Chapter 289: Hero

Li Luo's figure shot out at high speed, and ahead, many twisted aberrations were now clearly visible, their gazes falling greedily upon him.

Strange whispers came from all directions, surging straight into the depths of his mind.

But Li Luo had already completely ignored those negative emotions, because the scene before his eyes was a matter of life and death; under such a crisis, no emotion could stir up any waves.

Ahead were not only many twisted aberrations, but also the terrifying Smiling Face Demon. For him to charge forward on his own was undoubtedly like a lamb entering a tiger's den; once they moved, he wouldn't even have a chance to escape.

But in the end, he still charged forward resolutely.

Because he was equally clear about the current situation—he could no longer let the Smiling Face Demon and the Three-Tailed Giant Beast continue to face off in stalemate. If they didn't fight, the plan Li Luo had painstakingly arranged this time would be considered a failure.

Therefore, he had to break the standoff.

What the people behind him were thinking, Li Luo naturally thought of as well; he was the only candidate on the field to break the deadlock.

Only, in their understanding, the moment he moved, he was bound to find it hard to escape death. Yet Li Luo understood in his heart that he still had a slim chance of survival.

That was betting that the Three-Tailed Giant Beast would not sit idly by and watch him be devoured by the aberrations.

Li Luo was clear about his own attraction to the Three-Tailed Giant Beast; after all, the latter had chased him all the way without giving up.

Now he was using himself as bait to provoke the aberrations into attacking him. If the Three-Tailed Giant Beast was unwilling to give up on this juicy piece of meat, it would surely also act to obstruct them.

And once the Three-Tailed Giant Beast made a move, the Smiling Face Demon would inevitably be drawn in as well.

At that point, the so-called standoff would naturally be broken.

A great battle Li Luo had long been looking forward to would erupt.

However... in the end, this was all just Li Luo's judgment and guess. No one knew how much the Three-Tailed Giant Beast feared the Smiling Face Demon in its heart. If that fear exceeded a certain degree, it would cause the Three-Tailed Giant Beast to hesitate, and quite possibly, in that brief moment of hesitation, Li Luo... would already be swallowed alive by the many aberrations.

At that point, it would truly be a miserable death.

This was clearly a massive gamble.

A massive gamble with Li Luo's life as the price.

But Li Luo had no other choice.

Li Luo's face was as still as water. In just a few breaths' time, he approached the attack range of those aberrations, and the Smiling Face Demon's cold, eerie gaze also fell upon him.

However, the Smiling Face Demon did not move.

But some of the aberrations closest to Li Luo could no longer restrain their greed for fresh flesh and blood. Their twisted figures sprang up like giant frogs, opening their bloody maws and lunging straight at Li Luo to tear at him.

Those aberrations rapidly enlarged in Li Luo's pupils.

He could even clearly see the foul saliva dripping from their sharp fangs.

Li Luo had no intention of dodging at all. He stared at the aberrations pouncing toward him, his heartbeat pounding like a drum, thumping so hard his mind grew dazed.

Time seemed to freeze at this instant.

Boom!

And just at the moment Li Luo felt he would be torn apart the next instant, violent energy fluctuations suddenly erupted above him, and then a scorching breath came gushing forth.

It surged head-on into the aberrations pouncing over.

Hiss!

A group of aberrations was directly blasted into ash by that scorching breath.

The scalding breath rushed over, scorching Li Luo's skin until it turned bright red, but he paid no heed to the burning pain. Instead, a wild smile surfaced at the corner of his lips.

He slowly turned his head, and then saw the Three-Tailed Giant Beast behind him, its beast pupils radiating ferocity as it stared at him and the many aberrations, a furious low growl issuing from its mouth.

Clearly warning these aberrations not to touch its prey.

But regarding this possessiveness of its, Li Luo, full of joy, gave it a hand gesture.

Love you, little three.

However, the Three-Tailed Giant Beast couldn't understand his gesture. It directly swatted a paw at Li Luo, intending to grab this troublesome human brat and eat him first.

Only, its attack range was rather wide, sweeping in some of the nearby aberrations as well.

The many aberrations shrieked.

And at this moment, the Smiling Face Demon finally could no longer stand it, because from its perspective, this Three-Tailed Giant Beast had not only stepped in to save Li Luo, but was now also provoking it.

It seemed this really was the other's guardian beast.

Since that's the case, then let's see just who dies!

The eerie smile on the Smiling Face Demon's face surfaced once again, and incomparably terrifying evil-thought power rolled behind it like layer upon layer of black waves.

Hiss!

Amid the hissing, from the Smiling Face Demon's pitch-black maw, viscous black liquid sprayed forth—those were formed from extremely condensed evil-thought power.

As this black liquid flowed, beneath it actually formed pale-white arms one after another, which then shot toward the Three-Tailed Giant Beast as fast as lightning.

At a glance, it was as if the Smiling Face Demon had spat out countless hands, a sight that made one's scalp tingle.

Roar!

The Smiling Face Demon launched its attack, and the Three-Tailed Giant Beast also treated it as a formidable foe. It let out a furious roar, and crimson, scalding energy suddenly erupted from within its body. Its sharp giant claws swept through, tearing five scorched-black fissures into the earth, and wherever they passed, many Corrosion-grade aberrations were erased outright.

Boom boom!

The two sides' attacks collided, and the entire world seemed to tremble, the energy between heaven and earth boiling because of it.

Wave after wave of terrifying shockwaves ran rampant, peeling the ground up layer by layer.

Li Luo bore the brunt of it, being sent flying directly, his figure rolling pitifully on the ground for over a hundred meters.

But at this moment, his face was full of wild joy, because the scene he had been hoping for had finally appeared—the Three-Tailed Giant Beast and the Smiling Face Demon were locked in a deathmatch.

Given the ferocity and eerie temperament of both sides, once battle began, neither could retreat; it would surely continue until one side was utterly destroyed.

His plan had succeeded.

At this moment, even with Li Luo's temperament, he felt an urge to cry. It really hadn't been easy. To bring about this situation, he truly hadn't dared to relax in the slightest these past few days, his nerves wound tight as a bowstring.

Hiss hiss!

As his spirit relaxed, an indescribable exhaustion welled up from within his heart, nearly making Li Luo collapse and fall asleep on the spot. But before he could truly close his eyes, rustling sounds of aberrations came from all around, and then he saw over a dozen aberrations charging toward him as fast as lightning.

This directly scared him into a cold sweat.

But once his spirit relaxed, it was hard to rouse it again. The phase force within his body had also lost control because of the earlier shock, so he could only watch helplessly as those strange creatures pounced toward him.

"No way... The great plan has succeeded, yet I'm going to die here?" Li Luo widened his eyes, feeling deeply wronged.

Hum!

But just when he was at his wits' end, a resplendent, brilliant sword-light suddenly descended from the sky, as if carrying a kind of fury within it.

Boom!

The sword-light shredded those strange creatures to death.

Then Li Luo saw a tall, graceful figure land beside him — it was... Jiang Jiang Qinge.

Behind Jiang Jiang Qinge, Duze Duze Honglian, Senior Qiu Bai, Tian Tian, and a group of other Three-Star House students all surged forward, holding off the strange creatures attacking from all around.

Li Luo exhaled a long breath of relief, and then his body collapsed weakly.

Jiang Jiang Qinge hurriedly reached out her slender arm and caught Li Luo. He took the opportunity to lean against her, his heavy head resting on her shoulder, his hot breath rushing against her neck, bringing a strange, scalding sensation.

Jiang Jiang Qinge's face flushed a barely perceptible shade of red, but she did not let go. Instead, she reached out and stroked Li Luo's hair, then lowered her head and whispered softly by his ear.

"Li Luo, this time, you are my hero."