Chapter 728: What is a Yellow Finch? (Part 2)
“That sound is Miss’s. She’s damaged some structure and has a chance to escape…”
Upon hearing the commotion, the middle-aged man understood the situation outside. While his body remained stiff, his mind raced furiously. His gaze fell upon the place where the loud noise had come from, where a beam of external light was piercing through.
Facing this terrifying undead army, he knew his only path was to flee.
Su Jiu naturally noticed his subtle movements and even had a good grasp of his thoughts. She simply smiled and raised her sword, pointing forward:
“Go, everyone!”
The cost of this resurrection was about thirty intermediate magic crystals, which was still within an bearable range.
“Boom!”
As Su Jiu’s voice fell, the space in front of her distorted. The Shadow Jingwei all emanated an aura of at least Demigod level, and then they burst forth with extreme speed.
“Swish swish swish!!”
The bodies of the Shadow Jingwei created sonic booms as they cut through the air, like black moths soaring towards a wildfire, giving a sense of swiftness and discipline.
“A group of undead monsters…”
Reflected in his pupils were the Demigod squad led by Shadow One. The middle-aged man Liu Gang’s eyes flickered slightly, his broad palms trembling a little. The fear of battle within him was almost overflowing into his eyes…
He had killed more than one War God level expert. Even after advancing to Intermediate War God with the Liu family’s resources, he had never felt this way when facing someone weaker than himself.
Now, that feeling surged back into his heart like cold water. After engaging in combat with the first wave of figures, he couldn’t help but roar towards the figure wielding a sword as a staff, his voice low:
“Who exactly are you?!”
“Heh heh… Codename Raven. It’s a pleasure to meet the Liu family.”
However, his reply was only the slight movement of the maiden’s lips, her tinkling laughter carrying a hint of mockery.
Who was she?
Raven was for murder and arson, of course.
“Jie jie, human, can you take another of my attacks?”
With a chilling laugh, Feng tightly gripped the broadsword radiating red malevolent energy. He stomped on the ground, and the moment the ground cracked, he shot out directly. The blood-red sword trail stretched into a straight line, terrifying like a death line signaling immediate execution.
“Raven!? Our Liu family has ties with another of your codenames. Much of this alchemy technology was exchanged between us, and there are also two Ferrymen from the Ancient God Sect outside…”
Looking at General Feng, who was tearing through the air towards him, the middle-aged man threw away a Shadow Jingwei and hurriedly shouted. He was heavily injured, with little remaining energy in his body, and was no match for these immortal Jingwei.
Moreover, there was also that high-level Blood Clan member constantly harassing them with skills. If he delayed even half a second longer, he would have no chance to escape.
Those from Raven were not much kinder than the Ancient God Sect…
“Attack!”
Upon hearing about the Ancient God Sect, Su Jiu’s smile turned even colder. With a raise of her hand, she casually swung her black cloak, seemingly unimpressed by his words.
Hearing this, the middle-aged man’s expression changed. He secretly thought that the worst possible outcome had indeed occurred.
“I need to leave quickly! Let the two Ancient God Sect experts outside intervene.”
Rich white external qi continuously surged from his body, repelling many cloaked Jingwei. Then, he unleashed a slash towards Feng, the slash spanning nearly twenty feet, illuminating the entire dark space.
Feng could only parry the attack for the moment. The crimson light and the white slash occupied opposite sides, forming a temporary stalemate.
“Good opportunity!”
His gaze swept over the broken opening. The middle-aged man decisively transformed his body into a bolt of lightning and rushed towards the brightly lit area. The large broadsword in his hand was faintly charging, his eyes flashing with white arcs of lightning as he swung it.
“Break!”
As the broadsword touched the dark barrier, a massive impact force erupted from their contact. With the destruction, the surrounding black barrier made “crackling” sounds, and the light from the streetlights seeped through the spiderweb-like cracks.
Su Jiu simply watched. She was not in a hurry to act, because just then, she had also heard a familiar voice…
Liu Qian, the Mayor’s daughter.
“Boom!”
With a loud bang, the entire barrier completely disappeared. Outside, Miss Liu Qian and a crowd of onlookers appeared, each with a look of surprise.
“Great Guest Official Liu Gang, what is going on?”
The Mayor’s daughter looked at Liu Gang, who was being chased by a group of black shadows, and asked instinctively. She could feel that the cloaked figures chasing the latter, led by a red-armored warrior, were at most at the same level as her, only in the middle stage of Initial Stage Battle God level.
Why would the Liu family’s Great Guest Official, an Intermediate War God, be so fearful?
“Raven people want to pull a double-cross, Miss. Let’s get out of here quickly.”
Liu Gang stopped and glanced at the former, gritted his teeth, and twisted his strong body. At this moment, the blood he had temporarily stopped with flames on his back spurted out due to excessive exertion. Moreover, influenced by “Blood Surge,” the blood fountain sprayed wider and wider.
“Raven?”
Facing his words, Liu Qian merely frowned slightly, looked up at the circling black shadows, and murmured,
“Some of the shareholders of the Savior Society are powerful Ravens. How could they attack us? These people…”
She didn’t believe they were from Raven. Thinking this, she then turned to Su Jiu, who had put her black hood back on in the distance, gave a gentle smile, and waved lightly:
“Friends, you are not poachers, are you? Please give the Magic City Liu family some face. We…”
“Shoo!”
However, before her words could fall, white light flashed before everyone’s eyes. The next moment, a coolness landed on her neck, followed by a rather cold voice:
“Miss Liu, can you tell me where she is?”
“You…”
Feeling the coolness on her neck, Liu Qian immediately stiffened. She could detect the chilliness in the speaker’s words; the person would truly kill her. She opened her mouth slightly, but the smile couldn’t be maintained. Her expression turned grim,
“Who are you referring to? Could it be that useless Elf?”
“How dare you lay a hand on Miss!”
Upon seeing this, the strong man’s expression changed drastically. He reacted and tried to attack Su Jiu, but she merely glanced at him, completely unfazed, her eyes as indifferent as water.
“Miss…”
The strong man endured the severe pain and tried to pick up the broadsword in his hand, not out of loyalty, but because if this Liu family young lady met misfortune here, he would most likely be held accountable by the Liu family.
“Swish swish!!”
However, Feng and Shadow One had already arrived before him. The two, one in front and one behind, each holding a long sword and a broken blade, directly thrust towards his neck, as thick as a tree stump. With a “slash,” blood splashed out.
The blood splattered onto the maiden’s expressionless mask. Killing a War God level expert involved in the Ancient God Sect’s dirty work for the Liu family stirred no emotion within her. Slowly, she brought her sword closer to the fair neck and said faintly,
“Don’t play dumb with me. You know what I mean.”
“I… I.”
Liu Qian felt a slight sting on her neck, hot blood drops rolling down her clothes. At this moment, she felt an inexplicable chill all over her body, a coldness that spread from the soles of her feet to the base of her spine. Her lower body couldn’t help but feel warm, and she could only stammer:
“You… you can’t kill me. My father is… the Mayor of Magic City, the Second Elder of the Enforcement Hall… If you kill me, Dragon Country will make it impossible for you to stay.”
Listening to the trembling voice listing her positions, Su Jiu’s eyes lowered slightly. She felt that every era had its own parasites, and there might be more than one such parasite…
The masses trusted them. They held the top-tier resources, yet they were still not satisfied, and they had extended their reach to collude with the Ancient God Sect.
She thought of someone. Someone who spoke of honor but acted in a manner that benefitted the country—Mr. Ziwei Li.
Similarly, an Elder of the main hall, whose father was also a powerful elder. Perhaps he could help investigate this Ancient God Sect incident caused by the Elf.
Although this was something to be dealt with later, she couldn’t help but feel a surge of displeasure. Her eyes narrowed, and she thrust her long sword towards the other party’s dantian, infusing it with the Extraordinary Attribute [Holy Stain].
This would only lead to one outcome…
With a “puff!”, Liu Qian felt the external qi in her body instantly dissipate. Her beautiful face showed a panicked expression, but the beauty quickly faded, and her originally firm skin began to wrinkle…
“What did you do to me?!”
She looked at her dantian in a frenzy. A sword tip protruded, and she felt something continuously entering and devouring her from within… Her aura rapidly declined from War God level, quickly reaching the Battle King level.
Her cultivation was largely crippled.
Ignoring the other party’s questioning, Su Jiu pulled out her sword, then grabbed the former’s long hair and yanked hard, leaning close to her ear and whispering:
“Don’t worry, I won’t kill you. Tell me, where is the person impersonating the Elf?”
At this moment, the Mayor’s daughter finally became completely terrified. She covered her dantian with one hand and urgently pointed to the Ferris wheel in the distance with the other:
“There, inside the barrier.”
Su Jiu followed the direction of her finger and saw a mass of black mist at the top of the Ferris wheel. It was the black mist that had blocked her senses. Knowing where Weir was, she breathed a sigh of relief…
Sensing Su Jiu’s relieved sigh, Liu Qian also breathed a sigh of relief, clutching her abdomen and enduring the pain, managing a twisted smile:
“Since you know their location, can you let me go?”
“Let you go?”
Hearing this, Su Jiu looked at her with the expression one would reserve for a rare animal, but she quickly shook her head and chuckled, “That won’t do…”
Seeing Su Jiu shake her head, the young lady was stunned. Since the other party wasn’t going to kill her and had crippled most of her cultivation, shouldn’t she be let go?
After all, given her identity, imprisoning her would bring no benefit to the other party.
As she was filled with confusion, Su Jiu’s foot exerted force. She simply pulled her long hair and soared into the sky, as if carrying a basketball.
Severe pain shot from her scalp. Liu Qian’s face contorted, and she shouted in anger, “Ahhh!! Madwoman!” but she was unable to resist. In front of the other party, she was no stronger than a lab rat.
“The climax is here. How can the Witch and the Knight not make an appearance?”
Completely disregarding the sudden piercing scream, Su Jiu continued to soar into the sky. The reason she brought the other party along was that she knew the latter possessed a “hand token” that could enter the barrier.
After all, the Ancient God Sect was fond of such things.
