Chapter 198: Seaside · Table-Flipping Battle (4/4)
“Count Sam has gone, and I’ll watch Priest Mode.” Wenders’ gaze calmly watched the figures streaking across the sky, speaking to Yun Xi beside him.
“Mr. Knight, I’ll leave this to you. I’ll go see what those people are doing.”
Yun Xi nodded gently. Her gaze fell upon the white coats constantly walking around one place. Her eyes sharpened, and her body turned into blood, disappearing with the rain.
……
Su Jiu and the other were drawn over by the opponent’s voice. They saw that Count Shetuo had pulled down the brim of his hat and was furiously smashing the blue light on the formation with an extremely unpleasant expression.
“What is this above?”
Finding no result, he looked up at the beam of light that was constantly accumulating light with a lingering fear.
He seemed to have discovered Bairnis above, and shouted at her, “What’s going on? This is completely different from what Count Sam said before! Let us out quickly.”
Su Jiu glanced down and softly asked her, “Can you let them out?”
“I’ll try.”
After meeting each other’s gaze, Bairnis retracted her gaze. Blue light flickered on the tip of her right finger, shooting towards the blue formation next to Count Shetuo. The blue light merged into it and dissipated into sparks.
Immediately, she closed her eyes. After a moment, she frowned slightly and murmured, “The Alchemy Array has been modified… I no longer have control.”
“What is that old thing Sam up to…”
Upon hearing this, Count Shetuo’s face instantly turned pale. He sat down in a daze and looked up at the sky.
Seeing his appearance, the others showed varying degrees of terror in their eyes. They tried to attack the blue formation with their skills, but they had no effect at all.
After all, even the Battle King level Count Shetuo’s attacks were useless, so what effect would their attacks have?
At this moment, the electric arc light in the sky had formed a sword-tip-shaped light. An extremely sharp killing intent emerged from the light, and as the energy condensed, the light kept appearing, and the killing intent kept growing.
The previous sharpness was amplified countless times, and those killing intent and sharpness had only one purpose—to kill the person below the sword tip, or rather, to destroy the coffin, and the others were just incidental.
This was a Sword of Judgment!
Trapped within the formation, Laura frantically slapped the blue formation, her face full of terror, and shouted at Su Jiu, “Miss Su Jiu, save me! I know you must have a way!”
“I can’t save you. This formation is not something I can touch at my level, and I don’t know how to save you.” Su Jiu shook her head gently and said.
Upon hearing this, Laura’s face showed terror, which slowly turned into a venomous expression. She angrily shouted, “Su Jiu, you hypocrite! You took so much money from our family, but now you’re standing by and watching!”
“I’m not a good person to begin with.”
Su Jiu avoided her hateful gaze and looked up at the Sword of Judgment in the sky, a blue light flashing in her eyes.
She felt a sense of death from it. Compared to it, it was very similar to the arrow the old man shot at the Giant Squid, infinitely close in momentum.
If this Sword of Judgment fell, no one present would survive, and her mission to stop the Gemini’s resurrection would end.
Now, she just needed to leave as quickly as possible.
Thinking this, Su Jiu looked at Bairnis beside her. The latter’s face showed a hint of paleness, and she formed seals again. Clusters of butterfly swarms, like star flowers, poured into the blue formation again.
“Why is it not working?”
But as soon as the butterflies touched the formation, they were assimilated. The next moment, Bairnis’s face became even paler. She wanted to form seals again, but a hand was placed on her shoulder.
“Stop trying, it’s useless. This thing seems to want to get rid of all of us. Come with me!”
Su Jiu said softly, then unceremoniously put her arm around Bairnis’s waist, showing her intention to take her away.
After all, Bairnis was not a bad person. In the story of Dou Bi Xi, she was only an accomplice, and Su Jiu only saw a girl who always lived very cautiously.
Hearing this, Bairnis’s delicate body trembled. Her eyes lowered. Were all the plans she had made for so long to end like this?
Su Jiu looked at her dejected expression and could understand her feelings, but that was all.
They had to leave before the giant sword descended, otherwise, even the aftermath of this level of skill could turn them into ashes!
Then, holding her, she shot towards the sky. The whistling wind roared in their ears. Su Jiu raised a light blue shield, blocking the rain outside, which turned into ice particles.
“Why save a sinner like me…”
Bairnis lowered her head, glanced at Su Jiu through the gaps in her hair, sighed again, and gently closed her eyes, letting Su Jiu hold her.
As people who had lived for so long, she could naturally sense Su Jiu’s intention and wouldn’t act surprised or willful like a little girl.
But her mind kept flashing about that red-eyed girl who often got into trouble. The latter always showed her a grinning smile and was dismissive of her warnings… even violating the Blood Clan’s precepts.
Alas… perhaps it was time to end it.
Su Jiu thought she would have to struggle to pull her along, but to her surprise, Bairnis was as compliant as a large doll, letting her hold her.
It seemed that the Duke Yudie was surprisingly easy to talk to, even easier than Dou Bi Xi, and had a weak and submissive feeling.
As she held her and ascended, Su Jiu worried that Bairnis might try to harm herself, so she came up with a suboptimal solution and replied in a low voice:
“I’m not saving you, I just want you to atone by staying by my side. I can heal everything on you, and in return, you must help one million deserving people.”
“When that time comes, I will give you your freedom.”
Upon hearing Su Jiu’s words, Bairnis’s body trembled slightly. She understood Su Jiu’s meaning and looked at her with some gratitude, then gently responded, “Mm.”
Then she broke free from Su Jiu’s hand and also turned into a stream of light, following behind Su Jiu and rushing towards the sky.
Just as the two rushed out of the range of the Sword of Judgment, a figure appeared above them. Su Jiu squinted and looked up, sneering,
“Master Samber, you’re quite something to have calculated to lure two Battle Kings into a trap.”
The person who came was the Count Sam from before. He was now full of smiles, holding a rapier emitting a sky-high aura of blood. He gently wiped the blade and said like a benevolent old man,
“Two, the sacrifice has begun. Please do not leave the scene… If it fails, how can we face those outside who wish to receive blessings.”
Su Jiu stared at him, her aura constantly amplifying, her expression still a cold smile mixed with disdain. “Blessings? Ridiculous! From the moment you started distributing alchemical items around the world to cultivate Corpse Demons, you have already violated the Blood Clan’s precepts. What blessings are you talking about?”
“Ridiculous? Did I send you in, or did you go in yourselves?”
Being spoken to like that by Su Jiu, Old Count Sam’s eyes narrowed slightly, and then he chuckled. The blood aura surged out from within him, and the Battle King level pressure continuously impacted Su Jiu and Bairnis.
Bairnis’s face changed instantly, her lips turning slightly white. She had severe injuries, and under such pressure, the black blood squeezed out by her clothes soaked it, and she could only hold her chest and barely maintain flight.
“Does Samber not think he has absolute superiority?” Su Jiu smiled faintly. Her aura erupted, shattering the black robe and revealing the Hanfu beneath.
Sky-blue frost surged out of Su Jiu’s body, and extreme cold instantly permeated the sky, even freezing a layer of ice on the sea below.
Although her strength was slightly inferior to his, she managed to dispel the pressure. Su Jiu smiled and said,
“If it were two against one, we wouldn’t fear you. And with your actions, I’m afraid the subordinates of those two Counts and other nobles will be angered. At that time, Master Samber will be in trouble.”
“So it was you who killed the Ancient God Sect Leader.”
Sensing this aura, Count Sam lightly flicked the sword in his hand. Crimson and black energy soared into the sky. The black and red blood aura and Su Jiu’s frost created a situation of mutual contention in the sky.
Half frost, half black mist, as if the entire night sky was about to be torn apart.
Looking at Mod flying towards them from a distance, Count Sam knew that he had discovered the anomaly, so he said with a smug smile, “Do you think I’m alone? I dared to plot against these people precisely because Bishop Mod joined. He is a High-Rank Battle King expert. What are those ants compared to him?”
Count Sam seemed to want to see a hint of fear on Su Jiu’s face, but to his disappointment, he could find no other emotion besides calmness. He then asked with some confusion, “Aren’t you afraid? That’s a High-Rank Battle King.”
“Look at what that is.”
Su Jiu smiled and pointed towards Bishop Mod.
“What do you mean?”
Frowning, Count Sam looked over and his expression stiffened. A knight in armor, riding a red dragon, blocked Mod, initiating a battle in another part of the sky. The fiery spear heavily struck Priest Mode.
“Who is this? With such strength!? We can’t delay any longer. Priest Mode doesn’t seem to be as good as the opponent.”
Count Sam’s heart suddenly jolted. Then, his face turned from green to white, and he fixed his gaze on Bairnis, who was panting slightly. A murderous intent surged from his face, and his withered fingers began to form seals. He coldly replied,
“Bairnis, have you forgotten something? You personally let those insects in. you are alive and well thanks to them. Since you have broken the contract, don’t blame me for being impolite.”
With such a change in events, he naturally had to reduce their numbers. He knew Bairnis’s strength from historical records—her annoying support ability was not a simple one plus one.
If she were allowed to buff Su Jiu, it would be much harder to fight.
“Bang!”
As soon as he finished speaking, an explosion sounded in Bairnis’s chest. With just one blow, Bairnis’s eyes went blank, and she spat out a mouthful of black blood. Her entire aura instantly weakened, as if she had suffered a heavy blow.
She could only weakly hunch over in mid-air.
“Those insects cannot die anymore, otherwise Bairnis will directly die. Mr. Knight is already stopping that Priest for me, and Dou Bi Xi should be dealing with those subordinates.”
Su Jiu turned her head and saw that her vitality was slowly decreasing. She looked into the distance again. The other side had already been burned by flames. Priest Mode’s face was full of confusion, and he could only be suppressed by Wenders.
“As expected of the former Knight Captain.”
Then Su Jiu came back to her senses, narrowed her eyes, reversed her short sword, gripping it with one hand. The illusory images of a full moon and crescent moon flickered alternately on the sword body, and then she slashed towards his neck, as if with immense power.
Frost flowers kept emerging from her wide cuffs.
This sword seemed to come from a celestial sword immortal.
Seeing Su Jiu make a move, Count Sam’s eyes also flashed with ferocity. His withered hands, like ghost claws, gripped the rapier in reverse. Then, the sword body flicked and rebounded, directly intercepting that slash.
“Clang!”
His eyes flickered, and he found that he had already intercepted Su Jiu’s short sword.
Just as he was about to mock her for her overestimation of her abilities, a crimson spray erupted from his old face, and the stinging sensation made him both shocked and terrified.
“When?!”
