Chapter 572: Chapter 272 Hatred and Hatred_2
Heavy!
So heavy!
Every flapping movement felt like it was burdened with the weight of a thousand jin of shackles, making it extremely hard to move.
Thud!
Thud!
Just at that moment, suddenly, two figures were expelled from the body like excrement.
Fang Yu focused his gaze, and to his surprise, it was Yu Wenwuji, and Wu Xinbang.
Yu Wenwuji was already at his last gasp, while Wu Xinbang was confused.
After snapping back to reality, he saw the blood waves almost eclipsing the sunlight, frightening him to the point of weak knees, but he still immediately picked up Yu Wenwuji and scrambled to escape, quickly disappearing from sight.
Fang Yu frowned but said nothing; after all, he was still trapped in the blood waves and had yet to locate Li Baizhen.
Don’t tell me his health bar has disappeared, merged into the bloody waters...
The worst-case scenario flashed through Fang Yu’s mind.
"Ah ah ah!!"
"Help! Help!"
"What the hell is this thing! Don’t come over here!!"
While Fang Yu was thinking about this, the blood waves surged again, sweeping up everyone within and violently crashing into those around them.
Like a hunter following a scent, it constantly drew more people into the blood waves.
Unlike Fang Yu who still had the strength to struggle a little.
Those less powerful people were completely immobilized the instant they were caught in the blood waves, their bodies floating in the bloody water, akin to corpses, shifting with the tide.
If it weren’t for the health bars still showing above their heads, Fang Yu really would have thought they were dead for sure.
"What the hell is this?!"
"Demon! An unseen demon!"
"What level of demon is this? Even Lin Kuanglong is helpless against it!"
Hmm?
The exclamations of the surrounding people made Fang Yu startle.
Lin Kuanglong fell victim too?
But perhaps the blood waves bit off more than they could chew, absorbing too many people; the scattered, floating ’corpses’ were just too numerous. Scanning the area, Fang Yu couldn’t spot Lin Kuanglong anywhere.
While Fang Yu was still searching for Lin Kuanglong and Li Baizhen,
Away from the blood waves, Zhuo Xueer and others standing on the eaves were deeply furrowed with concern.
"Are we not going to save him?"
Suo Fengxiang asked with some apprehension.
"Save him, but not now. We need to first understand the situation and also watch out for members of the Bonfire Gathering."
Zhuo Xueer spoke in a grave tone.
She had already instructed Fang Yu to keep his cool, to stay calm, but he wouldn’t listen!
Now, look what happened; he rushed in, got trapped, and now they had to figure out a way to rescue him.
"Ran Ran, keep a close watch on our surroundings. If anyone from the Bonfire Gathering shows up, alert me immediately."
Liu Ningran was taken aback.
"Sister Xue Er, are you going in?"
"Haven’t you noticed? The rolling blood waves maintain a square shape, like a continually circulating pool, churning incessantly. And within those churning blood waves, there’s a big fish preying on the smaller fish. If we don’t take action soon, Diao Deyi’s chances are slim."
Zhuo Xueer raised her hand, pointing toward a certain spot in the blood waves.
Swoosh.
Something, right at that moment, shot out like an arrow, creating ripples in the blood waves as it darted towards a motionless Martial Artist.
In an instant, the Martial Artist was torn into dozens of flesh and blood Fragments, the remnants of his body floating in the bloody water, quickly dissolving and absorbed away.
The entity behind this action then calmed down, with a satisfied look on its face, seemingly stronger by the act, licking its lips as if searching for its next target.
Upon closer inspection, one could see that it was a pretty young woman, yet very unfamiliar, unrecognized by anyone.
"Who is this?"
"Don’t know."
"She doesn’t seem to be from the Bonfire Gathering."
"I have some recollection! This woman seems to be from the Black Tiger Gang!"
Someone suddenly spoke up, recollecting something, but that was all.
Zhuo Xueer’s expression darkened.
"Disobeying orders, acting recklessly, once I save Diao Deyi, I must give him a good talking-to!"
Having said this, she looked around, surveying the crowd, her gaze falling upon one person.
"Suo Fengxiang, come with me."
"Ah? Me?"
Suo Fengxiang initially felt somewhat conflicted, but upon hearing Zhuo Xueer’s words, she no longer hesitated and agreed without delay.
"Alright!"
It wasn’t that Zhuo Xueer didn’t want to bring others; among those present, the only one whose strength was close to hers was Suo Fengxiang.
If You Shubai were here, there would be one more option.
Time was pressing. As they looked at the people dying tragically in the Blood Pool, they could not delay any further and were about to head directly towards the blood wave.
But just as they were about to move, they heard Liu Ningran suddenly cry out in alarm.
"Wait! That person is... Lin Kuanglong??? He is trapped in there too??"
What?!
Zhuo Xueer and Suo Fengxiang, among others, followed Liu Ningran’s pointing direction and looked up.
Indeed, in the midst of the blood wave, there was Lin Kuanglong, trapped within, still holding the corpse of his beloved wife with one arm.
However, the mummified corpse of Lin Kuanglong’s wife was already so eroded by the blood wave that holes riddled her body. If this continued, not even a complete corpse would remain.
"Even Lin Kuanglong..."
Zhuo Xueer’s expression sank.
She did have some self-awareness.
Knowing that compared to Lin Kuanglong, her newly achieved strength was still far from sufficient.
If she included her Demonization ability, she might be able to exchange a few moves, but overall, her strength was definitely inferior to Lin Kuanglong’s.
"If even Lin Kuanglong is powerless in the blood wave, what can I do?"
Zhuo Xueer asked herself, the answer being self-evident.
She looked up at Fang Yu, with eyes full of resignation and sighs.
Such a talented individual, to have his future and life buried due to a moment of impulsiveness, it really was...
"Lady Zhuo Xueer, we should take action now."
Suo Fengxiang beside her had not yet realized the severity of the situation.
Zhuo Xueer shook her head slightly.
"We... will not go into the blood wave."
Suo Fengxiang’s face changed.
"We are not going to save Diao Deyi??"
"...We can’t save him."
Seeing Zhuo Xueer turn her face away, unable to meet her own gaze, Suo Fengxiang clenched her fist.
As if speaking to Zhuo Xueer as well as to herself,
"We have to try... we must try!"
With that, she strode forward without waiting for Zhuo Xueer to react.
"Suo Fengxiang, stop! You don’t understand! If even Lin Kuanglong can’t escape the blood wave, our going there would be of no avail..."
Boom!!!
Just as Zhuo Xueer finished talking,
The blood wave in the distance suddenly splashed up a large volume of blood.
As if something had burst open from the inside.
Blood water rained down heavily, falling to the ground like a shower of blood.
The once-cyclical blood wave was suddenly cut open as if it had a gap, no longer chasing after those who fled, but quickly shrinking in size to close the gap, becoming smaller as a result.
This explosive sound was exceptionally loud, instantly drawing the attention of everyone present.
The people fixed their eyes to see.
Amidst the downpour of blood, a man holding a sword in one hand and cradling a corpse on one knee stood in the rain of blood.
It was... Lin Kuanglong!
Lin Kuanglong slowly raised his head, looking at someone in the blood wave.
"Come down."
Who?
Who was he telling to come down?
The crowd was puzzled, but they saw a person zip out of the blood wave, landing on the ground and standing at a distance from Lin Kuanglong.
It was a strange woman.
Not many among the crowd recognized this woman.
But Fang Yu could see the health bar.
[Li Xunxue: 1057/1057.]
Fang Yu’s eyelids twitched.
The health bar was filling up fast indeed.
Fang Yu was in the midst of the blood wave, so Li Xunxue’s every move was naturally caught in his sight.
Even if he hadn’t noticed at first, her frequent actions were quickly targeted by Fang Yu.
Unlike Fang Yu, whose health increased directly after killing a person,
This woman, who also possessed abilities similar to his or to that of the Green Demon,
Had a different method of increasing her health.
She could only kill to increase her health, and each kill only added one point to her health.
Which meant that in this short time, she had rapidly hunted in the blood wave and had already killed more than fifty people! She was killing like reaping wheat!
And for some reason, she was targeting specific people to kill.