Chapter 289: Hero

Li Luo's figure dashed out, and many twisted Otherkind were already clearly visible ahead, their gazes landing greedily upon him.

Unexplained whispers came from all directions, pouring directly into the depths of his soul.

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

Ahead, there were not only many twisted Otherkind but also the terrifying Smiling Face Demon. Now that he was charging forward on his own, he was undoubtedly walking into the tiger's den; as long as they made a move, he wouldn't even have a chance to run.

But in the end, he still resolutely charged forward.

Because he was also very clear about the current situation; he could not let the Smiling Face Demon and the Three-Tailed Giant Beast continue their standoff. If they did not start fighting, the plan Li Luo had exhausted his efforts to facilitate would be considered a failure.

Therefore, he had to break the standoff.

Li Luo naturally thought of what those behind him were thinking; he was the only candidate on the scene who could break the deadlock.

It was just that, in their understanding, as long as he moved, he would inevitably die, but Li Luo knew in his heart that he still had a glimmer of hope.

That was to bet that the Three-Tailed Giant Beast would not sit by and watch him be devoured by the Otherkind.

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

Now that he was using himself as bait to provoke the Otherkind into attacking him, if the Three-Tailed Giant Beast was unwilling to give up this piece of fat meat, it would certainly intervene to obstruct them.

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

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

A great battle that Li Luo had long awaited would erupt.

It was just that... this was ultimately only 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 this fear exceeded a certain threshold, it would cause the Three-Tailed Giant Beast to hesitate, and it was very likely that in this moment of hesitation, Li Luo... would have already been swallowed alive by the many Otherkind.

At that time, his death would truly be miserable.

This was clearly a high-stakes gamble.

A high-stakes gamble with Li Luo's life as the price.

But Li Luo had no other choice.

Li Luo's face was as calm as water. In just a few breaths, he approached the attack range of those Otherkind, and the Smiling Face Demon's cold, eerie gaze also landed on him.

However, the Smiling Face Demon did not move.

But other Otherkind closest to Li Luo could not suppress their greed for fresh flesh and blood. Their twisted figures sprang up like giant frogs, opening their blood-filled maws and biting directly toward Li Luo.

Those Otherkind rapidly enlarged in Li Luo's pupils.

He could even clearly see the foul water dripping from the opponent's sharp teeth.

Li Luo had no intention of dodging either. He looked at the incoming Otherkind, his heartbeat as fast as a drum, thumping so hard that his brain felt dazed.

Time seemed to freeze in this instant.

Boom!

And just at the moment Li Luo felt he would be torn to pieces in the next instant, a violent energy fluctuation suddenly erupted above him, and then a scorching breath sprayed over.

It rushed head-on into the incoming Otherkind.

Sizzle!

A group of Otherkind was directly sprayed into ashes by that mouthful of scorching breath.

The scalding air rushed over, scorching Li Luo's skin until it was bright red, but he could not care about this burning pain; instead, a wild smile appeared at the corners of his mouth.

He slowly turned his head, and then he saw the Three-Tailed Giant Beast behind him, its beastly eyes looking at him and the many Otherkind with ferocity, emitting a furious low growl from its mouth.

It was clearly warning these Otherkind not to touch its prey.

However, regarding this possessiveness, Li Luo gave it a gesture with full joy.

Love you, Little Three.

However, the Three-Tailed Giant Beast could not understand his gesture; it slapped a paw directly toward Li Luo, intending to grab this troublesome human brat and eat him first.

It was just that its attack range was relatively wide, and it incidentally included some of the nearby Otherkind.

Many Otherkind were shrieking.

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

It seems this really was the other party's guardian beast.

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

The eerie smile on the Smiling Face Demon's face appeared once again at this time, and astonishingly shocking power of evil thoughts rolled behind it like layers of black waves.

Hiss!

Amidst the hissing, viscous black liquid sprayed out from the Smiling Face Demon's pitch-black mouth; those were formed by highly condensed power of evil thoughts.

As this black liquid flowed, it actually formed pale arms one after another beneath it, and then they attacked the Three-Tailed Giant Beast as fast as lightning.

At a glance, it seemed as if the Smiling Face Demon had spat out countless hands, making one's scalp tingle.

Roar!

The Smiling Face Demon launched an offensive, and the Three-Tailed Giant Beast was also facing a formidable enemy. It let out a furious roar, and crimson, scalding energy suddenly erupted from its body. Its sharp giant claws swept past, tearing five charred cracks into the earth; wherever it passed, many Erosion-grade Otherkind were wiped out alive.

Boom boom!

The offensives of both sides collided together, and the entire world seemed to be shaking; the energy between heaven and earth boiled as a result.

Waves of astonishing shockwaves raged, rolling up the ground layer by layer.

Li Luo bore the brunt and was directly swept away, his figure rolling miserably for over a hundred meters on the ground.

However, he was full of wild joy at this time, because the scene he had hoped for had finally appeared: the Three-Tailed Giant Beast and the Smiling Face Demon were locked in a fight.

With the ferocious and eerie personalities of both sides, once the war started, it was impossible to retreat; it would inevitably continue until one side was wiped out.

His plan had succeeded.

At this moment, even with Li Luo's temperament, he had an urge to cry. It was truly not easy; to facilitate this situation, he really hadn't dared to slack off for a single moment these past few days, his spirit stretched tight like a string.

Hiss hiss!

As his spirit relaxed, an indescribable fatigue surged from his heart, causing Li Luo to almost lie down and sleep. However, before he could truly close his eyes, the rustling sounds of Otherkind came from all around, and then he saw over a dozen Otherkind rushing toward him as fast as lightning.

This directly scared him into a cold sweat.

But once his spirit relaxed, it was hard to pull it back together, and the resonant power in his body had also lost control due to the previous shock, so he could only watch helplessly as those Otherkind pounced.

"No way... the grand plan is achieved, yet I am to die here?" Li Luo widened his eyes, feeling very aggrieved.

Hum!

However, just when he was at his wit's end, a brilliant sword radiance of light suddenly descended from the sky, and the sword radiance seemed to carry a kind of anger.

Boom!

The sword radiance shredded those Otherkind alive.

Then Li Luo saw a tall, graceful figure land beside him; it was... Jiang Qing'e.

Behind Jiang Qing'e, Duze Honglian, Qiu Bai, Tian Tian, and a group of Three-Star Hall students all swarmed out, resisting the Otherkind pouncing from around them.

Li Luo let out a sigh of relief, and then his body collapsed powerlessly.

Jiang Qing'e hurriedly stretched out her slender arms and caught Li Luo. The latter then leaned against her, his heavy head resting on her shoulder, and the scorching breath he exhaled impacted her neck, bringing a strange, scalding sensation.

Jiang Qing'e's face flushed slightly, imperceptibly, but she did not let go; instead, she reached out her palm to stroke Li Luo's hair, then lowered her head and whispered softly in his ear.

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