Chapter 126: Revenge Vow
Chapter 126: Revenge Vow ( words long chapter, please vote)
Under the vast skyline, a team of dozens of people, carrying huge bags, set out on a journey across the snow-capped mountains.
Heavy snow was flying all around, like a piece of white gauze pulled between the sky and the earth, dressing the world in silver.
The cold wind mixed with the biting chill met in the air, tearing out a shrill whistle like the roar of an angry dragon.
The flying snow almost blocked the vision. The few people walking in the front of the team took out their compasses from time to time to determine the direction of advance, and then continued to move forward with their heads down.
After walking for three consecutive days, the first batch of students in the Snow Valley Training Camp still have not stepped out of the snowy mountain area.
The leading Guitong discovered a cave not far away at this time, and turned around and shouted to the back.
"There's a cave ahead, let's go in and take a rest."
"It's a good time to eat something." Li Zheng on the side also nodded in agreement.
Then the group followed Guitong towards the cave.
The cave is located at the foot of a steep cliff, half covered and half exposed by the snow that never melts all year round, with icicles hanging above the cave entrance for decoration.
Because the cave is located in a windy position, when the cold wind blows through, the ice wall will emit a low and long echo.
After entering the cave, the trainees of the first training camp did not rush to rest, but went deeper into the cave cautiously, making sure that there were no monsters living inside before putting down their bags.
"Make a fire."
As he spoke, Guitong took out three burning sticks from his bag, placed them on the ground, then raised his hand to condense the elemental flame and ignite them.
Upon seeing this, the other students also took out their burning sticks and lit several flames in the cave.
The group sat down around the fire.
Guitong then took out a shield crystal from his bag, threw it towards the cave entrance, and triggered it with his consciousness.
Suddenly the shield crystal shattered and turned into an ice-blue light shield that expanded rapidly until it was completely connected with the rock wall of the cave entrance, blocking the cold wind that continued to pour into the cave.
"Eat first to replenish your energy, and then rest in two groups, each sleeping for 3 hours and taking turns on guard." Gui Tong said in a deep voice, and then looked at Li Zheng:
"After you finish eating, you, the Wan Clan, the Nighthawk Clan, and the Bronze Clan will go to sleep first. The other students and our Four-Eyed Clan will be on guard."
"No problem." Li Zheng immediately expressed his support for Gui Tong's decision.
Looking up at the icicles and ice flowers of various shapes on the cave wall, Li Zheng and the players of the Gan Di group took out the compressed energy paste from their bags, bit open the package with their teeth, and took a big bite.
The taste of the energy paste is not as bad as you might imagine. The first thing you smell when you take a sip is a fresh, slightly herbal scent, which is a mixture of a variety of carefully selected spiritual plant essences. After swallowing, a peculiar fragrance will surge up from your stomach, just like strolling in the forest in the early morning, with the gifts of nature filling your breath.
As the energy paste quickly melted in the stomach, a spicy feeling quietly rose. It was the taste of "Ginger Spirit", a special spiritual material similar to spices. Its appearance was like igniting a small flame in the body, quickly dispelling fatigue and coldness, and bringing warmth from the inside out.
Then, a hint of sweetness quietly emerges as the outer layer melts away, like a breeze in summer, caressing the spiritual consciousness, not only balancing the spiciness of the top note, but also adding a bit of softness to the overall flavor.
Finally, a subtle woody or floral scent slowly emerges.
This seemingly ordinary energy paste not only can quickly replenish the body's consumption, but also has the effect of soothing the mind and repairing injuries.
It is one of the most important foods for the soldiers of the Counter Tide Legion on the battlefield.
Instructor Kuangsha once said that the process of making an energy paste is complicated and requires more than 30 kinds of spiritual plants.
Li Zheng had no doubt about this.
After asking for guidance, I learned that one energy paste can be exchanged for 83 points of sacrifice power.
This shows how much importance the Against Tide Legion places on its warriors.
Without thinking about this question, after swallowing a whole stick of energy paste, Li Zheng spoke on the voice channel:
"Go to sleep. It will be our turn to be on duty later."
"Good night." After saying good night to each other, the players of the Hardcore Group leaned against the rock wall and closed their eyes.
I had been traveling for many days without a good rest. The moment I closed my eyes, sleepiness came over me like a tide and I quickly fell into a deep sleep.
On the other side, although Guitong and others were so sleepy that their eyelids were fighting, they still forced themselves to stay sleepy and be alert to possible dangers.
Apart from the Snow Valley Training Camp, the starting point before departure, outside is the world of monsters.
Although this journey has been taken by countless students, it is still full of crises and risks.
Every year, there are many deaths during the journey from the first phase to the second phase.
In Guitong's eyes, even if the probability of encountering danger in the snowy mountains is very small, as long as there is a probability, one must be prepared to respond and take precautions.
After rubbing his hands, Guitong turned his head to look at the members of the Wan family who had fallen asleep, then took out another energy paste from the bag, took a big bite and held it in his mouth, allowing the medicinal effect to spread in his mouth until the spicy feeling after the layers of melting came, and his spirits were lifted.
time flies.
Three hours later, the Wan family and others were awakened and put on guard. The students from the Four Eyes family and others who were about to collapse decisively closed their eyes and began to rest after they woke up.
After this process was repeated twice, all the trainees in the training camp recovered their mental state.
Before leaving, Guitong took out a map from his bag and spread it flat on the ground.
Then place the pointer in the upper right corner of the map to estimate the remaining distance.
During this time, Li Zheng and others also came over out of curiosity.
From the map, you can clearly see that the location of the first training camp is in the lower left corner of the map. Starting from this point, follow a black line to the upper right corner, crossing three areas in between.
They are the snow-capped mountains at your feet, the white plains in the central area, and the forest area at the end.
There are no clear path markings in these areas. The map only depicts a rough outline of the terrain, and they need to explore everything on their own.
Before embarking on the journey, the instructor emphasized the white plains in the central area, saying that this is the area with the highest risk factor among the three areas, and every year students encounter danger or even die here.
This area was once the territory of the descending force, the Soul Return Clan. After they seized this territory from the terrifying Black Tide, they established a settlement node for the Soul Return Clan here.
During this period, the Soul Returners carried out a series of adaptive modifications to this territory.
A large number of "Soul-shaping Seeds" were buried deep in the earth, completely transforming the environment into an area suitable for the activities of the Soul-Returning Clan warriors.
What follows is that the Against Tide Legion takes back this territory from the Soul Returning Tribe.
However, after the Against the Tide Legion recaptured this territory, they did not complete the restoration and transformation of this territory due to the tight situation on the front line.
Deep in the earth of the White Plains are buried many soul-shaping seeds left by the Soul Returning Clan, which give birth to powerful soul beasts from time to time.
(PS: This race was mentioned in Chapter 90.)
The Soul Returning Clan is also one of the most powerful hostile forces of the Counter-Tide Legion at this stage.
According to the description of Kuangsha, the chief instructor of the training camp, the Soul Return Clan is a powerful clan that controls the power of the world's rules.
They are shaped like dark red demons, with huge bodies and every inch of their skin branded with dark red spiritual patterns, like solidified blood burning quietly in the darkness, and their bodies are filled with evil aura.
Before each war begins, the Soul Returning Clan will scatter a large number of Soul Shaping Seeds over the battlefield.
During the war, all living beings killed by the Soul Returning Clan will have their souls devoured by the soul beasts created by the Soul Shaping Seeds, and will eventually be reborn in the body of the soul beast and become a member of the Soul Returning Clan.
The most terrifying thing is that the warriors who were reshaped by life can still retain their memories before death.
But this kind of memory is more like a movie implanted in the mind. The newborn warriors of the Soul Return Clan will not be attached to their family, friendship, and any other emotions in their previous lives because of the scenes in their memories. From the moment they are born, they believe that they are warriors of the Soul Return Clan and should fight for the rise of the Soul Return Clan.
Relying on the powerful soul-shaping rules, the Soul Returning Clan can collect a large amount of intelligence and knowledge from other races.
Ordinary races have no power to resist the Soul Returning Clan.
Often, after a small-scale racial war ends, the entire ethnic group will become enslaved new Soul Returning warriors.
When the Soul Return Clan first arrived, a large number of nearby tribes were transformed and reborn by them. Even the Black Tide at the nearby nodes was taken down by the Soul Return Clan, becoming a new force on the Pale Continent.
The Soul Returning Clan, who wanted to expand their territory, unsurprisingly encountered the Against Tide Legion.
A protracted and brutal war began.
Although the Soul Returning Clan was able to reshape the life structure of the killed warriors, they were unable to reshape the divine seal of war in the bodies of the Warriors of the Against Tide Legion. In the years of war, they were defeated several times by the Against Tide Legion, and finally took the initiative to withdraw from the front line and gave up a large amount of territory.
But this does not mean that the Soul Returning Clan has completely given up.
According to Kuangsha's description, the reinforcements of the Soul Returning Clan are still pouring into the monster world.
As soon as they have accumulated enough strength, they will once again launch a peak battle against the Against Tide Legion, hoping to replace the Against Tide Legion and become the top force in the Pale Continent.
This is a force with infinite growth potential. In theory, as long as it is a non-regular life, no matter how strong it is, it will be reborn and utilized after death.
Every time a powerful enemy is killed, the Soul Return Clan can give birth to a powerful person.
In the battle with the Soul Return Tribe, countless anti-tide warriors who died in the battle turned against their former comrades and became Soul Return Tribe warriors.
When recounting this past event, the always calm Kuangsha couldn't help revealing sadness in his eyes.
"We will be out of the snowy mountain area in about two days. We will find a place to rest before entering the white plains. We must remain highly alert on the rest of the journey."
"Tongzi, do you understand the strength of soul beasts?" asked the student of the Bronze Clan at this time.
"I'm not sure, but since it's a training camp promotion course, the intensity shouldn't be very high. Even if we encounter it, we can kill it as long as we work together."
After a brief exchange, the trainees of the Snow Valley Training Camp put their bags on their backs and walked out of the cave.
It was still snowing heavily outside, and the cold wind mixed with snowflakes blew in my face, blocking my vision.
Following the direction provided by the compass, the students continued to move towards the direction of the second phase training camp.
……
Two days later.
Crossing the stream at the foot of the snow-capped mountains, what appeared before Li Zheng and others was a vast plain.
It is covered with white flowers.
When the wind blows, the petals dance in the wind and fly in the air.
Li Zheng and others did not choose to move forward. Instead, they lit a bonfire by the stream and sat down to rest.
For the next section of the journey, they need to pass as quickly as possible, reduce the time they stay, and prevent being attacked by soul beasts.
Although Guitong analyzed and judged that the combat power of the soul beasts left in this land would not be very high.
But this is just a judgment, there is still a possibility of unexpected results.
"Tongzi, this thing is so precious, but your people let you wear it when you go out?"
While eating the energy paste, Li Zheng's eyes swept over the necklace on Guitong's neck and he couldn't help but ask curiously.
“No matter how precious it is, it’s still equipment. In the eyes of my clan, it’s just a tool to improve our combat power. Should we worship it just because it’s precious?” Guitong took a bite of the energy paste and looked at Li Zheng speechlessly.
"From what your tribe members have described, isn't this a symbol of the next tribe leader's status?"
"Yes, it is indeed the symbol of the next clan leader, but if it is lost or damaged in the battle, does that mean our Four Eyes Clan will not have the next clan leader? Obviously, there will be new symbols and tokens that appear."
"Hahaha, nothing wrong."
"I advise you not to get your hands on it. I noticed that you always look at it every time you take a break. I want to tell you clearly that I can't give it to you."
"Bullshit, I'm just admiring it. I don't have any other thoughts about the necklace."
Hearing this, a look of disdain appeared on Gui Tong's face:
"Based on what I know about you and what you said on the way, how could I not know what you are thinking?"
"Then tell me, what am I thinking about?" Li Zheng raised his eyebrows and asked curiously.
"What else could it be? Of course, I imagined that we were attacked by an unknown monster on the way and got into a fierce battle. During the battle, I was accidentally seriously injured and could not be treated. Finally, I handed the necklace to you with trembling hands and told you to carry my glory and insist on going to the second training camp... How could I not understand what kind of person you are?"
After listening to Gui Tong's analysis, Li Zheng and other students burst into laughter.
"Tongzi, I give full marks to your analysis. I can tell you clearly that I have really thought about it this way." Li Zheng couldn't help laughing and admitted his thoughts.
"Shameless, I knew you had something dirty in your head." Hearing Li Zheng admit it, Gui Tong glared at him viciously:
"By the way, how do you Wan family know that the necklace on my neck is so precious?"
In response to the question, Chi Tu, who was standing by, said smugly:
"One of the racial talents of our Wan family is that we can identify treasures through perception and discover the value of items. Your necklace is too valuable in my eyes. I have never seen such a precious thing before."
"Wow, there is such a racial talent. I thought your race's racial talent was to be able to withstand hunger and stay up late."
When Guitong heard this, an exaggerated expression of surprise appeared on his face, causing all the students to laugh again.
After some idle chat and joking, Gui Tong's expression became serious:
"Brothers, we are about to enter the White Plains area. You must remain highly alert throughout the journey and give warnings in time if there is any situation."
"Understood. Go and rest quickly. We'll set off at daybreak." Li Zheng nodded in response.
Still following the previously formulated shift rest plan, the trainees of the Snow Valley Training Camp took turns to rest and be on alert.
After 7 hours.
A soft glow bloomed in the sky, the night was lifted by an invisible force, and a touch of light orange quietly seeped into the sleeping earth.
After regrouping, the trainees of the Snow Valley Training Camp entered the white plains with white petals flying everywhere.
The scenery along the way was charming, but the students were extremely nervous, guarding against sudden attacks that could occur at any time.
Half an hour later, a cry of surprise came from the middle of the team:
"There's something underground!"
When everyone heard it, they all looked in the direction where the sound came from, and the nearby students also dispersed decisively.
I saw a mound of earth rising up on the ground, and then a giant black insect tore through the mound to reveal its body.
This giant black insect appeared on the ground. The winding part was several meters long. Its body was covered with a layer of rough skin, the color of which was between dark gray and dark brown. Its dark green eyes flashed with ferocity.
The two sides of the head are covered with thick carapace. The most conspicuous part is the mouthparts at the front of the head, which are covered with sharp and tiny teeth, arranged closely, like a precision mechanical device, constantly rotating and changing positions, flashing cold light in the sun, just like the scythe of the god of death, ready to reap lives at any time.
The moment the giant insect revealed its figure, it pounced and bit the thing closest to it.
"Back off!"
The Bronze Clan warrior took two steps forward at this time, and a yellowish-brown light burst out from his body surface. He punched the giant insect's open mouth hard, and withstood the pressure of the giant insect, knocking it back. Then he took a step forward and hugged the giant insect's body, and the yellow light on his body surface became brighter.
what!
With a loud shout, the Bronze Clan warrior used brute force to pull the giant insect up from the ground.
The rest of the freshmen also followed suit and launched an attack.
First, the four-eyed warriors released bright blue lights, like ice arrows, which hit the giant insect and turned into spreading ice crystals, covering its body with a thin layer of frost. Then, a huge ice sword condensed by the ghost pupils suddenly chopped at the giant insect's neck, tearing a gap in flesh and blood. The biting cold quickly penetrated into the giant insect's body from the wound, making its movements sluggish.
Next came the members of the Nighthawk Tribe. They raised their hands at the same time, controlling the free wind element energy between heaven and earth to gather together.
A strong wind suddenly blew up, rolling up countless white petals, surrounding the giant insect and forming wind blades. Like sharp blades, they quickly cut the giant insect's body and left fine scars on its surface.
The warrior led by the Bronze Clan took another step forward and roared:
"Make way for me."
Hearing this, the other students stopped their actions. The Bronze Clan warrior's right hand suddenly swelled up, veins popped out, and he punched the giant insect hard.
Suddenly, violent power erupted from the giant insect's body, and the dense wounds on its body instantly tore the giant insect into pieces, with pieces of flesh falling all over the sky.
After a brief fight, the students from the Snow Valley Training Camp easily killed the giant insect with a crushing posture.
The hardcore players who saw this scene seemed a little surprised.
They all knew that the freshmen who were able to enter the training camp were the best of the new generation in the tribe.
Previously in the Snow Valley training camp, everyone wore restrictive bracelets and there was no obvious difference in strength.
But in their first battle after taking off the bracelets, the performance of these animals was truly amazing.
In particular, the Bronze Clan freshmen, who usually took the most beatings, behaved extremely bravely. They used their fists to block the bites of the giant insect's mouthparts. Not only were they not injured, but they easily repelled the giant insect several meters away.
"You scared me. I thought it was a soul beast from the Soul Gui Clan that emerged from underground." After the battle, Gui Tong breathed a sigh of relief and continued:
"We take the scattered pieces of the giant insect's flesh with us. The food in our bags is not enough to sustain our consumption on the road. These pieces of flesh can help us survive the journey when food is scarce."
Upon hearing this, all the students started to collect the giant insect's flesh on the ground and put it into their bags for later consumption.
After a brief interlude, the group continued on their journey.
……
three days later.
The trainees of the Snow Valley Training Camp passed through an area full of white flowers and entered the central area of the plain.
The scenery here has changed.
As far as the eye can see, there is only broken ground. The exposed soil looks like it has been licked by fire, and is dry and pale, without any signs of moisture or fertility. The wind here is no longer a gentle caress, but a sharp blade, sweeping up gusts of fine sand and dust, circling in the open space like a ghost, whimpering and growling.
Although the sky was still vast, it looked particularly pale due to the lack of green. The sun shone directly down without any shielding, making the wasteland even more dazzling and desolate. Crossing a dry riverbed, the cracks in front of us were like wounds on the earth.
The traces left by the great war between the Against Tide Legion and the Soul Returning Clan are like shadows that never fade, deeply engraved into the texture of the earth.
Broken weapons, torn armor, charred bones, broken flags... This place looks very much like the ancient battlefield area of the Emperor's Tomb Mountains, but it seems even more desolate.
As they walked along the way, Li Zheng and others could feel that the expressions of the foreign students seemed a little sad.
Li Zheng can fully understand this.
Apparently, their ancestors also participated in this war.
This is an emotion they cannot empathize with.
"Everyone be careful, there are still a lot of unprocessed soul-shaped seeds underground here, which may be breeding soul beasts." The leading Guitong reminded at this time.
Hearing Guitong's reminder, Chitu, who was walking in the center of the team, opened the eagle-headed monster's perception perspective at this time.
As his perception range expanded, nearby scenes came into his mind, and even the subtle changes of sand and gravel blown by the wind became clearly visible.
After moving forward for a while, a dark red energy ball suddenly appeared in Chi Tu's perspective, rising rapidly from the ground.
"Everyone be careful, something is coming out from there!" Chi Tu pointed to the ground not far away and exclaimed.
After hearing the reminder, all the students turned around and looked in the direction of the finger that was eating dirt.
Suddenly, cracks appeared on the ground in the distance and spread outward at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Roar!
With a low roar, a dark red figure tore through the ground and revealed its figure.
What appeared before the eyes of Li Zheng and others was a spiritual monster that was between invisible and visible. It was neither completely illusory nor completely real. Its body seemed to be wandering in the gap between reality and fantasy, constantly switching back and forth.
The parsing capability is then enabled:
[Soul Beast]:
Hunting Level: 42
Target introduction: The special life bred in the "Soul Shaping Seed" created by the Soul Returning Clan members using rules has the ability to devour souls and evolve. It can be transformed into the devoured target through secondary life reshaping and obtain the opponent's racial talents, combat skills, life memories, etc.
……
The soul beast statue that appeared and tore the earth apart was formed by condensation of dark green mist. These mists sometimes condensed into sharp blades, sometimes turned into twisted and rotating chains, and sometimes condensed into humanoid monsters wearing dark green armor.
There are also circles of invisible energy fluctuations surrounding the soul beast, which can disturb the surrounding air, causing the temperature to drop sharply and the chill to the bone. These fluctuations also carry an indescribable noise, as if countless imprisoned resentful souls are wailing hysterically.
Seeing the soul beast attacking, the expressions of the students instantly became tense.
Before setting off, they all heard Kuangsha talk about the horror of soul beasts. This special life form would devour the life of anyone present, turning them into the appearance of the dead, mastering all the abilities of the dead, and being extremely difficult to kill.
"Get ready for battle!" Guitong shouted at this time, and the elemental eye on his face burst into bright light.
Four balls of elemental energy condensed simultaneously in front of him.
Li Zheng and other players in the hard-working group also entered combat stance. The family-sharing godfather in the team took the initiative to come to the front of the team, ready to activate the petrified form and take the damage.
"No, there are other soul beasts!"
At this time, Chi Tu exclaimed again and reminded.
As soon as he finished speaking, the ground in front began to crack, and balls of dark red energy tore through the ground and emerged.
Looking around, there were five soul beasts in total, including the one in front.
Three of the soul beasts were suspended in the air and twisted rapidly before changing into the appearance of alien races and landing on the ground. One of the figures was exactly the appearance of the Bronze Race.
Seeing this scene, the expressions of the students suddenly changed.
These three figures were obviously students who had been killed by soul beasts, and now the soul beasts had inherited their memories and abilities.
"kill!"
The Bronze Clan warrior took the lead and rushed straight towards the soul beast in front.
boom!
The soul beast in the image of the bronze clan also attacked at this time, and its right hand glowed with a khaki light.
The two punches collided with each other, with exactly the same abilities, but the power of the soul beast was obviously much stronger. It knocked the Bronze Clan student back with one punch. His body slid back several meters, and he staggered a few steps before he could stand firm.
The war is about to start.
During the battle, the five soul beasts continued to exude an evil aura that was chilling.
The two soul beasts that had not devoured souls fought in the form of chains and blades, while the soul beast that had devoured souls fought with the abilities of the devoured ones.
The weakest soul beast among them has a hunting level of 39.
During the fight, what bothered the Snow Valley students the most was the soul beast's virtual and real body. When it switched to virtual form, it ignored any physical damage.
The Bronze Clan warrior standing at the front was quickly covered in wounds and turned into a bloody man under the fierce attack of the soul beast.
Upon seeing this, the family-sharing godfather stepped forward immediately and asked the other students to drag him to the back and take out pills from their bags for emergency treatment.
He turned on the petrification and continued to output, and activated the taunt ability.
The family-shared foster father, whose body was coated with a pitch-black substance, was directly injured by the attacks of five soul beasts. This scene immediately shocked the other students.
"You kid, you actually have such ability!" Ghost Eye couldn't help but exclaimed as he condensed the magic to attack.
"Tongzi, don't talk. I can't hold on for much longer. Hurry up and kill these five soul beasts!" The family-shared foster father remained standing, enduring the pain while gritting his teeth and speaking.
The performance of the family-sharing godfather reduced the pressure at the rear.
But the voice of eating dirt came again:
"Three more soul beasts are approaching!"
"Fuck, stop fighting and run!" Li Zheng suggested decisively.
"Run!" Guitong did not hesitate, knowing that continuing to fight would only lead to being surrounded, and it would then be difficult to evacuate.
"I'll lead the way, you follow closely." A Bronze Clan warrior shouted loudly, and his body surface was instantly covered with a layer of ochre light. After his body suddenly expanded, he rushed straight towards the five soul beasts.
Seeing this, the other students followed suit.
The earth eaters in the team kept throwing out "restraints" in an attempt to restrict the movement of the soul beasts.
However, the restraint of soul level 15 cannot effectively restrict the movement of soul beasts.
During the retreat, the team kept replacing the students who were left behind under Guitong's command.
The other three soul beasts also attacked at this time, and the pressure of confrontation increased suddenly.
The soul beast has powerful self-healing abilities and cannot be killed no matter what means they use.
One of the soul beasts has an extremely terrifying ability. It can spit out a powerful poisonous mist. The target that comes into contact with it will enter a poisoned state where it will continuously lose blood while analyzing the information.
When the Four-Eyed Clan was about to leave, a soul beast suddenly turned into a chain and stabbed at a Four-Eyed Clan freshman who was concentrating on magic at an extremely fast speed.
Seeing this scene, the Bronze Clan warriors decisively stood up to resist.
But the soul chain twisted at a strange angle in the air, brushed past the shoulder of the Bronze Clan warrior, and instantly pierced the Four-Eyed Clan freshman.
"Brother of the clan!"
Amid the Ghost Eye's blood-curdling roar, the soul chain wrapped around the Four-Eyed Warrior's body. A painful expression appeared on his face, and his body shriveled at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Countless faint fluorescent spots can be seen emerging from the body surface of the four-eyed students and being absorbed by the soul chain.
Click!
The soul chain was pulled back, and the soul beast's body quickly twisted and changed. In the blink of an eye, it turned into the appearance of a new member of the Four-Pupil Clan and landed on the ground. Then a strange smile appeared on his face, and he looked at the ghost pupil:
"Brother, are you calling me?"
"Kill!" The clan brother was killed by the soul-eater. Ghost Eye had a ferocious expression on his face and took the initiative to pounce on the soul beast.
"Tongzi, calm down!" Seeing this, Li Zheng grabbed Guitong to prevent him from being besieged by soul beasts in his impulse.
Looking at the soul beast that had transformed into the appearance of a new member of the Four-Eyed Clan, Li Zheng's eyes were cold and anger was burning in his heart. However, he also knew that he must not be impulsive at this time and must evacuate this area as soon as possible.
Soul beasts are affected by the Soul Shaping Seeds and have limited range of activities without the control of the Soul Returning Clan.
As long as they escaped from this area, they would be safe.
But the current situation is that the attack of the eight soul beasts is really difficult for them to resist.
At the current rate of retreat, there will inevitably be more casualties among them.
This was the first time Li Zheng felt fear in the game.
What he feared was not his own death, but the fact that these alien brothers with whom he had developed feelings for would die here.
An idea then popped into his mind.
But before he could speak on the voice channel, he heard the family sharing godfather say:
"Brother Li, retreating like this is not a solution. More of our brothers will surely be killed. Why don't we cover their backs and help them? I can't bear to see them die like this!"
"That's exactly what I meant. You're indeed good brothers. We have the same idea." Chi Tu also spoke out in support at this time.
After hearing the suggestions from his brothers on the voice channel, Li Zheng became more determined. He turned around and grabbed the collar of the crazy-looking Gui Tong and slapped him hard:
"Wake up, Tongzi, you lead the brothers to retreat, and we, the Wan Clan, will cover your retreat!"
"You..." Hearing these words, the hatred in Guitong's eyes disappeared, and he seemed a little unbelievable.
"If this goes on, we will all die. Instead of dying together, it is better to sacrifice us and help you. Don't act on impulse. Remember what you said when you set out. Run as fast as you can." Having said that, Li Zheng did not wait for Guitong to reply, and rushed towards the soul beast with his brothers in the Liver Emperor group.
The family-sharing foster father who was at the front activated petrification again and endured the simultaneous attacks of eight soul beasts.
“Run quickly, don’t let my death be in vain.” After the family-sharing adoptive father finished cursing, his health bar was exhausted under the attack of the soul beast, and he turned into a ball of black mist and dissipated.
At this time, Sha Xinmov took over the family-sharing adoptive father and activated the petrification and taunting features.
"Run!"
Seeing that Guitong and others were still casting spells, Li Zheng suddenly became angry.
I originally wanted to finish the hidden mission early and help them, but I didn't expect these idiots wouldn't retreat.
Their sacrifice was not in vain.
The four eyes of Ghost pupil trembled violently, and then he gritted his teeth:
"Everyone follow me!"
Faced with the Wan Clan members who risked their lives and voluntarily threw themselves into the encirclement of soul beasts, the freshmen of various clans were shocked, but they also knew the purpose of the Wan Clan's doing so.
If you don't leave now, all your family's efforts will be in vain.
During this period, some students couldn't help but shed tears.
Looking at the rapidly departing alien student, Li Zheng took out a bottle of intermediate potion from his space bag and guzzled it:
"Brothers, kill one before you die, and focus on the soul beast that has turned into a four-eyed clan, kill him!"
"Okay!" The players in the Hardcore Group echoed.
……
Five minutes later, Li Zheng defeated the newly born soul beast of the Four-Eyed Clan with one punch.
"Cool!"
The kill prompt sounded in his mind, and he turned his head to look beside him.
Except for him who has reached level 7 in body forging and has managed to hold on until now, the only one who plays the magic system is still alive, and the other brothers in the liver emperor group have already returned to the Emperor's Tomb Village.
"Damn it, the hidden mission is over. I wonder when Elder You's next recruitment will come." Chi Tu cursed at this time, and then took the initiative to pounce on Li Zheng to block the soul chain from piercing his chest.
"Brother Li, I'll go first. I'll wait for you in the small dark room."
"Okay, let me hit the soul beast a few more times before you leave, and I'll be there soon." Li Zheng, who had turned into a bloody man, responded immediately, gasping for breath and pounced on the soul beast that had the ability to spit out poison.
The figure eating dirt turned into black mist and dissipated at this time.
At this time, Li Zheng also took a step forward and punched the soul beast that had turned into an alien in the chin with a straight punch.
The soul beast then spewed a poisonous mist at him, instantly worsening his already poisoned state and increasing the speed at which his blood was lost.
At this moment, the soul beast beside him that had transformed into a bronze warrior suddenly punched him in the back. Li Zheng opened his mouth and coughed up blood, then fell to the ground and rolled several meters away.
Looking at the soul beasts surrounding him, Li Zheng took out the "Illusion" rune bomb stored in his space bag.
"Everyone, I won't see you off."
Just as Li was about to detonate the disillusionment bomb, a figure suddenly came to his side, grabbed him up and ran away with him at a very fast speed.
"Ahem... Hitomi!"
Turning his head, Li Zheng saw four ghost eyes with bloodshot eyes carrying him and running hard.
Guitong didn't say anything, but his running speed increased suddenly, and his body was covered with four colors of light.
Through analysis, it was discovered that Guitong had entered a state of burning blood and energy, and was running at the limit of his life.
"Cough cough... Tongzi, put me down." As he spoke, Li Zheng opened his mouth and coughed up green blood. The poisonous mist spewed out by the soul beast made him lose blood continuously.
Guitong didn't say anything, but gritted his teeth and continued running, leaving four streams of light behind him.
ten minutes later.
Guitong, who had run out of the soul beast's attack range, stopped and placed Li Zhengyi on a tree that had turned into charcoal. He then took out a pill from his body and stuffed it into his mouth.
But Li Zheng did not swallow.
All his brothers in the Gan Di group died, how could he survive alone? His brothers were still waiting for him to return.
The second training camp without good brothers is meaningless.
He decisively put the pill in his mouth into his space bag.
"Must survive."
Looking at the ghost pupil with red eye sockets, Li Zheng shook his head weakly:
"Tongzi, I'm afraid I'm going to die."
Li Zheng, who was already prepared to face death as the poisoning and blood loss continued, looked at Guitong's neck and was surprised to find that the necklace around his neck had disappeared.
Apparently, when Gui Tong came to save him, he was ready to sacrifice himself and handed the necklace to his tribe members.
Li Zheng was moved and grinned:
"Tongzi, I didn't say I could run faster than anyone else, I definitely can't... cough cough." As he spoke, the toxins in his body surged up, and Li Zheng opened his mouth and coughed out a ball of poisonous blood. With his body covered in scars, he looked so miserable.
"Stop talking, take a deep breath, and wait for the drug to take effect."
"Hitomi...where's your necklace?"
"I told you to stop talking." Finding that Li Zheng's condition was still deteriorating, Guitong reached out and pressed on Li Zheng's chest, trying to dispel the toxic energy in Li Zheng's body.
"Ahem, Tongzi, I never thought you would give the necklace to your tribe members and then risk your life to save me."
"You're almost dying, yet you're still thinking about my necklace." Guitong said with a sad look.
Li Zheng opened his mouth and coughed up a ball of poisonous blood, then said with a depressed look:
"Ahem... Tongzi, I really like your necklace... If... If we can meet again one day, will you give the necklace to me?"
Looking at Li Zheng whose pupils were gradually dilating, Gui Tong felt sad and his body couldn't stop shaking:
"Yes, I will give it to you."
"It's a deal." Li Zheng suddenly became energetic as if he had a last burst of energy, but this state only lasted for a few seconds before he became listless again.
Under the sad gaze of the ghost pupil, Li Zheng, with a streak of blood hanging from the corner of his mouth, coughed violently again, then smiled with a relieved expression and said:
"Tongzi... remember what you said. You said... ahem... the warriors of the Four-Tongzi tribe will keep their promises and will never go back on their word."
"You're about to die, and you still have the mood to say these..." Guitong was about to open his mouth to scold, but saw Li Zheng's body began to disintegrate into mist, but he still kept looking at him with a smile.
The black smoke dissipated from between his fingers. Guitong reached out to grab it, but was unable to grasp Li Zheng's rapidly fading life flame.
This feeling of wanting to keep her but being unable to do so almost suffocated Guitong.
In the end, Li Zheng's body completely disintegrated in his hands, turning into black mist and dissipating into the sky and earth.
At this moment, Guitong's heart was filled with despair and sadness, and what emerged in his mind was the expression of Li Zheng looking at him with a smile before his death.
This scene froze in his mind and was imprinted deep in Guitong's memory.
Gui Tong knelt on the ground with a trembling body, looking at the place where Li Zheng had just leaned, tears could not stop flowing, and then punched the scorched tree in front of him, gritting his teeth and said:
"Moving bricks... I, Gui Tong, swear here that I will come back on the day I complete my studies and avenge you!"
It’s a huge chapter of 10,000 words, and I’ll continue writing 10,000 words tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)