Chapter 277: The Twin Prodigies Under the Moon

"Woo~ woo woo~"

"Woo," the Blood Disaster Hounds wailed miserably, their whimpers rising in waves.

Deng Yutang roared with fervor, his divine weapon wreaking havoc and slaughtering indiscriminately.

In merely a few dozen seconds, packs of Blood Disaster Hounds were reduced to a ground littered with corpses and bones.

"Hmm?" Lu Ran stood upon a golden raft, turning to gaze toward the southern side of the square.

Another violent surge of energy churned; in midair, one tall and slender figure after another materialized, plummeting to the ground.

Straw Demons?

Ha, old friends!

Lu Ran drew the Rosy Light Blade from his back, while the golden tally beneath his feet suddenly shot southward.

"Eh?" Lu Ran hastily adjusted his stance, allowing the golden tally to carry him forward.

At the building entrance, Chang Ying extended one hand forward, manipulating a large golden tally, and cried out in a delicate voice:

"Charge in?"

"Charge!" Lu Ran responded loudly, brimming with fighting spirit.

A full seven or eight Straw Demons raised their heads to look over.

Those pairs of eyes formed from rice ears emitted a strange, withered yellow luster.

The Straw Demons' choice was unanimous!

Some spun around on the spot, others raised their hands; in an instant, countless strands of straw were flung outward.

Xie Fa: Straw Needle!

"Ran Bao isn't afraid!" From far behind, Chang Ying's voice rang out again.

Lu Ran: "."

Chang Ying's outstretched large hand lifted slightly.

The golden raft beneath Lu Ran's feet ceased to be parallel to the ground, instead surging forward at a slanted angle.

"Whoa!" Lu Ran let out a startled cry.

At this moment, he was like someone standing on a "slope," yet due to the momentum of the forward rush, he did not slide down.

His ears caught a series of ding-ding sounds!

The golden raft, tilted at an angle, intercepted strand after strand of straw, protecting Lu Ran.

The Straw Demon tribe was not particularly bright, but even they were panicking now.

Because the golden tally had arrived right before their eyes!

The massive golden raft, carrying terrifying impact force, slammed the group of Straw Demons diagonally onto the ground.

Pinched between the golden raft and the ground, they were crushed as they slid, leaving behind a trail of finely shattered straw.

"Good heavens~" Lu Ran leaped off the golden raft, immortal mist swirling beneath his feet.

Several Straw Demons were utterly crushed by the hard pressure of the golden raft.

There were also a few Straw Demons who suffered severe injuries but were not completely shattered.

Not dead?

No matter.

Phantom Shuttle, Rosy Light Overflowing.

Golden-red rosy clouds competed in brilliance with flickering neon lights.

The scene was dreamlike and illusory, dazzling the eyes and bewitching the mind.

"Yoo-hoo~!" Chang Ying clenched her fists and cheered.

She rarely had the opportunity to coordinate with Lu Ran.

Now, this single defensive tally had truly allowed her to enjoy herself to the fullest!

One had to admit, the Spirit Tally Divine Arts were genuinely powerful!

The huge golden tally was essentially a defensive tally; using it to charge and kill through enemy formations meant one need not worry about it being shattered.

Yet although it was clearly a defensive tally, Chang Ying used it for offense and transportation—truly acting as she pleased!

"Commander Chang, give me a public commendation!" Lu Ran shouted loudly.

"Heehee~" Chang Ying beamed with joy, hastily manipulating the golden tally to follow in Lu Ran's footsteps.

River Realm Stage One Compatible Divine Art: Eight Treasures Tally; each golden tally lasts for 8 minutes.

As for the skill cooldown time, it is 180 seconds.

Therefore, theoretically, three golden tallies can exist on the field simultaneously.

As for whether to gamble or not, that is your own affair.

If one draws a rotten tally, it is naturally quite unpleasant.

One could instead use the Divine Art: Five Treasures Tally; although the effect is somewhat inferior, at least all five tallies are useful, and there are no rotten tallies in the tally cylinder.

"Coming again?" Lu Ran, positioned on the southern side of the square, gazed toward the street corner in the southeast direction.

A tall and burly Lie Hun Mo distinctly took form!

There was no help for it; the square's area was too vast, offering an extremely open field of vision.

Moreover, since this place connected in all directions, all evil spirits descending in the surrounding areas could spot the humans on the square at a single glance.

"Moo!!"

The Lie Hun Mo charged forward in great strides, rushing to attack Lu Ran.

"Ugly thing, I'll make you cry out!" Chang Ying waved her large hand, saying indignantly, "I'll smash you into a beef patty!"

Regarding the Lie Hun Mo tribe, Chang Ying held a considerable grudge.

She would forever remember the scene that unfolded on the fifteenth day of the seventh month last year.

She had been inside her family's auto repair shop, looking through the window, when she saw a terrifying Lie Hun Mo.

Back then, Chang Ying was still very weak; she was so frightened by the charging Lie Hun Mo that she did the splits.

It was truly a humiliation beyond measure!

"Hiss—"

A human figure surged past the golden talisman, killing its way toward the Lie Hun Mo.

"Moo!" The Lie Hun Mo's eyes bulged in rage; as it charged forward, it dropped onto all fours, baring its sharp ox horns.

Lu Ran darted back and forth at high speed, feeding the Lie Hun Mo false combat information.

The Stream Artifact·Immortal Hoof naturally could not perfectly display Lu Ran's true speed.

How could the Lie Hun Mo possibly know such things?

Its pair of ox eyes locked tightly onto Lu Ran as it charged forward with reckless abandon.

"Hiss—"

As the two sides drew infinitely closer, suddenly, immortal mist erupted beneath Lu Ran's feet.

The Stream Artifact·Immortal Hoof transformed into the River Artifact·Immortal Hoof, and Lu Ran's speed surged abruptly.

The Lie Hun Mo's eyes widened instantly:!!!

However, everything happened too suddenly; the Lie Hun Mo simply could not react in time.

Lu Ran reversed his grip on the blade, holding it horizontally at his side, and flashed past the Lie Hun Mo in an instant.

Ran Sect Blade Art, First Form·Questioning the Moon!

Beneath the cold moonlight, rosy light permeated everywhere.

The blade slashed horizontally across the ox's face and cut straight through the ox's body!

The poor Lie Hun Mo, not only lost its life, but was then relentlessly battered by the golden talisman that came flying afterward.

Even Lu Ran was stunned!

He had thought his own methods were cruel enough, but Chang Ying was...

Was she intending to pound the ox into beef paste and mince it into beef stuffing?

"Lu Ran."

"Present!" Lu Ran turned his head to look at his girlfriend, my lord.

Jiangjiang Ruyi proposed, "Let us form up in the square, farther away from the building, to avoid damaging the structure."

This was the first time the group had come to guard the Wu Lie Building.

The special environment had caused the battles to link up into a continuous chain.

Just as Jiangjiang Ruyi spoke, Lu Ran saw several vicious dogs emerge at the crossroads of the next street.

"As you say," Lu Ran replied, his eyes fixed tightly on the pack of vicious dogs.

Over there, a team of Moon Gazers had already engaged them.

If not for their presence, the vicious dogs would likely have been drawn to Lu Ran and the others, charging straight to this square.

"Truly frequent," Lu Ran said, turning his head to gaze at the Wu Lie Building.

Exactly how many humans existed inside there?

Was the attraction to evil spirits really that strong?

Hexi Park was also vast, open, with excellent visibility and covering a huge area, yet when Lu Ran patrolled there, when had he ever seen such a spectacle?

Guarding the Wu Lie Building side, Lu Ran felt a strong sense of "tower defense."

The enemy's offensive truly came wave after wave.

"Lao Tian Mo," Tian Tian said with difficulty, her little finger pointing toward the west side of the square.

There, a massive figure appeared at the entrance of a milk tea shop.

He stood a full three meters tall, his skin dark, with knots of muscle bulging all over his body.

His pupils were scarlet, and several arms had unfurled from his back, each clutching a chain.

His aura was astonishing, terrifying to an extreme degree!

Yet the milk tea shop directly behind Lao Tian Mo followed a cute aesthetic.

On the red signboard was printed a cartoon snowman image, holding an ice cream scepter in its hand, smiling cheerfully as it looked at Lao Tian Mo.

This world was truly too magical...

"Not good!" Deng Yutang's face turned grim.

The Lao Tian Mo clan was relatively rare; the last time everyone had seen this race was on the playground of the Fifth Primary School.

At that time, Lu Ran had rushed forward without hesitation to kill.

And the process of him slaying the Lao Tian Mo could be described as fraught with danger at every turn, making onlookers' hearts pound with fear!

"Eight Arms!" Chang Ying's expression changed. "This is a River Realm evil spirit!"

The River Grade Xie Fa·Lao Tian Hand could summon six arms.

Added to the evil spirit's own two arms, they together formed a phrase that made people turn pale at the mere mention—Eight-Armed Lao Tian!

Chang Ying naturally remembered the fierce battle between Lu Ran and the Eight-Armed Lao Tian.

Undoubtedly, this race had left a rather heavy psychological shadow in the hearts of the team members.

The expressions of the students on the field were not good; the soldiers stationed around the building likewise looked grim.

Rich experience told the soldiers that whenever such a creature appeared, it would very likely claim human lives!

But, thinking that within this team existed a Great Summer prodigy...

Everyone felt somewhat more at ease.

"Whoosh~"

Jiangjiang Ruyi's expression was icy; she had already entered a state of combat readiness.

With a raise of her jade-like hand, the Cool Night Sword thrust straight at Lao Tian Mo.

Wedged between the blade and the hilt was a piece of Bai Yu token.

"Roar!"

Lao Tian Mo charged forward in great strides, his lowest left hand whipping the chain fiercely.

The iron chain seemed capable of infinite extension, lashing straight at the Cool Night Sword.

Jiangjiang Ruyi flicked her finger lightly; without the slightest delay, the Cool Night Sword's tip rose in unison with its mistress's fingertip, soaring upward to pierce.

The chain grazed past the sword hilt, failing to bind the divine weapon.

"Roar!!"

Roaring, Lao Tian Mo seized the iron chains with several massive hands simultaneously.

"Baa~~~"

The bleating of a sheep arrived abruptly.

Lao Tian Mo's body jerked; he whipped his head around to look at Lu Ran.

At that very moment, the Cool Night Sword galloped to the scene, thrusting straight at Lao Tian Mo's face.

A crisp "Snap!" rang out!

A dark, massive hand slapped the long sword away with brutal force.

The Xie Fa technique, Lao Tian Hand, was capable of engaging enemies autonomously.

Precisely because of this trait, the Lao Tian Mo clan possessed an extremely high margin for error, which had once plunged Lu Ran into a bitter struggle.

"Zzzt~ Zzt!"

The instant the Lao Tian Hand slapped the blade away, Jiangjiang Ruyi's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly.

The Bai Yu token wedged at the sword hilt was deliberately detonated by its owner.

Within a five-meter diameter, countless blue-purple electric currents flashed, darting wildly like a swarm of tiny snakes.

Lao Tian Mo's vicious features instantly stiffened, his massive body trembling uncontrollably.

Even those several arrogant Lao Tian Hands were struck numb by the lightning, rendered completely immobile!

"Hoo~" The Cool Night Sword strained to turn back, killing its way toward Lao Tian Mo.

A pitch-black Zhan Ye Dao, appearing and disappearing like a ghost, shimmering with mysterious purple patterns, had already pierced into Lao Tian Mo's skull.

"Hiss!"

The blade edge sank into flesh; streams of blood sprayed forth.

The Zhan Ye Dao stabbed the demonic fiend out from within the lightning zone.

Along the way, the Cool Night Sword pierced through Lao Tian Mo's throat as well.

The colossal creature twisted its body and crashed heavily to the ground with a boom.

Jiangjiang Ruyi shifted her gaze slightly, looking toward Lu Ran in the distance.

Coincidentally, Lu Ran turned his head to look back; he grinned at her and even raised a thumb.

A hint of relief softened Jiangjiang Ruyi's icy countenance; she cast a gentle, chiding glance at Lu Ran and recalled the Cool Night Sword.

"It's... over?" Chang Ying clutched her short hair, looking utterly unable to accept the situation.

The scene before her eyes did not match her psychological trauma at all.

Tian Tian stood with her little mouth agape, tilting her head up to gaze at Jiangjiang Ruyi under the moonlight.

"It was countered," Deng Yutang murmured to himself.

The ferocious and domineering Lao Tian Mo now lay exposed as a corpse on the street; the sight was utterly miserable.

This scene carried immense impact, equally shaking the minds of the soldiers standing guard.

Precisely because everyone knew how powerful the Lao Tian Mo clan was, the casual manner in which the pair of Lu and Jiang slew their enemy made people gasp all the more.

"Damn, no wonder they're called geniuses; it was smooth as flowing water and drifting clouds."

"What a stunning Lightning Confinement Talisman; it electrocuted the young Lao Tian fellow straight into attention~"

"That was too fast! Is it just... gone?"

Begging for some monthly tickets!

(End of Chapter)