"Hurry up, he can't hold on much longer!"
At this moment, outside, the female vice-commander shouted loudly. At the same time, she took the opportunity to step forward and fiercely stabbed the weapon in her hand into the opponent's shoulder that had already been cut open. She quickly stirred the wound inside and then immediately retreated. She was definitely not greedy.
Gao Xiong also took the opportunity to retreat, increasing the distance between them. While the opponent turned around, the male vice-leader also took the opportunity to step forward and attack the wound.
"I think this is our luck. I didn't expect to meet such a heavily injured monster that even took the initiative to seal us. Otherwise, we would've already escaped," the female vice-leader said to the male vice-leader.
"That's right. This time, we're going to make everyone look at us in a new light. We've dealt with two Peak Jin Xian experts at once," the male vice-leader said happily.
Let alone them, everyone, including Gao Xiong, was thinking the same thing. This monster had looked very aggressive at first, but after coming into contact with it, they found that it was just a shell of gold on the outside but rotten on the inside. Its injuries were too severe, and it was almost killed by them in the air.
The monster roared again and again, but it was unable to touch anyone. It was so focused on killing Gao Xiong that it didn't even look at its surroundings. What made them feel even more relieved was that from start to finish, the monster hadn't used any powerful magic or its own abilities, just like the fur.
From the various details, it seemed that the monster was already an arrow at the end of its flight. It was only because its mind wasn't clear that it would make such a stupid move.
"I should quickly deal with it."
After dodging the monster's attack, Gao Xiong felt his chest become increasingly uncomfortable.
His own attacks had caused damage to the monster, and he was also affected, making his body feel increasingly heavy. Fortunately, this monster was even more miserable than him, or he wouldn't have been able to hold on.
Gao Xiong stepped forward and forcefully resisted the monster, drawing the monster's healing power to himself. After dodging this time, he made a hand gesture to the surroundings, and everyone's next attack created a huge shockwave.
This time, they used all of their strongest attacks, including the two vice-leaders. Gao Xiong's hand gesture meant that they were going to forcefully kill the monster and not give it a chance.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The entire world trembled violently. Before the tremors dissipated, Gao Xiong had already charged in. The long blade in his hand shone with a dazzling light, and a red eye slowly appeared in the middle of the blade.
Gao Xiong arrived at the top of his opponent's head. Seeing that his opponent's body was slightly swaying due to the previous attack, he no longer hesitated. First, he flashed to the front of his opponent's chest, baiting him into attacking himself. Only then did he dodge and appear behind his opponent.
The big knife in his hand trembled, and the eye that had finally condensed flew out of the knife. It moved to the top of the monster's head, and a very thick red light suddenly shot out from it, covering the monster below.
The monster that was originally moving seemed to have been frozen in place. It was stuck in the air, unable to move. The layers of skin on its body that had been hit by various attacks also softened under the red light.
"Die!"
Gao Xiong no longer hesitated. He gathered all the strength in his body and raised his large saber. It was like a blood-red lightning bolt in the air as it chopped towards the opponent's head.
As the saber in his hand fell, the monster's head instantly fell off. A huge amount of blood spurted out from it, like an active mountain fire, wantonly spreading its internal energy into the air.
However, this was not the end. If it was an ordinary monster, this attack would have been enough to guarantee its death. However, facing a monster of this cultivation level, just chopping off its head was useless.
The moment the blood spurted out, the long saber in his hand directly stabbed into his opponent's body. At the same time, the red light from the eye in the air shone on the ugly head that had been sent flying.
The monster that had been severely injured was in extreme pain. The head that had just flown into the air even roared in anger. At the same time, it opened its mouth, and a red light appeared from the bloody holes. However, as the red light shone on its body again, it was once again frozen in the air.
In the beginning, he had been killed by his opponent with this attack, so he naturally knew how powerful his opponent was.
At this moment, the monster had not died yet. Its body was still emitting a bloody mist as it turned and hugged Gao Xiong. Before the monster's attack arrived, Gao Xiong pulled out the long saber in his hand again and dodged from below with ease. He arrived behind the monster and stabbed the long saber in his hand into its abdomen again.
The heavily wounded monster had lost too much of its power and was easily pierced through by the other party. This time, black blood continuously flowed out from the wound, and only now did the other party suffer a fatal injury.
If left alone, the monster would be able to repair itself sooner or later.
"It's over."
Gao Xiong's foot lifted off the monster's body and his body fiercely jumped again, dodging the monster's futile attack. He directly raised the weapon in his hand and threw it at the hole above.
At this moment, the bloody mist where the head had been was much thinner. It was not like the monster that had been in the air before. It was like a small fish, completely different from the eruption from before.
At the same time, the arm below also charged over with Gao Xiong. However, Gao Xiong didn't care. He was still prepared to throw out his attack to deal the final fatal blow.
He was confident that after the monster attacked, he would still be able to dodge it. This short amount of time was enough for him to get a grasp of his opponent's attack speed. Furthermore, this was an extremely good opportunity. If he missed it, he would have to expose his opponent's weakness again.
Of course, the most important thing was that the red light binding the monster's head had already begun to flicker. Gao Xiong's body was also somewhat unable to hold on.
BANG!
In the distance, everyone was already preparing to celebrate their final victory. Gao Xiong had never disappointed them. However, under everyone's gazes, Gao Xiong, who had originally wanted to dodge, was unable to dodge in time due to his opponent's sudden increase in speed. A palm directly slammed into his chest, sending him flying.
At the same time, Gao Xiong's weapon also fell into his opponent's body, completely cutting off any chance of survival. Gao Xiong's body heavily slammed into the ground, causing the ground to shake.
However, the sound of the huge collision was mixed with the frightening sound of bones shattering. Everyone could clearly hear it, and from the monster in the air, they could clearly see Gao Xiong's chest was completely caved in. The bloody mist that sprayed into the air was mixed with some of his shattered organs.
"Commander Gao!"
Everyone was stupefied. After being stunned for a moment, the female vice-commander cried out in alarm and rushed over to Gao Xiong. She barely managed to catch him before he fell and then gently placed him on the ground.
At that moment, the others also reacted and rushed over in alarm. They hadn't thought that such a situation would occur at the last moment. It was completely unexpected.
By the time everyone had gathered around, Gao Xiong had already swallowed an 'exceptionally precious' medicinal pill. However, this medicinal pill's effect wasn't actually that strong. It was enough to save the heavily injured Jin Xian, but it was practically useless to Gao Xiong. Those truly good medicinal pills were basically priceless.
At that moment, the people who had been waiting outside couldn't see the situation inside. After the monster died, the barrier also disappeared. Everyone had been overjoyed and thought that they had already won. However, when they saw the situation inside, they all felt that something was wrong and they all rushed inside.
"What do we do? What do we do? "
The two deputy regiments surrounding Gao Xiong looked as if they couldn't do anything about it.
Right now, Gao Xiong's condition wasn't very good. He was still unconscious, and his old and new injuries had flared up. Everyone could feel that his vitality was slowly slipping away, but there was nothing they could do.
Right now, what Gao Xiong needed the most was a high-quality medicinal pill to stabilize his injuries. However, no one had any on them, not even Gao Xiong.
There was still half a day before they had to leave. Putting aside whether or not he could last until they reached the outside world, even if they did, would anyone give Gao Xiong a medicinal pill? These things were used to save his life, so if they didn't have a good relationship with him, why would they give it to someone else?
Everyone fell silent, and some people's eyes were even glistening with tears. They couldn't imagine that Gao Xiong would die so easily, and on the way back.
"Just what are you all doing here?"
At that moment, a curious voice suddenly sounded out in the distance. Some people looked over and saw a young man standing in the distance with a middle-aged man, looking over curiously.
These two people were none other than Gu Zheng and Wei Wufang. Gu Zheng had changed his appearance from a middle-aged man back to a young man. As for Wei Wufang, he hadn't changed much. He had directly changed his appearance and was still dressed like a middle-aged man.
In order to avoid attracting their attention, Gu Zheng didn't get too close. Looking at everyone looking over, he explained, "I'm a freelance hunter.
"I'm a freelance hunter, and this is my subordinate. Just now, I sensed a huge fluctuation here, so I came over to take a look."
The others didn't have any suspicions because the battle hadn't lasted long. If they weren't nearby, they wouldn't have come over at this time. Moreover, looking at their actions, they didn't seem to have any malicious intent.
However, the others only glanced at Gu Zheng and ignored him. They really weren't in the mood. However, there was still one person who walked out. It was the female vice-commander.
She squeezed her way out of the crowd and quickly arrived in front of Gu Zheng. The sadness on her face couldn't be underestimated. She bowed to Gu Zheng and directly spoke.
"Sir, I wonder if you can save my leader?"
She had also glanced over just now. Her habit of being outside made her habitually check the other party's cultivation. She found that she couldn't see it at all, which could only mean that the other party's cultivation was higher than hers.
As a lone hunter, having a high cultivation base was one thing. On the other hand, because they were lone hunters, under normal circumstances, the other party would definitely have some life-saving items on them. In any case, there was still hope. Therefore, they had come here without any hesitation.
"What's wrong with your leader? It doesn't sound good. Could it be that something went wrong during the battle with that thing? " Gu Zheng naturally understood everything in his heart, but he still pretended to ask. After all, he was the one who did this, so how could he not know?
Gu Zheng said as he pointed to the side. There was a black core with half a golden light, clearly indicating that the monster's strength wasn't weak.
"Yes, sir. If you can save him, this precious black core will be given to you as a gift, as well as the friendship of our Kaohsiung Hunting Group," the female vice-commander immediately said.
"Although this black core is precious, I don't care about it. As for your friendship, to be honest, although you have a bit of fame, it's not much help to me." Gu Zheng only glanced at that side, as if he was confirming the injuries on that side. Only then did he slowly say.
"Sir, please. As long as you can save my leader, we'll definitely give you anything later. Or if you have any requests, just say it, and we'll definitely agree." At this time, the female vice-commander's tears were already flowing down her face. She almost knelt down in front of Gu Zheng. It was obvious how anxious she was.
Most of the other members also turned around and looked over. Although they didn't come over, their eyes were filled with pleading.
"You'll agree to anything?" Gu Zheng said slowly. After seeing the people in front of him nod their heads, he continued to speak.
"I think you're not bad. Why don't you come over and be my personal maid?"
At this time, Gu Zheng felt that he was an extremely evil villain. He attracted monsters to attack them, and then in the end, he descended as a savior, forcing the other party to submit to him.
This feeling made Gu Zheng feel uncomfortable, but he still had to do this. Kaohsiung's body could still hold on for a while, and there wouldn't be any side effects. Moreover, if he agreed so easily, the other party would feel that this kind of favor was cheap. Most people wouldn't value it and would instead be grateful to this woman.
There was a saying that no one would care about things that were easily given away.
After Gu Zheng finished speaking, the woman in front of him was stunned. On the other hand, the group behind her became angry.
"Don't go too far."
"Don't agree to it. We'll take the leader back now and find someone to treat him."
Some of the people in the crowd became even angrier. They stood up and glared at Gu Zheng. It seemed that they were ready to teach Gu Zheng a lesson at any time. Everyone knew that the female vice-leader had special feelings for Kaohsiung. However, due to the difference in status between the two, she didn't say it out loud. However, the others weren't blind. They had long since seen some traces.
However, before they could take action, an ice-cold aura burst out from Gu Zheng's body in the next moment, waking everyone up. Only then did they know that the person in front of them had the strength of a peak Gold Immortal. He alone was enough to deal with them.
"I agree. As long as you can treat the leader, I, Ai Qing, will be yours," the female vice-leader, Ai Qing, suddenly said.
"Leader Ai, don't agree to it. Leader Gao would rather die than let you do this." At this time, the male vice-leader also stood up and shouted at Ai Qing.
"Do I have a choice now?" A bitter smile appeared on Ai Qing's face. She turned her head and glanced behind her. Cold tears flowed down her cheeks and formed a small stream. Then, she solemnly said.
"Milord, please treat him."
Gu Zheng looked at everyone. He could feel that everyone's gazes had turned into hatred. He wondered if he wasn't used to this. For some reason, he felt like beating himself up.
On the other hand, Wei Wufang didn't feel anything. In any case, the strong preyed on the weak. Not to mention, this was just a planned show.
"No problem. However, seeing you all so united, I am still a little touched. I am also aware of your hunting team's situation. I will give you all an additional choice."
At this moment, Gu Zheng knew that it was time to end this farce, which he wasn't good at.
Ai Qing didn't know what Gu Zheng was up to. However, she could only endure and listen to him.
"I have a medicinal pill in my hand. It can allow the other party to recover in just two hours. There is no need to mention how precious this medicinal pill is. The price is the condition just now. It really isn't excessive."
Hearing the medicinal pill's miraculous effects, everyone nodded subconsciously. If it really had such an effect, it would be equivalent to an extra life. Nobody felt that it wasn't worth it.
"The second chance is something you fought for. You should know that I don't like servants. I just appreciate your friendship."
Gu Zheng said to Ai Qing, who was in a daze.
"I just happen to have a stalk of Nether Lotus Grass. I can let the other party consume it. Given his injuries, it naturally won't be able to heal him so quickly. However, it can stabilize his injuries and allow him to recover more or less. In the future, he will need to recuperate for a few years. I don't need any compensation for this.
"Of course, you can think of it this way. I just happened to run into you on my way back. Otherwise, your captain would be dead for sure. It's up to you how to choose."
After saying that, Gu Zheng passed the decision to the other party.
"I choose the second option. Milord, please treat the captain. Ai Qing will be eternally grateful."
Even an idiot would know how to choose. Ai Qing naturally knew how to respond.
Not only him, but the others also had a good impression of Gu Zheng. Only now did they understand that the other party's actions were just some of his quirks. It was like a test.
Gu Zheng smiled faintly and immediately walked inside. Everyone consciously opened up a path, revealing Gao Xiong inside, as well as the male vice-captain who was taking care of him.
"I'm really sorry for letting you down."
Gu Zheng sighed inwardly. Then, he took out the precious Nether Lotus Grass and gently placed it into the other party's mouth.
The Nether Lotus Grass was only the size of a thumb. It emitted a brown glow and was as thin as weeds, forming a blooming black lotus. This was why people called it the Nether Lotus Grass.
After giving the other party a little help, the Nether Lotus Grass slid into the other party's mouth and turned into a black liquid, continuing to flow into Gao Xiong's body.
Ai Qing also followed. After seeing Gao Xiong swallow it, his originally pale face began to redden. His aura also stopped falling and began to improve.
"Milord, this is the black core. Please accept it."
Although Gu Zheng didn't say anything, Ai Qing had already taken out the black core and handed it over with both hands.
"Forget it. You guys have worked hard. I don't lack this thing. You can keep it." Gu Zheng saw the situation and directly rejected it.
At this time, everyone realized that the other party really didn't care about this. Those things just now were just a joke.
"Milord, are you going back too? Why don't you come with us and let us repay you. "The male vice-captain suddenly said. He was really grateful to the other party.
"Yes, milord, please don't refuse. Otherwise, we won't be able to bear it." Ai Qing also said.
Just the Nether Lotus Grass's value was no less than the black core. The other party didn't ask for anything in return. This made everyone very grateful.
As for the previous matter, which senior didn't have a strange temper?
"Since you guys are so kind, I'll agree. However, I like delicious things. If there is, I'll be happier."
Gu Zheng smiled again. The other party had succeeded in following his plan.
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