Chapter 246: Anthem

Ji Bu controlled the wings that had sprouted from his back to spread, soaring directly into the air and charging toward the Alien Race not far away.

"My friend, is this your way of treating a guest?"

Heertui clenched his palm, and the space in front of Ji Bu rippled; Ji Bu dodged quickly, and a crimson one-handed sword appeared in his hand, which he swung at Heertui.

"Evil Spirits! You are no friend of mine! Go to hell!"

Hearing Ji Bu's words, Heertui was not angered; his arm underwent a change, flesh and blood intertwining to become a blade connected to his arm, the Blade formed from the arm bone, its surface covered in a layer of dense green Spiritual Power.

He blocked Ji Bu's slash, grabbed Ji Bu, and threw him fiercely to the ground.

"I am truly hurt that you would say that; after all, we have cooperated for so long, yet you never once considered me a friend! However, it does not matter anymore. Since you are like this, then go die."

Heertui's hand-blade slashed rapidly toward Ji Bu, the speed so great that Ji Bu could only bring out his longsword to block.

Seeing Ji Bu block, a strange smile appeared at the corner of Heertui's mouth, and he opened his mouth to chant, "Weakness, pain, join us, become the cornerstone of our evolution!"

Upon hearing the voice that suddenly appeared in his mind, Ji Bu felt his head ache unbearably, as if struck by a curse.

His attention was diverted, and his defense became fragile; Heertui's hand-blade changed direction, severing Ji Bu's right arm. Bright red blood sprayed from the wound, the right arm holding the sword fell to the ground, the intense pain made Ji Bu's eyes widen, beads of sweat seeped from his forehead, and a powerful force knocked Ji Bu over onto the ground.

"Ugh..."

Ji Bu covered his wound with his left hand, barely steadying his form, half-kneeling on the ground, and quickly circulated his Spiritual Power to stem the bleeding from his wound.

"Look, my friend, you cannot defeat me at all. You Humans have no hope left. Give up your resistance, and I will let you lead the Human race to survive; it only requires paying a small price."

Hearing the words of the Evil Spirits before him, Ji Bu endured the dizziness brought on by excessive blood loss and said to the Evil Spirits, "Keep dreaming! You have only severed one of my arms, yet you dare to spout such nonsense here! I have not lost yet! I never intended to survive being here this time, but before I die, I will surely drag you down with me!"

After speaking, Ji Bu's Spiritual Power flowed continuously, the wings behind him dissipating into rays of light that flew into the sky, tearing an opening in the gloomy clouds; sunlight shone onto Ji Bu's face like a spotlight, and as if it were his final performance, a smile appeared on the corner of Ji Bu's mouth as he mocked the Evil Spirits before him.

"My end is here, but the end of the Human race is absolutely not here! Our predecessors have already shed countless blood and lives to fight you Alien Race, how could it end just like this! What Humans lack the least is courage; as long as there is courage, there is hope for Humans! Courage, blood, and sacrifice will compose the most beautiful anthem—the anthem of heroes! Humans will eventually achieve victory, and you will face the vengeful wrath of the Human race! Hahaha..."

Hearing Ji Bu's final words, Heertui suddenly recalled what the Diviner of his tribe had said, and his heart could not help but throb; looking at Ji Bu, whose Spiritual Power was constantly expanding, Heertui, in a fit of shame and anger, slashed at Ji Bu with his hand-blade.

This time, Ji Bu did not dodge; from that beam of light emerged a warrior wearing silver-white Armor and a silver-white helmet, a pair of pure white wings growing from his back. A powerful aura appeared on the battlefield, and he swung the blood-red one-handed sword in his hand, knocking away the hand-blade aimed at Ji Bu; the immense force made even Heertui retreat several steps.

Heertui looked up at the Angel Warrior who had appeared on the battlefield, and feeling the power the other had just displayed, Heertui prepared to quickly eliminate the source—Ji Bu.

This Angel Warrior did not hesitate in the slightest, the blood-red sword in his hand slashing directly at Heertui, giving Heertui no chance to approach Ji Bu, and he could only be unilaterally suppressed by this Angel Warrior. The wounds on his body increased, and Heertui kept taking out his Scrolls to weaken the Angel Warrior's power, but the effect was minimal.

Just as Heertui felt he could no longer hold on, he suddenly remembered the tattoo he had previously carved onto Ji Bu; at the time, he had intended to give Ji Bu some benefits, but he had also kept an ace up his sleeve, adding a restriction within that tattoo just in case.

Heertui immediately found the Scroll he had used to carve the tattoo on Ji Bu at the time and ignited it.

Ji Bu only felt his heart tighten violently, and with a "Boom," an explosion occurred in the left side of his chest, and a bloody hole appeared where his heart was.

The strength in his entire body was instantly drained; Ji Bu's vision, which had already been somewhat blurred, cleared for a moment, and he seemed to see his former old commander appear before him once again.

"Ugh... ugh..."

Ji Bu wanted to say something, but blood gushed from his mouth, and he could not say another word.

The scenes in his memory appeared before his eyes like a revolving lantern; he had associated with the Alien Race, and ending up like this was already quite good—at least he was dying as a Human.

His Spiritual Power dissipated rapidly like a deflating balloon.

Ah, what a pity, just a little bit more, just a little bit, but, leave it to Yingzhou...

His Spiritual Power dissipated rapidly like a deflating balloon, the pupils of Ji Bu's eyes lost their original luster, and his body remained motionless, half-kneeling on the ground.

The Angel Warrior, who was about to sever Heertui's head the next moment, suddenly paused, then his form began to gradually dissipate, finally disappearing from sight.

Heertui finally breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Ji Bu, who now had a large hole where his heart had been, and said with lingering fear, "I didn't expect that I would almost die at your hands in the end..."

Heertui paused, only then discovering that the three teleportation points he had split off earlier had all been severed, and he said in disbelief.

"Strange, how were those three teleportation points I split off destroyed? There is a strange power that has cut the connection to those three points! Who did this? Ji Bu was just here fighting me; could it be that the Human Alliance still has other capable people who can cut the connection between teleportation points?"

At this moment, the artillery fire on the battlefield had become less concentrated than before, and the number of those masked soldiers had not continued to increase; although three of his teleportation points had been closed, the largest one here had not yet been closed, and he only needed to eliminate these masked soldiers to gain a firm foothold here and begin welcoming the follow-up troops.