Chapter 198: Forest Pursuit

Nie Yingying didn't care about Luka's threat, stroking the first purple item she had obtained, unable to put it down.

Although it wasn't suitable for her to use, how much money would this thing be worth if sold!

Hehe!

Hehehehe! Hehe!

"Miss Nie, thank you very much for your support! If it weren't for your timely appearance, I guess I would have been kicked out today."

Aoruilian "cracked" his broken and deformed arm back into place, sweating profusely as he thanked Nie Yingying beside him.

Aoruilian's tone was very sincere; from the very beginning of the Arena selection, everyone had seen Nie Yingying's backing, and it could be clearly said that even without them, that powerful 【Demigod】 could easily take her to complete the plot mission, so Nie Yingying's ability to save him was entirely out of her own heart and kindness.

Waving her hand, Nie Yingying indicated that there was no need to thank her.

After learning from Lilisi that Xie Yaoyao was in seclusion, Nie Yingying wanted to try to complete this plot mission with her own ability and the cooperation of her teammates.

"We are teammates now, and I hope that in the subsequent missions we can work together, together... together... no, Aoruilian, look!"

Getting Nie Yingying's hint, Aoruilian also looked up and discovered that the 【Soul Walker】, who had finished making threats and was preparing to leave, was constantly circling in the ruins of the battle, but could never walk out.

What's going on?

Do people become stupid after turning into an ethereal state?

Soon, Luka, who was circling in place, also discovered something was wrong; this strange situation immediately made him think of what happened in the inn.

Someone was disturbing his senses—hallucinations!

However, his panicked emotions quickly calmed down; the ethereal state is different from ghosts and spirits; in essence, he still has a physical body, but the physical body has been etherealized, and even magic can rarely harm him in the ethereal state.

However, it won't do to be trapped here forever; the ethereal state of a 【Soul Walker】 also has a time limit.

Taking a deep breath, Luka closed his eyes and ran wildly in one direction.

Ruins, walls, people—he passed through everything, and in the blink of an eye, a naked bull disappeared from sight.

"Clatter!"

A crow spread its wings and followed.

The gift for Little Anni cannot be allowed to run away just like that.

"A... a crow?"

After such an intense battle, would there still be animals staying nearby?

Aoruilian's eyes were a bit confused?

Ailisi stumbled out of the space portal, her pale fingers gripping Baixue's wrist tightly, and Prince Aidehua rolled to the ground behind her in a wretched state. Behind the three, the halo of the space portal had not yet dissipated, and the roar of 【Blood Axe】 Siwen had already pierced through the night like a beast.

"Run!" Ailisi shouted low, and the parchment scroll with starlight flickering in her hand suddenly unfolded. The stars in the night sky seemed to be pulled by an invisible force, turning into a starlight barrier that stood in front of Siwen.

However, this hasty defense only blocked the opponent for a moment, and Siwen's blood-red hands tore open the starlight barrier.

"Astrology tricks!" Siwen grinned, a flash of impatience in his eyes, "Leave the Princess's beautiful head behind, and maybe I can reward you with a whole corpse!"

Then Siwen saw his hands empty, posing in a strange posture; he was summoning the double-edged battle axe left on Glory Square.

Ailisi bit the tip of her tongue, the sharp pain clearing her chaotic mind a bit.

She pushed Baixue toward Aidehua: "Take her into the forest! Run in the direction of the North Star!" Before she finished speaking, she turned to face Siwen, her fingertips dipped in blood, drawing rapidly in the air. Blood and starlight intertwined into a strange star map, and countless starlight condensed into chains, wrapping toward Siwen's limbs.

Siwen's battle axe hadn't fully flown over yet, so he could only tear at the starlight chains with his bare hands. Taking advantage of this gap, Aidehua pulled Baixue and ran rapidly into the depths of the forest.

Perhaps influenced by Baixue's 【Child of Destiny】 Entry—the beasts in the forest seemed to be driven away by some force, and even the sound of the wind became gentle; two birds that appeared inexplicably flew and led the way in front of the two, as if everything in the forest of nature was paving the way for their escape.

"Don't think about escaping!" Siwen roared, and the battle axe finally arrived through the air. He swung the battle axe, shattering the starlight chains, and the axe blade forced Ailisi with a fishy wind. Ailisi barely dodged to the side, but the axe blade still grazed her left arm, and blood stained her sleeve.

Ailisi endured the pain and raised her hand to release the last of her astrological power. Three astrology dice engraved with runes floated above Siwen's head, forcibly dragging him into the hallucinations created by the astrology—he saw countless Alices taking prey and fleeing in different directions, each phantom exuding a real aura.

"Phew!"

Taking a long breath, Ailisi took advantage of Siwen being confused by the illusions and quickly turned to run into the depths of the forest. Her left arm was bleeding continuously, but she couldn't care about the pain and could only barely seal the wound with starlight.

In the forest, Aidehua and Baixue were waiting anxiously. Seeing Ailisi stumbling over, Baixue immediately stepped forward to support her: "You're hurt!"

"It's okay... hurry up!" Ailisi panted, her face as pale as paper, "That guy will catch up soon..."

The three quickly fled into the depths of the forest. Baixue's 【Child of Destiny】 Entry played its greatest role at this moment—the dangers in the forest were driven away by an invisible force, and even the moonlight illuminated the path ahead for them.

After Siwen shattered the last illusion, he rushed into the forest in anger, only to find himself lost in the intricate paths, as if the entire forest was against him.

Siwen roared in the forest, his double-edged battle axe waving wildly, hacking the surrounding trees to pieces.

Siwen bent down to wipe the blood on the ground, and as his fingertips rubbed, he found that the blood contained faint starlight that was not easy to detect. He curled his lips, revealing a ferocious smile: "Little mice... no matter how fast you run, you can't escape the hunter's nose." He shouldered the battle axe and ran rapidly along the bloodstains, each step causing fallen leaves to fly.

In the depths of the forest, Ailisi's consciousness had begun to blur, and the wound on her left arm was bleeding continuously; clearly, the blood-filled axe blade of Siwen was not so easy to take.

Leaving traces of stars on the fallen leaves. Aidehua half-dragged and half-held her, while Baixue desperately tried to wipe the bloodstains with her skirt, but the 【Child of Destiny】 Entry seemed to have failed at this moment—no matter how hard she tried, the starlight in the bloodstains still acted as a faint road sign, pointing the direction for the pursuers.

"Found you!" Siwen's figure suddenly flashed from behind a tree, the battle axe swept across, Aidehua rolled wretchedly while holding Ailisi, and the axe blade almost grazed Baixue's hair as it hacked into the ground.

"Cut you astrology charlatan first!" Siwen kicked away Aidehua, who was trying to pick up his rapier, and raised the battle axe high, aiming at Ailisi, who was sitting on the ground... ===== CHAPTER 199 =====