Chapter 352: Life Essence

"It will begin very soon; the fall of Yongan City is merely the prelude to this catastrophe."

Ji Wanqing sighed softly, "At that time, I saw several Commander-level Fierce Beasts leading a Beast Tide, aggressively overrunning Yongan City, and the number of people who died in the city was beyond counting."

"So, you mean the only ones attacking Yongan City next will be Commander-level Fierce Beasts?" Lu Yu keenly captured some key information.

Ji Wanqing was slightly startled, seemingly understanding Lu Yu's thoughts, and asked in surprise: "Are you planning to stay and resist this Beast Tide?"

"I have that thought." Lu Yu nodded firmly.

If a Beast King-level or Beast Emperor-level Fierce Beast were leading the incoming Beast Tide, given his current strength, he would likely have to choose to flee; after all, as long as the green hills remain, one need not worry about firewood.

Moreover, even if he had the heart to save the people in the Zhai and in Yongan City, he was truly powerless to do so.

But if there were only Commander-level Fierce Beasts, he felt that if he put in the effort, there should still be hope of resisting this Beast Tide.

Ji Wanqing was stunned for a moment.

She had told these things to Lu Yu in the hope that he could prepare as early as possible and find a way to send the important people around him to large or super-large cities first, so that even if the Beast Tide erupted, they would have a high probability of surviving.

Unless the human race failed completely in this battle against the Fierce Beasts, it would be relatively safe to hide in those large cities.

But she had not expected that Lu Yu would actually decide to stay.

"Lu Yu, don't be impulsive; the Beast Tide is not as simple as you imagine. A charge launched by thousands of mid-to-high-level Fierce Beasts alone is already very difficult to resist, not to mention that there are several Commander-level Fierce Beasts among them.

These Commander-level Fierce Beasts are just like us humans; they have intelligence and can formulate strategies to direct the actions of the Beast Tide."

"But, Sister," Ji Bingyu couldn't help but interject, "didn't we successfully block the previous few Beast Tides as well?"

"It's different." Ji Wanqing shook her head gently, "Those few Beast Tides had almost no Commander-level Fierce Beasts participating. The most dangerous one, where Yongan City was almost breached, was the only time a Commander-level Fierce Beast was directing from afar, and there was only one."

"Only one!" Ji Bingyu widened her eyes in surprise.

Just one Commander-level Fierce Beast participating in the war had brought such immense pressure to Yongan City.

If a few more came, the danger level of the Beast Tide would increase geometrically.

Ji Wanqing looked at Lu Yu and said earnestly: "Lu Yu, I know you can't bear to leave everyone in the Zhai, but this is something that cannot be helped.

And to put it bluntly, in this Beast Tide, those large and super-large cities might face attacks from even more powerful Fierce Beasts, and the danger level will be higher.

Even so, compared to small and medium-sized cities, they are still much safer."

"Ji Wanqing, I understand your good intentions."

Lu Yu took a deep breath and said slowly, "It's just that I have always felt that one should see things through to the end.

Those people like Yan Luo, their actions are indeed heinous; let alone ordinary people, even Martial Artists are like ants in their eyes, to be trampled upon at will.

But it cannot be denied that they also indirectly protected many people's lives to a certain extent. I killed them, which also caused Yongan City to lose its strongest defensive force.

Once the Beast Tide erupts, even without Commander-level Fierce Beasts participating, it will be very difficult for Yongan City to resist this time. Therefore, I should stay even more to protect this city."

After hearing this, Ji Wanqing was directly stunned.

In Ji Bingyu's eyes, a light of admiration flickered; this was the Lu Yu she knew.

"However, I promise you that if the moment of life and death truly arrives in the future, I will abandon the ordinary people and choose to run without hesitation.

But conversely, before I have tried until the very last moment, I am also unwilling to give up easily.

After all, aren't you able to use Future Prediction? If one day you foresee that even I am powerless to save the situation, you can tell me in advance, can't you?"

The atmosphere in the room went quiet instantly, and the three of them looked at one another.

Ji Wanqing was filled with mixed emotions; it had to be said that Lu Yu and Yan Ming were indeed worlds apart.

When mentioning this matter, Yan Luo and his group only thought about how to escape, without considering the life or death of the over one hundred thousand people in Yongan City at all.

After a long while, she smiled bitterly and said: "Lu Yu, things are not as optimistic as you imagine.

I would very much like to help you with Future Prediction, but my body is already too weak to support me in conducting such large-scale predictions."

"So that's how it is." Lu Yu's expression turned solemn instantly.

With Lu Yu's current masterful grasp of Three Gates Archery, he was certain he could accurately shoot and kill a Commander-level Fierce Beast from thousands of meters away.

If he could cultivate the Golden Bell Shield to the twelfth level, or raise the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill to the Consummation Realm, he would have no fear even when facing a sky-covering swarm of Fierce Beasts.

However, once a Beast King-Grade Fierce Beast appeared in the Beast Tide, the situation would not be optimistic.

Although the possibility of a Beast King-Grade Fierce Beast appearing was relatively small, after all, a Commander-level Fierce Beast already possessed command capabilities, let alone a Beast King-Grade one above the Commander-level.

Putting himself in their shoes, if he were a Beast King-Grade Fierce Beast, he wouldn't waste energy on a small city; those medium and large cities were clearly more to his appetite.

But even if the possibility was not high, one could not let their guard down and had to be prepared.

Looking at Ji Wanqing again, her current state was truly distressing.

Lu Yu had previously noticed that her aura was so weak that it couldn't even compare to an ordinary person's, like a flickering candle in the wind that could go out at any moment, her life signs extremely faint.

"Sister."

Ji Bingyu's eyes moistened again, tears swirling in her sockets, and a terrifying thought suddenly emerged in her heart.

Was it possible that before long, her sister would leave her again? And this time, perhaps it would be a final farewell?

Ji Wanqing wore a smile, gently stroking Ji Bingyu's face, her eyes full of reluctance.

"Is there really no way at all?" Lu Yu couldn't help but ask anxiously.

"A way?"

"Yes, a way to let you recover." Lu Yu continued immediately, "The way you are now, it is clearly caused by overdrawing your life force. In the Awakened Association, is there anything that can replenish life force?"

Ji Wanqing was stunned instantly, her eyes full of surprise and disbelief.

Because Lu Yu's expression was serious and earnest, not like he was joking.

A moment later, she shook her head with a helpless, bitter smile.

There did indeed exist such a thing in the Association; after taking it, it could make an ordinary person twenty years younger instantly.

But just thinking about it, one knew that this thing was incomparably precious; even those powerful A-Class Awakened would have to pay a heavy price to purchase a single drop.

This thing was Life Essence, usually used by people at the top when their relatives' lifespans were about to be exhausted, bought to extend their relatives' lives.

Lu Yu did not have an extremely close relationship with the sisters, and Lu Yu was even their savior; how could she be so greedy and make such an excessive request?

Therefore, no matter how Lu Yu asked subsequently, she only smiled and did not respond.

Seeing this, Ji Bingyu did not know what to do either.

On one hand, she longed for Lu Yu to be able to save her sister, but on the other hand, she also knew deeply that even if such a thing existed, it would be extremely rare, and any slight carelessness could cause Lu Yu to fall into mortal danger.

Lu Yu sighed helplessly and said, "If that is the case, then besides this method, is there no other path? For example, if you awaken again, could that have the effect of extending your lifespan?"

As soon as the words fell, the smile on Ji Wanqing's face instantly froze, and a strange glint flashed through her eyes.