Drip, drop.
The sound of blood dripping grew fainter, but that was not a good sign. Lilith tried her best to open her eyes wide, wanting to see the movements of the person in front of her.
Unfortunately, she had neither demon eyes nor special pupil techniques, and her agility attribute was only a mere 11 points, making it impossible for her to clearly see movements as fast as lightning.
She covered her neck with her left hand. She didn't know what was happening to her. The pain and fear didn't completely shatter her sanity as they used to; instead, they made her focus more intensely, and even her Mental perception and barrier techniques became more refined.
The white barriers around her continuously expanded to a greater distance.
She had realized that the "purification" characteristic embedded in her barrier technique had a peculiar restraining effect on the guy flashing with dark purple lightning, so the opponent's attack priority was locked on Lily Threesection Staff and Jigoku Fubuki.
But now, Miss Chuixue was also severely wounded, and the opponent's target was only herself. Her Lv3 barrier technique was not enough to eliminate the opponent…
Lilith kept retreating, pressing her other hand against Miss Chuixue's pierced abdomen. There, the blood flow had already begun to weaken, indicating that Miss Chuixue had lost too much blood and was in life-threatening danger at any moment.
What should I do? I'm so weak, no match for that guy. Loka and Short Hair are dead, and Mr. Tao Bai Bai is gone too…
A chill ran through Lilith's heart. She instinctively wanted to ask for help, but then she remembered Mr. Tao Bai Bai's mockery.
Yes, no one would come to save her. A Reincarnator praying to gods and heroes before death, isn't that ridiculous…
Splat!
The dark purple lightning flashed again. Lilith was startled. She flung her right hand, throwing Miss Chuixue aside, and she herself lunged forward.
Bang!
The dark purple lightning pierced through the barrier. Even though it was somewhat weakened, it still shot directly into the ground, causing an explosion.
Lilith and Miss Chuixue were both blown away.
The wound on Lilith's neck ruptured again.
Amidst the gushing blood, the chill brought by excessive blood loss began to fill her heart.
Oh no, I'm going to die…
Rumble, rumble.
The ground shook violently, as if a massive earthquake had erupted.
Lilith couldn't stand steadily, but she still tried to extend her Mental power, wanting to probe ahead. She held a glimmer of hope in her heart, if the person who came was Tatsumaki, or… even Mr. Tao Bai Bai would be good…
"Hey, Muyun, haven't you killed these guys yet?!"
"Are you really going to wait here for Tatsumaki to come back?"
Amidst the colossal sound, the ground continuously rose, and soon, a giant stone figure several hundred meters tall emerged from the ground.
That oppressive size, and the energy trails entwined around its body, made Lilith's last shred of hope vanish.
It was still an enemy, and moreover, another elite Reincarnator of at least the second tier.
She slumped down, pulling the unconscious Miss Chuixue behind her, carefully brushing off the sand and dust from Miss Chuixue's body.
"I'm sorry, Miss Chuixue, I'm too weak, I can't protect you at all."
Lilith's right hand moved to Miss Chuixue's neck. She knew very well what kind of creatures Reincarnators were. Since this group had already decided to kill Miss Chuixue, they naturally wouldn't care about Tatsumaki.
So, it was possible for this group to do anything.
She decided to personally… kill Miss Chuixue before she died.
Her right hand touched Miss Chuixue's delicate neck, where the pulse of the artery was already very faint. Lilith felt deeply sad.
At first, no one would have attacked Miss Chuixue. If she had just run away, she would have been safe, but she stayed for her useless self.
Splat!
The dark purple lightning shimmered like a ball. The man in the black jacket and baseball cap finally stopped his super-speed movement.
He stood outside the barrier, looked back at the giant figure, and knew that the other party had also been implanted with the God's Blood, becoming a Godsend under the Mu Shuren's boss.
Muyun just focused his senses on the distance, trying to detect any signs of Tatsumaki's arrival.
"Our order is to lure Tatsumaki here. What's the point of killing these guys and escaping before Tatsumaki is confirmed to arrive?"
"Even if the Mu Shuren boss doesn't blame us, that one won't let us go."
The hundreds of meters tall earth giant grew even angrier upon hearing this.
"To hell with that one, I don't care about any damned orders. At worst, after leaving this world, I'll spend all my resources and enjoy myself, then go to Neon and pull off a big one, damn it…"
His Mental state seemed quite unstable. Then, disregarding everything, he raised his fist and smashed it down towards Lilith and Miss Chuixue within the barrier.
"Branding Iron" originally thought this mission was simple: kill Jigoku Fubuki and a "Bin"-tier Reincarnator, then escape. Tatsumaki might not find him quickly either.
But he didn't expect that one to also demand confirmation that Tatsumaki had been lured over. Wasn't that directly asking for his life?!
He had only recently joined the Mu Shuren's faction and didn't realize how cruel the Mu Shuren team was, still thinking of escaping with his life.
Boom!
The giant fist stirred the air, and a scorching white cloud trail slammed down like a missile.
Before the fist even landed, the terrifying wind pressure passed through the barrier, almost pressing Lilith to the ground, unable to move.
Lilith suddenly shouted loudly,
"Save her, save Miss Chuixue!"
"Please, hero!"
She had just perceived an extremely swift figure entering her Mental perception range. At the moment of life and death, she once again cried out for help in an unseemly manner.
But this time, it wasn't for herself, but for someone she believed was more worthy of living.
Buzz!
A red-haired figure moved his legs at extreme speed, flying through the air, and at the same time, he burst into wild laughter.
"Hahahahaha~"
"I am not a hero, I am… a Great Swordsman!"
Aohan Six Styles!
The newcomer was Hongchen. His long red hair fluttered, and his clothes were tattered like a madman, but the energy aura on his body increased rather than decreased. His mere laughter was like rolling thunder, causing the air to vibrate.
Then, using his hand as a blade, he slashed through the air.
A nearly thousand-meter solid blue-white blade aura slammed down.
Pfft!
"Branding Iron" was about to dodge, but the surrounding air completely solidified. His heart tightened, and he wanted to cry for help.
Splat!
Lightning exploded. "Branding Iron" was overjoyed. He didn't expect Muyun's combat awareness to be so excellent, truly worthy of being a Godsend nurtured by the God of Thunder's Blood.
The dark purple lightning transformed into a large spear, lighting up in an instant, then flying out of his hand, targeting… Lilith and Miss Chuixue behind the barrier.
Muyun reacted incredibly fast. Upon feeling the powerful internal energy that made him breathless, he realized that the Chaos Sage's "Hongchen" was indeed worthy of his reputation, and even with the enhancement of the God of Thunder's Blood, he couldn't match him.
He instantly erupted, using his Godspeed advantage of lightning power, and prepared to kill the targets directly while Hongchen was slaying "Branding Iron."
No matter what happened in the end, at least killing Miss Chuixue would attract Tatsumaki.
At this moment, almost everyone's mind was frozen.
The tens of meters long dark purple lightning spear had already pierced through the barrier. Lilith's hair was curled, and her entire body had been pierced by electric ions;
Hongchen's furrowed brow seemed to move in slow motion. His blade momentum was exhausted, and the icy blade aura had already slashed into the stone giant's shoulder.
"Branding Iron"'s mood turned from joy to sorrow. The words cursing Muyun's ancestors for eighteen generations had not yet been spoken when the icy blade aura entered his body.
Crack!
The next moment, the sound of glass shattering echoed, and a red fist abruptly filled everyone's vision.
Boom!
A destructive impact appeared. Even Hongchen trembled all over at this moment, his protective aura completely shattered by a mere graze.
The next moment, he fell from the air, and the space in front of him was empty.
Not only the stone giant, but also the clouds in the sky, the debris on the ground, and the dark spatial rift in the distance.
Everything had disappeared.
Lilith gasped, still not recovering from the icy chill of impending death, only to see a familiar figure appear on the other side.
A hero… has arrived~