Chapter 1716: Every Effect Has Its Cause
With Huo Pu dead, the remaining mercenaries were like grasshoppers after the autumn frost—they wouldn't be hopping for much longer!
They had no power to resist!
Zhong Yingxue shoved a few mouthfuls of durian pulp into her mouth, then began an unrelenting bombardment against the mercenaries!
Xuexiaoban and Gao Xingyu also rose again as the Blood God, and devouring these mercenaries wouldn't take long!
Everyone's eyes were filled with excitement!
They had thought the spike was impossible to defend, yet miraculously, they'd turned the tables!
Even a Dao Heaven as strong as Huo Pu was cremated on the spot!
Their steadfast defense hadn't been in vain; the Goddess of Victory was on their side, right?
Watching Zhong Yingxue and Xia Yao unleash their power, Wu Liang's heart itched like crazy. He was already Star Glory, but he was still Diamond?
He needed to catch up!
At least Brother Nan was still keeping him company!
Qin Shou was rampaging across the battlefield, spewing Atomic Breath everywhere, laughing heartily!
(#ᵔᗜᵔ#) Ahahaha~
His face was full of pride!
He hadn't died, so he could go back and brag to Yi Guan like crazy!
With Atomic Breath, there was no need to aim; once it was spewed, it hit for sure!
Even the desperate mercenaries' Spirit Skills would miss due to some bizarre reason!
Self-destruct could even fizzle out, believe it or not?
For a moment, Qin Shou felt invincible. Could he be this lucky? He was basically the Child of Destiny!
Hmm? Wait... Lucky?
Did... did he accidentally eat a Lucky Little Cherry when he was randomly snacking on cookies?
Qin Shou shuddered violently, his face turning pale!
So that's why Zhong Yingxue and the others came to rescue him in the critical moment?
Now, it seemed like the half-hour was almost up?
Just then, a sharp shout rang out from a distance!
"Polar Day Cloud Sea!"
In an instant, a three-kilometer cloud sea covered everything. Qin Shou suddenly felt his skills sealed!
A look of terror crossed his face:
=͟͟͞͞(꒪ᗜ꒪‧̣̥̇) "Hey hey hey—friend! You sealed me! I'm on your side!"
He couldn't use any Spirit Skills! He was about to go find Xia Yao to get unsealed, but then his stomach let out a thunderous roar!
He couldn't hold it in at all! Diarrhea left him unable to move even a step!
Qin Shou's facial features twisted on the spot. Could he really just stand there and... you know?
Could a living person really be killed by needing to poop?
(ง#˃᷄益˂᷅)ง
He immediately dug a hole on the spot and crouched down. A series of dirty sounds came out!
The expression on his face instantly relaxed!
(ง#⁼̴͜ʖ⁼̴)ง
But at that moment, the remaining mercenaries all had red eyes, glaring viciously at Qin Shou!
(ꐦ°᷄д°᷅) "Brothers! We're dead either way. Kill one and we break even, kill two and we profit! Finish him off!"
(ꐦ͡'口͡') "Charge!"
A group of mercenaries rushed over without a second word, beating Qin Shou wildly!
Qin Shou's forehead beaded with sweat:
=͟͟͞͞(꒪ㅂ꒪‧̣̥̇) "Brothers! Calm down! Can we wait until I finish my business before we have a good fight? Let me take a dump first?"
But the mercenaries weren't listening. Since they couldn't use Spirit Skills either, they surrounded Qin Shou and beat him up!
Qin Shou covered his head and howled!
"You're taking advantage of my diarrhea to kill me! Stop hitting! You've really made me crap myself!"
"Brothers, save me!"
Ye Xinghe heard Qin Shou's cries and looked back. His eyes nearly went blind from the sight!
Σ(✽口✽|||)
You're in the middle of a fight, and you're taking a dump? Doing it on the battlefield? Couldn't you hold it in like me?
How could he watch his brother get beaten up?
So he came right in front of Qin Shou and unleashed an Atomic Breath at the mercenaries!
((===●(･᷅口･᷄ꐦ)=З=З=З
But that breath caused trouble—the area below him gave way!
A rolling immortal aura shot out like an enraged dragon, blowing Qin Shou's face out of shape, and the immortal aura filled the entire area!
З=З=З੧੧(థ益థ#)
Ye Xinghe: (‧̣̥̇‾͟ʖ‾)
From within the immortal aura came Qin Shou's agonizing wail!
(Damn it!) "Ye Xinghe! You did that on purpose, didn't you? You've been saving that fart just to blast me!"
"Really, vomiting and diarrhea at the same time, huh?"
Before Ye Xinghe could explain, a blazing blue fireball came hurtling toward Qin Shou's location at an astonishing speed!
It was Zhong Yingxue's saturation strike!
The gas ignited with a "boom," and Qin Shou was blasted away, his screams trailing across the sky!
This was truly bad luck. Child of Destiny, my ass! He was the Child of Misfortune!
Zhong Yingxue's forehead was dripping with sweat:
(｡･ˇ﹏ˇ･｡‧̣̥̇) "S-sorry, I didn't see you. Sorry!"
Qin Shou struggled to his feet, charred black, determined to leave the battlefield and find a safe place to lie low for at least three hours!
Then, in the distance, dust rolled in. The remaining mercenaries had just been mostly eliminated, but now more were coming!
Even from far away, they could see a muscle giant a thousand meters tall!
The beast horde was dense and countless!
And on top of the giant stood Solomon, arms crossed!
A smug grin curled at the corner of his mouth!
"Didn't I just find prey? Waiting for luck to come to me really isn't my style."
"Quite a full house here. Let's collect a little interest first!"
Qin Shou's face turned white. This was the worst luck imaginable!
He shouldn't have eaten that Lucky Little Cherry!
But if he hadn't, Zhong Yingxue and the others might not have come to support, and the spike would have been lost already.
Now, having eaten it, the bad luck time had come, and it had attracted a strong enemy to pull the spike!
And judging by the scale, this was much harder to deal with than Huo Pu's Huanghe Hui!
Every effect has its cause!
The Lucky Little Cherry might have solved the immediate crisis, but it hadn't changed anything in the big picture!
At this moment, Zhong Yingxue, Shanmao, and the others also wore grim expressions!
"Everyone, prepare for battle! Don't let the muscle beasts touch you, or you'll get parasitized!"
"Hold the spike at all costs!"
Zhong Yingxue stepped forward. A white sun emerged, and a blazing white sea of fire covered the land!
She enveloped everyone on her side in white flames, giving them a layer of fire armor to prevent parasitization.
Anxiety crept into her heart. After several battles, the items in the backpack were almost used up.
Little ginseng, durian pulp—almost all gone!
And the parasitic beasts weren't easy to deal with, let alone the mysterious Solomon. Defending this time would be truly tough.
Without another word, the two sides immediately engaged in fierce battle...
...
On a vast, endless desert, Jiangnan was frantically teleporting with Liu Mang, Mo Tian, and the others.
Jiangnan's eyes were slightly red, and his aura was unusually volatile.
He had already received word that Shanmao and the others were under attack, and he kept trying to reach them.
But ever since entering the Rainforest Maze, Jiangnan had gone through more than a hundred Ling Xu!
As for the spikes, he'd only encountered blank maps or Ling Xu without any spikes.
No gains at all. He'd killed plenty of Weis, and Hairpin Wei's level had even risen to Dao Heaven by now!
But he just couldn't get there. He hadn't even run into a single teammate!
When he heard that Zhong Yingxue and the others had gone to support and taken out Huo Pu, Jiangnan was stunned!
What? Xuexue and Lang Mie could kill a Dao Heaven now?
Holy crap?
At the same time, he breathed a sigh of relief. At least they'd survived this wave. But before Jiangnan could celebrate...
Hairpin Wei urgently said: (งᵒ̌﹏.ᵒ̌)ง "Damn it! Solomon went to pull the spike. This is really bad luck!"
"He brought a huge army of muscle beasts, and Solomon himself is there!"
Jiangnan: !!!
"Damn it! The Parasite entity itself?"
Jiangnan still didn't know how powerful the Brute's main body was!
But just the muscle beast army was already troublesome!
Once the parasitic species invaded, it would be a huge mess!
And there was no healer on that side. Holding the spike was practically impossible!
Jiangnan said urgently: "Tell them to pull the spike and retreat if they can't hold it! Don't force it!"
"There's still one more spike. Even if this one is lost..."
Before he finished, Hairpin Wei's level rose, another star—up to Dao Heaven Second Level.
Hairpin Wei smiled bitterly: (◜◡.‾) "Can't tell them anymore. Both Weis on that side—Crew Cut Wei and Hood Wei—are dead!"
Jiangnan was even more anxious. He took a deep breath and pulled out a Lucky Little Cherry!
Now wasn't the time to worry about consequences. If he didn't get there, given Shanmao's personality, she'd die rather than retreat!
He absolutely wouldn't let anything happen to them. Not a single one!
He raised the Lucky Little Cherry to shove it into his mouth.
Just then, Liu Mang grabbed Jiangnan's hand, his expression serious.
"Are you really going to pull the spike? If this one is pulled too, the entire Spirit-Sealing Curse Array will only have one spike left!"
"The probability of holding it will become vanishingly small. If the Holy Star succeeds..."
Jiangnan's expression darkened, his eyes filled with helplessness.
"Let me ask you a question. A train is hurtling down the tracks."
"Ahead is a fork in the road, and you're holding the switch."
"On the left track are tied the people you care about most. On the right track are 100 strangers. The train can't stop; it can only go forward."
"The choice is yours. Who do you choose to hit?"
The question left not only Liu Mang stunned, but also Mo Tian and Hairpin Wei fell silent.
Jiangnan's look was resolute: "I choose to hit the 100 people! No matter how many times I choose, I'll stick to that choice!"
"I'm no saint, no selfless savior, no great good person!"
"What happens to the world is none of my damn business! I just want the people I care about to be fine! I don't want to live alone!"
Maybe if he ate the Little Cherry, he could make it there, but he'd also have to bear the consequences of bad luck!
And that consequence might push things in an uncontrollable direction!
But Jiangnan didn't care anymore. Stand by and do nothing?
He didn't want to leave irreparable regret in his life!
He didn't want to be consumed by remorse later!
Mo Tian smiled bitterly. In her heart, maybe she would also choose to hit the 100 people. It was a question where every answer was right and every answer was wrong...
Because in this world, there is no absolute right or wrong!
Liu Mang took a deep breath: "I'll eat it!"