Chapter 287: Reinforcements Arrive

As the purifying light barrier gradually melted into nothingness under the horrified gazes of the many students, the viscous black rain also abruptly ceased at this moment. This black rain was formed by the Smiling Face Demon using the power of its own evil-thought origin, and unless absolutely necessary, it would not deploy it. Now that the most troublesome purifying light barrier had been broken, it naturally withdrew this measure.

The black rain stopped, but the faces of Duze Duze Honglian, Senior Qiu Bai, Tian Tian and the others showed not the slightest trace of joy, because from the black fog spreading outside the stronghold, countless twisted aberrations slowly burrowed out. Strange whispers emanated from all directions, continuously stirring up the negative emotions within people's hearts.

The Smiling Face Demon stood in place, the eerie smile on its face growing extremely intense at this moment, its mouth splitting all the way to its ears, black saliva dripping from between its fangs, as if it had already caught the scent of those fresh, living flesh and blood.

Having paid no small price, it had finally broken through this stronghold, so now it was time for it to enjoy the delicious meal.

It let out a piercing shriek, and then the countless twisted aberrations in the black fog immediately surged forth like a black tide.

Inside the stronghold, many students stared at this scene with panicked expressions.

Duze Duze Honglian and the others also turned slightly pale, but then their gazes turned to Jiang Jiang Qinge and said: "Let's fight it out!"

Jiang Jiang Qinge's jade-like hand gripped the heavy sword. Although the injuries within her body had not fully recovered, at a time like this, as the backbone of the stronghold, she had to step forward no matter what to stabilize the morale of the people.

So the heavy sword in her hand slowly rose, and the light resonance power suddenly erupted, like a great sun.

She took a deep breath, and her cold, clear voice rang out in the ears of all the students.

"My heart knows no fear!"

"Our kind endure forever!"

The battle words passed down through generations in the academy seemed to be engraved in the bones of every student. When they rang out, the eyes of the students who had been somewhat panicked gradually began to grow calm and resolute.

An indescribable conviction rose within their hearts.

"My heart knows no fear!"

"Our kind endure forever!"

Low voices rose one after another, then converged into a mighty current, echoing above the stronghold.

The strange whispers coming from all directions were forcibly swept away at this moment.

"Prepare to meet the enemy!" Jiang Jiang Qinge's cold, clear voice rang out once more.

Beams of resonance power radiance continuously bloomed within the stronghold. All the students gradually tightened their grips on their weapons, their gazes fixed on the aberrations surging toward them like a tide.

Although some were still afraid, they also understood that resistance meant death, and not resisting meant death as well.

Since that was the case, at least die with some dignity.

Boom!

Amid such thoughts, the tide of aberrations surged directly into the stronghold and clashed with the many students at close quarters, and a brutal battle instantly erupted.

Some students fought desperately, their eyes blood-red, pouring out every last drop of resonance power within their bodies as if it cost nothing, constantly slaughtering the twisted aberrations charging at them.

Others were swallowed by the aberrations amid screams, their flesh and blood instantly torn apart and devoured, not even a whole corpse left behind.

The bloody, cruel side of the Dark Cave was fully revealed at this moment.

Jiang Jiang Qinge, Duze Duze Honglian, Senior Qiu Bai and a group of other Three-Star House students held the front line, bearing tremendous pressure and blocking the most aberrations. Yet even so, facing the tide-like offensive of the aberrations, the stronghold was being gradually torn apart.

Jiang Jiang Qinge slashed out with her sword; flames danced along the sword-light, and wherever the sword-light passed, those aberrations turned to ash.

Yet even in such a desperate situation, there was still not a trace of fear in her golden eyes. Instead, her gaze pierced through the tide of aberrations and locked onto the Smiling Face Demon that had yet to make a move in the rear.

"Duze Duze Honglian." She suddenly spoke.

At this moment, the crimson steel whip in Duze Duze Honglian's hands was like a fiery python, transforming into ten thousand fire shadows, clearing away the aberrations. Upon hearing Jiang Jiang Qinge's voice, she also cast her gaze over.

"The Smiling Face Demon has expended a great deal. Let's join forces to fight and kill it. Senior Qiu Bai, Tian Tian and the others, hold the defensive line as best you can!" Jiang Jiang Qinge said.

Duze Duze Honglian was silent for a moment. The two of them were the strongest present, but with Jiang Jiang Qinge's injuries not yet recovered, even if the two joined forces, they probably wouldn't be a match for the Smiling Face Demon.

Going up like this, it was truly a one-way trip.

However, continuing to hold out here and wait for resonance power to be exhausted was likewise a path to death.

"Let's go. Whatever you Jiang Jiang Qinge dare to do, I, Duze Duze Honglian, can do the same." In the end, she said coldly.

The two said no more, swiftly clearing the aberrations surging from the front, then with resolute gazes locked onto the Smiling Face Demon behind the tide of aberrations, about to dash out.

Senior Qiu Bai, Tian Tian and the others saw this, their eyes filled with sorrow. They too were well aware that once the two left, they might not be able to fight their way back.

But at this point, did they have any other choice?

They could only stake everything on one final gamble.

However, just at the instant Jiang Jiang Qinge and Duze Duze Honglian's figures were about to charge out, suddenly everyone felt the ground of the stronghold seemed to be trembling somewhat.

The trembling was still intensifying.

As if a small earthquake.

Some students' faces showed expressions of doubt and alarm, and more of unease. Could that great calamity aberration be employing some terrifying technique again?

Jiang Jiang Qinge and Duze Duze Honglian were similarly affected and halted, but they quickly sensed that the source of the tremor seemed to come from behind the stronghold.

Immediately, both women's gazes turned toward the rear, their eyes filled with doubt and alarm.

Boom! Boom!

The trembling grew more and more violent.

Dimly, they seemed to see a massive shadow, wrapped in a sky-devouring aura of murderous ferocity, rolling in from afar.

At the same time, some sound seemed to drift over, faint and indistinct.

Gradually, the sound became clear.

"Get out of the way!"

"Get out of the way!"

That voice reached Jiang Jiang Qinge's ears, causing her to freeze for a moment, then a smile bloomed fleetingly on her cheeks like a startled swan: "It's Li Luo!"

"Li Luo?" Duze Duze Honglian was also shocked. That kid actually dared to come back?

With such a commotion, what on earth had he done?

"Everyone, get clear!" Jiang Jiang Qinge didn't think further and immediately shouted out the command.

The many students inside the stronghold looked bewildered, but still obeyed the command and dodged one after another, taking shelter behind the high walls of the stronghold.

Boom!

And it was at this very moment that an explosion rang out from behind the outpost, buildings collapsing one after another in thunderous crashes, sending up clouds of dust that filled the sky.

A figure was fleeing in frantic panic at the front, not daring to pause for even a moment.

"Li Luo!"

Beside Yi Yi Lisha and Si Qiying stared at that familiar figure, their eyes involuntarily widening.

"Captain!"

On top of a tall wall, Bai Bai Mengmeng's cheeks bloomed with joy.

However, that wretched, disheveled figure had no mind to spare them. He stamped his foot, the resonant force within his body erupted, and his figure shot straight up, finally vaulting nimbly over wall after wall, and landing right outside the front of the outpost amid countless shocked gazes.

And this was where he would face the surging tide of Other-Beasts and the great Calamity Other-Beast.

Is he looking to die?!

Yet, amid those countless shocked gazes, Li Luo, who had landed at the front of the outpost, reached up and wiped at his damp hair, then fixed his gaze straight on the Smiling-Face Demon. The tip of his blade pointed at the latter as he bellowed like thunder, his momentum like a rainbow.

"Face-dog, the guardian beast of my Sacred Mystic Star Academy has arrived — won't you accept death yet?!"

As Li Luo's great shout fell, a roar suddenly thundered up from within the dust filling the outpost, and every student watched in horror as a massive shadow darted out from within, finally crashing down in front of the outpost like a small hill, landing just a short distance behind Li Luo.

Between the dim heavens and earth, chaos reigned across the land.

And the battlefield seemed, at this moment, to be split in two.

Li Luo stood alone at the very center, while behind him the three-tailed giant beast seemed to stride forward wrapped in overwhelming ferocious might, its three tails slowly dancing like pythons.

Though he was clearly only at the Resonant Master realm, at this moment he made the tide of Other-Beasts grind to a halt, and they began to retreat in panic.

Further behind, the eerie smile etched on the Smiling-Face Demon's face also began to fade, bit by bit.

Because from that three-tailed giant beast, it sensed an extremely intense threat.

Is this the reinforcements that human boy has brought?