When did friendship first come into being?
It was a blurry memory for Tang Ling.
In the beginning, she clearly resisted, but gradually, gradually, she walked into her heart.
The process seemed slow, but it was also just a blink of an eye. Their faces were branded into his heart.
A flash of a knife flashed before Tang Ling's eyes, but he showed a nostalgic smile.
Orston riding on a king beast, munching on an apple with his chest exposed, revealing the black sun tattoo that was passed down in his family.
Yu appearing coldly, stuttering and covered in dust. The bag he tossed on the ground was the proof of his strength.
Andy beside him, who was nagging and gulping as he watched Orston munch on an apple …
Amir who had a beastly gaze but was nervous, uncomfortable, and fearful as he lowered his head into the bloody cage …
I'm sorry, Christina and Vian. I don't care about your battle, but I can't forget how you two held hands and celebrated each other for passing the test.
That's right, who cares about the beginning of friendship? I remember what you two were like back then.
Huu! Tang Ling heaved a sigh of relief. Cheers as loud as a tsunami came from the second strategic passage.
He saw Andrew leading the Summit Squad over. Although he did not see where Hank was, he was too lazy to care about the details.
Most of the enemies had gathered and the show was about to reach its climax. It was the best time for him to leave. He would not leave any trouble for the Fierce Dragon Squad, would he?
As a matter of fact, Tang Ling did consider leaving at the beginning, but it would be too early.
He was afraid that the enemies did not even know who their target was and only knew about the so-called battle plan. If that was the case, what would happen to the Fierce Dragon Squad without him?
It was unimaginable!
It was just a guess. He believed that even if the Agnes family had colluded with the Underground race, they would not have spilled all their secrets.
What if the Agnes family only gave a vague explanation to the Underground race about his scheme? It was possible. The scheme was so well-hidden that even Tang Ling almost fell for it.
Of course, it was just a guess. Tang Ling dared not confirm anything. However, the guess was enough to scare Tang Ling. He dared not gamble with his friends' lives.
He gambled that he was the precise target. If he left, his friends would not be attacked.
Therefore, Tang Ling chose the safest way.
Hold on! Hold on! Protecting, the final protection! Defend until the enemies are gathered to the limit, and the show is about to reach its climax …
Listen, the sounds of fighting in the first and third passageways have inexplicably quietened down.
Listen, there were no longer any sounds of fighting in the second passage. Instead, there were only the high-pitched shouts of Aber, Aber, Aber, each louder than the last.
Look, Andrew maintained a strange speed, not slow, but definitely not too fast either, like a person who was about to draw in the net.
How would he reel in the net? However, it was not within Tang Ling's consideration anymore. He knew that everything that he had planned was going along with the main plot and nothing would go wrong.
As long as she chose to leave now, everything would be over.
The golden minute that he had fought for for his comrades was finally going to come into effect.
Or did Andrew think that he would choose to 'rebound' at this time and go up to a safe point? Tang Ling revealed a mocking smile on his face.
He still had doubts about the tactical movement disk. Although he had used it for so long, it proved that there was nothing wrong with it.
But this performance was too inexplicable. Could it be that a conspiracy was hidden in the depths? Regardless, there was no need to analyze it anymore.
Tang Ling sneaked into the forest on the left and even transformed to clear the obstacles on the way. The mutated beasts that were dominating the area …
Even the Agnes family did not expect this, did they? In order to make a perfect escape, he even hid the valuable materials from the mutated beasts. Even if he really went somewhere else, he would not be in a predicament where he did not have any money.
Therefore, since he was well-prepared, he did not have to worry about the enemy's little conspiracy anymore. They would not be able to catch him if they reeled in the net.
If Tang Ling doubted the tactical movement disk, he would never use it again.
He kicked one of the Underground Race away and pressed the lock on the tactical movement disk. With a slight push, the lock on the disk was unlocked with a snap.
With a shake of his shoulders, the tactical movement disk on his back fell to the ground with a thud.
"Tang Ling, what are you doing?" Yu looked at Tang Ling in disbelief. Judging from the situation around them and the reinforcements that were pouring in, the battle was about to end, yet Tang Ling chose to commit suicide?
Was he that stupid? Even though the battle was about to end, they were still surrounded and in danger. Was he going to let his guard down just like that?
However, Tang Ling did not give an answer. He looked at Andrew, and as expected, Andrew showed a shocked and incredulous expression.
Was the problem with the tactical movement disk? Tang Ling suddenly shouted, "Everyone, retreat in an orderly manner and use Rebound to a safe spot."
"Tang Ling, you …" Andy started to feel uneasy.
However, their tacit teamwork allowed them to retreat in an orderly manner. Tang Ling did not even turn around. While everyone was retreating, he suddenly dashed forward without caring about the consequences. He traded blows for blows and slashed madly for two seconds.
He successfully attracted the wrath of the few enemies at the front.
It was at that moment that he suddenly turned around. His control of his body was almost perfect as he slid forward and dashed towards the entrance on the right.
Before Tang Ling ran away, he purposely cleared the entrance, so no enemies surrounded him.
Then, he ran out from the right exit like the wind.
The whole underground Sector R was in a mess. The New Moon Warriors of the First Reserved Camp who heard the hope of victory were pumped with endless adrenaline as they became fiercer.
This was the best time to fight for battle credits. Did they not see the Purple Moon Warriors coming out from the first strategic passage? With their appearance, the enemies in the area would be wiped out soon, right?
Fight for battle credits!
Tang Ling looked at the familiar and familiar battlefield. Sorrow surged in his heart. The days of facing the battlefield ruins every day were finally over. What was there to be sad about?
As for the anxiety, it was gone. All that was left was the useless sorrow.
However, it was Tang Ling's choice. It was a choice he had to make.
In his plan, the only chance to escape was during the chaos of the war.
Before the war, he was not confident that he could escape. If there was a conspiracy against him, he would be on the receiving end of it.
After the war, dream on! The Agnes family had risen to power, so he would not have the slightest chance to escape.
Therefore, Tang Ling had been sketching out the outline of the conspiracy and planning the preparations he had to make.
While he was preparing for the final meeting with Su Yao, he even mentioned a hypothesis during his last meeting with Su Yao. He wondered where would be the safest place to meet Su Yao if they were separated.
Su Yao should be able to figure it out after he received the news.
Tang Ling did not have time to think about it anymore. It was the best that he could do after using all his wits, strength, and cautiousness.
Tang Ling was fast.
None of the New Moon Warriors, who were chasing after the enemies, noticed him.
According to Tang Ling's calculation, he would be able to retreat in an orderly manner in seven seconds before rebounding. It was necessary to retreat in an orderly manner. The safe point was set very close to each other and the enemies were densely packed. A sudden retreat might cause the threads to tangle, and those who were slightly slower would easily fall into the encirclement.
Seven seconds was the ideal time. If they retreated in an orderly manner, the enemies would need at least nine seconds to reach the safe point.
The two-second delay was enough for them to use the rebounding technique.
Four seconds passed in the seven seconds.
Tang Ling used three seconds to dash out of the stone wall and covered more than 30 meters in one second.
Five seconds.
Tang Ling was almost 70 meters away.
However, he focused his attention and listened to the movements behind him. His friends noticed that he ran without looking back. Would he delay the rebounding technique?
How would they feel?
The second question popped up in Tang Ling's mind, but he shut it down. It was not the right time to think about such things.
Six seconds.
Tang Ling was almost a hundred meters away.
His heart was racing. He had to seize the moment and rebounding. It was the golden minute that he had fought so hard for.
As a matter of fact, the situation was a lot better than he imagined. A minute was a lot. Judging from the current situation, the Fierce Dragon Squad would be safe in less than 20 seconds.
Don't worry. They will rebounding.
Yu is here, isn't he? Amir was also a rational person. Tang Ling felt relieved when he thought about the two of them.
Seven seconds.
Tang Ling looked up and saw Hank standing guard at the entrance of the underground Sector R. The man was guarding the entrance of the messy underground caves.
Tang Ling's heart clenched as if it was grabbed by a giant hand and squeezed hard.
Pain! His heart started to hurt.
It was not for himself, but his instinct told him that something bad would happen to the Fierce Dragon Squad.
Hank was one of Andrew's men. Rumors about their relationship were everywhere in the First Reserved Camp, and Aber would never be able to command Hank. What did it mean? It meant that Andrew was certain that Tang Ling would run away, hence why he sent Hank to guard the entrance.
If Aber thought that Tang Ling would run away, the ones guarding the entrance would not be Andrew's men but Aber's.
However, Aber did not do that, which meant that he was 100% confident that his plan would kill Tang Ling.
However, Andrew did not think so. Following that line of thought, it would only prove that Andrew did not follow Aber's instructions in certain aspects of his plan.
It was nothing new. If killing Tang Ling was a meritorious deed, everyone would fight for it, including the so-called family members of the Agnes family.
From Lionel to Andrew to Aber, they were all fighting for meritorious deeds!
However, Tang Ling did not care about all the messy things. He was concerned that Andrew had deceived everyone, so it was entirely possible that …
At that very moment, many thoughts and analyses flashed across Tang Ling's mind, but amidst the messy noises, he heard a few neat clicks.
The clicks made Tang Ling heave a breath of relief. Maybe he was overthinking. The Fierce Dragon Squad would not be a problem.
I should think about how to deal with Hank as soon as possible. Transforming right away is the best option?
However, in the next second!
"Aaaah!" Vian's helpless scream was heard.
"Vian!" Everyone shouted Vian's name at the same time.
"No! No! No! You lied to me! "Amir's frantic voice was the last.
"Vian! Vian! "Tang Ling's heart almost broke.
What did it feel like to have one's heart broken? A person would inevitably be stunned for half a second or even shorter, followed by a wave of numbness. In order to protect themselves, they would think that they were dreaming.
Tang Ling was stunned. Everyone in the Fierce Dragon Squad was stunned as well.
Tang Ling turned around numbly and sprinted towards the two stone walls with the fastest speed he had ever dashed in his life.
Can I make it in time? Hoho … Tang Ling's eyes were burning red. His eyes were burning red, burning red!
I can't summon the little seed and I need at least two seconds to transform. What can I do? What should I do?
Tang Ling was shaking violently. His mind went blank.
Everyone in the Fierce Dragon Squad was also in a daze. They watched helplessly as Vian stood on the spot without any preparation while a huge number of enemies swarmed towards her.
How long? She will be surrounded in less than a second!
Amir went berserk as he dashed down like a madman.
Christina widened her mouth in a daze. "Amir?" What happened? Christina screamed in shock as if the pressure had been released.
I want to go back! Can I trade my life for two more seconds? Two more seconds and I can stand in front of Vian!
I'm not asking for death! I'm not! I just can't watch Vian die like this and not stand in front of her!
She's going to die in my place!
Tang Ling felt like a knife was twisting in his heart. The word "replace" made a sweet and fishy taste rise in his throat. How ridiculous was he? He could calculate the heavens and earth, but he could not calculate the hearts of others. Was this how he felt when he lost his comrade's life?
Under everyone's gaze, Vian seemed to understand the situation she was in.
She suddenly looked in the direction where Tang Ling went and smiled. She raised the sword in her hand.
Fight!
Don't forget that I'm a warrior!
Tang Ling saw the entrance right in front of him, so he dashed over frantically.
Aamir landed on the shoulder of an enemy and charged at Vian in a frenzy.
The enemy raised the sledgehammer and Vian raised her sword.
Clang! Vian blocked the sledgehammer and took a step back. However, another sledgehammer came from the left and smashed towards Vian's waist.
The entire Fierce Dragon Squad was woken up by the clang. Who cared about life and death at this moment? What was the so-called danger?
All they could think about was the scene where they were together. There were seven of them, seven of them together.
The number seven seemed to agitate everyone as they dashed down.
Puk! Vian spat out a mouthful of blood and tried her best to thrust her sword at her enemy.
The moment her sword plunged into the enemy's body, another sledgehammer struck her chest. She could not stop it because there were so many enemies around her.
Amir dashed over without a care for his life.
Finally, he reached out his hands to hug Vivian. Wouldn't it be fine if he just hugged her and bounced back?
Amir pushed his speed to the limit. Vian's ribs must have been broken by now, right?
Tang Ling dashed back into the stone wall and the rest of the Fierce Dragon Squad followed. It might have been less than a second, but it felt like half a century had passed.
The enemies were too dense, too dense!
Tang Ling roared and leaped forward. He stepped on the enemy's head and pushed his Precise Instinct to the limit amid the countless sledgehammers as he dashed towards the encirclement where Vian was.
Did they hear Tang Ling's voice? Vian's eyes started to lose focus, but she tried her best to look around.
It was at that moment that a sledgehammer was swung at Vian's head.
Amir abruptly turned his head, his outstretched arms turning in a different direction to hug the sledgehammer.
Then, countless sledgehammers rained down on him and Vian.
Tang Ling dashed in!
The rest of the Fierce Dragon Squad dashed in!
Tang Ling used his shoulder as fast as he could and rammed the sledgehammers that came at him.
Kacha! Tang Ling could not care less about that!
Vian's smile was fading as she grabbed Tang Ling's shirt. Tang Ling turned around and his heart was shattered.
Amir also turned around at the same time, spitting blood out of his mouth. His eyes were filled with despair as if he was begging for death.
He used every part of his body to block the sledgehammers from all directions.
The rest of the Fierce Dragon Squad finally dashed over. All of them disregarded their lives and used their bodies and weapons to block the sledgehammers and the sledgehammers.
Was three seconds the difference between life and death? It felt numb as if it was a dream!
How could this happen? How could they be separated in an instant? This was the real separation, wasn't it?
Silence. It was extremely quiet. All they did was to protect Vian, who had fallen in the encirclement.
Silence. Everything seemed to be quiet. His ears were buzzing, and he couldn't hear anything.
Time seemed to be ticking. Some of the Purple Moon Warriors dashed over and the enemies seemed to have received orders to retreat.
How long had it been? 10 seconds? 15 seconds? 20 seconds?
Tang Ling's Precise Instinct had lost its effect, so he did not have the heart to calculate.
All he knew was, what was the point of retreating? There were too many enemies in the battle. They did not even have the chance to carry Vian back to safety. Their formation was messed up and they could not defend themselves at all. All that was left was to fight for their lives.
Will more people be sacrificed?
It seemed like none. When the enemies retreated, everyone except Vian was still standing. Amir was wobbling as he looked at Tang Ling and Tang Ling looked back at him.
What should he say now? Tang Ling raised his sword and pointed the cold tip at Amir's neck.
Amir smiled bitterly. There was no desire to live in his eyes. As a matter of fact, he was dying. When he swung the hammer at Vian's head, he hugged it with both his hands and used his chest as a shield. He felt like something was wrong with his organs.
Still, it did not matter. His life had never really begun.
The flower in his heart had withered.
"Tang Ling …" Vian's weak voice came. Tang Ling sheathed his sword and looked at her. What should he do now? Take out the freezing liquid. Yes, fetch some water. Freeze Vian. Yes, there are many things to do.
Tang Ling was glad that he could still think of it.
However, Vian seemed to have mustered all her strength to hold Tang Ling back. As a matter of fact, she did not let go of the corner of Tang Ling's shirt.
"Hold … me. It's cold. "Vian's eyes were begging him.
Tang Ling panicked. What should he do? Reject? No, I can't do it! Shouldn't I go get some water?
However, Tang Ling's instinct answered him. He endured the pain from his shoulder and hugged Vian tightly.
Vian's hand gripped Tang Ling's shirt in front of his chest. She looked calm and satisfied, but blood kept gushing out from the corner of her mouth.
Her words became clearer. "I still have my brother. I'm relieved. Tang Ling, I thought I would never have the chance to be … "
Tang Ling carried Vian to the underground river numbly. What if I freeze Vian in the underground river?
Can I freeze her?
Tang Ling's heart was broken. The pain reminded him of that night because Vian had died in his place.
So, can Vian stop talking? She sounds sad.
She did not have the chance to talk anymore. She started to twitch before she breathed her last.
The blood at the corner of her mouth was printed on Tang Ling's chest.
What was the last word? Was it the word 'hug'? Tang Ling tightened his arms. 'Vian, aren't you going to wake up and fix my battle uniform? Aren't you going to wake up and sit quietly beside me? Are you going to sit quietly and look at me like how you used to?
I'm actually hugging you, aren't I? '
Tang Ling did not shed any tears. Christina turned around and said in a trembling voice, "Vian, is she … is she … already … sob …"
Amir's gaze started to blur as if he was looking at the flower that he wanted to catch when he was young. The flower was blown away by the strong wind and slowly drifted away until he could no longer catch it.
Summer is coming to an end, isn't it?
Tang Ling held Vian with one hand and took out the Wolf Crunch.
What about 10 years later? Isn't this a promise that I can't forget? I haven't forgotten it. I've been preparing to meet you in 10 years!
The Wolf Crunch stabbed into the back of Vian's head and stirred.
What will we be like in 10 years? We won't look like you in 10 years, will we?
But you can't turn into a zombie!
Tang Ling put the Wolf Crunch away and carefully bandaged the back of Vian's head.
Let's go. I'll seek justice for you!
I'll let all those who should be buried with you die!
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