Chapter 62: Survival Failed
Crack, crack!
The barrier synchronized with the surrounding space emitted brittle sounds, indicating that the world-synchronized barrier was under immense strain and wouldn't hold much longer.
Chris, like a small cat, leaped out from between the realm-severing threads, trying to stay as far away from Su Xiao as possible. She considered whether she could take the chance to kill Su Xiao, but if she failed, she would be the one dead, so she chose the safer option.
Bang!
The barrier shattered. Su Xiao flexed his slightly sore shoulders. He had had the opportunity to break free 1.2 seconds after the barrier appeared, but he had waited, or rather, he was luring the enemy to approach him. Unfortunately, the enemy was cautious.
Chris, more than ten meters away from Su Xiao, gasped for breath, cold sweat dripping from her chin.
"The Space-Time Core isn't..."
Zheng! A blade aura slashed toward her. Chris gritted her teeth and raised her hand. There was no negotiating—no, the enemy simply wouldn't give her a chance to negotiate.
After slashing out three blade auras, Su Xiao pressed one hand to the ground, carefully sensing the anomaly beneath. The Space-Time Core could be on either of the two enemies.
A faint vibration came from underground. Su Xiao looked toward the ground several dozen meters to his right. Something was moving beneath the surface, well-hidden, but there was still a subtle tremor—more accurately, a tremor on the perceptual level.
A crystal layer climbed onto Su Xiao's right hand, and Wood Spirit clung to the outside of the crystal layer. With a flicker, Su Xiao vanished from his spot. As he leaped into the air, he punched toward the ground.
Thud!
It was like two high-speed trains colliding. A large chunk of dirt splashed up from the impact point of Su Xiao's fist, and a force penetrated through the soil, striking downward. This was a technique he had learned from Shana—Force Penetration—and in exchange, he had treated her to a luxurious meal costing 1,200 Paradise Coins.
Twenty meters underground, Haisha, who was 'swimming' through the dirt, suddenly heard a loud bang, followed by a force that wasn't too strong but enough to affect him, striking from above.
Haisha quickly shifted his position underground, dodging the incoming force. The next moment, blade auras that cut through the soil slashed down from above.
"What the hell, is this for real?"
Just as Haisha prepared to dodge, a blade aura slashed into his shoulder. Blood stained the surrounding dirt, and Cyan Steel Shadow Energy surged into his body. In an instant, numbness spread through his entire body.
Boom, boom, boom!
Wet soil splattered as Su Xiao played whack-a-mole. Chris had already fled into the distance, but before she could get far, Bubu Wang blocked her path.
With a splash, Haisha, covered in blood, burst out of the ground.
"Don't come near me! Split up and run..."
Zheng.
The long blade chimed. Chris extended her palm. Crack! The blade aura cut through her barrier and flew past her head, making her flinch.
In truth, Haisha didn't want to 'surface' near Chris either. He had been forced up by the blade auras. As a Sea Priest, he could temporarily 'waterize' the ground, but there were limitations—he couldn't dive too deep, and after large-scale terrain changes, he couldn't submerge again.
"Let's take him on together."
Haisha's eyes gleamed with ferocity. He wasn't someone to be trifled with even among the Fourth Rank.
"Are you kidding me?"
Chris was tempted to abandon Haisha and run, but compared to him, she was clearly slower.
"Trust me, there's a chance. And that guy's speed is insane—running away won't work."
Haisha wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his gaze locked on Su Xiao not far away. He even tilted his head at Su Xiao in a taunt. Seeing this, Chris was so furious she almost kicked him, silently signaling him not to provoke that monster—people really died that way.
"Give him that thing..."
"Do you think he'll give us a chance to negotiate? Besides... isn't it fun fighting someone like him?"
Haisha grinned, revealing a mouthful of sharp teeth. He crushed a potion vial and poured the liquid over the wound on his shoulder.
"Then don't provoke him. And I want extra pay."
"I'll cover the whole night tonight—ten big souls."
"Cover your ass."
While they were negotiating, Su Xiao's gaze remained fixed on the wilderness in the distance. He didn't charge at the two immediately.
Su Xiao took a deep breath, the cool night air filling his lungs. He walked forward slowly, step by step, closing in on the two enemies ahead.
"Cover me."
Haisha pressed his hands together, and phantom sharks appeared around him.
Gurgle...
Bubbles emerged in the air, and the surrounding atmosphere seemed to turn into seawater, rippling like waves.
Haisha's body moved forward, and with a splash, he vanished.
"Don't tell me... you ran away again."
Faced with Haisha suddenly disappearing from her perception, Chris panicked. She suspected he had fled. That bastard Haisha had done this before. If the situation weren't so dire, she would never have teamed up with him again.
A sound of water breaking came from beside Su Xiao. Haisha appeared, wielding a azure sailor's knife.
Swish! The long blade slashed across Haisha's throat. His body froze, then burst into dark red seawater.
Su Xiao sidestepped the splashing red water, which hissed as it corroded the ground.
"Original World Synchronization!"
Chris shouted, forcing herself to use her ultimate move consecutively, leaving her somewhat drained.
A wave of energy spread, freezing everything around them except Chris and Haisha.
Four Haishas suddenly appeared around Su Xiao, each attacking him with sailor's knives from different directions.
Crack! The barrier around Su Xiao collapsed. He turned his head to look at one of the Haishas, who instinctively retreated under his gaze.
The long blade cut through the air, reaching Haisha. He raised his sailor's knife to block, but Su Xiao suddenly vanished.
Haisha instinctively brought his sailor's knife behind him. The next moment, the world grew quiet and dark.
Thud. Haisha, cut in two, fell to the ground. Blood spread through the wild grass. Chris, in the distance, opened and closed her mouth, wanting to say, "You told me to cover you. Don't blame me for your death."
A shark formed of seawater burst beside Chris, and a black crystal was conspicuously visible in the water.
Su Xiao wiped the blood from his face and walked toward Chris.
"I... the Space-Time Core is here."
Su Xiao glanced at the Space-Time Core on the ground. He was about to lunge forward but stopped.
"Kukulin, I didn't expect the opportunity to come so soon."
A figure approached from the distance, holding a metal spear. The rear half of the spear was pressed against his lower arm, the tip pointing diagonally at the ground.
The one approaching was none other than Crime, who had fought Su Xiao once before. Compared to Crime, Haisha and Chris were much weaker.
Su Xiao ignored Chris and walked toward Crime, blade in hand. Facing Crime, even a moment of distraction could mean having his throat pierced by that spear. Compared to the upcoming life-or-death battle with Crime, the fight against Haisha and Chris was just a warm-up.
Against Crime, Su Xiao had only a 40% chance of winning. The last time he had driven Crime back, it was because they were in Zuer City, and Crime couldn't afford a prolonged fight. In truth, fighting Crime was a true battle to the death—one small mistake, and Crime would sweep his spear, taking Su Xiao's head off with the blade.
"You..."
Chris started to speak.
"Disappear from my sight. I don't need your help."
Crime stopped a dozen meters in front of Su Xiao, staring at the opponent who had once beaten him to the point of self-doubt. In a direct fight with Su Xiao, he needed no one's help.
"Come."
Crime twirled his spear, creating white-green spear flowers. The energy weapon Execution: Dusk enveloped the metal spear, making it look magnificent.
"Alright."
Su Xiao's body flickered with faint blue arcs of electricity.
Boom!
Two muffled sounds merged into one. Su Xiao and Crime vanished simultaneously, reappearing right in front of each other.
Dragon-Slaying Flash and Execution: Dusk clashed, sparks flying. A gust of wind pressure spread from the center, tearing up large patches of grass around them.
In the distance, Chris raised a hand to shield her face, taking two steps back from the wind pressure. A black crystal rolled to her feet.
Looking at the Space-Time Core beside her foot, Chris felt as if a demon and an angel were whispering in her ears.
The angel on her left ear said: "Chris, run. You're no match for those monsters. And there are two of them. Living is what matters."
The demon on her right ear said: "Pick it up. Take this chance to escape. There are still over a dozen hours. You can sell it. Think about it—this is free profit. Don't you want to get stronger?"
The angel: "Run."
The demon: "Pick it up. If you're brave enough, don't run. Wait for those two monsters to weaken, then finish them off."
Wishing everyone a happy Lantern Festival
Hmm, before I knew it, it was the Lantern Festival. Wishing all readers a happy Lantern Festival. Feiwen is also taking a day off to celebrate. Coincidentally, my sleep schedule has been messed up these past few days, so I'll take the chance to fix it.
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Li Shoubei's personal guards came with him, and Qing Ren's personal guards were also assembled at a single command.
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If Jiang Haoran wanted to use his power to help him ascend to the throne of the dynasty's sovereign, then clearly, he had chosen the wrong person.
"This Shan Gao might have visited the ancestral land, bearing the orthodox inheritance of Shan Gao, influenced by the road and strange celestial phenomena.
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