Chapter 402 Escape
Qiu Chen didn't come from just any ordinary family.
The Qiu Family had martial arts experts skilled in ancient techniques.
And this type of ancient noble family wasn't ignorant about Magic Artifacts.
When Qiu Chen saw the bracelets on both women emitting light, he was almost certain they were wearing Magic Artifacts, and what's more, they were high-level Magic Artifacts. Ordinary artifacts were merely for warding off evil, nothing like these that could directly block damage.
A fervent excitement shone in Qiu Chen's eyes.
Magic Artifacts were far too rare.
At an auction a few days ago, one sold for a sky-high price of one hundred million.
Even the Qiu Family didn't possess a Magic Artifact of such high caliber.
He hadn't expected to see them on two women.
If he could get his hands on them, he'd make a fortune this time. At this moment, his concern shifted from toying with the women to obtaining the Magic Artifacts. Compared to high-level Magic Artifacts, what were women?
However, the kidnappers were knocked away one after another as they charged forward.
This left Qiu Chen and his men temporarily at a loss on how to handle the two women.
Several of them had successively tried using sticks and stones to knock out the women, but no matter the attack, as long as it got close to the women, it would be repelled.
Chun Tao and Li Mengjie were both surprised and delighted to see their bracelets were so powerful.
They knew, however, that the bracelets could only prevent them from getting hurt, but couldn't help them escape.
Seeing that various methods were ineffective, Qiu Chen suddenly said, "How did you manage to bring them here just now?"
"Qiu Shao, we used a knockout spray," replied the baseball cap kidnapper.
Qiu Chen's eyes lit up. Since the women had been subdued by the spray earlier, it meant that as long as it wasn't a direct attack, the Magic Artifacts couldn't differentiate the damage. He quickly said, "Get the spray and use it on them!"
The women panicked upon hearing this.
Even though the bracelets could wake them from unconsciousness, it would take some time, which would be enough for Qiu Chen and his men to do many things, like take their bracelets away.
"Chun Tao, what do we do?" Li Mengjie nearly burst into tears in her urgency.
No matter how aloof she usually was, in the end, she was just a girl under twenty.
Facing the real danger of being assaulted by Qiu Chen and his men, she simply couldn't remain calm. Chun Tao was also scared and worried, preferring death to the violation by these men; to her, such a traditional woman would remain devoted to one man once committed, and violation was worse than death.
But at this crucial moment, she was somewhat calmer than Li Mengjie.
After all, she had grown a lot these days, even managing a large hotel in secrecy.
Something flickered through her mind.
She thought of something and hurriedly took out several Talismans from her bosom.
These Talismans had been given to her by Long Xiaoshan in the past, saying they could be used to protect herself in dangerous times. She had never had the chance to use them, and she didn't believe Talismans would be of any use. But upon seeing that the bracelet Long Xiaoshan gave her could actually block attacks,
she understood that when Long Xiaoshan said the bracelet could protect her for him, it wasn't just sweet talk.
It was a promise.
So she thought that maybe these Talismans were real as well.
Seeing Chun Tao take out several Talismans, Li Mengjie was somewhat baffled and asked, "Chun Tao, what are you doing?"
"This is a Fireball Talisman that Xiaoshan gave me, he said it could be used to protect me," Chun Tao held a Talisman tightly in her hand.
Fireball Talisman? Li Mengjie suddenly felt disoriented, but considering the bracelets, she didn't find the idea absurd.
By that time, the baseball cap kidnapper had already approached with a can of knockout spray, and as he lifted it to spray Chun Tao, Chun Tao threw out the Fireball Talisman and shouted "Activate!"
The Talisman turned into a fireball in mid-air and crashed down upon the completely unprepared kidnapper with the baseball cap.
Boom!
A blaze shot up into the sky, and the kidnapper with the baseball cap immediately turned into a flaming human, screaming in agony.
These Talismans had all been made by Long Xiaoshan beforehand.
Their power was not as great as the fireballs he could throw now, which could turn a person to ashes in a few seconds, but this was even more terrifying, as the kidnapper with the baseball cap struggled and wailed in the flames.
Qiu Chen and the others were so scared that they stumbled backward in panic.
After a full half-minute, the kidnapper with the baseball cap finally stopped struggling, his body having turned into a charred block.
Li Mengjie vomited violently.
Chun Tao's face was pale as she covered her mouth with her hand, not expecting the Fireball Talisman to be so terrifying. She used to not even dare to kill a chicken, but now she had taken a person's life.
However, she forcefully suppressed the intense urge to vomit, knowing this was their only chance to escape. She grabbed Li Mengjie and asked, "Can you drive?"
Li Mengjie nodded somewhat dazedly.
"Then let's hurry," Chun Tao pulled Li Mengjie and ran toward the Buick van.
Qiu Chen and the others were shocked and furious. Several kidnappers, eyes reddened with rage, shouted, "You bitches, where do you think you're going?"
Chun Tao held up a Talisman and warned, "If anyone comes closer, I'll burn them alive."
Several people immediately retreated in fear.
The way the man with the baseball cap had died was too gruesome; they didn't want to end up the same, and they could only watch helplessly as Chun Tao and Li Mengjie ran to the van. Suddenly, a kidnapper pulled out a gun and fired, Bang! Bang!
A bright blue light suddenly intensified around Chun Tao, blocking the two bullets.
"Quick, get in the car!"
Chun Tao pulled Li Mengjie into the car and said, "Mengjie, you drive and ram through them, fast, we have to get away."
Although Li Mengjie's face was deathly pale, she had come to her senses. She started the vehicle, turned the Buick van around, and headed for the gate.
Several kidnappers scrambled out of the way.
Bang!
There was a loud crash as the Buick van smashed through the iron gate and burst out of the villa.
"Chase them, they must not let those two bitches escape," Qiu Chen yelled, jumping in rage. He couldn't let go of the Magic Artifacts, Talismans, or the two women.
Several kidnappers got in an off-road vehicle from the villa and chased after them.
The Buick van sped along the mountain road with an off-road vehicle closely following. As it was a mountain road, the off-road vehicle obviously had an advantage, and the distance between the two cars was quickly closing.
"Ram into them, send them off the edge," Qiu Chen yelled.
The kidnapper driving nodded, his eyes flashing fiercely as he floored the accelerator, aiming to ram the Buick van.
Bang!
The Buick van shook violently on the mountain road, swerving in an S-shape.
Li Mengjie, already nervous, made a mistake in handling the vehicle. The van skidded on the mountain road and rolled down the hillside.
"F*ck, how did you end up sending them off the cliff?" The off-road vehicle stopped by the side of the mountain road as Qiu Chen jumped out to check and found the vehicle had rolled to the bottom of the mountain and into a grove of trees, causing him to curse loudly.
"I was in control, how was I to know they'd skid?" the kidnapper said, frustrated.
"Quick, go down there, they might not be dead!"
Qiu Chen thought of the Defense Artifacts on the two women, his eyes flashing with urgency as he ran back to the vehicle. The off-road car raced down the mountain, but by the time they arrived, all they saw was the burning wreckage of a car.