The rookie's decapitation was extremely sudden. At the same time his head was decapitated, it disappeared, as though it had been swallowed by the air.
Although Shi Xiaobai was paying attention to the crowd's movements, the rookie was in the middle of the crowd. Furthermore, the speed at which his head was decapitated was too fast. He did not manage to capture the entire process, and when he managed to catch a glimpse, he could only see the rookie's neck split in the middle, with blood spewing out like a fountain.
This scene was bloody and horrifying, and it was extremely strange.
However, Shi Xiaobai had forced himself to calm down at that instant. His strong mental fortitude allowed him to calmly observe the rookie's bleeding wound despite facing such a bloody scene.
Life was fragile, as though it would snap with a gust of wind.
However, life was also tenacious. Even after being decapitated, one's consciousness could still remain for a second or two.
The rookie's instinctive struggle before his death had bought Shi Xiaobai a second or two.
This second or two was extremely precious. Shi Xiaobai did not waste any of it. He stared intently at the neck that was dyed red with blood. Before the corpse fell to the ground, he discovered a very crucial piece of information.
Shi Xiaobai's eyesight was extremely good. Looking from afar, he realized that the decapitated neck looked neat, but through the dripping blood, he could see several tiny gaps.
This rookie's head was not chopped off, pulled out, or twisted off. Instead, it was … bitten off!
A cold beam flashed in Shi Xiaobai's eyes as the fiery voice constantly resounded in his mind.
"Make your choice, youth!"
Without any hesitation, Shi Xiaobai chose choice 1. Save all the rookies in Dragon Mountain Valley.
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Shi Xiaobai looked up and surveyed the sky above the valley. From the rookie's lacerated wound, Shi Xiaobai determined that the rookie's head had been bitten off. The disappearing head had likely been swallowed by an invisible monster.
However, the entire sky was crystal clear. There was nothing strange about it. There was not even a breeze blowing in the entire valley.
Shi Xiaobai believed that his senses were rather sharp, especially his sixth sense, but he could not sense any other signs of life.
If a monster had really bitten off the rookie's head and swallowed it, then not only could the monster hide its body, it could even hide its aura, breathing and killing intent. It could even erase sound. If not, the rookie's head would have produced a 'kacha' sound when it was bitten off, but there was no sound at all.
What kind of monster could hide itself to such an impossible extent?
Could it be that the rookie's head was not bitten off?
Shi Xiaobai pondered for a moment and said to the rookies who were discussing the valley's sinister vibe, "Since the dragon is not in the valley, why don't we leave this place first? This King also finds this place somewhat odd. If we stay here any longer, something bad might happen."
Shi Xiaobai repeated the exact words he had said previously. Even his tone was deliberately the same as before.
The rookies agreed and prepared to leave the valley.
Shi Xiaobai said, "Everyone, do not split up. Make sure to protect each other."
Just like before, the rookies did not take his words to heart. They dispersed and headed for the valley's exit.
Ka Xiaozi's concerned voice sounded in his ear once again. Shi Xiaobai gave the same answer once again.
Everything was the same as before. It was as if everything was repeating itself.
As for the rookie who was about to suffer the calamity of decapitation, he was about to walk to the spot where he died. Shi Xiaobai memorized the position in that precious one or two seconds.
As the rookie walked, he was chatting and laughing with the girl beside him. He looked relaxed and carefree.
Shi Xiaobai tried his best to control his emotions, trying his best not to glance at the rookie's head. He hid the anger and killing intent in his heart, as though he was a killer lurking in the shadows, waiting for his prey to arrive.
"Three!"
"Two!"
A black beam of light bloomed in Shi Xiaobai's right hand as a black sword appeared in his hand.
"One!"
Shi Xiaobai bellowed angrily as he slashed at the rookie's head. A golden sword beam filled with killing intent tore through the sky!
If an invisible monster had really eaten the rookie's head, then at the instant before the rookie's head was cleaved off, the monster's head would appear above the rookie!
Shi Xiaobai's only chance was to seize that brief moment!
And this strike was perfectly timed!
"Roar!"
A painful roar resounded in the sky above the valley. When the golden sword beam flew above the rookie's head, it seemed to hit something transparent. The sword beam shattered, and at the same time, beautiful blood bloomed like a lotus flower as it splattered down from the sky.
The rookie and the girl beside him were drenched in blood as they immediately let out panicked screams.
Everyone turned their heads to take a look.
Shi Xiaobai roared, "Quickly conjure a psionic barrier for defense. There's an invisible monster in this valley. Take care to protect yourselves!"
Everyone jumped in fright, but their reactions were not slow. They hurriedly conjured a psionic barrier.
They looked up into the sky and saw that there was nothing in midair, but there was blood constantly dripping down.
The monster only let out a tragic cry when it was injured, but immediately following that, it no longer made a sound. However, the wound caused by the strike could not be erased as blood constantly dripped down.
Every drop of blood would change in the sky. Furthermore, the trajectory was chaotic. Clearly, the invisible monster was moving in midair, and was constantly tumbling in midair due to the pain.
Everyone could even imagine the scene of the monster flying around, but other than the constantly dripping blood, they could not see anything else.
What was even more terrifying was that despite the monster's intense movements, it did not make a single sound. Its body was moving so quickly, but there was not even a breeze.
If not for the wound, or the dripping blood, they would not have been able to see, hear or even sense the monster's existence.
"Heavens, what monster is this?"
"What do we do? This monster doesn't seem to be as simple as being invisible."
"How terrifying. No wonder I found this valley extremely eerie and terrifying."
"That monster seemed to have flown above my head. If not for Shi Xiaobai's strike, what would have happened? That monster … would have messed up my hair? "
"What do we do now? Kill it? "
"Hurry up and kill it. If the blood from the wound dries up, we will never be able to see it again!"
The rookies voiced out one after another. They felt a lingering fear. Some people had already suggested if they should kill the monster.
And at this moment, Shi Xiaobai had already attacked once again.
The rookies did not know that if not for Shi Xiaobai's perfectly timed strike, they would only panic for a moment and not feel much fear. However, Shi Xiaobai could not forget the scene of the rookie's head being swallowed.
A bloody death had once been cruelly displayed in front of his eyes.
However, Shi Xiaobai had no choice but to repress his sadness and anger at that moment. In that precious second, he calmly observed the rookie's neck wound. He also had to remember the location of his death.
The repressed negative emotions were like a spring. The longer he repressed it, the more intense the anger that brewed within him became!
At this moment, Shi Xiaobai was determined to kill!
"Kill it!"
Shi Xiaobai roared angrily as he charged at the invisible monster that was moving in mid-air. Although he still could not see the monster, the wound that was dripping blood revealed the monster's trajectory.
Shi Xiaobai slashed out with his sword!
Kun Peng's Sword of Wind, Ten Thousand Mile Squall!
Sword Beam Storm slashed towards the sky. This strike needed a certain level of judgment because when the blood dripped, the monster would move once again. There was no way to guess which direction it would run to the next second. It could be left, right, up or down!
"Roar!"
The sword wind collided in mid-air as a shrill roar immediately resounded. Several blooms of blood bloomed simultaneously!
"He hit it!"
The rookies exclaimed out loud.
It was not as simple as hitting it. The monster had clearly been severely injured by the strike. From the looks of it, although the monster could turn invisible, its defensive abilities were extremely poor.
However, after this strike, the blood was still dripping. Furthermore, it was even more frequent. The monster's trajectory was even less unpredictable.
Shi Xiaobai frowned slightly. He had a nagging feeling that the scream from before was odd.
At this moment, Feng Yuanlin shouted, "Everyone, attack together. Kill this monster!"
After Feng Yuanlin shouted, he was the first to throw the shield in his hand into the sky!
The other rookies immediately reacted. Shi Xiaobai had already shouted 'kill it', so what were they waiting for?
Mu Yuesheng raised her hands high and shot several bolts of lightning into the sky.
Liu Yu waved his hand upwards as several charms flew into the sky!
An Mo played his flute as a sonic wave surged into the sky.
Zhou Chuchu lashed out with her whip and swept it into the sky!
Kevin picked up a rock from the ground and, using the Price of Might, threw the rock into the sky with all his might.
Mozzie constructed a psionic warhammer, and with a Roasting Hammer, she smashed out a blazing flame that shot into the sky!
The other forty rookies also began attacking. All of their attacks were aimed at the sky!
However, the monster was moving too quickly and its trajectory was too messy. There was no way to accurately determine the monster's location from the dripping blood. As such, the crowd's attacks were not concentrated on a single point. Instead, they were spread out, nearly covering the entire sky!
Hence, even though they could not accurately determine the monster's location, it had nowhere to escape from the crowd's large scale attacks!
A series of explosions resounded!
Everyone pricked up their ears as they waited for the unconcealable scream that came from the explosions.
"Roar!"
Soon, what they waited for was an angry roar mixed with pain, but it was not just one!
"Roar! Roar! Roar! Roar! "
Angry roars sounded from all over the sky, like rolling thunder. At the same time, blood flowers bloomed in the sky, like a sky full of blood-colored fireworks, blood fell like a downpour.
Everyone was immediately dumbfounded.
Shi Xiaobai's expression changed drastically as well. He finally knew why he found the second scream somewhat odd. It was because the sound was slightly different from the first scream.
His two strikes had slashed at two different monsters!
In the sky above the valley, there was not only one or two invisible monsters. From the concentrated screams and blood, there were probably hundreds or even thousands of invisible monsters!
At this moment, a shrill scream that changed everyone's expression suddenly resounded.
Everyone turned their heads to take a look.
They saw a rookie in the outermost perimeter have his psionic barrier shattered. His head and limbs were simultaneously bitten by five invisible monsters before they were instantly torn apart!
A scene that was bloodier than being torn apart by five horses instantly unfolded in front of everyone.
At the same time, a few rookies in the periphery were also attacked by the invisible monsters. Their psionic barriers were instantly shattered by attacks that came from an unknown source. Their bodies were also instantly eaten!
In just a second or two, the valley had turned into a living hell!
Shi Xiaobai's eyes turned red at that moment as his anger reached a boiling point.
"Make your choice, youth!"
The fiery voice splashed a bucket of cold water on Shi Xiaobai's mind that was about to lose its rationality.
Time once again flowed back to the moment when the Absolute Choice appeared.
The second attempt to save him had failed.
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(PS: Seeking monthly votes and tips! This plot can't be rushed. Allow me to explain it slowly. It will definitely be interesting.) (To be continued.)
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