Chapter 288: The Lonely Knight Charging Forward

Outside the stronghold, the previously chaotic and cruel battlefield suddenly turned eerily quiet.

It was as if it had fallen into a strange state of harmony.

The three-tailed giant beast that had entered the field was also somewhat shocked by the scene before it; its scarlet beastly pupils scanned Li Luo, then looked toward the Smiling Demon not far away.

The powerful force of evil thoughts surging around the other party clearly indicated a very formidable existence—when had a creature of this level appeared in this region?

Could that cunning human brat have lured it here just to use the other party's power to shake it off?

While the three-tailed giant beast was momentarily dazed by the complex situation, the Smiling Demon was also full of wariness; judging by the earlier words of that human, was this spirit beast their guardian beast?

So this was reinforcements the other party had brought in.

How detestable.

It was clearly about to bloodbath this stronghold and properly savor this fresh flesh and blood!

On the Smiling Demon's eerie smiling face, looks of rage and ferocity emerged, and its gaze toward the three-tailed giant beast began to turn cold.

Today, no one could stop it from tasting this flesh and blood!

The three-tailed giant beast also sensed the hostile gaze of the Smiling Demon immediately, and a surge of rage rose up at once; as the overlord of the Forbidden Zone mountains, the other party's behavior was undoubtedly a provocation against it.

However, given the complex situation, it did not immediately lash out, but instead let out a low, scorching roar as a warning.

It had no intention of interfering in the battle here; as long as the other party did not interfere with it catching and devouring that human brat, it could leave once it had succeeded.

Yet, this warning roar of its made the Smiling Demon believe it was threatening it to leave, which made it even more enraged.

Whether it was the three-tailed giant beast or the Smiling Demon, although they both possessed some intelligence, they still relied mostly on instinct; one was ferocious, the other was eerie, and neither could be judged by common sense.

Therefore, facing the threat of the three-tailed giant beast, a powerful force of evil thoughts began to rise from the Smiling Demon's body, like rolling wolf-smoke, shooting straight into the sky.

But as it revealed its own power, it still tried its best to maintain some restraint.

And on the high wall of the stronghold behind them, Jiang Qing'e, Duze Honglian, and everyone else were watching this standoff with some nervousness.

Li Luo had indeed done as he wished, luring that spirit beast from the Forbidden Zone over.

But now there was an even more serious problem: what if that spirit beast turned around and dealt with them too?

After all, they knew best that this three-tailed giant beast was not some guardian beast as Li Luo had claimed!

Once this thing turned vicious, it would absolutely slaughter their stronghold as well.

Moreover, although the three-tailed giant beast was ferocious, it did have some intelligence, which could be seen from the fact that it hadn't launched an attack directly at the Smiling Demon after arriving on the battlefield.

It also didn't want to start a war with a Great Disaster-class Otherkind for no reason.

If both sides reached a consensus out of mutual wariness, then they would be the ones in trouble.

And just thinking about having to face a Great Disaster-class Otherkind and a peak Heaven General-stage spirit beast made their scalps tingle.

Fine cold sweat broke out on Duze Honglian's fair forehead; this atmosphere was truly tormenting.

"Why do I feel like we've become even more dangerous?" she couldn't help but whisper.

The others felt the same, and the scene before them made many of them feel their legs go weak.

"Li Luo isn't afraid, what are you afraid of?" Jiang Qing'e said calmly.

When she said this, everyone fell silent, their gazes turning to Li Luo, who stood in the space between the Smiling Demon and the three-tailed giant beast.

They were hiding in the back and still bearing such pressure; how much pressure must Li Luo be under, being locked onto by two fierce beasts?

At this very moment, the fact that Li Luo could still stand there with a normal expression was enough to make one admire his temperament.

"But everyone, get ready; it's already a desperate situation anyway, so it doesn't matter if there's one more three-tailed giant beast," Jiang Qing'e said again.

She didn't want everyone to have too many expectations for Li Luo; after all, the current situation was still a crisis that hadn't been resolved.

Or rather, as long as the three-tailed giant beast and the Smiling Demon didn't start fighting, this stronghold could still be bloodbathed at any time.

It was just that the result would change from the Smiling Demon bloodbathing it alone to the Smiling Demon and the three-tailed giant beast bloodbathing it together.

"Captain, if they keep standing off like this, the situation will actually be unfavorable for us," Tian Tian whispered.

Jiang Qing'e nodded slightly; she knew this too. The three-tailed giant beast and the Smiling Demon were wary of each other and neither wanted to start a war rashly, but if this stalemate continued, as they gradually calmed down, they might find some balance point.

At that time, their only variable would disappear.

But at this moment, no one dared to easily break this stalemate. If Jiang Qing'e and the others made a move, it might enrage the three-tailed giant beast, and once it showed the slightest dissatisfaction or rage toward the stronghold, the Smiling Demon would know that this giant beast was definitely not the so-called guardian beast Li Luo claimed it to be.

Therefore, the first one to move absolutely could not be the stronghold side.

So who could move?

Some complex gazes were cast toward Li Luo, who was positioned between the three-tailed giant beast and the Smiling Demon.

At this moment, Li Luo was the best person to break this stalemate.

But once he did so, there was a high probability he would face a life-or-death crisis immediately, because if he retreated, he would be killed by the three-tailed giant beast, and if he advanced, he would be killed by the Smiling Demon.

In their view, this was almost a dead end.

And would Li Luo be willing to pay such a price?

Everyone remained silent, not speaking these words aloud, because they saw Jiang Qing'e's gradually chilling face; clearly, she understood this as well.

And given the relationship between Jiang Qing'e and Li Luo, she would likely never allow such a situation to occur.

However, their silence did not last long before some commotion gradually broke out.

Then, all of their eyes suddenly widened, because they saw Li Luo, positioned between the two great fierce beasts, suddenly raise his palm slowly at this moment.

He turned his head, seemingly flashing a smile toward the people on the high wall.

Then his palm swung down sharply, making a gesture to charge.

"Kill!"

He let out a roar, holding his twin blades, like a lonely knight holding a flag, charging toward the enemy army that covered the mountains and plains.

Watching his back, at this moment, the eyes of many students on the high wall turned red.

Some female students even burst into tears.

"Captain." Bai Mengmeng stared blankly at Li Luo's indomitable back, moisture rising in her large, watery eyes, blurring her vision.

Xin Fu stared at Li Luo's figure, as if trying to etch it into his heart.

"This guy..."

Yi Lisha let out a deep breath and said softly, "This is the first time I've admired a peer so much."

Beside her, Si Qiuying was silent; she gazed at Li Luo's back. Previously, she only worshipped her brother, but now, she felt that the current Li Luo was enough to stand shoulder to shoulder with him.

"I'm sorry, Li Luo, I... underestimated you before," she said softly in her heart.

Duze Honglian was also watching Li Luo's figure; she didn't show much emotion, her eyes just a bit complex, and finally, she turned her gaze toward Jiang Qing'e.

At this moment, the latter's gaze seemed frozen on Li Luo, her hand gripping the hilt of her heavy sword slowly tightening, her knuckles turning white.

And it was under the gaze of the many eyes behind him that Li Luo's figure charged into the attack range of the Otherkind torrent.