The strange man's figure moved quickly like a wandering spirit amidst the attacks. His figure appeared and disappeared like a ghost, causing all the attacks to hit nothing but air.
Lu Yunxian's domineering Explosive Fist blasted open a ravine more than ten meters long on the ground. Large amounts of blood evaporated, but it failed to injure the strange man at all.
"Ah!" One of the officers retreated in shock. The strange man's figure appeared, and he was already face to face with him. A pair of completely black eyes looked at him through his hair, causing him to feel extreme fear. He involuntarily screamed and retreated.
However, the strange man's hand was already grabbing at his neck like a ghost claw.
"How dare you!" Lu Yunxian punched out violently as flames roared out like a ferocious tiger.
However, the strange man's figure flashed through the rain of blood. When he appeared again, he was already behind the officer. A pair of ghostly claws was about to grab the officer's head.
Instantly, everyone felt their hearts turn cold. They knew very well that this was only the first one. Soon, all of them would be killed.
In a battle against dimensional creatures, as long as they couldn't find a way to defeat them, it was very easy for them to be wiped out. The only way out was to escape.
Lu Yunxian also knew this very well, so he was prepared to give the order to retreat. He wanted them to escape while he held back the terrifying dimensional creature. At most, he would die in battle.
Just as the strange man's ghostly claws were about to grab the young officer's head, a strong beam of light suddenly shone from afar and landed on the strange man.
When the strange man was illuminated by the light, he subconsciously raised his hands to cover his face. Then, he looked in the direction of the strong light.
"All of you, retreat." A voice sounded. Only then did the officer react and rush out, escaping the strange man's grasp.
The other officers, including Lu Yunxian, subconsciously retreated a distance.
Hum!
With a trembling hum, a Bamboo Blade tore through the sky and stabbed into the strange man's body. Then, the strange man's body turned into a pool of black water that scattered to the ground. The Bamboo Blade also stabbed diagonally into the ground that was drowned by the blood rain.
However, unlike before, the monster did not revive and condense again. Instead, it gradually fused with the blood rain and seeped into the mud on the ground.
Lu Yunxian and company looked in the direction of the Bamboo Blade. They didn't know who had saved them, but Lu Yunxian felt that the voice he had heard was somewhat familiar. He felt like he had seen this strange Bamboo Blade somewhere before, but he couldn't recall it.
Soon, they saw a figure walking over the blood. The person was holding an umbrella in his hand. However, unlike the heavy, custom-made raincoats they were wearing, the person was only wearing ordinary black armor. He walked in the blood and his body was splashed with a lot of blood, but he wasn't infected by the virus in the blood rain. They couldn't help but be amazed. They thought that the person in front of them with an umbrella was definitely an extremely powerful Epic expert.
Lu Yunxian found the umbrella somewhat familiar. After careful thought, he seemed to have one of his own, but he didn't bring it with him. In such a place, an umbrella was useless.
The person walked over with an umbrella until he reached the Bamboo Blade that was stabbed diagonally into the ground. He reached out to pull it out and return it to its scabbard.
As his face was covered by the umbrella, Lu Yunxian couldn't see his face clearly. He saluted and said, "Thank you for saving us, friend. I wonder if you can leave your name. Lu Yunxian of the Third Battalion of the Seventh Regiment of the Sunset Army will forever be grateful for your kindness. I will definitely repay you in the future …"
Upon hearing Lu Yunxian's words, the person looked up at Lu Yunxian. The umbrella's edge tilted up slightly, allowing Lu Yunxian to finally see the person's face clearly. Then, he was completely stunned. His mouth was agape, and he forgot to say anything else.
It wasn't just Lu Yunxian. All the officers of the third battalion widened their eyes as they looked at the face revealed under the umbrella in disbelief, as though they were dumbfounded.
The blood rain was still falling incessantly, but it was dead silent everywhere except for where it fell.
"Commander Lu, there's not much time left. Hurry up and find the dimensional creature that swallowed the stone artifact." Zhou Wen walked forward with the Bamboo Blade in hand.
He originally didn't want to appear, but Lu Yunxian and company were clearly no match for the Wangliang. Lu Yunxian's strength wasn't inferior to the Wangliang's, and his fire powers could restrain the Wangliang to a certain extent.
However, in the endless blood rain, his fire-elemental powers were greatly suppressed. As for the Wangliang, it was greatly augmented. Just the ability to escape through water greatly increased the Wangliang's speed. Lu Yunxian's attacks couldn't touch it at all.
"Young Master Wen, Adjutant An has given me a death order to take good care of you. You are absolutely not allowed to step into the ancient battlefield." Lu Yunxian's way of addressing Zhou Wen was still the same, but be it his tone or attitude, they felt completely different.
Soldiers obeyed orders and respected the strong. In the past, Zhou Wen was a foppish scion to them, so no matter how noble his status was, they wouldn't treat him well.
However, Zhou Wen had come to the ancient battlefield alone and killed a dimensional creature that even they were helpless against. He had even saved their companions' lives, immediately winning their respect.
"But I'm already here, aren't I?" Zhou Wen looked at Liu Chengzhi and asked, "How far are we from where you encountered the dimensional creature?"
"About five kilometers away," Liu Chengzhi answered subconsciously.
"Commander Lu, if it's possible, get your subordinates to return to the blood river to provide support. You, Liu Chengzhi, and I will advance at full speed with light equipment. We have to retrieve the stone artifact in the shortest time possible," Zhou Wen said to Lu Yunxian.
These Legendary officers were no different from sending themselves to their deaths in such a place.
"Young Master Wen, take us along. We aren't afraid of death. We can scout the way for you."
"Young Master Wen, take us with you. We can help."
Before Lu Yunxian could say a word, the officers immediately shouted. All of them were extremely agitated.
Zhou Wen frowned slightly. He really didn't understand what was going on with these people. It was as though sending themselves to their deaths was a glorious thing.
Perhaps that saying is true. What kind of general leads what kind of soldiers. From Xu Wen, Lu Yunxian, and the others, I can imagine what kind of person their leader is. At that moment, Zhou Wen suddenly felt that the man he had never taken to heart might be much more terrifying than he had imagined.
Zhou Wen didn't know how a leader who could make soldiers willing to die was done. At the very least, he couldn't do it, nor did he want to do it.
"Immediately return to the blood river and prepare to provide support. That's an order." Lu Yunxian also knew that he had taken things for granted. Legendary officers and their Companion Beasts were useless here. The Primordial Gold Guns were almost useless, so leaving them behind was no different from sending them to their deaths.
After forcefully ordering the officers to return, leaving only Liu Chengzhi and Zhou Wen behind, Lu Yunxian looked at Zhou Wen and said seriously, "Young Master Wen, I have something to ask you. Please answer me truthfully."
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