personally kill them, 1,000 Experience Points obtained."

"Ding..."

The System’s notification sounds flooded Chu Hao’s mind, and he felt extremely satisfied.

Chu Hao opened the remaining four packets of Gu Poison Water Jellyfish and declared, "Little fishies, think you can compete with Brother Hao in numbers? I’ll wipe every last one of you out! Go, my Jellyfish Army!"

A massive number of Gu Poison Water Jellyfish poured into the water. In that instant, the strange fish met their nemesis. They struggled frantically, but the jellyfish clung to them like leeches, relentlessly sucking their blood.

The onlookers witnessed this astounding scene.

What on earth did Chu Hao scatter? The strange fish that had been churning the water’s surface were now floating lifelessly, turned into dried husks.

"Ding... Host has impressed with his flamboyance, obtaining 700 Pretentiousness Points."

"How... how did he do that?" A group of people stared, their eyeballs nearly bursting from their sockets in amazement.