Chapter 383: The Hero Descends

Drip, drip.

The sound of fresh blood dripping grew lighter, but that was not a good thing; Lilith opened her eyes as wide as she could, wanting to see the movements of the person in front clearly.

But unfortunately, she possessed neither a Magic Eye nor any special ocular technique, and her Agility attribute was a mere 11 points; she simply could not see those movements that were like flashes of lightning.

She clutched her neck with her left hand, not knowing what had happened to her; the pain and fear did not tear her sanity to shreds as they had before, but instead made her focus increasingly sharp, even making her Spirit perception and Barrier Technique more proficient.

The white Barrier all around continued to expand to a greater distance.

She had already realized that the "Purification" Tese attached to her Barrier Technique had a peculiar restraining effect on that guy flashing with dark purple lightning, which was why the opponent's attack targets were locked primarily onto Lily and Fubuki.

But right now, Fubuki had also been severely wounded, and the opponent's target was left only as herself; her lv3 Barrier Technique was not enough to eliminate the opponent...

Lilith retreated continuously, her other hand pressing against Fubuki's pierced abdomen; there, the blood flow had begun to weaken, which indicated that Fubuki had lost too much blood and was in mortal danger at any moment.

What should I do? I am so weak, I am no match for that guy; Luoka and the short-haired one are both dead, and Tao Baibai is nowhere to be found...

Lilith felt cold in her heart; she instinctively wanted to ask for help, but in an instant, she remembered Tao Baibai's mockery.

That's right, there is absolutely no one who will come to save me; for a Reincarnator to actually pray to some god or hero before dying, isn't it just too ridiculous...

Ssh-rip!

The dark purple lightning lit up once again; Lilith felt a shock in her heart, and with a flick of her right hand, she threw Fubuki aside and took advantage of the momentum to lunge forward herself.

Bang!

The dark purple lightning pierced through the Barrier, and even though it had been weakened to a certain extent, it still shot directly into the ground, triggering an explosion.

Lilith and Fubuki were both blown away by the blast.

The wound on Lilith's neck split open once again.

Amidst the gushing blood, the chill brought on by excessive blood loss began to fill her heart.

Oh no, I'm going to die...

Rumble, rumble.

The ground shook violently, the movement as if a massive Earthquake had erupted.

Lilith could not stand at all, but she still tried her best to extend her Spirit power, wanting to probe what was ahead; she harbored a sliver of hope in her heart—if the person who came was Miss Tatsumaki, or... even Mr. Tao Baibai would be fine...

"Hey, Muyun, you guy still haven't killed these people yet?!"

"Don't tell me you're really going to wait here for Tatsumaki to return?"

Amidst the massive sound, the ground rose continuously, and soon, a giant stone figure of several hundred meters appeared from the ground.

That oppressive physique, along with the energy trails winding around its body, made the last bit of luck in Lilith's heart vanish as well.

The one who came was still an enemy, and furthermore, another Elite Reincarnator of at least the Second Tier.

She sat down dejectedly, pulled the unconscious Fubuki behind her, and carefully brushed the sand and dust off Fubuki's body.

"I'm sorry, Miss Fubuki, I'm too weak; I can't protect you at all."

Lilith's right hand moved to the side of Fubuki's neck; she knew very well what kind of creatures Reincarnators were—since this group had already intended to kill Fubuki, they naturally would not show any regard for Miss Tatsumaki.

Then, it was possible for this group to do anything.

She decided that before she died, she would personally... kill Fubuki.

Her right hand touched Fubuki's delicate neck, where the pulse was already very weak; Lilith felt great sorrow in her heart.

It was clear that at the very beginning, no one would have laid a hand on Miss Fubuki; as long as she ran away, she would be safe, but she had stayed behind for the sake of useless me.

Ssh-rip!

The dark purple lightning shone like a ball; the man wearing a black jacket and a baseball cap finally stopped from that super-speed movement.

He stood outside the Barrier and looked back at the giant figure, knowing that the other party had also been implanted with 【God's Blood】 and had become a 【God's Envoy】 under the boss of the 【Tree Shepherd】.

Muyun just focused his attention on feeling the distance, wanting to detect traces of Tatsumaki's arrival.

"The order we received was to lure Tatsumaki here; before Tatsumaki has been confirmed to arrive, what is the point of killing these people and running away?"

"Even if the 【Tree Shepherd】 boss doesn't blame us, that person won't let us off."

The hundreds-of-meters-tall rock and earth giant was even more furious upon hearing this.

"Screw that person, I don't care about that damn order; at worst, once I leave this world, I'll spend all my resources to enjoy myself once, and then go to Nihong to pull off a big job, damn it..."

His Spirit appeared quite unstable, and then, ignoring everything, he raised his fist and smashed it down toward Lilith and Fubuki inside the Barrier.

【Soldering Iron】 had thought this mission was very simple—kill Fubuki and a 【Bing】-rank Reincarnator and then run away; Tatsumaki might not necessarily be able to find him quickly.

But he hadn't expected that that person would also require confirmation that Tatsumaki had been lured over; wasn't that directly asking for his life?!

He had not joined the 【Tree Shepherd】 underlings for long and did not know that the 【Tree Shepherd】 team was this cruel, still thinking about saving his own skin.

Boom!

The massive fist churned the air, and a scorching white cloud trail smashed down like a missile.

Before the fist even landed, the terrifying wind pressure passed through the Barrier, pinning Lilith almost to the ground, unable to move.

Lilith suddenly shouted aloud.

"Save her, save Fubuki!"

"Please, hero!"

She had just sensed an extremely swift figure break into her Spirit perception range; at the moment of life and death, she once again called out for help in her useless way.

But this time, it was not for herself, but for the person she believed was more worthy of living.

Hum!

A red-haired figure moved his legs at extreme speed, flying through the air, and at the same time, he opened his mouth and laughed wildly.

"Hahahaha~"

"I am not a hero, I am... a chivalrous hero!"

Cold Pride Six Arts!

The person who arrived was actually Hongchen; his long red hair danced, and his clothes were tattered like a madman, but the energy aura on his body increased rather than decreased; the sound of his laughter alone was like rolling heavenly thunder, causing the air to vibrate.

He then used his hand as a blade and slashed through the air.

A nearly thousand-meter-long, solidified blue-white blade aura crashed down with a boom.

Pfft!

Luotie just wanted to dodge, but the surrounding air had completely solidified; his heart tightened, and he wanted to call for help.

Sizzle!

Thunder exploded, and Luotie felt a surge of joy; he had not expected Muyun's combat awareness to be so outstanding, truly worthy of a God's Envoy birthed by using that Thunder God's Blood.

Dark purple lightning transformed into a great spear, lighting up in an instant before flying from his hand, its target... being none other than Lilith and Fubuki behind the Barrier.

Muyun reacted with incredible speed; the moment he felt the powerful Wuji that made it difficult for him to breathe, he realized that the Chaos Sage's Red Dust was well-deserved, and even with the enhancement of the Thunder God's Blood, he could not rival it.

He erupted instantly, utilizing the advantage of his lightning-powered God Speed to prepare to kill the target while Red Dust was busy slaying Luotie.

Regardless of the final outcome, at least killing Fubuki would attract Tatsumaki over.

In this instant, the minds of almost everyone were frozen.

The tens-of-meters-long dark purple lightning spear had already pierced the Barrier, Lilith's hair curled, and her entire body had been run through by ionized electricity;

Red Dust's movement of furrowing his brows seemed like slow motion; his blade momentum was spent, and the icy blade aura had already slashed into the rock giant's shoulder.

Luotie's mood shifted from joy to sorrow; before the words cursing Muyun's ancestors for eighteen generations could be uttered, the icy blade aura had already entered his body.

Crack!

The next moment, the sound of glass shattering rang out, and a red fist abruptly occupied everyone's field of vision.

Boom!

A destructive impact emerged; even for Red Dust, he trembled all over at this moment, and his Protective Qi was completely shattered after being merely grazed.

The next moment, he fell from the sky, and the space in front of him was already Empty.

Not just the rock giant, but also the clouds in the sky, the debris on the ground, and the pitch-black space rifts in the distance.

Everything had already vanished.

Lilith gasped for air, still not having recovered from the icy chill of death's proximity, only to see a familiar figure appear on the other side.

A hero... has descended~

(End of this chapter)