Chapter 247: Infinite Flow: Saving the Lunatic Beauty 06

Everyone thought Baiyi would be killed by the female statue; after all, at this distance, even if they wanted to save someone, it was already too late.

But just as they were all on edge, a dark-colored figure rushed over like wind, blocking the female statue, pushing Baiyi backward, he fell into the grass, just avoiding the attack.

Baiyi climbed out of the grass, clutching his chest, still terrified, his lips turned pale; he almost looked at the one entangled with the female statue, Jin Chen, with the gaze of one beholding a deity.

"Break!"

Jin Chen simultaneously restrained both female statues, formed a hand seal with one hand, quickly chanted a spell to break the barrier confinement.

At that moment, a red-colored figure appeared like a ghost and joined the melee, but the difference was that Jin Chen intended to deal with the female statues, while Nanyu was simply in a sudden bad mood, wanting to kill something for fun.

Nanyu was agile, his moves unpredictable, fighting with his flesh, yet also extremely nimble; the female statues could not reach his vital point.

The slashes on the female statues multiplied, and the blood-red short blade in Nanyu's hand grew ever brighter, his expression becoming increasingly excited.

But gradually Jin Chen realized that Nanyu had no intention of directly killing the female statues; he was merely venting his emotions, toying with them like a cat playing with a mouse.

Unsure whether the blood of the female statues would feed a demonic ritual, Jin Chen glanced at the blood on the ground, switched his move from attack to defense, blocked Nanyu's technique, and again used a spell to directly kill the female statues.

At this moment Jin Chen noticed that Nanyu was faintly trembling, his phoenix eyes filled with an excitement that bordered on abnormal frenzy.

He frowned, embraced him, leapt to avoid the scattered limbs of the falling female statue, and asked, "Nanyu, what's wrong with you?"

The female statues were slain, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and their opinion of Jin Chen was completely overturned.

Nanyu is a top-three player on the individual rankings, his strength naturally formidable, yet Jin Chen, a mere level‑2 newcomer, is this powerful!

Jin Chen kept gently stroking Nanyu's back, whispering to soothe him, trying to pull him out of that state, when suddenly the short blade pressed against his throat.

Nanyu's eyes were icy cold, yet his other hand softly caressed Jin Chen's cheek, tracing his handsome features, and he murmured, "Oh my, I didn't expect you to be such a big soft‑hearted soul—do you save everyone you see, or is it just because he's cute?"

He spoke softly, yet the blade was about to nick Jin Chen's throat.

Jin Chen suddenly let out a light laugh, unmindful of the blade at his throat, lowered his head to bring their faces close—almost nose to nose—and they embraced affectionately.

"How come I feel a bit sour? Someone's jealous?"

"Jealous?"

This word, never heard before in relation to himself, made Nanyu blink slightly, the excitement in his eyes fading.

Clearly he merely found this person interesting and had temporarily categorized him as someone he didn't want to kill, yet seeing him risk his life to save another gave him the feeling that his toy was trying to escape.

"This is jealousy? Bullshit."

"I'm not jealous," Nanyu retorted instinctively.

【Detected emotional fluctuation of the antagonist toward the host, triggering Heartbeat Value, Heartbeat Value 10!】

Jin Chen couldn't help laughing, gave a reassuring pat on his shoulder, and said, "All right, no jealousy."

The blade was about to cut his skin; Nanyu let out a soft hum, glanced at Baiyi, who had barely managed to save his life, and a flash of killing intent crossed his eyes.

"You still haven't answered my question."

Upon hearing that, Jin Chen, still in their embrace, turned his gaze to the strange marks on the ground.

"There might be some kind of sacrificial formation here; if he died, it could possibly trigger the sacrificial conditions, which would be dangerous."

With two fingers he lightly pinched Nanyu's earlobe and whispered, "Otherwise I wouldn't care whether he lives or dies—don't wrongly accuse me."

Perhaps convinced, Nanyu sheathed the short blade, then in an instant gently touched Jin Chen's neck with concern, saying, "You almost got hurt."

Although he was in the corner, not far away, so Baiyi, having overheard the whole exchange: "……"

He silently stood up, brushed off the dust, and the tiny spark of Heartbeat that had just ignited in his heart was pinched out by himself.

These two are definitely a pair! They both seem not quite normal!

"Jin Chen, you're amazing!"

Zhousan sincerely praised, "Are you really a newcomer player?"

Jin Chen took Nanyu's hand and walked back, nodding, "Genuine through and through."

He glanced at Hexian, who seemed unharmed, then suddenly recalled something and looked toward Zhoucheng, asking, "How did you advise me yesterday not to touch things you shouldn't?"

"I think this saying is better left to you yourselves."

Hexian's face changed instantly; he stared at Jin Chen, feeling wronged and angry.

"How can you say that? I was also doing it for everyone's sake, and… besides, the female statues are already dead—why are you still blaming me?"

He stepped closer, lifted his eyes to meet Jin Chen's, his gaze glimmering slightly, and said, "I'm not wrong, am I? You misunderstood me; you should apologize to me."

Jin Chen's eyes shifted slightly; he sensed that Hexian was trying to use his ability to alter his thoughts, akin to mental manipulation.

No wonder, then—no surprise he could so easily change others' minds in the original plot.

After they had stared at each other for a while, Nanyu suddenly pulled Jin Chen back, asking, "What are you looking at? Is he better‑looking than me?"

"No." Jin Chen readily denied, "Compared to you, I'm practically ugly as sin."

Hexian: "……Jin Chen!"

Nanyu clicked his tongue, then backhanded a slap, holding nothing back, sending Hexian flying to the ground.

He then grabbed Hexian's collar, dragged him to the side of the newly petrified female statue, and repeatedly slammed his head against it, the motion brutal yet his eyes glittering with amusement as he spoke softly.

"You talk too much, it's annoying."

"Ah…! Let go! Maniac!"

Hexian's forehead was smashed into a bloody pulp, his visage ferocious.

Everyone:!!!!

Zhoucheng's face changed; he immediately wanted to rush forward to stop it, but Jin Chen stopped him, saying, "What are you meddling in? Do you also want a beating?"

"Get lost! Are you crazy?"

Zhoucheng flew into a rage, muscles bulging as he swung at Jin Chen, but the latter easily blocked it.

【Host! The plot hasn't fully triggered yet, the main character can't die yet! Kill after it's triggered!】 0731 hurry out the opening.

Upon hearing that, Jin Chen looked at the half‑dead Hexian, kicked Zhoucheng aside, and walked over to them.

"All right, all right, we still have a mission to do."

He pulled Nanyu's hand, letting Hexian fall to the ground, "Don't waste time because of them, okay?"

【Detected Villain Blackening Value -10, total 80! Friendly reminder: Villain Blackening Value is not entirely caused by the protagonist; please Host find the cause and resolve it.】

My hands are sore.

Nanyu shook off his hand, not even looking at the pained Hexian, smilingly pulled Jin Chen upward, not forgetting to greet the others.

Hurry up, don't waste time.

Zhaoling glanced at the scene, also shook his head and walked upward.