NOVEL NEXT Chapter 117: At Any Cost_3
Much faster than on Earth.
Of course, the bone-washing stage still makes little difference.
Though marrow pain is present, it's basically bearable.
This kind of pain is useless!
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Outside, faint footsteps emerged!
In the swampy terrain, there's no hard ground. The feet of a Fifth-Grade Powerhouse won't easily sink into the mire, yet they can't avoid making a sound, akin to separating palms covered in slime, perhaps a sensation of pressure separation.
Su Yue broadcasted a warning inside the cave.
He then took a deep breath, activating sneaky invisibility in advance!
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Dedication value -500
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From the outside, Su Yue had vanished without a trace.
But inside the cave, Xu Baiyan and the others firmly gripped their weapons, ready to charge at any moment.
On their inevitable escape path out of the cave, they even buried some hard objects to provide footholds, ensuring their feet wouldn't sink in, thus they could flee faster.
The Ning Beast also maintained the optimal posture for a Tai Mountain crash.
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This time, the fishing attempt was unlucky.
The leader and Third Lang returned empty-handed.
There's nothing to be done; not every attempt at fishing yields a catch.
They returned calmly.
They passed by the small hole where Su Yue was hiding, and by the time they entered, these two had disguised as humans.
Damn it!
Why do the Yangxiang Race's feet smell so awful? Initially, even Spicy Pepper didn't stink this bad.
Su Yue felt grateful.
If Spicy Pepper's feet had smelled this bad, he'd have been doomed; his sword maneuver would likely have failed!
"Hey, where's Second Lang?"
Upon returning to the cave, everything seemed normal.
The Ning Beast was unconscious, even with bleeding wounds.
Yet only Second Lang was missing.
"Could something have happened, and he went out!"
Third Lang was stunned.
"Shouldn't be the case, Second Lang is cautious. He had no reason to leave without us coming back. Hurry and check on the Ning Beast!"
The leader furrowed his brow.
He feared the Ning Beast rebelled and might have injured Second Lang!
However.
Just as they reached the Ning Beast's side, the vine binding its limbs snapped instantaneously, and the colossal beast raged.
Roar!
A low growl reverberated, leaving the leader and Third Lang dizzy.
However, they were indeed elites of the Yangxiang Race.
Though the Ning Beast ambushed, the two of them quickly got up after being slammed against the wall and drew their blades.
Damn it!
Indeed, something happened with the Ning Beast!
However, the problem wasn't significant.
Though their Qi Blood was suppressed, the leader's physical aptitude was still decent; the Ning Beast, burdened with toxins, couldn't hold out for long!
Unfortunately, the leader and Third Lang made a grave error.
They should have immediately rushed out to restore their strength instead of attempting to suppress the Ning Beast!
Crash!
Crash!
Crash!
Inside the cave, the sound of cages breaking resounded consecutively. As the leader and Third Lang turned, several human Martial Artists were already sprinting towards the cave's entrance like mice.
They trampled the mire, which clearly had things buried beneath, providing some support!
In just a blink, four people had reached the cave's exit!
"Damn it!"
The leader had no time to think; with an angry curse, he pursued the four individuals.
How humans managed to escape was simply unbelievable!
Third Lang followed right behind.
They couldn't afford to heed the Ning Beast's roars anymore.
If these humans escaped back, the entire plan was likely doomed.
"We did it!"
Xu Baiyan was the first to flash out of the cave.
She knew her target clearly, and without a word, she stepped onto a branch.
Crack!
The sound of a dried branch smashing echoed.
Though the step wasted Qi Blood, this was a critical moment, yielding speed several times that in the mire!
Du Jing's Book didn't falter, being the second to escape.
Subsequently, Wang Mingqi and Liu Guoli narrowly escaped the cave!
Swish!
Half of the leader's foot just reached the entrance when Third Lang was a step behind!
Right as the leader's Qi Blood regained itself, Su Yue instantly appeared.
He raised the E-grade alloy blade high!
Unleashing a full-force technique, it came down from above!
Target!
The back of the leader's head.
"Watch out, leader!"
This electrifying blow was witnessed by Third Lang the whole time.
He never imagined a human Martial Artist lay in ambush at the entrance, much less one without Qi Blood who could execute such a terrifying strike.
Yet alas!
His warning came slightly too late.
With one stroke, the leader was severely injured.
It's unfortunate that the leader's long-ingrained combat instinct caused him to sense the strike and instinctively dodge it, avoiding the neck.
But the blow had already halved his combat capacity.
If the Qi Blood was intact, Su Yue couldn't have located a fatal point; this strike wouldn't have been as effective.
But regrettably, with the Qi Blood sealed, the Yangxiang Race becomes as vulnerable as humans, their necks being their weak point.
"Damn it!"
This time, the leader hesitated not; his mind was clear that only exiting the cave's suppression could he annihilate these human Martial Artists!
Restoring strength was imperative.
By now, Su Yue had already handed the leader over to Wang Mingqi and Liu Guoli!
Just as Third Lang was about to charge out, Su Yue wielded the sword with a twist, shattering Third Lang's knee in a flash.
Third Lang staggered, nearly collapsing to the ground.
In peak condition, Su Yue could execute two technique strikes!
At the instant Third Lang raised his head, he saw a dazzling cold blade arc coming at him!
This marked the final scene in Third Lang's life.
His face was harshly split down the middle by the blade's glint, a death so gruesome it's shocking.