Chapter 116: Chapter 116
“Hah, hah, hah”, two men could be seen beneath the moonlight, each of them panting as a layer of thin aura covered them both. One of them was Eru, which was covered by a raven-coloured aura, and the other was Li Qiye, which was covered by a dark yellow aura. “Haha”, Li Qiye chuckled, “It has been a while since someone could fight me toe to toe”, Li Qiye said, his expression elated. “You’re enjoying it too, huh?” Li Qiye said while he looked at Eru’s expression. Eru was smiling; he raised his black sword, “Of course. What kind of man are you if you don’t enjoy such hot-blooded confrontation?” Eru stated.
“Hahaha!” both of them let out a laugh at the same time, “You”, Li Qiye pointed his spear, “I like you. If and when I defeated you, I won’t kill you. That’s the greatest mercy I could give to a worthy opponent.” Eru smirked, he too, pointed his black sword at Li Qiye, “I’m going to do the same. I’m going to beat you without killing you. It would be a shame to let someone like you die in this world. After all, I need a good exercise”, Eru taunted. Veins popped up on Li Qiye’s forehead, “You cheeky kid. Come here!” Li Qiye charged, “I’m going to beat you down!”
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Ling hurriedly carried Long to the village. Upon arriving there, the villagers saw that Ling was carrying an injured man. “Help, I need help”, Ling shouted. Then, a man approached Ling. He was a middle-aged man that helped Ling escape earlier at noon. “What happened to him?” The middle-aged man asked, concerned. “He’s injured. We need help immediately.” The middle-aged man observed both Ling and the heavily injured Long for a minute before he suddenly chuckled.
“This is good. Since the red hair is heavily injured, we can easily take care of the woman. That Moku actually did something good for once”, the middle-aged man creepily smiled before raising his hand. “Kill them both!” the middle-aged man barked, and the villagers all transformed. “What the fuck? What is the meaning of this?” Ling swiftly ran to a more advantageous position, “What are you doing?” she asked. Ling watched the villagers she knew before transformed into terrifying creatures. The elderly, the young, the women and even the children all transformed, revealing their bestial nature.
Except for the middle-aged man, the villagers now became mutated creatures of destruction. All of them roar, causing tremors in the sky. “Shut up!” the middle-aged man barked, “You deafening me. Just go get them both!” he ordered. “Roar!” one of the beasts roared as it rushed headlong towards Ling. “Tch, damn it! I did not think this through. I should’ve seen this coming when I heard Long mention about the Village Chief setting us up. How could I be so naïve?” she muttered. “No matter, my first priority right now is to survive. Come at me, ya dumb creatures, I’ll kill you all!” Ling taunted as mana gathered around her.
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The battle between Eru and Li Qiye was underway. They both unleashed their techniques, with neither gaining the advantage. Then, suddenly, something else catches Eru and Li Qiye’s attention. A massive explosion could be seen in the sky, interrupting Eru and Li Qiye’s battle. “What the hell was that?” Eru asked. Li Qiye pursed his lips, “It must’ve been those guys. After beating you, I plan on slaughtering every single one inside the village”, he said with slight anger.
“You want to slaughter humans?” Eru squinted his eyes. “To call those guys, humans is really a compliment. They are just mindless creatures controlled by one man”, Li Qiye scoffed. “What do you mean?” Eru raised his eyebrow. “I can explain it to you if you want. But, what’s the fun in that? Why don’t you follow me, and you’ll see for yourself,” Li Qiye suggested. Eru frowned; he was suspicious, but then he recalled that Ling was still inside the village. “So, a temporary truce?” Eru inquired. “Sure”, Li Qiye nodded; he looked towards the village, “Let’s go!”
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Ling did all her best protecting Long while at the same time fending off threats in front of her. The monstrous creatures kept coming at her one by one, commanded by the middle-aged man. The middle-aged man smirked, “Keep on going, boys. Sooner or later, that chick will tire herself out. Then, after that, we could enjoy ourselves on her”, he said lasciviously while licking his lips. “Bastard!” Ling gritted her teeth, “Once I’ll kill all these creatures, you are next, fucker!” she cursed. Ling sent out multiple talismans into the sky, forming into a line as they blasted the creatures that were advancing to her.
The monstrous creatures that charged were all obliterated by Ling’s magical talismans. However, it did not matter as many more monstrous creatures tried swarming Ling. It led to the point where Ling was weakened significantly as her mana depleted. Even so, Ling did not give up fighting. She kept resisting and struggling against the swarm of monstrous creatures that were advancing against her. When the middle-aged man saw Ling was at her last straw, he let out a smirk, “Come on, boys! She’s almost done”, he encouraged while the monstrous creatures all roared.
Ling continued to fend off the monstrous creatures advance, but eventually, she slumped down, out of juice and strength. The middle-aged man’s lips curled up into a huge smile; he lifted his hand, pointing his fingers to Ling, “She’s done! Go get them, boys!” he yelled in excitement. The monstrous creatures howled in excitement as they drooled when watching the powerless Ling. Their desire for fresh human meat was uncontrollable. The monstrous creatures nearly collapsed when Eru, Long and Ling visited them before. Hungry and happy, the monstrous creatures swarmed Ling slowly; each wanted to savour their feelings.
Ling sat helplessly on the ground. She put her body up front, with the unconscious Long behind her. “Shit, shit, shit! Is this really how it would end?” Ling muttered in frustration. She sat powerlessly as she watched the monstrous creatures advancing towards her. But, just before the monstrous creatures were about to get her, Ling suddenly felt her strength slightly return. “What’s going on?” Ling asked herself before shaking her head, “No matter since my strength came back a little, you fuckers are toast!” she said before infusing mana into her talismans.
The monstrous creatures were instantly vaporized thanks to Ling’s attack. The middle-aged man frowned, “How did she recover her strength? No matter, I’ll slowly break her down again”, he said while snapping his fingers. Then, more monstrous creatures appeared behind him, “Sick her, boys!” the middle-aged man ordered. More and more monstrous creatures swarmed Ling down. Ling frowned, “Although my strength recovered slightly, I cannot handle that many monsters”, she thought to herself.
“Having trouble?” Ling suddenly heard a voice coming from somewhere. “Took you long enough”, Ling chuckled, “Hurry up and come here! I’m fucking spent here.” Eru smirked; he appeared right in front of Ling before letting out an energy blade, decimating nearly all the monstrous creatures there. “My potion wasn’t enough?” Eru, let out a grin towards Ling. “So, that was you?”
“Of course, who else?” Eru shrugged his shoulders. “The potion efficiency decreased when you’re not drinking it, idiot. What a waste of potion”, Ling scoffed. “Then rest. Here”, Eru handed Ling a potion, “Apply this to Long. It should help him recover faster. I’m going to help him kill all these creatures.” Eru pointed his thumb at the sea of monstrous creatures. A young man could be seen killing the monsters with his spear. “Who is he?” Ling asked. Eru let out a smile, “The Village Chief”, Eru said, before Ling was about to reply; Eru left, killing all the monstrous creatures on the way.
“The Village Chief?” Ling stood dumbfounded, “Has he always been that young?”
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“Die, you disgusting creatures!” Li Qiye shouted; he twirled his spear around, slicing many monstrous creatures on its way. Then, Li Qiye saw Eru in the distance, using a single swing of his sword to kill more monstrous creatures than himself. “Cheeky kid. I shall not lose”, Li Qiye snickered as he continued to kill even more monstrous creatures. The middle-aged man looked at this scene dumbfounded, “Wait, that spear”, he squinted his eyes, “That’s the Village Chief spear. Don’t tell me….” The middle-aged man’s expression turned grave, “I need to report to the boss quick!”
The middle-aged man was anxious, sweat dripped from his forehead, and his body slightly trembled. The middle-aged man slowly retreated, but suddenly Li Qiye appeared right in front of him. “You!” the middle-aged man’s eyes widened in surprise while his mouth was wide agape. “Where do you think you’re going?” Li Qiye had a wide grin on his face as he stopped the middle-aged man from escaping. “Now, you can either tell me where your boss is and die peacefully, or I could hack you into a thousand pieces.”
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