Free Web NovelChapter 390: Chapter 320: Farewell, Heaven Reliant Sword (Part 2)
If only Yang Feng activated the "Earth Spirit Gloves," he would not be able to use the powers many times before exhausting his Spiritual Power. But now that every Baibao Guard can activate the "Earth Spirit Gloves," creating a swamp becomes much easier.
Yet, besides the cost in Spiritual Power, such an outlandish effect of the linked tokens must demand a hefty price. At the very least, Ying Rushi hadn’t seen Ying Le use it many times. Unfortunately, this piece of information was of no help to Ying Rushi’s situation. She was already trapped with no escape.
A Baibao Guard leaped into the air, stepping on a companion’s back, and descended towards Ying Rushi with a battle halberd. Ying Rushi had no space to dodge, so she raised the Heaven-Swaying Sword to block the halberd, using the counterforce to distance herself from them.
Even with her mobility reduced to the limit, Ying Rushi still had more maneuvering room in this quagmire. If it were a one-on-one battle, no Baibao Guard could stop her, even with their Fake Foundation Establishment power... But Ying Rushi was facing an entire army, not just one or two Baibao Guards!
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As Ying Rushi fled some distance, a rain of arrows sealed off her retreat, forcing her to halt her steps. Archers blocked the way and infantry approached, a military tactic where even an army of the same size would be crushed by the Baibao Guards—what chance did Ying Rushi have alone?
All means were restrained, all hope extinguished. Ying Rushi was like a trapped beast stepping into a trap, watching helplessly as the Hunter’s encirclement tightened.
Ying Rushi showed no panic; she remained as calm as still water, devoid of joy or sorrow, like a reef on the seashore battered for thousands of years. Even against a sky-darkening tsunami, she would hold on as much as she could.
Perhaps, I should’ve stayed in Thief’s House and never ventured into Qi Kingdom again, quietly waiting for the next task to start? At least then, I might have lived a few more days. Entering the Demon Gathering Land has instead placed me in a desperate situation.
This cowardly thought flitted through Ying Rushi’s mind, but she immediately pressed it down. She couldn’t hide in Thief’s House; Ying Le could lock on to her last disappearance point through the sensing of Divine Martial True Blood, blocking her escape back to reality. Moreover, living a few extra days meant nothing to her—having one Ying Le in this world was sorrowful enough. She neither wished nor had the ability to become another Ying Le.
For the sake of righteousness, she had already given up so much.
She couldn’t, just to survive, throw away what little she had left.
One Baibao Guard after another leaped behind her. Ying Rushi knew her cage was about to be assembled. She had run to so many places and killed so many people in five days, yet she still couldn’t escape Ying Le’s clutches. In the end, she couldn’t decide her birth, her bloodline, her fate, or even her grave.
The only thing she could decide was how to face her end.
Baibao Guards wouldn’t kill her, and Ying Le wouldn’t either—Ying Rushi was very sure of this, but she wouldn’t allow herself to be captured alive by Ying Le. The moment she regretted, she decided she wouldn’t contribute to Ying Le’s power. There was absolutely no way for Ying Le to gain the position of Golden Seal Divine Hunter through her.
Making this decision was not hard, for she hadn’t had to pay much; she had long been unable to hold on and even felt like a weight had been lifted.
Finally, I can have a good sleep...
"Little Fox, I’m here to help you!"
The piercing thunderclap of ’Binding Hearing’ boomed in the distance. Ying Rushi turned her head in astonishment to see a black shadowy figure standing on the wall, both hands sending out arcs of bright blue electricity!
Killing move · Lightning Battle Saber!
The Baibao Guards’ defensive barriers shattered instantly. Although they could share damage, the paralysis effect caused by the lightning took immediate effect and was unavoidable. Because it was a long-range attack, the Baibao Guards’ briar counter-damage couldn’t possibly affect Murong Hui.
The Baibao Guards’ feared attack chains, defense chains, and counter-damage chains almost had no effect on her. This was the reliance that allowed Murong Hui to come for the rescue alone, a Thunder Dao System tailor-made by Purple Tribulation Zhenren for her, nearly flawless beneath Foundation Establishment!
Murong Hui casually broke a nearby lamppost and threw it far towards Ying Rushi: "Hurry, over here!"
Ying Rushi knew Murong Hui was in Demon Gathering Land; in fact, she came here hoping to see Murong Hui one last time. But meeting Murong Hui under such circumstances was terrible... However, thinking back, she only ever met Murong Hui during the most awful times.
Just like their first meeting at Ying Rushi’s parents’ funeral, when Ying Rushi knelt before the coffin, numb as a heartless statue. Yet, Murong Hui chose that moment to frighten her with a caterpillar on a twig, not stopping until Ying Rushi hit her.
Murong Hui was always like this, barging uninvited into her life in ways she didn’t expect, never asking if she was willing.
Ying Rushi had a lot to say to Murong Hui, but now all she could do was seize the opportunity Murong Hui had fought for and escape the Baibao Guards’ encirclement! She moved through the lightning-paralyzed Baibao Guards and dragged through the mud towards the sinking lamppost!
The sky-splitting arrow rain descended in two waves, covering both Ying Rushi and Murong Hui.
Murong Hui kept moving along the swamp’s edge, skillfully changing directions even in rapid motion to avoid the arrows; Ying Rushi had to brace herself, but Murong Hui’s later Lightning Battle Saber helped fend off parts of the arrow rain, giving her enough allowance to dodge!
When Ying Rushi set foot on the lamppost in the swamp, her speed surged. Jumping here was pointless; the Shadow Spider Boots could only leap a dozen steps and were insufficient to escape the swamp. She had to reach the lamppost’s end to have any hope of escape, and Murong Hui had calculated this precisely.
Ying Rushi’s expression suddenly changed, and she shouted: "Be careful!"
A gray light shot toward Murong Hui’s next landing spot, turning the ground into soft mire. Unfazed, Murong Hui took a plank from behind and tossed it onto the muddy ground. From afar, she had seen Ying Rushi trapped in the swamp. How could she not have a countermeasure? ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com
Yet Murong Hui focused too much on the swamp below and overlooked the arrows from above. Just as she was about to jump off the board again, the arrow rain nailed her in place as if consigning her to Hell.
"Hui!"
Ying Rushi decisively jumped, using the Shadow Spider Boots to launch from the lamppost and vault to Murong Hui’s position.
"I’m fine!"
Murong Hui grabbed Ying Rushi’s hand to pull herself out of the swamp, quickly absorbing Spiritual Jade to replenish herself. The arrow rain had shattered her defensive barrier, but the remaining damage was insufficient to penetrate her armor.
She glanced at herself and sighed: "I’ve gotten all dirty again."
The Baibao Guards didn’t give them a chance to breathe; one wave of arrow rain followed another. The two of them coordinated smoothly, standing together to minimize their target size. Ying Rushi focused on blocking the arrow rain, while Murong Hui targeted the approaching Baibao Guards.
Binding Hearing! Binding Hearing! Binding Hearing!
Thanks to their brilliant teamwork, they managed to gradually widen the distance from the Baibao Guards, inching closer to the swamp’s edge! Ultimately, it was Murong Hui’s overpowered Lightning Battle Saber, her broad area control and attack capabilities, that made her a one-person army!
"Xiaoru, how are you going to thank me this time?" Murong Hui even had the leisure to chat: "For you, I’ve really pissed off Ying Le this time."
"However you say."
Murong Hui was instantly excited: "Really? Then let’s sleep hugging each other tonight!"
Ying Rushi recalled some scenes she’d rather forget: "If you’re willing to tie yourself up, I’ll hug you."
Suddenly, a familiar shudder swept through Murong Hui’s mind, raising goosebumps all over. From a young age, Murong Hui was extremely sensitive; she could keenly sense anything from subtle malice to deadly threats, often avoiding many plots and schemes... But this time, she couldn’t dodge. She was in the swamp and couldn’t escape!
Murong Hui leaped to push Ying Rushi aside as a black spear shot from a distant high tower, slicing through the sky like lightning, descending judgment like a hammer! The hidden assassin struck again, this time with a lethal blow!
Boom!
The black spear pierced through Murong Hui’s body, embedding deep into the swamp.
Murong Hui fell in the mire, a massive hole in her abdomen, the black spear nearly cleaving her in two.
