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Although they were only one street away from their base, it became a divider between life and death.
The sentries of Xianyuan City Watch determinedly fended off the insectoids, and they were drowned in the flood of enemies one by one.
The building with a red lantern outside the door was right before their eyes. Presently, Yu Qing was the only sentry who was still by Lu Ye’s side. Her figure was of unusual translucence. It was apparent that she was on the brink of coming apart.
At the most critical moment, she took Lu Ye’s arm and hurled him away before shouting, “Get in right now!”
While in midair, Lu Ye wielded his Inviolable Saber and destroyed two insectoids that looked like locusts.
He landed in front of the building, but when he turned around to look, Yu Qing was already nowhere in sight. Only the insectoids were relentlessly coming after him.
He quickly opened the door and dashed into the building before closing the door tightly. Soon, the insectoids were heard attacking the house from outside.
It was a building that had been blessed with a special protective power, after all. Regardless of what the insectoids did, they could not destroy the building.
Lu Ye clenched his fists with an extremely gloomy expression. The grief at the bottom of his heart made him feel an indescribable pain.
It had not been a long time since he got to know Yu Qing and the others, so they could only be considered acquaintances, not even friends.
However, those sentries eventually lost their lives to keep him safe. If not for their fierce protection, he would not have made it back to the base.
As he recalled it, he had only given Butcher a bit of Soul Cleansing Water, so he did not deserve to be saved by the sentries, who lost their lives for him.
The attacks from the insectoids remained vehement. Just one street away, an even more intense noise of a battle was heard. It was apparent that Butcher was still in a fierce fight against the insectoid in the Divine Ocean Realm.
There came a moment when the noise stopped suddenly.
Lu Ye’s chest tightened.
He had no idea about the outcome, whether Butcher had won or lost the fight.
While he was in his thoughts, the already boisterous insectoids became even more uproarious as they kept hissing.
Realising something, Lu Ye quickly looked out through the door gap and saw many insectoids gathering in a particular place on the street. Lights could be seen flickering from that place as the insectoids were cut into pieces.
Following that, Butcher’s chubby figure emerged and soon reached the building. Lu Ye hurriedly opened the door and let him in.
He closed the door after that, and the insectoids started attacking the building again.
Butcher looked around and asked suddenly, “Are you the only one left?”
Lu Ye hung his head low. “All the Seniors were killed while sending me back here.”
As though seeing through the guilt in his heart, Butcher smiled faintly. “Even if they didn’t protect you, they still wouldn’t live long anyway. It doesn’t matter that they’re dead; you don’t have to be mournful. They…”
He caught himself before he finished his words, and with a meaningful expression, he continued, “Since you’ve survived, you must stay safe, and don’t disappoint them.” ṟÄƝǑ𐌱ЕŠ
Lu Ye remained silent. His heart had never felt heavier.
Butcher walked up to him and passed him his knife. “I’m giving it to you, and you must keep it well.”
Lu Ye’s expression changed in astonishment when he saw what the thing was. “Senior?”
Butcher sat down cross-legged and sighed. “I’m exhausted, so I’m going to get some rest. Just do your own thing.”
With that, he closed his eyes, and his translucent figure contorted and dissipated. The knife in his hand fell and clanged to the floor.
Although he had won the battle, he had also used up all his energy. He had managed to make it back to this building, but he couldn’t hold on any longer.
In silence, Lu Ye looked at the spot where Butcher had disappeared.
He did not know what kind of faith it was that the sentries were holding on to. From his conversations with Yu Qing and the others, he had learned that the war had been ongoing for thousands of years, and as the war dragged on, all of them agreed that death would be a form of relief.
Liu Datong, Yu Qing, and the sentries whose names Lu Ye did not know of were still brave and unwavering in their last moments of life.
They had never been afraid of death.
A long time later, Lu Ye stepped forward and made a salutation at the spot where Butcher had disappeared. Then, he picked up the knife and kept it inside his Storage Sphere.
The next moment, he went somewhere else and sat down cross-legged so that he could consume some Spirit Pills to recuperate.
Although Butcher’s squad had been wiped out, their mission was still unfinished. For the sake of remembering them, and out of reverence, Lu Ye wanted to carry on with the mission of destroying all the insectoids in this area.
He had many wounds on his figure, which were left on him when he tried to break the siege a while ago. It was hard to heal these wounds. He could’ve used Soul Cleansing Water, but he had given it all to Butcher and the others.
That said, he still had the energy to fight, and it would be fine as long as he did not use his Soul Power.
He could sense that five of his slaves were still alive. Two of them had been killed by other insectoids amidst the chaos.
Since he had five insectoids with him, he should be able to help Butcher and his squad complete their mission as long as he was careful enough. The prerequisite was that he would not encounter insectoids in the Divine Ocean Realm.
He reckoned that it would not be easy to come across such insectoids, and the incident this time was merely a coincidence. Powerful insectoids had mostly gathered around the City Lord’s Mansion.
The noise outside gradually died down. There was no one to chatter and laugh as the entire base was in dead silence.
After resting for about four hours, Lu Ye got up and looked out through the door gap. Only a small number of insectoids roamed around, and five of them were his slaves.
As a thought flashed across his mind, he instructed his insectoid squad to approach the other insectoids.
The moment he opened the door, all the insectoids were alerted as they instinctively charged towards him.
Bloodlust stirred the next moment. The five slave insectoids flared up and destroyed the other insectoids around them.
Lu Ye dashed forward at the speed of lightning and unsheathed his Inviolable Saber, casting crescent-shaped Saber Lights as the insectoids that were coming at him collapsed to the ground.
He didn’t try to minimise the noise. Instead, he deliberately caused a scene to attract nearby insectoids.
The base was right beside him. If things went awry, he could immediately dash into the building to ensure his safety.
More and more insectoids were attracted to this place. The battlefield was covered with broken limbs of the carcasses. Golden lights wafted towards the back of Lu Ye’s hand from all directions, but he didn’t have time to look at the increase in his battle points. The only thought that occupied his mind was that he had to kill all the insectoids within his sight.
The battle ended two hours later. Lu Ye dragged his exhausted figure back to the base and recuperated.
Outside the door, the five slave insectoids kept guard for him in silence.
Half a day later, the door was opened once again, and Lu Ye stepped out. Although he had avoided using Soul Power, the battlefield was full of uncertainties. Most of the time, he did not have a choice.
There was no doubt he had become weaker after the battle, but this kind of frailty only took a toll on his soul, and it would not affect him negatively when he fought.
The next instant, he landed on the spider’s back and concealed his presence and curbed his aura with Glyphs. Following his order, the five insectoids set off to their next destination.
Lu Ye knew that Butcher and his squad were responsible for eliminating all the insectoids in this area, but he had no idea how large the area was.
One thing he was certain, though, was that they were moving outwards, so he would not make a mistake by inching closer towards the periphery of the city.
He had arrived at the periphery in the beginning, and he was supposed to make it to the centre, but now, he had to return to where he came from. He couldn’t help but think that life was indeed full of uncertainties.
Fortunately, the insectoids were generally weaker as he moved towards the periphery.
Whenever he found a base, he would scan his surroundings to see if there were powerful insectoids. If there were, he would make his insectoid squad kill the enemies. If there were no such insectoids, he would cause a scene in front of the base to attract nearby insectoids to come over.
There was no doubt it was tedious to fight on his own. Previously, he had Butcher and other powerful sentries with him. Wherever they went, the insectoids were powerless to counterattack. But now, Lu Ye only had himself to rely on, and he felt pressured.
Luckily, he could get battle points by killing insectoids.
He went on to recuperate and kill the enemies repeatedly.
The outside of every base would be dyed red as the carcasses piled up like a mountain. Lu Ye had no idea how many insectoids he had killed, but he knew he almost had 200,000 battle points now.
His body was becoming weaker. He had a feeling that he might not be able to complete the mission for Butcher and the others, which would be a shame.
There came a moment when he arrived at the outermost area of the city.
As he looked ahead, the fog was rolling around, separating the city from the outside world.
Looking at the fog, he could not help but feel a sense of familiarity surge within him. Whenever he came to the Rift of Illusions back then, the monsters would emerge from a similar fog.
Once, he was curious about what was inside the fog, so he tried stepping into it to find out, but before he could go far, he was killed without even knowing why.
He did not expect to see this kind of fog outside the Lost City of Xianyuan as well, and he wondered what would happen if he went in.
Soon, he cast the idea away. Although he had no idea about the consequences if he entered the fog, he was sure that he would end up in a horrible state. As such, he’d better just stay in the city.
He changed directions and led the insectoid squad to move along the wall as he continued the mission of eliminating the insectoids.
As they moved along the streets, they destroyed all the insectoids wherever they went.
Lu Ye had become weaker as his figure was now translucent. Although he would get some rest after every battle, the consumption of Soul Power still made him dizzy. For every waking moment, his mind was occupied by only one thought. He just wanted to close his eyes and fall asleep, ignoring the calamity around him.
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