Finally, when the fireball flew right up to us and hovered in the sky...
Old Tian, Lin Kunlun, and the others felt a chill run through them!
In the sky, a pair of eyes, filled with endless indifference and killing intent, coldly looked down at the few guys on the ground.
Chen Xiao was enveloped in a raging crimson flame. Standing in mid-air, the spear in his hand was already red-hot from the lava, resembling a burning stick, yet he held it in his hand as if nothing was amiss.
Finally, Chen Xiao spoke.
"Besides that sword strike just now, do you have any other moves?!"
His eyes flashed with murderous intent: "If not... then it's my turn!"
Chapter 247 [The Worst Outcome]
In this situation, Lao Tian was completely disheartened! Even Lin Kunlun had a desperate smile in his eyes. No matter how proud he was, he was convinced that his side had no hope left in the face of such a disparity in strength!
Chen Xiao, in the sky, revealed a sinister smile. The lines on his face seemed to come alive and burn with fervor. Finally, he let out a long howl, pointed his spear with a swish, and then flapped his wings behind him, swooping down from the sky!
The spear tip, gleaming with a golden light, descended, arriving in an instant before Old Tian's eyes! Old Tian sighed inwardly, closing his eyes to await his death…
But just then, the golden spear tip had clearly pierced right in front of Lao Tian, almost touching his forehead between his eyebrows, just a hair's breadth away from his skin, when it stopped abruptly!
It came with the force of wind and fire, but stopped as firmly as a mountain!
The black figure that had swooped down from the sky like lightning suddenly stopped in front of him! The end of the spear remained motionless in front of Lao Tian's brow, while Chen Xiao's figure was still suspended in mid-air, wings spread, standing there, his terrifying face looking down at Lao Tian. However, there seemed to be a strange expression on that face now...
In that expression, besides the original ferocity, there seemed to be a hint of doubt, a hint of struggle, and a hint of strangeness. In those golden and blood-red double pupils, there seemed to be two emotions weighing and hesitating.
Chen Xiao stared at his opponent under his spear. He didn't know why, but even though he could easily pierce the opponent's skull with a single thrust, a sense of resistance suddenly arose deep within him when the moment came!
It was as if a strong desire within me was sending out a powerful signal, warning me that I must not kill this person.
Chen Xiao still couldn't understand where this signal in his mind came from, but this struggle at this moment did make his movements suddenly stop.
This person in front of me... I can't kill him, otherwise I feel like I'll regret it... But what is the reason for this?
Chen Xiao's hesitation, coupled with his already chaotic state of mind, caused the spear to pierce Lao Tian's forehead. Although it didn't actually touch him, Chen Xiao's formidable strength meant that even without direct contact, the force of the blow had already severed a large section of Lao Tian's hair, and the energy had pierced Lao Tian's forehead, causing blood to gush out from the area between his eyebrows!
Old Tian's heart stirred. Ignoring the blood streaming down his forehead, he raised his eyelids to meet Chen Xiao's gaze. Their eyes met, and for a moment, both seemed lost in thought. Lin Kunlun, standing beside him, watched the scene nervously. It wasn't that he didn't want to intervene, but the strike of the "Nine Heavens Sword" had drained his strength, and he was still recovering. He could only sit there and leave it to fate.
Looking into Chen Xiao's eyes, Lao Tian sensed the confusion and hesitation within them. A thought suddenly occurred to him. Without moving his head, his forehead still pressed against the spearhead, he reached into his robes and quickly pulled out a flat box. From inside, he took out a strange, transparent tube-shaped vessel containing a light green, semi-transparent liquid.
This is the same "miracle drug" with side effects that Shi Gaofei had previously concocted.
Chen Xiao's eyes flickered as he quietly watched Lao Tian's movements.
At this moment, the deafening explosions from the distant mountaintop echoed in waves, the shaking of the mountain grew increasingly intense, large sections of the mountain were torn apart, and entire swathes of land were uprooted, along with the surface vegetation! In some places, the ground began to crack, and flames erupted directly from the cracks!
But the two of them seemed oblivious to everything around them, and at that moment, they just stared at each other in silence!
Chen Xiao watched as Lao Tian took something out of his pocket. At this moment, he couldn't understand the meaning behind Lao Tian's action, and he was even a little curious.
Finally, Old Tian carefully held the translucent tube in his hand and slowly reached out...
*Smack!*
Old Tian, almost with a death wish, smashed the transparent tube against Chen Xiao's spear with all his might!
As the tube shattered, the translucent liquid inside flowed out, and upon contact with the air, it immediately vaporized with a whoosh! It turned into a light green mist that rose rapidly!
Chen Xiao didn't move. Even as he watched Lao Tian smash his spear with the transparent tube, he didn't budge an inch, still watching Lao Tian's actions with the same curiosity.
It wasn't until that wisp of light green mist rose that Chen Xiao seemed to be startled, but he had already inhaled a trace of the green mist into his nose.
Achoo!
The green mist seemed to have a strong irritant effect. Chen Xiao felt an itch deep in his nose and sneezed violently. He then abruptly withdrew his spear, his eyes filled with curiosity as he looked at Lao Tian.
Two thoughts were struggling and fighting in his mind. One voice shouted, "Kill these guys! Kill everything you can see!" The other voice seemed to be trying its best to stop him, but Chen Xiao himself seemed to be more inclined to the latter voice.
The strange green mist only made me sneeze; other than that, I didn't feel any discomfort.
Chen Xiao finally withdrew his spear completely, but still stared at Lao Tian for a full half minute.
Suddenly, Chen Xiao's eyes became chaotic again. He suddenly shouted, flapped his wings, and then his body soared into the sky, instantly disappearing into the thick smoke in the sky!
Chen Xiao's sudden departure caused Lao Tian, who had been struggling to maintain his standoff with Chen Xiao, to suddenly collapse as if his backbone had been removed. He knelt on the ground, supporting himself with his hands, and panted heavily for a while.
"That was close, I almost died." Old Tian gasped for breath, but a glimmer of hope appeared in his eyes: "That kid seems to have recognized me!"
But when he looked up at the sky, at the erupting volcano in the distance, and at the ground beneath his feet rumbling and trembling, his mouth tasted bitter again: "He's run away now, how can we find him?"
“I don’t know how to find him, but I do know that if we don’t run away, even if he doesn’t kill us, we’ll probably be burned to ashes!” Lin Kunlun said with a wry smile.
boom!!!
A violent explosion erupted again on the distant mountaintop, flames shooting straight into the sky! Blazing volcanic lava, like fireballs from outer space, was already falling not far from here.
Old Tian struggled to his feet. He glanced at Lin Kunlun and said with a wry smile, "I still have some strength left, enough to barely escape."
Lin Kunlun was in slightly better condition than Lao Tian. He had just been a little exhausted, but after resting for a while, he had regained some strength. However, his injuries were much more serious than Lao Tian's. After using the "Nine Heavens Sword," he had basically been knocked down from S-rank. Even if all his superficial injuries were healed, his strength would drop by several levels.
Fortunately, I still have the strength to escape.
Old Tian was carrying Prince, who had lost consciousness due to excessive blood loss, while Lin Kunlun picked up the unconscious Peacock. The two identified their direction and quickly fled down the mountain.
The terrain of the mountain has changed completely. Several landslides and collapses have turned the area in front of us from a forest into a complex landscape of exposed underground structures and large areas of collapsed land.