Deities: Starting From Goblins

Chapter 497: Chapter 312 Mountain_1

A guard rushed to put out the fire, while another guard was on full alert. Now, he was the only one left by the campsite, he had to remain fully focused and couldn’t afford to be the least bit off guard. Otherwise, there was a chance of Lowen Shingo being rescued.

Narrowing his eyebrows, Bart Cloud was confused. This wasn’t the situation he had anticipated. He assumed both would have left together. They appeared to be smarter than he thought. It was clear that dislodging this guard would be even more difficult than reaching the heavens, hence, Bart could only aim for a swift resolution.

While Bart Cloud himself was a King’s Seater, he had already reached the Perfect King’s Seat, one step away from the Dominator Realm. It was easy for him to handle an ordinary King’s Seater, but achieving quick resolution could be difficult. After taking a deep breath, Bart Cloud silently moved closer to the guard.

Putting out the fire only required a minute, within which, he could barely launch three attacks. Hence, these three moves must be lethal. As he was about three meters away from the guard, the latter sensed a hint of fluctuation in his Spiritual Energy. Clearly, it did not belong to his companion, hence he knew that an enemy was approaching.

The guard snorted coldly and was ready to fight: “You are here to save Lowen Shingo? You have to get past me first. You set the fire to divide and distract us so you could rescue him, didn’t you?”

“That’s correct. Are you stepping aside or dying?” Since he had already been found, Bart Cloud dropped the pretense and walked out casually, composing a lethal Divine Skill behind him nonetheless.

“I am a disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect. If I let you rescue Lowen Shingo today, I will be executed tomorrow morning. Therefore, you won’t get near Lowen Shingo, even if it costs me my life. Understand?”

The guard stared back coldly, and replied, “You are right. Coming here alone to save your friend shows your courage, which is admirable. If I was the one who heard about the Half-Step Saint Seat, I would have run away as far as I could. Unfortunately, we stand on opposing sides, so we must fight.”

While speaking, the guard summoned his divine weapon and sent a flare into the sky which burst into a dazzling show of colors. This was to inform all others of the enemy’s arrival, although they had already gone miles away to carry out the mission of escorting the Sect Leader back.

Bart Cloud launched his attack fiercely at this moment. The lethal move he had conjured earlier was now at its peak. It was a fatal strike as soon as it was employed. This guard, however, managed to block it unexpectedly. It seemed that he was not an ordinary King’s Seater, but may have also hidden his real strength, possibly a Perfect King’s Seater.

Nonetheless, despite his calm demeanor, the guard had plunged into a dire condition. He had used a powerful Divine Skill to block Bart Cloud’s attack, but it had left him severely injured, almost exhausted and even his Dantian was injured. Now, he could not withstand another attack from Bart.

At this point, he could only pray for reinforcements to arrive soon. Otherwise, not only would Lowen Shingo be rescued by Bart Cloud, but he himself would die under the opponent’s blade.

Unconsciously, a trickle of blood from his mouth gave him away. He initially wanted to disguise it, but Bart Cloud had already caught a glimpse of it. It made him smirk, thinking that his attack was useless, but he realized that the opponent was just too good an actor who almost tricked him.

Thereupon, Bart Cloud started to conjure another Divine Skill: “My first strike injured you. The next will be fatal. Truth be told, I really don’t want to kill you – you’re someone who knows their limits and could potentially achieve greatness. Serving as a lowly guard is not worthy of you. Unfortunately, as you said, those with different paths can’t plan together.”

“I admit defeat, go ahead and rescue Lowen Shingo!” The guard took a step back, aware that he wouldn’t survive Bart Cloud’s next attack. In order to save his own life, he said.

“You mentioned earlier that if Lowen Shingo is rescued, you will be executed by your Sect Leader tomorrow morning. Now, why would you let me take Lowen Shingo away so generously? Aren’t you afraid of being punished by your Sect?”

However, Bart Cloud hesitated, he had a suspicion. The guard he had just met seemed more like a person who wouldn’t back down because his life was at risk. There seemed to be something dubious going on. And besides, even though the guard was injured, he might be able to handle three or four of his attacks, maybe even hold on till his companions returned.

The guard gave a faint smile and remarked: “If I fight you, I die. But if Lowen Shingo is rescued, I might be able to save my life by begging the Sect Leader for mercy, since he owes me a favor. And if it doesn’t work, I can always run away in the middle of the night. Why should I die when I can live?”

Bart Cloud put aside his doubts and decided to walk into the campsite. Upon entering, he saw Lowen Shingo trapped by over a dozen chains and a mini array formation on the side. An ordinary person would have definitely felt helpless at this sight, as even a tiny array could block a person.

However, Bart Cloud was different, since Logan had already calculated everything and specifically crafted an array bomb for him. Unless it was a Half-Step Saint Seat who arranged the array, it could generally be blown open. Just when he was about to set the Spirit Stone bomb, made from a thousand Spirit Stones, by the side of the array, he suddenly felt a murderous intent.

Turning around, he saw the guard charging at him with a divine weapon, only a meter away. At this point, it was too late to escape. So, Bart Cloud prepared to resist using his divine weapon as well.

Bart Cloud’s sword pierced through the guard, the latter died in despair. However, Bart Cloud was also wounded by a sword which had left a bloody wound on his body. It almost took his life. Fortunately, he managed to stop the wound from spreading further due to his stronger realm.

Naturally, Bart Cloud was livid. However, the enemy was already dead, and the urgency to treat his wounds prevailed. He took out a Rule Elixir from his pocket, Logan’s life-saving treasure. He didn’t have the luxury of choice anymore. He still needed to rescue Lowen Shingo.

The Spirit Stone Bomb exploded at that moment, shattering the array. Bart Cloud hurriedly cut off the chains and hoisted Lowen Shingo over his shoulder, then fled the campsite at top speed. Lowen Shingo had already passed out due to severe injuries.

Bart Cloud didn’t know where to rendezvous with Logan, but he believed in Logan’s wisdom. Logan would surely guess his escape route. Initially, Bart Cloud should have escaped in the opposite direction of the campsite but instead, he made a turn and escaped towards the Demon Beast Mountain Range. With a million Demon Beasts hovering inside, the major Sects would never think of it.

Otherwise, if he fled in any other direction, he stood no chance of survival in the face of numerous Half-Step Saint Seats chasing after him. Their only hope was Logan’s array formation. Without it, they were no match for the major Sects.

As soon as he entered the Demon Beast Mountain Range, he sensed numerous Demon Beasts roaring, none of them approached though. It appeared that after the fall of the Beast King, the million Demon Beasts were not daring enough to provoke human cultivators, especially when faced with a Half-Step Saint Seat.