Chapter 278: New omens of crisis

The smoke cleared, a faint smell of blood permeating the air.

Ji Chen and Ceng Yue stood side by side, looking at the fallen black-robed man, smiles finally appearing on their exhausted faces.

This fierce battle was finally won!

However, this smile hadn't had time to spread before it froze on Ji Chen's mouth.

He felt an inexplicable sense of unease, as if an invisible hand were gripping his throat, making it almost impossible to breathe.

"What's wrong?" Ceng Yue keenly sensed Ji Chen's abnormality, following his gaze into the distance.

In the distance, apart from the scene devastated by the aftermath of the battle, there seemed to be nothing unusual.

The sky remained gloomy, an aura of slaughter permeating the air.

But Ji Chen's sense of unease grew stronger and stronger.

The surrounding air seemed to become restless, emitting faint "hissing" sounds, as if countless vipers were spitting tongues in the dark.

"Something's up!" Ji Chen shouted in a low voice, grabbing Ceng Yue's hand.

Almost at the same time, a sudden change occurred!

The originally calm space, as if stirred by a giant hand, began to distort violently.

A powerful suction appeared out of thin air, pulling everything around toward an invisible vortex.

"Holy crap! What the hell?!" Ji Chen cursed in his heart, gripping Ceng Yue's hand tightly, trying hard to stabilize his figure.

Ceng Yue's face also changed drastically; this suction was too powerful, even with her strength, she felt it difficult to resist.

"Hold on to me!" Ji Chen roared, golden light flickering on his body, the sign of his ability operating at full power.

However, this suction grew stronger and stronger, like a giant black hole, wanting to swallow them in.

"Ah!" Ceng Yue exclaimed, her body uncontrollably flying toward the center of the vortex.

Ji Chen gripped her hand tightly, the muscles on his arms tensed like steel bars.

"Hold on!" Ji Chen said through gritted teeth; he could feel his power rapidly draining.

"I... I'm... almost... can't..." Ceng Yue's voice trembled, her face pale.

"Hold on! I won't let go of you!" Ji Chen roared, concentrating his spirit, mobilizing his Golden Finger ability...

Ji Chen roared, golden light surging madly on his body, like a burning flame.

His ability operated madly, a strange suction emanating from his body, resisting the suction that was distorting space.

This feeling was like a whale swallowing seawater, sucking that violent force into his body, then converting it into another, more refined energy.

The originally distorted space actually began to return to normal at a speed visible to the naked eye!

The surrounding "hissing" sounds also gradually disappeared, and the air returned to calm.

Ji Chen stood firmly there, like a nail driven into the ground, no matter how the surrounding space fluctuated, he remained unmoved.

He gripped Ceng Yue's hand tightly, a confident smile appearing at the corner of his mouth: "It's okay."

Ceng Yue also panted, still shaken; she looked at Ji Chen.

However, this brief calm didn't last long.

A strange feeling surged in his heart, Ji Chen's face changing drastically.

He felt his ability energy rapidly draining!

"What's going on?" Ji Chen secretly called out not good.

He hurriedly checked himself, only to find everything normal, with no abnormalities.

But that feeling of draining grew stronger, like an invisible hole, constantly swallowing his power.

"My ability..." Ceng Yue's voice trembled, her face also becoming pale.

Only then did Ji Chen realize that Ceng Yue's ability energy was also draining!

"Damn it!" Ji Chen cursed, trying to stop this draining, only to find no way.

A deep sense of powerlessness arose; for the first time, he felt such panic.

The surrounding air became oppressive again, an ominous premonition shrouding his heart.

"This... what the hell is going on?" Ji Chen's voice trembled somewhat.

Just then, Ceng Yue gripped his hand, her eyes firm...

Ceng Yue's hand, carrying a hint of coolness, was like a ball of flame, instantly igniting hope in Ji Chen's heart.

Her eyes, always cold as ice, now flickered with firm light.

"No matter what happens, we will face it together." Her words were still concise, yet contained an unquestionable power.

Ji Chen's heart warmed, a hot current surging through his entire body.

In this life-and-death moment, being able to fight side by side with his lover was simply too great!

He gripped Ceng Yue's hand back tightly, feeling the temperature of her palms, as if gaining infinite courage.

"Good, face it together!"

However, the warm atmosphere hadn't lasted three seconds before the crisis descended again!

A hair-tingling "buzzing" sound came from the air, like countless mosquitoes circling by the ear.

Immediately after, invisible attacks like sharp blades headed toward them.

Ji Chen and Ceng Yue couldn't see the enemy's shadow at all, only able to dodge based on instinct and powerful perception.

"Holy crap! What is this? Invisible monsters?" Ji Chen dodged an attack in a sorry state, feeling a chill down his back, almost having a piece of flesh shaved off.

He cursed in his heart; this was simply too outrageous!

Ceng Yue also appeared somewhat strained, her figure flashing like a phantom, yet still unable to completely dodge those invisible attacks.

The battle fell into a stalemate; they could only be beaten passively, the surrounding space becoming even more distorted due to the battle, broken stones flying and dust rising.

"No, this can't go on, we'll be done for sooner or later!" Ji Chen forced himself to calm down, beginning to carefully sense the surrounding energy fluctuations.

A familiar feeling surged in his heart; it was that strange power that swallowed his ability!

His brows locked, his thoughts turning rapidly, instantly understanding that this power was related to the distorted magnetic field around them!

Ji Chen concentrated his spirit, guiding the ability within his body; the mysterious power within him began to operate, like a giant magnet, beginning to adsorb the chaotic magnetic field around them.

"Hiss hiss..." Those invisible attacks were like meeting a nemesis, instantly disappearing without a trace, the "buzzing" sound around them gradually weakening, and finally disappearing completely.

Ji Chen and Ceng Yue finally breathed a sigh of relief; they had temporarily escaped danger, but they knew that greater challenges were still ahead.

"This is definitely not a coincidence." Ji Chen looked ahead with a grave expression; his intuition told him the source of the danger was not far ahead.

Ceng Yue didn't speak, just silently standing by Ji Chen's side, her eyes also becoming sharp.

Ji Chen pulled Ceng Yue's hand, feeling the temperature of her palms, and said: "Let's go, let's go meet them!"

They didn't hesitate, advancing toward the source of danger they had inferred, the road under their feet rugged and uneven. ===== CHAPTER 279 =====