"Will that lord take the item away?"
The man with only one wing on his back asked with a grim expression.
The hooded figure glanced at him and said, "No, it originally belonged to us. Fortunately, the Divine Envoy arrived in the end."
The man cautiously looked at the hooded figure and said, "This was all your scheme, wasnât it? The more people die, the more you gain."
The hooded person sat cross-legged at the side, looking in Su Changxingâs direction, and said calmly, "We didnât expect so many people to die, nor did we expect the remnant humans of the old world to have the courage to step in here."
"Ah!"
The man suddenly roared loudly; the flesh on his back began to surge, and a new wing rapidly grew, somewhat different in color from the original one, lighter.
"Anyway, as long as I donât die, it doesnât matter. I donât care what your plans are... Before, you obviously had a chance to kill that man. I know your strength."
The man spat a mouthful of bloody phlegm on the ground, turned around, and walked out, leaping off the building.
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"Whoosh~"
The helmeted womanâs body suddenly turned into a blur, rushing toward Su Changxing, her blade slicing through the air, catching golden light.
At this moment.
Su Changxingâs Spirit was more focused than ever, discerning the opponentâs high-speed movements, stepping back sideways, and slashing out diagonally.
He clearly saw the womanâs movements and made corresponding countermeasures, but just as the woman got close, she changed her maneuver again; her blade slashed diagonally upward, forming a half-moon shape.
As the blades intersected, Su Changxingâs Steel Saber shattered into two, flying off.
Su Changxingâs arms bulged with veins, grabbing the womanâs body and slamming her to the ground forcefully.
"Bang~"
The stone-bricked ground cracked in several places.
Su Changxingâs Power was beyond sensory imagination, crushing the opponent to the ground as if dismantling dry branches. This was the effect of over ten enhancements and the amplification of his positional Ability.
Immediately, he raised the revolver, aiming at the womanâs head, and pulled the trigger.
"Boom~"
A golden sword light swept horizontally around, bringing up a turbulent airflow.
Blood sprayed in the air.
Su Changxing was full of surprise; a very deep wound appeared on his left chest; this strike almost pierced through his body.
Too fast!
He did not see how the sword was swung out. At the moment he pulled the trigger, the woman began to raise her sword. Before the trigger was pressed down, the sword had already cleaved through.
The womanâs eyes glowed with dazzling golden light, she slowly stood up from the ground, a large hole in her chest, yet it didnât affect her at all, only blood constantly flowing out.
The outcome seemed to be settled.
The battle could determine the victor in a very short time.
"Atone!"
Another golden sword light slashed through the night sky, slicing a withered short tree nearby in half, the cut surface smooth.
A towering creature with six hands appeared between the two.
Fallen Evil Tao Yiâs two hands, as well as part of his body, were severed.
"Bang~"
The helmeted woman was grabbed by one of Tao Yiâs hands and smashed to the ground, then thrown toward the direction of the small town, the Brutality causing the ground to tremble.
Su Changxing fired three shots in quick succession at the spot where the woman landed, emptying the clip.
Amid the firelight, three bullets flew toward the woman, followed by another golden sword light expanding with her as the center.
When the woman slowly rose again, all that could be seen was Su Changxingâs figure in the black night running wildly, moving further away.
She looked at the several bleeding holes on her body, her mouth twitching involuntarily, thinking Su Changxing was not strong, but was as slippery as an eel, with various unexpected tricks.
Through a high vantage point, Su Changxing watched himself escape, finding it very unpleasant, but there was no choice; he couldnât discern the womanâs background, and if he continued fighting, his chances of winning were not high, perhaps very low.
The helmeted woman seemed to have simplistic means, but she was simply strong, making his flashy moves look like a monkey show.
Moreover, his injuries were severe, only under the Deep Dream state was the pain completely blocked.
But the situation wasnât too bad as he inherently had strong recovery ability. With this gain and loss, he hadnât lost this time.
Yes, thatâs right, he hadnât lost, perhaps even gained a little.
Out of the small town was a flat desert, with deep blue skies adorned with hazy stars, the yellow-blue line creating a sense of bewilderment.
Su Changxing had been running wildly for half an hour but still showed no intention of stopping. He faintly felt the woman was still following behind, and stopping now was absolutely out of the question.
"Where are we?"
Shen Jinxuan squinted her eyes; the incoming wind was strong, making it impossible to open her eyes, and they were advancing at great Speed.
Su Changxing opened his eyes, calmly said, "Weâre still in the No-Manâs Land, preparing to leave here, but because someoneâs chasing, our direction is a bit off."
Shen Jinxuan stared blankly at the road ahead, feeling the dry trees and the conspicuous giant dried bones in the distance moving backward.
Only the sound of the wind remained, especially tranquil.
"I thought I was already dead, but unexpectedly Iâm still alive... Thank you."
She said with some struggle, her mind replaying some disjointed fragments. Her body changed; now she could maintain some consciousness even when other personalities took the lead.
If an Ordinary Person faced such a matter, they would surely have collapsed. From this perspective, Shen Jinxuanâs mind was fairly resilient.
Or rather, humanity isnât as fragile as it seems.
In fact, when Su Changxing arrived, his thoughts were somewhat unclear too, thinking of first getting in to see the situation while searching for Shen Jinxuan.
The circumstances were more complicated than originally anticipated. Itâs probable that the Extraordinary team from the Security Bureau encountered these new humans.
"That feeling was like drowning, dying bit by bit, trying to grasp something, or even a straw would do."
Shen Jinxuan tilted her head to look ahead, murmuring to herself softly:
"This should be despair, sinking deeper into the Darkness... Iâve experienced this feeling once."
Su Changxing didnât look, but he felt Shen Jinxuan was smiling, at least from her tone, calmly said:
"Donât think too much, often itâs good enough to stay alive, Miss Reporter."
Shen Jinxuan closed her eyes, said, "Hmm, if we canât escape, I should be able to fight."
Su Changxing thought for a moment, then seriously said, "This isnât running away, itâs a strategic retreat, based on tactical considerations."
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Shen Jinxuan opened one eye, faintly smiled, and said, "Is this supposed to be a cold joke?"
Su Changxing felt rather helpless and said, "Iâm serious."