"Welcome back."
The thousands of words in her heart were condensed into four simple words. It was not some sweet words of love, but at that moment, it was more touching than any other words.
However, this warmth was destined to be short-lived because the golden pillar of light that descended from the sky quickly dissipated. The two figures in the pillar of light also slowly appeared.
"Shi Xiaobai?"
The smile that Sunless had managed to produce with great difficulty froze immediately. The others could not help but frown as well.
Although they were mentally prepared, guessing that the two people trapped in the God Slaughtering Formation would be injured or even riddled with wounds, they never expected it to be in such a state.
A cold silver hair, a pale face, a filthy body dyed red with blood, as well as a pair of eyes that the bright golden vortex could not embellish. This appearance that looked like a devil that had returned from hell but had fallen into depravity, was this the 'Shi Xiaobai' who exuded the fiery will of a righteous hero?
No, no, no. He was undoubtedly Shi Xiaobai, right?
Ignoring the affectionate embrace between the man and woman, the girl who was hugging the 'silver-haired devil' tightly was clearly the girl who would eventually become the Hero King in the 'past future' despite being covered in blood!
There was no reason for her to hug a 'devil', right?
That's not right. There was no reason for her to embrace Shi Xiaobai in such a selfless manner, right?
"Heavens, what happened in the other world?" Speechless exclaimed in surprise. He looked curious, but compared to being concerned about why Shi Xiaobai had become such a 'Shi Xiaobai', he was more curious about what had happened between the two of them for them to have such a relationship.
Just as everyone fell into a daze because of the strange scene, Dawn sensed something amiss. She slowly opened her eyes and moved her tiny head that was stuck to 'Shi Xiaobai''s chest up slightly. Following that, she surveyed her surroundings with narrowed eyes.
"Oh?"
The young girl's eyes slowly widened, a look of disbelief on her face. "He's out?"
At this moment, what she saw was not the world where the setting sun was like blood, nor was there any bloody and filthy hellish scene. The warm sunlight was shining on her body, and a gentle breeze was blowing. Extremely fresh air flowed into her nose, and on the vast land stood many humans that she felt close to. Although she did not know them, the only impression she had was that the young man whose chest had been pierced by her sword seemed to also have the surname Li. However, this did not prevent her from feeling kindness from them. Oh, no, it seemed that there were two girls who had a little hostility in their eyes?
No matter what, compared to the other world, this world looked so beautiful.
Finally … she came back alive with him.
"Hey, Shi Xiaobai, we are back. We are safe. So, you should rest well. You're really too tired, too tired, too tired … "
Dawn heaved a sigh of relief in her heart. She took half a step back and looked up slightly. She reached out her hands to gently hold 'Shi Xiaobai's' pale cheeks. She stared at the pair of dull eyes that could not hide the emptiness in them. She felt her heart ache for him.
What sort of desperate situation did he experience, and what sort of determination did he make to be able to protect her under such circumstances? Did he end up in such a state in order to protect her?
He was in great need of rest.
"Are you kidding? An hour ago, weren't the two of them engaged in a life and death battle, as though they were willing to perish together? Why has it been the complete opposite in a short hour? "
Speechless was dumbfounded. The 'Hero King' in front of him was completely different from the expressionless, cold-eyed blond youth who first appeared. It was completely different from the cold and callous look she had when she slashed out her Sword Soul in a bid to slay him and Shi Xiaobai.
What had happened in that world in a short hour? What did Shi Xiaobai do!?
"How can Benefactor Shi Xiaobai's methods of picking up chicks be something that mortals like us can pry into?" Liu Yu immediately gave up thinking.
Everyone was somewhat dumbfounded. They only knew that the changes in an hour were somewhat unbelievable. According to Field Marshal Awesomo, the Hero King appeared to be real. She had traveled through space from three thousand years ago? Although Field Marshal Awesomo's words were unreliable, it could not be said that they were definitely fake.
If she was the real Hero King, wouldn't Shi Xiaobai have picked up the greatest figure in history in an hour!?
Heavens, it was horrifying just thinking about it!
At that moment, a shocking turn of events occurred!
"Be careful!"
Sunless shouted. From her point of view, a massive figure had suddenly appeared behind Shi Xiaobai. It was Field Marshal Awesomo, who had been forgotten outside the battlefield and had healed himself at some point in time. He had suddenly launched an attack.
The spot where Shi Xiaobai and Sunless landed happened to be near the spot where Field Marshal Awesomo had collapsed!
Everyone was alarmed, but they were more than ten thousand meters away from the spot. There was no way for them to provide any reinforcements.
Sensing the surging killing intent surging towards her, Dawn frowned slightly. Although she had seen the black octopus that resembled sludge and the blackish-gray evil spirit with a katana, as well as the gigantic minotaur lying not far away, she did not wish to disturb 'Shi Xiaobai', who had finally calmed down with great difficulty, over trivial matters. Therefore, she chose to ignore them. She did not treat them as monsters that needed to be killed and planned on minding their own business.
However, she never expected that the gigantic minotaur that was lying not far away, as though it was completely dead or on its last breath, would suddenly jump up and cleave at them with its battle ax.
No, to be precise, the gigantic minotaur was cleaving at 'Shi Xiaobai's' head.
"Unforgivable!"
Dawn's gentle and heart-wrenching expression suddenly turned cold. Her eyes instantly turned as sharp and threatening as a sword.
Any act of harming Shi Xiaobai was unforgivable!
She did not know what kind of demonic creature the gigantic minotaur was, nor did she know why it had suddenly launched a sneak attack. However, she would absolutely not forgive the minotaur!
Dawn made a prompt decision and quickly waved her right hand. Like a flash of lightning, she stretched out her index and middle finger like a sharp sword. Instantly, she severed the coarse cloth rope around her waist. Her body that was tightly attached to 'Shi Xiaobai' was immediately freed.
After severing the cloth rope, she suddenly squatted down and like a compressed spring, she leaped diagonally forward. In a split second, her body shot out from under 'Shi Xiaobai's' arm and headed straight for the minotaur that was attacking from behind 'Shi Xiaobai'.
As she squatted down, she opened up her palm and flipped it upwards. Suddenly, she clenched at the invisible air as tiny purple runes flashed in her palm. Lucifer's Sword that had been left behind in the array world appeared out of thin air in her right hand.
This move was spatial magic's' Equipment Changing Magic '. It was considered a rather complicated magic. As' Lucifer's Sword's Sword's blade had been engraved with an intricate magical formation, she could summon it back into her hand even though there was a thick spatial wall between them.
But when she completed all of this, due to her overexertion of her stamina, she did not manage to stop it in time.
Dawn panicked but she immediately gritted her teeth. She raised her sword and ruthlessly swept it at Field Marshal Awesomo's arm in an attempt to force him to give up on the strike.
However, Field Marshal Awesomo directly ignored the strike. He did not care about the safety of his arm. His reason had long been swallowed by anger and humiliation. Just as he was about to completely revive, the youth that the azure-dressed girl was worried about had appeared near him. How could he let go of such a rare opportunity for revenge?
Field Marshal Awesomo's expression was hideous as the veins on his thick arm protruded. His muscles nearly ruptured. After experiencing the tragic experience of being dismembered several times and suffering so much 'damage', his strength had long recovered to its peak state.
Therefore, he was using all his strength at that moment. With an unstoppable 'Mountain Cleaving Axe', he cleaved at the youth's head!
Not to mention a head, even if it was a mountain, it would still be smashed into pieces by this axe!
Dawn turned anxious as she hurriedly changed the trajectory of her sword to chase after the axe that she could not block in time.
Just as the youth's head was about to be cleaved to smithereens by the axe!
Peng!
Suddenly, a pale hand that was covered in blood stretched out at a speed that was practically impossible to see with the naked eye, and it collided head-on with the axe before firmly grasping it. The axe was instantly forcefully stopped, and it was unable to move an inch forward.
"Impossible!"
The veins on Field Marshal Awesomo's neck protruded as his ox face turned purple. However, despite using all his strength, he could not budge the battle axe that was being held.
How did the silver-haired, blood-faced youth have such strength!?
Suddenly, the silver-haired youth turned his head to glance at him.
With just a glance, Field Marshal Awesomo felt a chill run through his body as though he had fallen into an ice cavern. An instinctive fear arose in his heart as though he was facing a natural enemy that he could not defeat.
He subconsciously wanted to release the axe and flee backwards, but the silver-haired youth suddenly moved. His speed was so fast that he could not react in time. All he saw was a black shadow flash before his eyes and the youth was already standing on his shoulder. Furthermore, he was holding onto his arm with one hand.
He widened his ox eyes as he felt a baffling sense of panic. However, for some reason, his body froze in place, unable to move. Suddenly, the silver-haired youth's bloody hand that was holding onto his arm waved upwards!
A thick, broken arm was thrown high into the sky in its field of vision.
Blood seemed to be suddenly released from a compressed pipe as it splattered out. Only then did the pain inundate him.
Field Marshal Awesomo let out a painful cry. He found it unbelievable that the silver-haired youth had torn off his arm with a casual wave. It was so fast that the pain did not even register.
However, the nightmare seemed to have just begun. The silver-haired youth suddenly leaped from his shoulder and agilely circled around his arm before climbing onto his back.
Following that, he felt a chill on his back as though a foreign object had been inserted into his body. Following that, he felt an excruciating pain as though a part of his body had been separated. The pain was so excruciating that he nearly fainted.
He cried out in pain as he struck his back with his left hand. However, just as he was bending it, the youth suddenly grabbed his entire arm. Following that, he was forcefully twisted at the joints, breaking his arm.
The repeated excruciating pain left him howling miserably. He could not faint even if he wanted to. And at that moment, something seemed to fall from the sky and hit his foot. He fell to his knees and when he looked down, he realized that it was a bloody vertebra!
The youth had climbed onto his back and in an instant, he had pulled out half of his vertebra from his body!
No, that wasn't a teenager at all, but a terrifying demon, a true demon in human clothing.
Just as he had such a horrifying and hateful thought, the devil's face suddenly appeared in front of him. The pair of thin and weak blood-stained hands had unknowingly reached his stomach.
Field Marshal Awesomo immediately realized a possibility of despair as he screamed, "No, no, no, no …"
However, it was useless. Without hesitation, the pair of hands easily pierced into its stomach and tore outwards. The viscous intestines were pulled out like a rope and then snapped midway. In the next second, the liver and lungs were crushed and spilled out.
"Ah Ah Ah Ah..."
Field Marshal Awesomo let out a cry of despair as his body was torn apart piece by piece. The pain was much more intense than being sliced apart by a sword. Furthermore, the pain came too quickly and too suddenly. What followed was a little too intense.
The commoners in the basin had never seen such a cruel and bloody scene. All of them knitted their brows and could not bear to watch. The weaker ones even began vomiting.
Speechless and company were in a daze as they watched. They found it unbelievable that the devil that was tearing Field Marshal Awesomo apart was Shi Xiaobai.
Even Dawn could not help but cover her mouth. Although she had seen the hellish scene when she woke up and had imagined the cruel scene, seeing it with her own eyes still left her feeling an intense impact. At the same time, she felt a deep sense of remorse and heartache. The more cruel and cold the devil in front of her was, the more gentle and adorable Shi Xiaobai appeared in her heart.
At that moment, everyone was stunned by the horrifying scene. Only Earthbound Yaksha began to stir. If this carried on, Field Marshal Awesomo might very well be killed for real. That was because the silver-haired devil seemed to be planning on tearing him to pieces. Such injuries might very well exceed Field Marshal Awesomo's self-healing limits. When that happened, he would die completely.
Be it due to his warrior spirit or their ten thousand years of friendship, he could not sit idly by any longer.
However, the moment Earthbound Yaksha moved, Sunless had already noticed it. She was one of the few people present that could maintain her composure. As she believed in Shi Xiaobai's nature and could roughly guess what had happened in the array world, she did not lose her mind over the bloody scene. She remained vigilant of Earthbound Yaksha's actions.
At that moment, she could tell that Earthbound Yaksha was trying to save Field Marshal Awesomo. Sunless immediately slashed out with her sword and blocked its path with an azure sword beam. Following that, she chased after it with 'Meteor Steps'.
"Scram!"
Earthbound Yaksha bellowed angrily. It did not wish to be entangled with Sunless. It was obvious that it was eager to save Awesomo.
Sunless did not say a word as she used the second stage of 'Meteor Steps' to advance. Suddenly, she slashed at Earthbound Yaksha's waist. The angle was sharp and it contained rich powers of light. It was definitely a killer move for Earthbound Yaksha.
Earthbound Yaksha had no choice but to turn around and use 'Sand Skygate Slash' to block the strike. It was secretly vexed as it bellowed angrily. Soul Suppression blasted out as it planned on killing Sunless first. It believed that its' berserk 'state would allow it to finish the battle in a short period of time.
And on the other side, Shadow Wraith, who had similarly 'berserk' state, began taking action. Its corporeal tentacles struck the ground as its mud-like body constantly moved forward. When it reached a sufficient distance, it suddenly lashed its tentacles at the silver-haired devil that was carrying out its rampage.
Dawn was already wary of her surroundings, so she naturally did not allow Shadow Wraith's sneak attack to succeed. When she saw the tentacles coming at her, she immediately took a step forward and with 'Lightning Flash Steps', she charged to the spot where the tentacles were attacking. She slashed out with her sword. This strike was the 'Sacred Fire Sword' that was specially used to counter evil entities. The sword was burning with holy flames. When it cleaved through the tentacles, it ignited the broken tentacles and guided them back.
Shadow Wraith let out a tragic cry as it hurriedly severed its tentacles. It roared crazily as more than ten tentacles flailed in the air before it suddenly struck out!
It was unknown when Speechless had appeared behind Shadow Wraith. He held a psionic sword with both hands and stabbed it at Shadow Wraith. In a strange posture, he used the 'Sacred Fire Sword' that he had mimicked from a Mirror Image. The holy flames followed the sword and stabbed into Shadow Wraith's anus … Oh, its body.
Shadow Wraith cried out tragically as flames that contained holy powers burned within its mud-like body. However, it was clearly not that weak. It immediately used the foul powers in its body to extinguish the holy flames.
The others also began taking action.
Mu Lengxi began singing Muse Silvermoon's' Wind Whispers Like a Song 'once again. This song that conveyed courage and faith was the most powerful at that moment.
Pulp Farmer and Mu Yuesheng joined the fray and charged at Shadow Wraith that was relatively close to them.
Feng Yuanlin and Liu Yu cooperated with Sunless and began launching a triangular pincer attack on Earthbound Yaksha.
At that moment, a ghostly figure suddenly rushed from the middle of the basin to a corner of the basin with a swoosh. While everyone was still reeling in shock, the figure had already appeared in front of Earthbound Yaksha.
It was' Shi Xiaobai '!
Where was Field Marshal Awesomo?
Turning his head to look into the distance, he saw that the spot where Field Marshal Awesomo stood was left with a pool of filthy blood and a large pile of sticky and disgusting minced meat. The only thing that was considered complete was a quarter of his face with a single eye hole. The rest of his body had been torn to shreds …
Upon seeing this, Earthbound Yaksha was infuriated. Ignoring the sudden chill in its heart, it slashed at the silver-haired demon in front of it.
This strike was the 'Wraith Demon Slaughtering Saber' that was tempered from slaughtering tens of thousands of hellish wraiths. It condensed the hatred that hellish wraiths had for the devils that had enslaved them for a long period of time. It was a saber technique that was specially used to counter devils.
Previously, it did not have the chance to use it against the humans with pure hearts, but now, against the cruel demon, it was perfect.
However, the silver-haired demon in front of it did not appear to be a simple devil. It had an exaggerated agility that even a high-level devil could not achieve. With a sidestep, it dodged the saber strike and grabbed Earthbound Yaksha's arm with one hand. It easily tore it apart from the joints and with the momentum, it moved forward and wrapped around it. Before the excruciating pain from the severed arm surged out, it had stabbed into Earthbound Yaksha's body!
"No! How is this possible? "
Earthbound Yaksha watched in disbelief as its abdomen was instantly torn apart. Following that, the excruciating pain nearly drowned its consciousness.
It was a wraith that came from hell. Clearly, only the powers of light and specter could directly injure its wraith-like physique. Why was such a fleshy hand able to tear its body apart?
Earthbound Yaksha was destined to never know the answer. In fact, there was not much time left for it to think. This was because the pair of demonic hands that tore apart its prey would not even wait for a second.
Tragic cries resounded through the basin once again. Thankfully, Earthbound Yaksha had a wraith-like physique and was considered a specter. Therefore, the scene was not as bloody and disgusting as before.
However, the degree of devastation was definitely enough to give people nightmares.
Sunless, Liu Yu, and Feng Yuanlin were able to watch this scene up close. The impact was unimaginable. No matter how horrifying Earthbound Yaksha's cries were, the silver-haired demon continued tearing apart its body like a machine. It casually tore apart the parts of its body that once belonged to it and threw them away. It was as though it was not tearing apart a life, but a clump of cheap cotton.
Liu Yu and Feng Yuanlin could not help but turn their heads away midway. Only Sunless continued staring intently at Field Marshal Awesomo from a very close distance. Even though it was about to be torn to pieces, Sunless was still wary of the possibility of it injuring Shi Xiaobai with a counterattack before its death.
What felt like an extremely long ten seconds was actually very short. In a blink of an eye, Earthbound Yaksha's massive body had been reduced to its present state of being like a pile of muddy water.
It only took ten seconds for a complete body to be reduced to a pile of muddy water that not even scraps could be found.
This was the reason why the scene was so impactful.
And after completing such a 'trivial' task, the silver-haired demon did not even look at the three humans. He turned around and charged at the rampaging Shadow Wraith.
"He did not attack us. Does that mean that Shi Xiaobai still possesses a tiny bit of consciousness in this state? Or does he only attack targets that are hostile? "Liu Yu pretended to be calm as he analyzed the situation.
"The latter." Sunless suddenly spoke. Her eyes were still tightly following Shi Xiaobai, but she had given an answer to Liu Yu's analysis.
"Is there any basis?" Liu Yu asked.
Sunless shook her head and softly said two words.
"I hope so."
There was no evidence that it was the latter, but she hoped that it was the latter.
Because if it was the former, even if Shi Xiaobai had a tiny bit of consciousness left, it would be too cruel for the awakened him.
…
Shadow Wraith was besieged by Dawn, Speechless, Pulp Farmer, and Mu Yuesheng. Its situation was a lot more difficult than Earthbound Yaksha's. However, it still relied on its massive body and extraordinary resistance to attacks to not be at a great disadvantage. It formed a stalemate with the quartet.
However, the silver-haired devil quickly extended its demonic claws at it. It was much faster than it imagined. To be precise, it was Field Marshal Awesomo and Land Yaksha that were torn to pieces. The speed at which it was unable to imagine it.
Therefore, tragedy befell it. In front of the silver-haired demon, it similarly had no means of fighting back. That unreasonable agility made it helpless even with its hundreds of tentacles, much less the strange power that could tear off a large chunk of its body. It was like a natural executioner. Furthermore, it was one that specialized in the execution of death by a thousand cuts.
As its body was the largest among the three Level Lords, it managed to survive a few seconds longer than Field Marshal Awesomo and Earthbound Yaksha. But it was also because of this that its misery lasted a few seconds longer than theirs.
Those few seconds felt as long as a few lifetimes. It was a hellish torture that it did not want to live for even a second!
The tragic wails reverberated throughout the entire basin for a long time. It made all the spectators fall silent. It made the rookies only dare to stop and watch from afar.
Only when Shadow Wraith's body was completely torn to pieces did the three Level Lords finally die. The silver-haired demon stood in the 'pool of blood' in the mud. Its body was covered in fresh blood, dirty flesh and filthy mud. It remained motionless, as though it was a machine that had finally stopped after completing its mission.
At that moment, the crowd's voices and breathing came to a standstill. It was as though the entire world had come to a standstill from the shock.
That was until a blonde girl whose clothes were similarly stained with blood suddenly leaped forward and pounced straight into the silver-haired demon's arms. She hugged the demon's waist tightly with both hands.
The robe she wore was originally white. It was spotless and pure snow-white, but at that moment, it had turned into a dirty blackish-red.
However, at that moment, she looked even more holy than a white-robed nun.
"Sleep. You'll be fine after a good sleep."
Dawn raised her hand and gently caressed 'Shi Xiaobai''s silver hair. She said as though she was talking in her sleep.
Not far away, Sunless slowly came to a stop. Her calm face and glazed eyes remained the same. Her expression and emotions could not be seen, but it was obvious that her body was trembling slightly when she stopped.
"Someone beat me to it..."
She whispered in a voice that no one could hear.
Other than that, no one made a sound in an attempt to disturb the 'couple' who were standing in the mud. They did not care that they were covered in dirt as they hugged each other in an oblivious manner.
The matter was over. The three Level Lords were all dead. The conspiracy against them had been foiled. Now, all that was left was the final conclusion.
The silver-haired demon, no, Shi Xiaobai had yet to return to his original state.
At that moment, he was like a machine that had come to a halt. He remained motionless as he allowed Dawn to hug him. The constantly spinning golden vortexes in his eyes had also come to a halt. They looked even more hollow than before.
However, he did not faint. Such a state made people involuntarily feel worried.
Dawn called out a few more times, but when she realized that Shi Xiaobai remained motionless, she thought for a moment and withdrew from his embrace. She took a few steps back.
"Is it because you don't want to sleep because it's too dirty? Let me help you bathe? "
It was unknown how the girl came to such a conclusion, but she immediately began taking action.
She held her hands together in front of her chest with her palms facing up, as though she was dragging a ball. She quickly chanted, "By the Oath of Water, In Thy Name, By Thy Body, Ball of Water!"
Blue light condensed between the girl's hands and suddenly transformed into a water ball the size of a basketball. The girl lifted it up and the water ball constantly grew in size. When it was half a story tall, she suddenly threw it forward!
The gigantic water ball flew straight to the top of 'Shi Xiaobai''s head and suddenly exploded. Like a waterfall crashing down, it drenched 'Shi Xiaobai'. Dirty blood, sludge, and flesh were immediately washed away by the water. Despite such an impact, 'Shi Xiaobai' remained motionless.
"Is this magic?" Liu Yu used telepathic communication to ask Mu Lengxi.
"It's magic. Three thousand years ago, the Psionic Ability system had yet to become mainstream. People who used magic accounted for a large portion of the population. However, the Hero King of this period had very ordinary magical standards, "answered Mu Lengxi.
In that short period of time, Dawn had consecutively thrown three water balls at Shi Xiaobai. He was a lot cleaner now. Although there were still some stains on his clothes, the dirt on his skin had been cleansed by a powerful force.
The face that had been washed clean finally revealed its true face.
"Man... He's quite handsome."
Speechless was slightly surprised but he immediately said with a chuckle, "Unfortunately, compared to This Emperor, he's still slightly inferior."
The people present ignored the second half of his sentence, but they nodded slightly. They were certain that the first half of Speechless's sentence was very reasonable.
His pale face looked more angular than before. His silver hair had a demonic charm to it. Although his eyes were hollow, it did not prevent them from forming perfect facial features. Shi Xiaobai's originally delicate but not handsome face looked very different due to some tiny changes.
Using the word 'handsome' to describe it was not appropriate. To be more precise, it had a neutral but masculine beauty.
Dawn gave a satisfied smile. She walked forward and ignored everyone's gazes. She gently caressed Shi Xiaobai's face. Thankfully, this action was initiated by a beautiful girl towards a particular youth. If not, it would look like a strange uncle doing whatever he wanted to a loli that could not move.
No one stopped her because they realized that Shi Xiaobai had already been completely cleaned up. However, Dawn's body was still covered in dirt. She did not even throw a drop of water at him, as though she did not care if she was clean or not.
"Isn't it said in history that the Hero King has mysophobia?" Pulp Farmer whispered into Liu Yu's ear.
"We might have learned fake history." Liu Yu gave up thinking as usual. He gave an answer that did not have any further research value, so there was no need to probe further.
Regardless of what kind of Hero King the Hero King in history was, the present Dawn looked like a sloppy and dirty female hooligan.
She caressed Shi Xiaobai's face for nearly a minute before she retracted her hand, feeling like she had not had enough. She said softly, "I'm leaving..."
Leaving? To where?
Everyone was stunned.
However, Dawn continued speaking.
"It's time for me to return to the place that belongs to me."
"I have no choice but to return because it's time."
"After this separation, we might never meet again. That's because we are people from different worlds to begin with. We might not even be from the same 'time'. We might not even be people from the same 'reality'."
"But regardless, I like you. I like you very, very, very much. Uh... I'm talking about liking between a man and a woman."
"This liking will not change no matter how much time passes. So even if we are separated, even if there is no way for us to meet again, as long as I have these beautiful memories, I'm already happy enough."
"However, I have one regret..."
"Up to now, I still do not know what you think of me. What are you..."
"Hey, Shi Xiaobai, even if it's just a tiny bit, do you like me?"
Ignoring everyone's gazes, the girl boldly and passionately finished her confession before her departure.
A faint sadness and a thick sweetness brewed in the air. This was probably the beauty of love.
"This is probably the taste of dog food," said Liu Yu.
However, the cold machine did not start operating again because of those heartwarming words. Even the girl's beautiful farewell and affectionate confession were useless.
The silver-haired Shi Xiaobai remained motionless and unmoved.
The girl sighed softly and suddenly took a step back.
"Don't forget me."
She looked like she was pleading with a pitiful expression.
"Then... goodbye... my first love."
It was as though she was bidding him farewell forever. Her voice sounded like she was sobbing.
The girl took another step back and took a deep breath. She looked up slightly, as though she was about to leave immediately.
At that moment, the golden vortex in the pair of empty eyes suddenly began to spin gently.
A fair hand was raised stiffly.
Everyone widened their eyes as though they had seen a miracle.
Dawn stared with widened eyes as well. She was stunned for a moment before she hurriedly reached out to hold Shi Xiaobai's raised hand.
"I... I... I..."
Suddenly, Shi Xiaobai opened his mouth.
It was still that familiar voice, but it was like a broken radio that was stuck on the word "I".
But at that moment, everyone patiently pricked up their ears.
Dawn felt that her heart was beating very, very fast.
"I... I..."
The repeated and dry word "I" lasted for an entire minute, but suddenly, just as everyone could not wait any longer, he squeezed out a second word.
"I... I... like..."
The word "like" instantly made Dawn burst into tears of joy.
As long as there was no melodramatic twist, the words Shi Xiaobai wanted to say would definitely be — I like you.
That sentence was enough.
Dawn thought to herself.
Yes, it was enough for the joke to end there.
What about having to leave and time being up? Of course, there was no such thing!
Her original intention was to pretend to leave and see if she could make the 'off' Shi Xiaobai regain consciousness, but she never expected to reap such a huge harvest!
This was completely out of her expectations. She only felt a sense of satisfaction.
"Actually..."
Dawn wanted to explain the joke because she would feel guilty if she were to continue making use of a joke to gain happiness.
But at that moment, a strange voice resounded in her mind.
This voice alarmed Dawn. Immediately, she panicked as she looked up and surveyed her surroundings before shouting loudly, "What's going on?
"What's the meaning of forced exit!?"
"I was just joking!"
"No! I'm not leaving! "
"I don't want to go!"
"I don't want to..."
Everyone was looking at Dawn in astonishment as she shouted to an unknown person. Suddenly, at the instant Dawn shouted "I don't want to...", Dawn vanished!
She vanished into thin air!
She instantly vanished in front of their eyes!
"Like... Like."
The voice that sounded like a broken radio was truly broken at that moment.
At the moment Dawn vanished, 'Shi Xiaobai''s voice came to an abrupt halt. The golden vortex in the pair of black eyes suddenly spun crazily. It was so fast that it resembled a spinning top!
Everyone was shocked as they suddenly felt a strand of heavy pressure assault their faces, and it actually caused them to be almost unable to catch their breaths.
"Soul... Suppression?" Speechless frowned deeply. Even though he had undergone 'stress resistance training', he was still unable to withstand the oppression of the Soul Suppression. And the Soul Suppression came from 'Shi Xiaobai'!
Dawn's sudden disappearance clearly made 'Shi Xiaobai' go berserk!
Strange black energy suddenly surged towards Shi Xiaobai from every direction. The golden vortex in his eyes spun at high speeds as his pale skin gradually turned black. His silver hair slowly grew longer as the Soul Suppression constantly increased. Even Speechless could not withstand it as his body was completely immobilized!
At that moment, the world seemed to show signs of an anomaly.
"Who... can stop him..." Speechless said with great difficulty, but he was smiling wryly in his heart. Even he could not move from the Soul Suppression, so who could stop the raging Shi Xiaobai?
Suddenly, Speechless's pupils constricted slightly. He saw an azure-dressed girl slowly walking forward under the Soul Suppression that felt like the sky was collapsing.
Sunless!
Even under such a suppression, Sunless continued walking forward step by step, approaching the raging Shi Xiaobai.
"Go... go for it..." Speechless prayed.
Sunless did not disappoint him, or it could be said that Sunless never disappointed others.
Even at the very end, when Speechless was pressed to the ground, Sunless was still walking. Even though she was crawling at the speed of a tortoise, her hand still managed to gently touch Shi Xiaobai's cheek.
"I came late..."
Sunless said softly.
The last time, I was beaten to it.
This time, I came late.
It did not sound much different.
But the second time, I touched your face...
At that moment, the ground that had begun shaking stopped. A ray of light lit up in the gradually darkening sky. The soul suppression that had crushed everyone to the ground suddenly vanished. The black energy that was constantly surging into Shi Xiaobai's body also instantly dissipated …
But a shocking change happened at that moment!
They saw 'Shi Xiaobai', who had his face touched, suddenly reach out his hands to press down on Sunless's shoulders. He pounced forward and immediately pushed Sunless to the ground. Sunless moaned as though she was in pain. Her entire body was pressed down by 'Shi Xiaobai'.
"Holy shit!"
Was he finally turning into a beast after failing in his raging attempt?
Everyone hurriedly got up and wanted to rush over to save Sunless, but they saw Shi Xiaobai, who was sprawled above Sunless, suddenly collapse. His head fell straight onto Sunless's chest. It looked like he was using his face to hit her chest, but everyone saw Shi Xiaobai's hair turn from silver back to black.
"He fainted."
Sunless hurriedly said. She made the crowd, who wanted to rush forward to stop Shi Xiaobai's ravenous actions, calm down.
Sunless hugged Shi Xiaobai's head and used her chest as a pillow before sitting up from the ground.
"He fell asleep..."
Sunless gently caressed Shi Xiaobai's black hair. Her voice was gentle and her expression was even gentler.
"Ah! Sunless, you... "Liu Yu, who was the first to approach, suddenly exclaimed.
Everyone hurriedly came over and saw two deep claw marks on both sides of Sunless's shoulders. Blood was gushing out, and one could vaguely see white bones...
So the final pounce by 'Shi Xiaobai' was not to transform into a beast, but to attack Sunless. If he had not fainted at the critical juncture, dispelling his silver hair state, Sunless's two arms would have been easily torn off like the three Level Lords...
However, despite encountering such a huge crisis and enduring such excruciating pain, Sunless's expression was extremely gentle. She even revealed a rare smile.
She caressed Shi Xiaobai's hair, which was on her chest, as though she was caressing a treasure more precious than life itself.
"Shh... Don't wake him up."
She looked up to signal the panicking crowd to quieten down.
At that moment, the two girls from the Mu family burst into tears. The few youths were deeply shocked as well. They felt that if Shi Xiaobai were to let this woman down in the future, he would definitely not be spared...
Mu Lengxi silently cast a healing spell on Sunless's shoulder. Speechless also used Mirror Imitation to heal her. After nearly ten minutes, Sunless's wounds healed slightly.
Speechless sighed and said, "Let's go. Shi Xiaobai needs a quiet room to rest. Sunless also needs to treat her wounds. Let's go back."
Everyone agreed to Speechless's suggestion. Sunless hesitated for a moment before agreeing. There was no other reason but because Shi Xiaobai really needed a quiet room to rest. Although she did not mind sitting down to be Shi Xiaobai's chest pillow.
"Come, Liu Yu. Lend me a hand. We will each hold one side. Little Xi and Yuesheng, help Sunless bandage her wounds. "
Speechless got Liu Yu, who was standing beside him, to 'carry' Shi Xiaobai. This was because it would be rather disharmonious if he carried Shi Xiaobai alone. Furthermore, Sunless's shoulder was injured, so she could not bear the heavy responsibility of carrying Shi Xiaobai alone. Furthermore, she still needed to treat her wounds.
Speechless's' deployment 'was always very reasonable, so everyone quickly followed his instructions.
The returning team was immediately determined. Feng Yuanlin walked right in front, while Speechless and Liu Yu each held one of Shi Xiaobai's arms. They walked in the second row, while Mu Lengxi and Mu Yuesheng helped Sunless bandage her wounds in the third row. Pulp Farmer walked at the very back to guard the rear.
Even though it was the returning team, Speechless did not relax at all. He moved in the safest manner.
This was because there were still a number of spectators in the basin that had yet to leave. Although they had taken the initiative to open up a path that would not be congested even if dozens of carriages were to travel together, no one knew if any accidents would happen.
It was always good to be careful.
The group proceeded forward.
Feng Yuanlin walked in a carefree manner. He had been repeatedly warned by Speechless to be vigilant.
Mu Lengxi and Mu Yuesheng walked to the left and right of Sunless to help her bandage her wounds. However, as it was broad daylight and with so many people present, Sunless only casually tied two bandages on her clothes. She needed to remove her outer clothes and bandage them again when they returned.
Pulp Farmer displayed an excellent quality that was completely opposite of Feng Yuanlin. Not only was he constantly vigilant of the rear, he had even released a thousand paper cranes as a precaution, nipping any accidents in the bud.
Speechless began to search for topics of conversation in an attempt to restore the heavy atmosphere of the team to a more lively atmosphere.
"Speaking of which, This Emperor remembers that only one trial-taker will be recognized in the seventh level. When the only person who clears the level is produced, the other remaining trial-takers will be forced to leave. So I'm very sorry. Very soon, all of you will be forced to leave because of This Emperor, "said Speechless.
"Why?" Liu Yu followed up warmly.
"Because from the performance of this battle, This Emperor should have performed the best, right? A brilliant deployment and a perfect strategy. Step by step, This Emperor led everyone from a perilous situation to a comeback. If the assessment program were to choose a person to recognize, it would definitely choose This Emperor, right? "Speechless said matter-of-factly.
"Uh... but the reason for the comeback seems to be because of This Penniless Priest's Telepathic Communication, right?" The boat of friendship capsized so easily. Liu Yu felt that he had put in a lot of hard work even if he did not deserve any credit. As a messenger who could not easily interrupt, it was not easy for him either.
"Without This Emperor's deployment, Telepathic Communication would have been useless." Speechless curled his lips.
"But why does This Penniless Priest remember that the cracking of Shadow Shackles was all thanks to Sunless? Finding the array core was all thanks to Pulp Farmer. Destroying the array core was all thanks to Mu Yuesheng. We were able to restrain Earthbound Yaksha all thanks to Mu Lengxi and Feng Yuanlin, who was protecting her. Benefactor Speechless, other than restraining Shadow Wraith for a short while, it seems like you did not do anything particularly impressive?" Liu Yu was perplexed. He had a nagging feeling that Sunless was more suitable to be the MVP.
"This..."
Speechless was momentarily at a loss for words. However, he quickly adjusted his thoughts. With a light cough, he said, "For a company to operate normally, it obviously needs all sorts of technical talents. However, the person who has the greatest influence on the company is obviously the general manager who coordinates the various departments and makes the final decision. What This Emperor does is no different from a general manager. "
Liu Yu was surprised. Although it was a fallacious argument, what Speechless said seemed to make sense?
At that moment, Feng Yuanlin, who was walking right in front, suddenly turned his head and said, "I believe..."
"Don't turn your head. Pay attention to the front!" However, Speechless immediately made Feng Yuanlin pay attention to the front.
Feng Yuanlin turned his head helplessly and said, "I won't turn my head. Can I just speak like that?"
"Sure, what do you want to say?" Speechless said.
"I believe that the person who can be recognized by the assessment program is also Boss Shi Xiaobai!" Feng Yuanlin said loudly. With his boss unconscious, a lackey obviously had to step forward to help his boss regain his composure!
"Tch, Shi Xiaobai? Why don't you tell me what Shi Xiaobai did in the battle? "Speechless said with a scoff.
"Boss Shi Xiaobai has killed three Level Lords!" Feng Yuanlin yelled.
"Is that so? Think carefully again. Can the monster that killed the Level Lords be called Shi Xiaobai? "Speechless said.
"Uh... it seems like..." Feng Yuanlin obviously could not admit that the silver-haired demon was his boss Shi Xiaobai. With that thought in mind, the credit for killing the Level Lords did not seem to go to Shi Xiaobai.
However, Feng Yuanlin was indignant. Hence, he said loudly, "But... but Boss Shi Xiaobai hooked up..."
"Hooked up?" Speechless was puzzled.
"Hooked up... who did he hook up with?" Feng Yuanlin scratched his head and said, "I remember that Boss Shi Xiaobai hooked up with a very powerful person of status! But who is it? Why can't I recall anything about it? "
"Hey, be careful that you don't get slashed for slandering Shi Xiaobai. By that Ye... Anyway, you understand. Although This Emperor also thinks that the fellow is a Casanova, This Emperor has no impression of who he hooked up with. It's normal that you can't remember because there's no such person, "said Speechless.
"Oh, is that so? Then I might have remembered wrongly." Feng Yuanlin thought about it and immediately felt that he had remembered wrongly. It was as though it was a completely baseless wrong impression.
"So, not only did Shi Xiaobai not do anything in the battle, he was even saved. It's impossible for the assessment program to choose him, right? It will definitely choose This Emperor. "Speechless said with a laugh.
"No, that's not right!"
Feng Yuanlin still felt that something was amiss. After racking his brains for a long while, he finally had a flash of inspiration. He said loudly, "Right, Boss Shi Xiaobai fought the Hero King to a draw! Brother Speechless, you were nearly killed. There's no doubt that you were defeated! "
"That was just This Emperor's carelessness... Furthermore, that Hero King is fake. It's a replica created by the assessment program. Didn't it tell us the truth before it disappeared? The Hero King that Shi Xiaobai fought to a draw with was not real after all. It can't be considered as something significant, "said Speechless.
"Fake... Oh, it's fake. Strange, why do I remember someone saying that it was real... Did I remember wrongly again? "Feng Yuanlin scratched his head in distress.
"Did you have some strange dream last night that resulted in your memories getting mixed up? Or... This Emperor's memories have problems? Hey, Liu Yu, Pulp Farmer, Yuesheng, what about your memories? Are they the same as This Emperor? "said Speechless.
"Same." Liu Yu and company gave the same answer.
"Ha... ha, then I must have remembered wrongly!"
Feng Yuanlin gave a stiff smile.
The conversation suddenly turned awkward when it reached this point.
For a few minutes, no one said a word. Only when Speechless found a new topic of conversation did it liven up a little.
At that moment, they were advancing through the Silent Desolate Lands. Along the way, they could see people who were similarly on their way back.
Therefore, they did not let down their guard. Oh, to be precise, they were referring to Pulp Farmer, who was constantly vigilant against the rear, and Feng Yuanlin, who was forced to constantly be vigilant against the front.
Most of the time, it was Speechless who took the initiative to speak, with the others echoing him. The return journey was not too boring.
However, just as they were about halfway through their journey!
A sudden change occurred!
The three people walking in the second row had a problem at the same time. First, Liu Yu, who was walking on the left, fell to the left as though he had been knocked away. Speechless, who was walking on the right, seemed to be hit by a tremendous force as he flew backwards for dozens of meters. As for Shi Xiaobai, who was being held by his arm, he had strangely fallen straight to the ground...
"Shi Xiaobai!"
"Boss Shi Xiaobai!"
"Brother Speechless!"
"Speechless!"
Everyone exclaimed. Sunless immediately rushed towards the collapsed Shi Xiaobai. When Feng Yuanlin saw this, he walked to the side to help Liu Yu up.
Mu Yuesheng immediately turned around and ran towards Speechless, who had flown behind her. Pulp Farmer, who was behind her, naturally walked towards Speechless, who was closer to him.
Mu Lengxi's eyes darted left and right. When she saw Sunless, who had rushed to Shi Xiaobai's side, her eyes turned gloomy. Biting her lower lip slightly, she turned around and ran towards Speechless.
At that moment, Sunless had already roughly checked Shi Xiaobai's body. Realizing that he was still unconscious and not injured, she immediately heaved a sigh of relief. She turned her head and asked Liu Yu, "What happened?"
She did not see any enemies, nor did she sense any energy fluctuations, but why did the three of them suddenly collapse to the ground?
Could it be some invisible force?
The answer was clearly not the case.
Liu Yu hesitated for a moment before saying with a sigh, "This Penniless Priest did not see it clearly either, but the general situation was that Benefactor Shi Xiaobai suddenly woke up and used his elbow to knock This Penniless Priest to the ground. Then, he struck Benefactor Speechless's chest with his palm, causing Benefactor Speechless to fly backwards … This Penniless Priest did not see what happened next either … However, it was likely that Benefactor Shi Xiaobai had fainted again and no one helped him up, so he fell forward."
That sounded like the truth of the matter. If the mysterious formless energy did not exist, it would cause Liu Yu to fall to the left first, followed by Speechless flying backwards, and finally, Shi Xiaobai to fall forward. Only Liu Yu's explanation could perfectly match the situation.
Furthermore, there was no need for Liu Yu to lie.
However …
"Why did Shi Xiaobai do that?" Sunless asked.
Even if Shi Xiaobai suddenly woke up, there was no reason for him to do such a thing, right?
"Uh, This Penniless Priest vaguely saw that Benefactor Shi Xiaobai's hair was silver at that instant … This Penniless Priest isn't too sure either. This Penniless Priest has a nagging feeling that it might be an illusion. After all, that instant was just too short."
As Liu Yu said this, he looked somewhat vexed.
For his black hair to suddenly turn silver and for him to attack his companions, this might be the aftereffects of the silver hair's berserk state?
Everything could be explained. Thankfully, no one was injured.
However …
For some unknown reason, Sunless frowned slightly.
At that moment, there was a cry not far away.
"Brother Speechless, wake up! Don't scare me, Brother Speechless! Sob Sob Sob … "
It was Mu Yuesheng's voice!
The strong Mu Yuesheng was actually crying!?
"What happened?"
Liu Yu asked in alarm. Together with Feng Yuanlin, they rushed to Speechless's side. As for Sunless, she was carrying Shi Xiaobai's body with both hands and slowly moving towards him. Her shoulders were trembling slightly. Clearly, it was too much for her to do such a thing with such a wound.
But in short, let's first cast our gazes at something more important.
At that moment, Speechless's eyes were tightly shut. His expression was extremely pale as he lay motionless on the ground.
Mu Yuesheng was wailing on his chest. Mu Lengxi was covering her mouth with one hand to prevent herself from crying, while the other was wiping away the tears that were constantly rolling down her cheeks. Pulp Farmer had a look of disbelief.
Liu Yu and Feng Yuanlin rushed over as Liu Yu said loudly, "What happened?"
The two girls were already sobbing. Pulp Farmer could only say with a trembling voice, "Speechless … Speechless is dead … He's not breathing … His pulse has stopped … Even his heart has stopped beating … Speechless … Speechless is dead … Speechless is dead …"
Liu Yu's eyes widened as the blood in his face instantly drained. However, he immediately forced himself to calm down and said loudly to the two girls who were crying, "Don't give up!"
Yes, even if all the signs of life were gone, it did not necessarily mean death!
They could not give up at such a moment!
Liu Yu shouted, "Mu Yuesheng, use electric shock to stimulate his heart. Mu Lengxi, use healing magic. No, that's not right. Use magic that recovers stamina! Don't cry! Don't give up! Speechless might not necessarily die just like that! "
At such a moment, command was extremely important. Just as Speechless had said, if not for Speechless's calm command in the battle, it would have been impossible for them to turn the tables after they were like a sheet of loose sand that was on the brink of despair.
In fact, what Liu Yu said was something that Mu Yuesheng and Mu Lengxi had tried time and time again before they were sobbing. However, it was because magic and electric shock were ineffective that the two of them had a mental breakdown.
However, Liu Yu's constant shouting of not giving up and that there was still hope had reignited their hope once again.
Even though the hope was slim, it made them firm up once again.
Mu Yuesheng straightened her body and placed her hands on Speechless's chest. She carefully controlled the electric current to a volt that was most suitable for emergency treatment. With such a superpower, she had naturally studied voltage emergency treatment.
As for Mu Lengxi, she began repeatedly using high-intensity magic that bestowed stamina and energy.
They were doing everything they could.
"Right … artificial … artificial respiration!" Liu Yu was also doing everything he could.
"Let me do it!"
At that moment, Pulp Farmer revealed his loyal side. Without any hesitation, he took the initiative to do artificial respiration.
Liu Yu's expression froze. He felt that he had given the wrong command. He did not know if Speechless would thank him if he was really saved, or would he want to kill him because of artificial respiration?
Pulp Farmer was a man of action among men of action. After saying that, he immediately squatted down and gave Speechless CPR. He did not give anyone a chance to object or snatch the mission.
However, there was one person who was closer, so she was one step ahead of him.
The second after Liu Yu said artificial respiration, Mu Yuesheng only hesitated for a moment before she reached out her hand to pinch Speechless's chin. She pulled it down and bent down to do artificial respiration.
As she did artificial respiration, her other hand was still on Speechless's chest to do electrical resuscitation. It could be said that she was doing her best.
This scene looked extremely sacred. Furthermore, the atmosphere was heavy and sorrowful. Therefore, the words' German orthopedics department 'were swallowed back by Liu Yu that nearly blurted out.
"Speechless can definitely be saved. He definitely can!"
Liu Yu said with certainty.
...
An hour later.
"Sorry …"
Liu Yu lowered his head deeply.
"This Penniless Priest was clearly beside him, but such a thing happened … This Penniless Priest … deserves to die."
It was such a painful self-accusation, but it couldn't make the current scene any heavier.
At that moment, everyone's body was covered in gray colors.
That was because Speechless was dead.
He was really dead.
After being resuscitated for an hour, there was still no breathing, no pulse, no heartbeat, and his body was turning colder.
Therefore, to be precise, Speechless had been dead for an hour.
"It must be a lie …"
Mu Yuesheng lowered her head. Her brown eyes did not have any luster, as though they were 'broken'.
All of this must be fake. It must be a lie, right?
Shi Xiaobai, who had suddenly lost control, had accidentally killed Speechless?
The friend she respected the most killed the cousin she liked?
This must be …
It must be a lie!
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