Chapter 277: Heavy Losses

Watching Huo Ye Yingsi, already panting and with stamina severely depleted.

And Wu Fan and Kazhali constantly approaching, plus Jiameer and three Greed pressing step by step.

Anku's grim face selected the Core Coin from among the competitors.

Without a one-shot kill, the situation had reached the worst possible point.

Before Anku could think of a better plan, Kazhali lunged at Ouzi at breakneck speed.

Now, with stamina greatly depleted, Ouzi and Anku faced the three of them, like lambs to the slaughter.

If not for insufficient Core Coins in their bodies, they might not have chosen this method to weaken Ouzi.

They wasted nearly five hundred Cell Coins just to reach this situation.

Such a good opportunity might not come again.

Sharp steel claws sliced across Huo Ye Yingsi's chest, scattering dazzling sparks.

The already fatigued Huo Ye Yingsi had no time to react at all.

He could only weakly wield the Holy Emblem Slash Sword, barely blocking a few strikes.

But in the end he was still knocked away.

Next came the attacks from Wu Fan and Jiameer.

The Electric Arc that pierced the air directly struck Huo Ye Yingsi's waist.

Grayish-white gravity crushed down on Huo Ye Yingsi's body.

Under such fierce attack, Huo Ye Yingsi's body burst with intense firelight.

The three Core Coins in Ouzi's Driver were knocked out by the attack.

They were actually knocked out of the Driver.

Ouzi's armor also disintegrated in midair, falling into the white surging river and disappearing without a trace.

"Core Coin!"

Anku instinctively broke free from Quan Xinwu's body and reached for the Core Coins scattering in the air.

And Kazhali, who had been waiting nearby, was counting on that very instinct.

His legs, like a cheetah's, instantly filled with power, raising his speed another notch.

A pair of pale gold tiger claws shot out, and in the clash they drove deep into Anku's right hand.

"Ah!" Anku let out a sudden miserable cry.

Ambushed in midair, he instinctively recoiled.

Hou Teng beside him, seeing the Core Coins pop from the belt, quickly reached out to contend with Kazhali, but grasped nothing.

Anku, having drawn back his body, gripped his right hand; the bat wings on the red claw had vanished, leaving three scratches still emitting white smoke.

One can see how severe the wound is.

After Kazhali grabbed the Core Coins in the air, he slowly opened his claws.

He proudly showed off the loot he had snatched back to Anku.

Looking at what he held, there were definitely four or five Core Coins,

including that one luminous Lion Core Coin.

"Wu Fan, drive the car away; I and Jiameer will deal with them."

Kazhali looked at Wu Fan and said.

"Kazhali, don't pull any tricks,"

Wu Fan, having returned to human form, glanced at Kazhali and said.

"Of course, after I settle Anku, I'll meet up with you."

And Jiameer, who had already flattened the convoy of the transport vehicle, happily stood together with Kazhali to jointly pursue Anku.

"Terrible."

Hou Teng looked at the fallen comrades all over the ground and at Wu Fan, who had driven far away in the car.

After a moment of silence, Hou Teng made up his mind and walked toward the companions lying on the ground.

He still chose to save his teammates; Hou Teng helped them up one by one and brought them to safety. He no longer cared about the future; now he cared more about their lives.

They had been gravely wounded protecting the Cell Coins, and without timely treatment they might lose their lives; in Hou Teng's view, their lives mattered more than whether he could use the new equipment.

Watching Jiameer and Kazhali closing in step by step, Anku gradually retreated.

Until his back touched the cold iron railing, Anku realized there was no way back except the rushing river.

"Is this your goal?" Anku leaned on the railing and said: "Your methods are far too deceitful."

"However it may be, you're going to die here anyway."

A raging wind surged violently from Kazhali's hands.

He now had six Core Coins in his body; that Lion Core Coin had indeed arrived just in time, restoring much of his strength.

Seeing the storm strong enough to tear his body apart, at the last moment Anku exerted force with one hand and leapt directly from the bridge before the storm hit.

Above him, the undiminished storm lifted part of the water into a waterspout, which only subsided gradually after Kazhali stopped.

Anku's body had already been submerged by the river water, and the waterspout's aftereffects still affected him somewhat.

After who knows how long, Anku stood in the shallow, rushing river and saw Huo Ye Yingsi, likewise washed downstream by the current.

White spray continually washed the rock that Huo Ye Yingsi clung to, and Anku followed the current toward the unconscious Huo Ye Yingsi.

Meanwhile, Wu Fan, having parked the car, was waiting for his companions to arrive.

He and Kazhali had agreed to split the Cell Coins here evenly, and the plan was Kazhali's.

Moreover, Meizier, whose whereabouts were unknown but who had helped Anku, now the best option was cooperation; going solo offered no chance of victory.

"Wu Fan, another Anku has appeared; the Core Coins I just snatched from Anku's hand have been taken again."

And my original Core Coin was taken away again by him.

Jiameer has already absorbed it; I barely managed to escape back.

Kazhali's body emitted green smoke as he limped toward Wu Fan, who was waiting for the Cell Coin.

Fortunately, I kept a Core Coin that belongs to you; now I'm returning it to you.

Kazhali clenched his right fist and walked toward Wu Fan, looking like a good companion.

Again it's Anku—damn, the Jiameer that barely revived was defeated again?" Wu Fan roared.

Wu Fan didn't doubt Kazhali's words, because another Anku's strength is indeed greater than theirs, and they had already been defeated once before.

Fortunately, this plan went smoothly: not only did we gain ten thousand ordinary coins, Kazhali also voluntarily returned his Core Coin to him, which already counts as a very good outcome.

Huh, return my Core Coin to me." Wu Fan actively approached Kazhali and reached out to take it.

With a 'puchi' sound, a precise penetration, yellow claws grasped Wu Fan's internal Core Coin.

Wu Fan stared at the hand already inserted into his body, eyes wide, incredulously gazing at Kazhali before him.

You really are simple, Wu Fan.

Kazhali forcefully pulled his hand out, looked at the Core Coin in his grasp, and teased.

The Cell Coin slid off Wu Fan's body like blood.

Kazhali, you bastard! Did you betray me?

Wu Fan supported his abdomen; now his upper-body armor vanished once again.

Now inside his body remains only one Core Coin storing his consciousness.

No, sorry—I never intended to cooperate with you from the start; you are simply too foolish.

Kazhali played with the Core Coin in his hand, saying.

Wu Fan, you are no longer needed; disappear.

Before Kazhali's move this time, the insect horn on Wu Fan's head suddenly burst forth a strong electric arc, directly pushing Kazhali back several steps.

Boom! The ceiling of this abandoned warehouse suddenly blew open a large hole.

Life is still tough, but this time we really gained.

Kazhali shrugged, indifferent.

(End of chapter)