Chapter 380: Hero's Arrival
Drip, drip.
The sound of dripping blood became softer and softer, but that wasn't a good thing. [Lilith] tried her best to widen her eyes, wanting to see clearly the movements of the person ahead.
But unfortunately, she possessed neither mystic eyes nor special pupil techniques, and her Agility attribute was merely 11 points. She couldn't see clearly those lightning-like movements at all.
Clutching her neck with her left hand, she didn't know what was happening to her. Pain and fear didn't tear her reason apart completely like before. Instead, her concentration became sharper, and even her mental perception ability and barrier technique became more proficient.
The white barrier around her expanded constantly to a farther distance.
She had realized that the 'Purification' characteristic attached to her barrier technique had a peculiar restraining effect on that guy flashing with dark purple lightning. Thus, the opponent's attack target was prioritized on [Lily of the Three Section Staff] and [Hellish Blizzard] (Fubuki).
But now, Fubuki was also heavily injured. The opponent's target was only herself. Her Lv3 barrier technique wasn't enough to eliminate the opponent...
Lilith retreated constantly, her other hand pressing on Fubuki's pierced abdomen. There, the blood flow had begun to weaken, indicating Fubuki had lost too much blood and was in danger of dying at any time.
What should I do? I'm so weak, not a match for that guy. [Locker] and [Short Hair] are dead. Mercenary Tao is gone too...
Lilith felt cold in her heart. She instinctively wanted to call for help, but instantly recalled Mercenary Tao's mockery.
Yeah, no one will come to save me at all. A Reincarnator praying to some god or hero before dying, isn't it laughable...
Sizzle!
Dark purple lightning lit up again. Lilith was startled. With a flick of her right hand, she threw Fubuki away, lunging forward herself as well.
Bang!
Dark purple lightning pierced through the barrier. Even somewhat weakened, it still shot directly into the ground, triggering an explosion.
Both Lilith and Fubuki were blown away.
The wound on Lilith's neck ruptured again.
Amidst spraying blood, the chill brought by excessive blood loss began to fill her heart.
Bad, going to die...
Boom, boom.
The ground shook violently with a boom, as if a huge earthquake erupted.
Lilith couldn't stand firm at all but still extended her mental power with effort, wanting to probe ahead. Harboring a glimmer of hope in her heart—if the person coming was Miss Tornado, or... even Mr. Mercenary Tao would be fine...
"Hey, [Evening Cloud], haven't you killed these few guys yet?!"
"Do you really want to wait here for Tornado to return?"
Amidst a huge voice, the ground swelled constantly. Soon, a huge stone man hundreds of meters tall emerged from the ground.
That oppressive size and the energy traces winding around its body made the last bit of luck in Lilith's heart disappear.
The newcomer was still an enemy, and another elite Reincarnator at least of the Second Ladder.
She sat down dejectedly, pulling the unconscious Fubuki behind her, carefully brushing off the sand and dust on Fubuki.
"Sorry, Miss Fubuki. I'm too weak to protect you."
Lilith moved her right hand to Fubuki's delicate neck. The arterial pulse there was already very weak. Lilith felt very sad.
Clearly at the beginning, no one would attack Miss Fubuki. As long as she ran away, she would be safe. But she stayed for the useless Lilith.
Sizzle!
Dark purple lightning shone like a ball. The man wearing a black jacket and a baseball cap finally stopped from that super-speed movement.
Standing outside the barrier, he looked back at that huge figure, knowing the opponent was also planted with [God's Blood], becoming a [Divine Messenger] under Boss [Treant].
Evening Cloud just focused on sensing the distance, wanting to detect traces of Tornado's arrival.
"Our order is to attract Tornado here. Before confirming Tornado's arrival, what's the point of killing these guys and running away?"
"Even if Boss Treant doesn't blame us, that one won't let us off."
The hundreds-of-meters-tall rock giant became angrier upon hearing this.
"F*ck that one. I don't care about those bullshit orders. At worst, I'll spend all my resources to enjoy myself after leaving this world, then do something big in Neon Genesis Evangelion, damn it..."
His mental state seemed quite unstable. Then disregarding everything, he raised his fist, smashing down towards Lilith and Fubuki in the barrier.
[Branding Iron] thought this mission was simple—kill Hellish Blizzard and an [Average] tier Reincarnator, then run. Tornado might not find him quickly.
But unexpectedly, that one also required confirmation that Tornado was attracted. Wasn't that directly asking for his life?!
Having joined Treant's command not long ago, he didn't know Treant's team was so cruel, still thinking about fleeing himself.
Boom!
The huge fist stirred the air. Blazing white cloud trails smashed down like a missile.
Before the fist fell, terrifying wind pressure penetrated the barrier, pressing Lilith almost to the ground, unable to move.
Lilith suddenly shouted loudly:
"Save her! Save Fubuki!"
"Please, Hero!"
She just sensed an extremely swift figure breaking into her mental perception range. At the moment of life and death, she shouted for help again uselessly.
But this time, not for herself, but for the person she thought more worthy of living.
Hum!
A red-haired figure moved his legs extremely fast, flying through the air, laughing wildly at the same time.
"Hahahaha~"
"I am not a hero, I am... a Chivalrous Warrior!"
[Six Techniques of the Arrogant Cold]!
The newcomer turned out to be [Red Dust]. His red long hair danced, clothes ragged like a madman, but the energy aura on his body increased instead of decreasing. Just the laughter caused the air to vibrate like rolling thunder.
Then using his hand as a saber, he slashed in the air.
Nearly a thousand meters of condensed blue-white saber Qi slashed down with a boom.
Pfft!
Just as Branding Iron wanted to dodge, the surrounding air completely froze. His heart tightened, wanting to call for help.
Sizzle!
Lightning exploded. Branding Iron was delighted. He didn't expect Evening Cloud's combat awareness to be so outstanding, truly worthy of a Divine Messenger catalyzed by that [Thunder God's Blood].
Dark purple lightning turned into a great spear, lighting up in an instant, then leaving his hand. The target... was exactly Lilith and Fubuki behind the barrier.
Evening Cloud reacted extremely fast. Sensing that powerful internal force making his breathing difficult, he realized [Red Dust] of [Chaos Sage] lived up to his reputation. Even with the enhancement of [Thunder God's Blood], he couldn't match him.
He erupted instantly, utilizing the advantage of his thunder power's godspeed, preparing to kill the target directly while Red Dust killed Branding Iron.
Regardless of the outcome, at least killing Fubuki would attract Tornado.
In this instant, almost everyone's mind was frozen.
The tens-of-meters-long dark purple lightning spear had pierced the barrier. Lilith's hair curled; her whole person was pierced by electric ions.
Red Dust's frowning movement seemed like slow motion. His saber momentum was exhausted; the icy saber Qi had slashed into that rock giant's shoulder.
Branding Iron's mood turned from joy to sorrow. Before the words cursing Evening Cloud's eighteen generations of ancestors could be spoken, the icy saber Qi had entered his body.
Crack!
In the next moment, the sound of glass shattering rang out. A red fist abruptly occupied everyone's vision.
Boom!
Devastating impact appeared. Even Red Dust trembled all over at this moment; his body-protecting Gang Qi shattered completely after just a graze.
In the next moment, he fell from the air. In front of him was already empty.
Not only the rock giant, but also the clouds in the sky, the debris on the ground, and the pitch-black spatial rift in the distance.
Everything had disappeared.
Lilith panted, not yet recovering from the chill of imminent death, only seeing a familiar figure appearing on the other side.
Hero... descended~
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