Chapter 13: Bravely Breaking the Dilemma

The mysterious message was like a stone thrown into a calm lake, stirring up ripples in Ji Chen's heart. The text flashing on the screen was obscure and difficult to understand, yet revealed a sense of impending pressure. He frowned, a hint of worry flashing in his deep eyes.

"What the hell is this?" He handed the phone to Ceng Yue, his tone carrying a hint of imperceptible tension.

Ceng Yue took the phone, her fair and slender fingers sliding gently on the screen. Her cold eyes swept over those words, her thin lips pursed into a straight line. The air was filled with a solemn atmosphere, as if the calm before a storm.

"New trouble." Ceng Yue said concisely, her tone carrying unquestionable certainty.

The two looked at each other, no need for more words, a hint of determination flowing in each other's eyes. There was no time to lose; they must find out the truth behind this message as soon as possible.

Outside the base, the night was falling, the streetlights emitting dim yellow light, pulling the figures of the two long. The roar of the engine broke the silence of the night, and the black off-road vehicle was like a steel beast, speeding past on the empty street.

Inside the carriage, the atmosphere was suffocating. Ji Chen gripped the steering wheel tightly, his eyes focused on the front, as if wanting to swallow the darkness. Ceng Yue leaned on the seat, closing her eyes to rest, as if indifferent to the coming danger.

Suddenly, the car body shook violently, and the sound of emergency braking sounded harshly. Ji Chen and Ceng Yue opened their eyes almost at the same time, looking forward sharply. A man in black wearing a silver mask blocked the middle of the road, his eyes full of disdain.

"Who are you people? Daring to trespass into the forbidden land!" The masked man's voice was low and hoarse, carrying a hint of unquestionable majesty.

Ji Chen and Ceng Yue felt the powerful supernatural fluctuations exuding from the opponent, and a raging fire of anger instantly ignited in their hearts.

"Forbidden land? Heh, I'm going to trespass!" Ji Chen sneered, pushed open the car door, his tall figure like a war god descending. Every step he took, the ground under his feet trembled slightly, as if responding to his anger. His eyes were like electricity, shooting straight at the masked man, that gaze as if able to penetrate the mask to see the opponent's soul, and he said coldly: "Forbidden land? Today I, Ji Chen, am going to step out a bloody path on this so-called forbidden land of yours!"

Ceng Yue also followed closely, a silver-shining dagger appearing in her hand at some point, the cold light forcing people.

"Looking for death!" The masked man roared, and powerful supernatural fluctuations erupted instantly...

The masked man roared, like a furious lion, black energy surging out from his whole body like a tide, instantly distorting the surrounding air until it was blurred.

"Today, I'll let you know what despair is!"

He waved his hands suddenly, and countless black energies shot toward Ji Chen and Ceng Yue like sharp blades.

Ji Chen's pupils contracted sharply, and he shouted: "Be careful!" He stepped on the ground suddenly, the ground instantly cracked, and his figure rushed toward Ceng Yue like an arrow off the string, trying to block the attack for her with his body.

"Bang bang bang!" The energy blades hit Ji Chen's back, making a dull sound. Ji Chen only felt a burning pain in his back. But he gritted his teeth hard, not making a sound of painful groaning. He knew that now was not the time to shout pain!

Ceng Yue didn't stay idle either, her figure flexibly dodging energy attacks, the dagger in her hand like a spirit snake, drawing silver trajectories in the night sky.

"Damn guy, is this all you've got?" She snorted coldly.

"Hehe, little girl, your mouth is quite hard!" The masked man seemed to be enraged by Ceng Yue's words. He opened his hands, and black energy sprayed out like a volcanic eruption, turning into a hideous black giant beast, roaring and rushing toward the two.

Ji Chen and Ceng Yue were instantly shrouded in the shadow of the giant beast, the powerful sense of oppression like Mount Tai pressing down.

"Holy crap! What is this? Is it a legendary magic attack?" Ji Chen cursed inwardly, hurriedly mobilizing his whole body's supernatural ability, forming an energy shield in front of him.

"Boom!" The black giant beast slammed into the energy shield, emitting a deafening sound.

Ji Chen felt a tightness in his chest, his body flying backward like a kite with a broken string, slamming heavily onto the ground. He felt a sweetness in his throat, and a trace of blood overflowed from the corner of his mouth.

Seeing this, Ceng Yue's face instantly turned pale, her heart as if being tightly gripped by an invisible giant hand. She had never been so flustered, her hands trembling slightly, her usual calmness disappearing at this moment, only the injured Ji Chen in her eyes. She shouted anxiously: "Ji Chen! Are you okay?" Her attack also became a bit flustered, and the originally sharp dagger slowed down by half a beat.

The air was filled with the pungent smell of blood and the burnt smell of energy collision, and the surrounding trees were trembling due to the aftermath of the battle. Those "melon-eating masses" who were originally watching the excitement nearby had long been scared out of their wits, hiding far away, fearing to be affected by the battle.

"Hahaha, vulnerable!" The masked man's arrogant laughter echoed in the night sky, further setting off the tense atmosphere at this moment. He seemed to enjoy this feeling of crushing his opponent, and the attacks in his hands became more and more violent.

Ji Chen struggled to climb up from the ground. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. He looked up at Ceng Yue and found her face pale, fine sweat seeping from her forehead. Ji Chen's heart tightened, and a strong sense of crisis surged in his heart.

"Absolutely can't let this guy hurt Ceng Yue!" He secretly swore in his heart.

Just then, he suddenly felt a strange palpitation coming from his body...

A scorching force surged from his dantian, flowing through his whole body rapidly. Ji Chen felt as if an endless black hole had opened in his dantian, frantically swallowing the surrounding supernatural energy, and that black energy raging by the masked man surged into his body like a river entering the sea. His body was like a gunpowder barrel that had been ignited, every cell cheering and leaping, power exploding and growing in his body.

"Holy crap, this feeling... cool!" He couldn't help but burst a curse in his heart.

This feeling was like taking gum, simply couldn't stop!

He suddenly raised his head, looked at the pale Ceng Yue, gritted his teeth, and poured all the absorbed energy to Ceng Yue.

Ceng Yue only felt a warm current surge into her body, and her originally exhausted supernatural ability was instantly filled, even more abundant than before!

"This is..." She looked at Ji Chen in surprise.

"Take it!" Ji Chen roared in a low voice, pouring all the remaining energy to Ceng Yue.

Ceng Yue felt the surging power in her body and sneered. The light of the dagger in her hand flourished, that light stinging people's eyes until they hurt, instantly turning into a silver dragon covering the sky and blocking the sun. The silver dragon roared and rushed toward the masked man, tearing the air wherever it passed, emitting a deafening roar, as if wanting to crush all evil in this world.

The masked man hadn't reacted yet when he was hit in the chest by the silver dragon.

"Puff!" He spat out a mouthful of blood, flying backward like a broken sack, slamming heavily onto the ground, smashing out a large pit.

"Holy crap, so fierce?" Ji Chen was stunned, this power was simply more exaggerated than eating a strength pill!

The masked man struggled to climb up from the ground, staring at Ceng Yue in disbelief.

"You... you actually..." He pointed at Ceng Yue, unable to complete a sentence.

"Actually what? Actually beat you like a dead dog?" Ceng Yue pouted disdainfully, the dagger in her hand flashing with light again, as if ready to give the opponent a fatal blow at any time.

Ji Chen and Ceng Yue looked at each other and smiled, everything was in silence.

They held each other's hands tightly, and a warm current flowed between the two.

Just then, Ji Chen suddenly felt a palpitation, a sense of ominous premonition surging in his heart.

He suddenly raised his head, looked into the distance, his pupils contracting sharply.

"Not right! This is just a bait!"

"What?" Ceng Yue also noticed something wrong, and followed Ji Chen's gaze...

In the distance, a black shadow was approaching them at an astonishing speed, like a messenger from hell, carrying a suffocating sense of oppression.

"Run!" Ji Chen grabbed Ceng Yue's hand and turned to run. ===== CHAPTER 14 =====