Chapter 588: Departure (10/10, bonus chapter for

Whether it was Jing Yan or Qing Chen, both were reasonable people, so naturally they said nothing—but judging by the situation, it seemed the two of them were both done for!

Once they died, Lord Han's resurrection plan would...

Jing Yan had wanted to speak up about this, but the moment he thought about the success rate, he silently shut his mouth.

Coming away empty-handed would be awkward.

While everyone was in a panic, they noticed something strange flying over in the sky as well.

"Look, quick! There are flying anomalies over there!"

Jing Yan's face changed: "What?! It's currently 【Night Rain】, and the 【Night Rain】 Ye Ge brought hasn't weakened even after falling all night—yet there's an anomaly that can fly through the air in such Night Rain? Then its strength must be..."

Plop.

The flying anomaly in the distance dropped straight down, as if it had been drenched to death by the Night Rain mid-air.

Jing Yan:...

Qing Chen:...

Everyone:...

Something's off!

Very off!

Is that anomaly brain-dead?!

Damn you—a flying anomaly encountering Night Rain weather is already a natural counter, and yet you still commit the crime against the wind!

Committing a crime against the wind isn't a big deal either—strong ones, powerful anomalies naturally have the capital to do so, like Rain-class anomalies and the like.

But you clearly can't even withstand Night Rain, you're nowhere near Rain-class—what the hell are you flying for?!

While everyone was puzzling over the flying anomaly's baffling behavior, they saw in the farther distance a massive swarm of flying anomalies pressing in like a Black Cloud, as if about to have a showdown with the dark clouds overhead.

Hiss—

The moment everyone saw that dense, dark mass of flying anomalies, all the color drained from their faces and they sucked in a cold breath.

Even Captain Wu's face had gone pale.

If it were only the previous number and quality of anomalies, Captain Wu would still have some confidence in leading Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu to fight their way out of the city.

But add in this batch of flying anomalies, plus the endless streams of anomaly groups closing in from all around—

Then today, everyone... was probably going to die here!

Everyone's lips trembled, and they looked at each other in fear.

One thought flashed through every mind: Qingsi County was done for!

And just then...

Bang!!

An anomaly, like a kite with a broken string, slammed through the wall with a whoosh and landed in front of everyone, barely alive.

And the next instant, a figure rushed after it, stopping in front of the anomaly, and lifted a foot to stomp directly on its head. As black blood splattered, the faint black qi swirling around the person gradually dispersed, revealing their true appearance—none other than... Fang Yue!

"Lord Ye!"

"Ye Baiyi!"

"It's Ye Ge!"

The crowd cried out in惊喜.

But Fang Yue swept a glance around, his gaze finally lingering on You Sisi for a moment; a flash of pain crossed his eyes, and his right hand, wrapped in a handkerchief, clenched tightly into a fist.

You Sisi...

Taking a deep breath, Fang Yue forced himself to calm down.

Time was tight—he had no time to grieve!

"Don't ask any questions. Tell me, where is the Stone Umbrella? Then I'll lure away all the anomalies, and... the Black Cloud!"

The crowd was stunned; someone instinctively pointed in a direction.

Before anyone else could speak, Fang Yue's figure had already vanished, and at the same moment...

Boom!!

The already breached section of the wall was directly smashed apart by the dense, dark anomaly army pressing in; the anomaly horde that poured in wildly made everyone's face change drastically.

But before they could do anything, the anomaly army acted as if it hadn't seen them, turned around, and went chasing straight after Fang Yue!

"Wha..."

Jing Yan was stunned for a moment, then immediately understood.

"I get it now! They're all coming for Ye Ge! I was just wondering how Ye Ge was going to lure away such a massive anomaly army, but now it seems he doesn't need to lure them at all—they're coming for Ye Ge on their own!"

"What?! Is that really the case?!"

"Then isn't Ye Baiyi doomed?!"

"Ye Baiyi... he wants to sacrifice himself to protect everyone in Qingsi County!"

Coming back to their senses, the crowd erupted, chattering away; some had even started wiping their tears.

Lord You is gone, Lord Jun is gone, and now Lord Ye is going to sacrifice himself for Qingsi County too...

They... are all heroes!

Any town that has been preserved long in the long river of history—which one wasn't saved by countless heroes, which one wasn't built up by the fearless sacrifices of前辈 heroes, one after another, sacrificing themselves to pile up this peace! To preserve this homeland!

The crowd's blood burned.

"Lord Ye, I'll help you!"

"Lord Ye, me too!"

They all wanted to help, but were stopped by Captain Wu's sharp shout.

"Captain Ye sacrificed himself precisely to protect Qingsi County, to protect everyone in Qingsi County. If you go over there now, what's the use besides throwing your lives away? Better to keep your useful bodies and contribute to Qingsi County, so Captain Ye's苦心 won't be in vain!"

Although Captain Wu wasn't always reliable, he had been a captain after all, and when he spoke, it was easy to convince people.

Yet inside, Captain Wu was not at peace either.

He had fought side by side with Fang Yue all the way here. If there were truly no other way, how could he possibly be willing to watch Fang Yue sacrifice himself for Qingsi County and remain unmoved?

"Don't worry… Captain Ye, your sworn sister An Dong'er, I will definitely rescue her! Your sister, I'll raise her! From now on, she is my disciple, my little sister, my family! Go in peace, stride forth boldly, and one day, I will slaughter every anomaly under heaven and give you justice!"

Everyone seemed to silently accept Fang Yue's sacrifice, but Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu was frantic.

She frantically sent messages to Fang Yue, but at such a critical moment, who had time to look at friend messages?

Seeing that Fang Yue hadn't replied, Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu went pale as death, her lips trembling.

"It's over… it's over… Ye Ge, if you die here… if you die…"

No one's life is more precious than another's.

Ye Ge, who sacrificed himself to save everyone in Qingsi County, is a hero.

But is a hero's life not a life?

"If… if only I had started working hard sooner, gotten stronger sooner…"

Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu's eyes reddened. She turned around and began gnawing on the remaining corpse, bite after bite, weeping as she ate, but the movements of her hands never paused again!

Just as everyone was immersed in Fang Yue's heroic sacrifice…

"Hyah!!"

A loud, ringing shout suddenly rang out.

They looked toward the source of the sound.

They saw Fang Yue with both feet planted on the backs of two Qingsi Horses, their flanks heaving and veins bulging on their foreheads, gripping an enormous Stone Fan as thick and solid as a rooftop, riding them at a wild gallop!

"Ye Ge?!"

"Captain Ye!"

Amid the crowd's exclamations, Fang Yue shouted loudly: "If I survive, see you in Chunuan City!"

One rider vanished in a cloud of dust. The two Qingsi Horses leaped high, clearing the wall and landing on the main street, as more anomalies came in pursuit from all directions.

The weak ones were drenched to death halfway by Night Rain; the strong ones that reached Fang Yue were already half-dead and wretched.

Night Rain was at the final threshold of its transformation into Li Rain, its power so intense that even Fang Yue needed to pop pills and coordinate with Night Breathing just to survive within the Night Rain.

But there was no choice — to live, one had to fight with everything!

What Fang Yue worried about most was not the anomaly army. After all, once he got out of the city and the视野 opened up, the threat of the anomaly army would shrink.

What Fang Yue truly worried about was the sky!

The morning sun was about to rise!

His invincible Night Breathing was about to go offline!

Yet the enormous crisis before him was still far from ebbing!

"Hold on! Hold on! Hold on!"

"You are my most invincible Night Breathing!!"

Fang Yue, hurtling forward on horseback, roared as he charged toward the city gate. The gate had long been smashed open by the anomalies, piled high with them.

After Fang Yue flung out Black Blade Flying Feather to clear away the anomalies blocking the entrance and carved out an opening, he rode straight through the anomaly army and burst out beyond the city gate!

Immediately.

His视野 opened wide — the sky was high and he could fly as he pleased!

End of the Qingsi County arc.

Going to sleep, will update again tonight.

(End of this chapter)