Bring up the rear
Cowardly and weak.
Afraid of death.
That had always been Xue Mo's opinion of Chen Guangfa.
It wasn't a derogatory term. Xue Mo knew Chen Guangfa's situation and understood. Otherwise, she wouldn't have allowed him to stay by her side all this time.
However, he was clearly such a person. No matter what he did, he was very careful.
If there was even the slightest danger, he would retreat faster than anyone else. It was at this moment that he appeared in a situation of certain death.
The Subterranean Beast King's sharp claws pierced through his heart from the back. Chen Guangfa's expression was odd.
It felt like he was blaming himself for doing this, but at the same time, he felt that it was really good to do it.
No matter what he thought, he had already done it.
The instant the sharp blade pierced his heart, Chen Guangfa mustered all the strength he could muster and pushed her shoulder.
"Let's go."
Xue Mo, who'd fallen to the ground a dozen meters away, suddenly burst into tears. This scene reminded her of Anti-Upheaval's mission.
"Little Mo, let's go."
At that time, her cousin also said the same thing.
"Let's go."
Hanging from the claws, Chen Guangfa opened his mouth and screamed. His teeth were stained with blood, and as he screamed, blood was still dripping from his mouth.
"The invasion of King-class Demonic Beasts into the Divine Realm is no longer a simple matter of the two races interacting with one another. Send word to the academy, the Skyspan Trading Company, and the Sea of Innocence. Tell them … that the Yao Realm is plotting something. Tell them to act promptly. "
"I …"
Xue Mo's tears streamed down her face uncontrollably. Chen Guangfa roared again.
"Go!"
"Humph, you humans just love to put on this kind of drama." The Subterranean Beast snorted in disdain and threw Chen Guangfa to the ground. "You don't look delicious."
With that, the beast king's bewitching purple light locked onto Xue Mo.
"That's right. Sit there obediently. You won't be able to run away. Just sit there obediently and become This Prince's meal. "
He slowly walked towards Xue Mo, but at that moment, Chen Guangfa, who'd been tossed to the ground, crawled up to the Subterranean Beast's ankle, then grabbed it by the leg with both arms.
It was as if he wanted to use his last bit of strength to slow it down.
"Senior Sister, let's go."
Chen Guangfa's consciousness was already blurred, and his voice was no longer as sonorous and forceful as it was at the beginning.
His eyes were half-open, and he panted quickly. He punched the Subterranean Beast's leg, but his eyes were fixed on Xue Mo.
"Let's go."
"Damned reptile."
Even though Chen Guang realized that he could no longer pose any threat or obstacle to the Subterranean Beast, it still felt disgusted with him crawling on its legs.
Bending down, its claws pierced into Chen Guangfa's body. Raising him in front of its eyes, it threw him heavily onto the ground and stomped on him.
"Guangfa!"
Xue Mo was on the verge of collapse. She clutched at her hair as she stared at Chen Guangfa, who was under the Subterranean Beast's foot.
"You're courting death!"
"Stop fooling around. Let's go."
Just before Xue Mo went berserk, Ye Zichen appeared behind her, grabbed her by the arm, and ran like mad. Everyone else had already boarded the ship. When Ye Zichen and Xue Mo arrived, Murong Xue called out anxiously.
"Hurry up."
"Let go of me. I want to avenge Guangfa."
Xue Mo struggled to break free, but at that moment, someone slapped her across the face.
Ye Zichen had slapped her.
"Calm down. Get on the ship."
None of the onlookers expected Ye Zichen to do this. Murong Xue and the Appearance Association's Golden Flower covered their mouths. But no one said anything. Chen Guangfa's death had already clouded Xue Mo's mind. Perhaps this slap would help clear her head a little.
As expected, the slap calmed her down.
"Let her on."
Ye Zichen pushed Xue Mo onto the ship, but he didn't follow.
"Ye Zichen, get on."
"Running away like this isn't a solution. You guys go first. I'll bring up the rear." Ye Zichen smiled at the onlookers, then turned around and raised his hands. "I'll see you at the academy. Trust me, it won't be a problem. Jiang Yong, start the ship. "
Everyone fell silent. They all knew what would happen if they stayed behind to bring up the rear.
"Let's go."
Jiang Yong was the first to break the silence. He poured his divine power into the ship.
He could see Ye Zichen's determination in his eyes. In that case, all Jiang Yong could do was safely escort everyone back to where they'd come from.
"You want to go back and report this? Not a chance."
The Subterranean Beast King completely ignored Ye Zichen's existence. It stepped through the air and shot towards the ship.
However, before it got a few hundred meters, an enormous net of divine power appeared in front of it, trapping it firmly within.
"What's this …."
The beast king looked around and saw that within a thousand meters of it, there were at least a hundred sky supreme-level yao.
They'd condensed their Yao Divine Power into strands, then wove them into a net to trap it.
The Yao-Sealing Pagoda.
It was still the Yao-Sealing Pagoda.
Ye Zichen had found these yao in the Yao-Sealing Pagoda. With the help of Shadow Charms, they'd been able to conceal their tracks. That was why everything had gone so smoothly.
Of course, Ye Zichen didn't count on relying on a net of divine power to subdue the beast king.
If it were that simple, beast kings wouldn't have such transcendent status in the Yao Realm.
As expected, the net bound the Subterranean Beast King for just a few breaths of time. However, that was more than enough time for the ship to speed up to its limit. It wouldn't be so easy to catch up.
"Kid, you're courting death."
Ye Zichen shrugged noncommittally. The net of Yao Divine Power shattered, and the yao returned to the Yao-Sealing Pagoda. They were no match for the Subterranean Beast King at all. He wouldn't let them sacrifice themselves for nothing.
All he needed to do was trap it for a moment.
"They're gone."
Seeing the few hundred Heavenly Sovereign Realm Demonic Beasts disappear, the Subterranean Beast King's face trembled with joy in its eyes.
"The Yao-Sealing Pagoda! You actually have it!"
"It seems you've lived quite a long time. You can even tell?"
Ye Zichen had no intention of hiding it any longer. The Yao-Sealing Pagoda was a divine artifact the entire Three Realms fought over. If he spread the word, the Subterranean Beast King would definitely focus on him. That would make Jiang Yong and the others even safer.
So long as they returned to the academy and found help, and he could survive until reinforcements arrived, he'd be able to turn the tables!
He'd stayed behind for two reasons: one, and the other ….
He couldn't leave his hero's corpse behind.
He had to take Chen Guangfa back to the academy.
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