Chapter 95: Chapter 79: Chasing and Killing
Translator: 549690339
Getting closer…
Even closer.
Chen Fan was speechless.
He hid behind a protruding piece of rock on a cliff with a group of Guardian Beasts, only to find out that the two parties chasing each other below the mountain were getting closer and closer to his location!
Under the cover of the “Shadow Canopy,” Chen Fan leaned against a large rock on his left hand side and poked his head out.
From his position on the protruding cliff, he had a wide view.
Ground level was just a little over five meters downwards.
And the top of the large tree on the ground just happened to cover his small area.
Chen Fan gently pushed aside a leaf and looked at the two people being chased.
They were getting closer…
When the distance between the two parties narrowed once again, Chen Fan’s heart leaped!
It was Zhen Qing and Ye Hao!
Confirming their identities, Chen Fan’s heart was in his throat!
He didn’t know what the deputy team leader of the War God Pioneer Group, Zhen Qing’s cultivation level was.
But why was she clearly with a level-16 flying Guardian Beast being chased with nowhere to run?
An existence capable of owning a level-16 Guardian Beast should have at least a Fourth Realm strength.
Now that the level-16 Guardian Beast is gone, and Ye Hao didn’t summon the Guardian Beasts either… Does this mean that their Guardian Beasts have either been killed or seriously injured and have been recalled to the Beastmaster’s Space?
What kind of existence is in that black fog to be able to make Zhen Qing suffer so much…
Chen Fan took a deep breath, opened WeChat, and sent a message to his master, Zhang Hai: “Master, I saw War God Pioneer Team’s Vice Team Leader
Zhen Qing and War God Academy student Ye Hao being chased.”
“Their pursuer is shrouded in a black fog and I can’t tell if it’s a man or a woman.”
“It’s likely the same group as the person who was killed by Senior Brother Bai earlier.”
“They’re coming in my direction.”
“Don’t worry about me, I’m hiding on a cliff using the Red-eyed Shadow Ape’s ‘Shadow Canopy’.”
“Hurry up and send someone to help, otherwise, it’ll be too late!”
Having said that, Chen Fan sent his location to Zhang Hai and then closed
WeChat.
Since he had entered the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain, his “phone” had been on silent mode, so he didn’t need to worry about Zhang Hai calling later.
Now, he could only hope that Zhang Hai got in touch with the City Lord’s Mansion and found a strongman to help.
Chen Fan tightened his grip on the long knife in his hand.
As Zhen Qing and Ye Hao continued to rush towards the mountain, he could finally see their condition clearly!
Zhen Qing’s battle armor was full of cracks, and her body was covered in blood.
Especially on her left arm, there was a sword wound stretching from elbow to wrist. Even the arm armor had spider web-like cracks, which was shocking!
As for her right hand, she was holding a peculiarly shaped long spear over a foot long.
Blood from her arm was dripping continuously along the spearhead!
Ye Hao’s injuries were much lighter than Zhen Qing’s, but his body was also covered in blood.
At this moment, it seemed very difficult for Zhen Qing to even walk. She had to rely on Ye Hao’s support to stagger forward.
Even so, she would take a few steps and then cough up blood.
In this state, Chen Fan doubted that she could run another 200 meters before spitting out all her blood.
Chen Fan squinted, quickly scanned Zhen Qing and Ye Hao’s left hands.
Both of their left wrists were injured, and their smart wristwatches were gone as well!
Looking at this, it was very likely that the two of them hadn’t even sent a distress signal.
Otherwise, there would be no need for them to be chased.
After all, the East Sea City army was currently surrounding the Heavenly Firer Ants on the plains nearby. There must be strongmen from East Sea City nearby!
How dare the mysterious person chasing Zhen Qing and Ye Hao be so arrogant!
Chen Fan secretly sighed that his just act of sending a message to his master, Zhang Hai, should count as a great achievement.
Deep inside, Chen Fan sighed and shifted his gaze from Zhen Qing and Ye Hao to the strange back fog behind them.
The black fog’s speed was much faster than Zhen Qing and Ye Hao’s.
The distance between the two parties was constantly closing!
“A beastmaster or Star Martial Artist with this kind of speed can’t possibly kill a level-16 Guardian Beast…”
Chen Fan stared at the black fog and murmured, “Unless… the person chasing Zhen Qing and Ye Hao is seriously injured as well!”
It would be reasonable for the pursuer to be injured as well.
After all, considering the miserable condition of Zhen Qing, it was clear that they had gone through multiple deadly battles.
Chen Fan felt his breath becoming heavier… With Zhen Qing and Ye Hao only
30 meters away from him, his mind suddenly filled with an image… Bu Jingyun, with singed hair, holding a damsel in distress, hysterical and shouting, “Stay away!”
Chen Fan silently cried out in his heart.
Yet, Zhen Qing and Ye Hao continued to get closer and closer.
Sigh, he actually had a pretty good impression of Ye Hao.
But…
“Heheheheh!”
Suddenly, a weird laughter came from the black fog.
As the black fog dissipated, a black-robed man appeared and almost caught up to Zhen Qing and Ye Hao as he darted through the chaotic rocks!
Zhen Qing snorted coldly. Like grabbing a chick, she flung Ye Hao away.
Then she turned around, raised the spear in her hand, and furiously swung at the black-robed man!
“Shh! Shh! Shh! Shh!”
A series of deep blue rays enveloped the black-robed man!
“Whoosh!”
The black-robed man turned into black fog again. The deep blue rays penetrated the black fog and just like that, the black fog was in front of Zhen Qing!
Zhen Qing’s expression remained unchanged. She raised her right hand and discarded the spear in her hand. At the same time, she drew the longsword from the scabbard on her back and furiously slashed at the black fog!
A dazzling light burst from her sword.
As the sword chopped down, the black fog split in two!
This series of actions could be described as smooth flowing.
But the strength of the black-robed man was truly unpredictable…
After Zhen Qing’s longsword sliced through the black fog, half of the fog dissipated, while the other half quickly transformed into a black-robed man, appearing behind Zhen Qing!
Before Zhen Qing could react, the black-robed man sneered, and heavily slapped Zhen Qing’s left shoulder!
Zhen Qing let out a miserable groan, staggering forward two steps, almost falling to the ground!
At that moment…
An axe suddenly spun with the wind, aiming at the black-robed man’s head and chopping down fiercely!
It was Ye Hao, who had been thrown away by Zhen Qing earlier, launching a sneak attack!
“Clang!”
Ye Hao’s axe struck the black-robed man’s head, bursting into a blinding light.
Unharmed, the black-robed man countered, sending Ye Hao flying with a scream!
Even the axe in his hand was thrown high into the air before falling below Chen Fan’s hiding spot!
Watching this scene, Chen Fan’s eyes twitched.
Ye Hao, with a Fifth Layer of the First Rank, couldn’t break the opponent’s defense even when using all his strength in one blow!
Facing such a strongman, even if he wanted to help, he had no power to do so.
Simply in terms of attack power, a Level 5 Guardian Beast was not much stronger than a Fifth Layer of the First Rank Beastmaster or Star Martial Artist.
Chen Fan stared intently at the black-robed man.
Under his gaze, a faint radiance flickered around the black-robed man. “Is this the ‘Protective Star Energy Armor’ of a high-ranked strongman?”
Beastmasters or Star Martial Artists above the Grade 2 Realm could activate Star Power to form a layer of defense outside their bodies.
However, the defenses of Grade 2 and Grade 3 Beastmasters and Star Martial Artists were not very strong and could hardly reflect the enemy’s attacks.
Only the “Protective Star Energy Armor” of Fourth Realm Beastmasters or Star Martial Artists could repel enemy attacks!
Above the Fourth Realm…
Chen Fan’s breath grew heavier.
Although the First Rank and the Fourth Realm seemed to differ only by three grades, the gap between the two sides was vast!
Ye Hao, who was just one step away from entering the Grade 2 Realm, tried his best with an axe, but couldn’t cut off even a single hair from the opponent, and instead was severely shaken!
The black-robed man turned around, glaring coldly at Ye Hao.
At this moment, Chen Fan finally saw clearly…
The black robe on the man’s chest was torn open, revealing a hole with flesh and blood!
He really was severely injured!
“Little bastard, you’re tired of living!”
The black-robed man slowly raised his right hand, his palm facing Ye Hao…
Blood spilled from the corner of Ye Hao’s mouth; he tried to escape but couldn’t even crawl up!
Just then, with a flash of the sword, Zhen Qing quickly approached like a Night Blade Leopard and stabbed the black-robed man’s back with a fierce thrust!
“Humph!”
The black-robed man sneered as he suddenly swung around, extending his hand to grab Zhen Qing’s sword directly!
In his palm, a cluster of Dark Qi formed a vortex.
When Zhen Qing’s longsword tip sunk into the vortex, it couldn’t penetrate nor be pulled back!
“You wretch, you took it too seriously!”
“If it weren’t for your feigned death and sneak attack, do you really think you could’ve hurt me?” The black-robed man sneered, gripping the sword tip and tugging it lightly towards himself.
Zhen Qing groaned miserably as her body was pulled over.
The black-robed man’s left hand, like a ghost claw, quickly grabbed Zhen Qing’s head!
“Explode! ”
Zhen Qing’s mouth twitched slightly as she shouted.
A ray of light shone on her longsword, and it burst into countless pieces!
The fragments of the longsword scattered like flying daggers!
“Puff!”
“Puff!”
Both the black-robed man and Zhen Qing were struck in the chest by several sword fragments!
“Wretch!”
Infuriated by Zhen Qing’s mutual destruction strategy, the black-robed man staggered back three steps.
But the well-prepared Zhen Qing would not miss such a great opportunity!
Completely disregarding her increasingly severe injuries, she charged forward again with explosive force under her feet!
Simultaneously, she drew two daggers from her waist, flinging one with her right hand towards the black-robed man’s face!
The black-robed man quickly sidestepped, and the dagger flew past his face.
Seizing the opportunity, Zhen Qing rushed in front of the black-robed man, leaped into the air, and swiftly kicked four times like a windmill!
“Seeking death!”
The black-robed man reached out and grabbed Zhen Qing’s right ankle, squeezing tightly!
“Crack! ”
Zhen Qing’s battle boots, made of an unknown material, didn’t shatter but instead shot out a circle of spikes, immediately piercing the black-robed man’s palm!
“You f*cking…”
After consecutive surprise attacks, the black-robed man was both shocked and enraged, grabbing Zhen Qing’s foot and attempting to fling her away!
Zhen Qing seemed to have anticipated this, stepping on the black-robed man’s left shoulder with her left foot!
The black-robed man grunted, retreating repeatedly.
Meanwhile, Zhen Qing twisted her body in mid-air and swiftly threw the remaining dagger, piercing the black-robed man’s chest wound after breaking through his Protective Star Energy Armor!
The black-robed man clutched the dagger in his chest, retreating continuously!
On the other side, Zhen Qing fell to the ground, rolling a few times before picking up the first thrown dagger!
“Puff!”
Her face flushed, and blood spurted from her mouth as she swayed on the verge of collapse!
At this time, Ye Hao rushed back from the other side, disregarding everything, and supported Zhen Qing.
The two quickly retreated, eventually reaching right below the cliff where Chen Fan was hiding!