NOVEL NEXT Chapter 169.2: Despair
Mo Ba Si’s voice was like a call from hell! The stunned cloaked woman instantly snapped out of her daze!
Immediately, she threw Qing Lin behind her. The long spear, which had just been retracted, appeared again in her hands. Without looking back, she shouted to Qing Lin.
“Run! Let the Two-Headed Serpent take you away from here!”
After saying that, the cloaked woman swung the long spear and charged toward Mo Ba Si, fiercely smashing it down!
Even though she knew that as a Dou Shi (Battle Master, 3rd Level), she was no match for Mo Ba Si, the cloaked woman still did it!
Just like Xiao Yan yesterday!!!
Upon seeing Mo Ba Si, the cloaked woman had already abandoned the thought of seeing Xiao Li again, let alone returning alive!
But at least! She had to let Qing Lin escape!
Clang!
The metallic clash that could only be produced by the collision of metal resonated, causing the fervor that had just ignited in the cloaked woman to instantly dissipate. In its place, an overwhelming sense of despair set in.
Mo Ba Si tightly grasped the tip of her spear with one hand, not moving a muscle. With a slight exertion, the spearhead shattered into pieces, scattering on the corridor floor.
This was the incomparable difference in strength!
The cloaked woman, staring dumbfounded at the now headless spear, felt her mind go blank.
Did Xiao Yan feel this kind of despair when he protected them yesterday?
Mo Ba Si, having crushed the spearhead, didn’t continue his assault. Instead, he spoke again.
“I was saying, you two—”
“Xiao Ling!!!”
Before Mo Ba Si could finish his sentence, the Two-Headed Flame Spirit Serpent abruptly appeared in the corridor. Its massive body scattered debris from the palace ceiling, and both the cloaked woman and Qing Lin were shielded from falling rubble only by the protection of the Two-Headed Flame Spirit Serpent.
“Xiao Ling! Protect big sister!!!”
In this moment, Qing Lin no longer displayed the timidity she had before!
The little girl with emerald eyes now radiated a fearless and determined spirit!
Yesterday, she left Xiao Yan behind and received news of Xiao Yan’s death today. Qing Lin absolutely refused to see the cloaked woman and Xiao Yan suffer the same fate!
Escape?
I won’t escape!
I’ve escaped enough!
Whether it’s about my parents or Master Xiao Yan!
I won’t run anymore!!!
“Two-Headed Flame Spirit Serpent?!”
Seeing the sudden appearance of the magical beast, Mo Ba Si was momentarily stunned.
Even in this desert, the presence of a Two-Headed Flame Spirit Serpent was extremely rare.
Unfortunately, rarity did not equate to strength.
Just as the Two-Headed Flame Spirit Serpent lunged towards Mo Ba Si to bite him, a glint of crimson flashed in Mo Ba Si’s dark golden snake pupils.
The next moment, before the cloaked woman could see how he acted, Mo Ba Si delivered a single blow that instantly obliterated the Two-Headed Flame Spirit Serpent!
“Xiao Ling!!!”
Witnessing the scene in front of her, Qing Lin was plunged into despair. At the same time, a sharp pain in her chest caused a stream of blood to spurt from her mouth, and she immediately lost consciousness, collapsing motionless on the ground.
“Qing Lin!!!”
The cloaked woman, noticing Qing Lin’s condition, turned pale. She leaped to Qing Lin’s side, lifting her up with concern evident in her eyes.
Soon, the cloaked woman realized that Qing Lin’s breath was extremely weak at this moment, as if she had suffered a severe injury!
Why did Qing Lin, who was attacked by the Two-Headed Flame Spirit Serpent, end up severely wounded?!
Wait a minute…
The cloaked woman, well-read and knowledgeable, almost instantly grasped the situation.
The ability to control snake-type magical beasts?
It was the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils!!!
The Two-Headed Flame Spirit Serpent was Qing Lin’s spirit pet, bonded to her. When a spirit pet was harmed, the owner would also suffer backlash, just like Qing Lin was experiencing now.
Cursing internally, the cloaked woman lifted Qing Lin and swiftly fled towards the distance. She accepted her own death, but she couldn’t bear the thought of Qing Lin, this pitiable child, being buried with her.
“Thinking of escaping?”
Mo Ba Si sneered, his figure flashing, blocking the cloaked woman’s path. He spoke coldly, “Where do you think you can escape to?”
“Damn it!”
The cloaked woman muttered under her breath. She tried to change direction to escape, only to realize that her body was completely immobilized.
The terror in her eyes deepened. This was the insurmountable gap between a Dou Shi (Battle Master, 3rd Level) and a Dou Wang (Battle King, 6th Level). Unable to cross it, she could do nothing but let herself be slaughtered by the Dou Wang (Battle King, 6th Level).
Looking at the cloaked woman, now unable to move under the pressure of his Dou Qi, Mo Ba Si recalled the Dousling-level Two-Headed Flame Spirit Serpent he had effortlessly killed moments ago. From yesterday’s defeat by Xiao Yan to the current predicament, Mo Ba Si finally found solace.
Yesterday, he lost to Xiao Yan and fell into self-doubt upon waking up.
Am I really that weak?
But now, Mo Ba Si felt reassured.
Indeed… my strength is not the problem.
The problem lies with that kid!
As Mo Ba Si thought this in his heart, the cloaked woman, unable to move, seemed to give up struggling. Her terrified expression intensified.
This was the gap between a Dou Shi (Battle Master, 3rd Level) and a Dou Wang (Battle King, 6th Level) – something she couldn’t even see.
In the face of a Dou Wang (Battle King, 6th Level), a Dou Shi (Battle Master, 3rd Level) could only accept the butchery.
As Mo Ba Si contemplated his thoughts, the cloaked woman, now immobile, seemed to finally abandon her futile resistance.
Her tone was filled with a plea.
“Tribe Leader Mo Ba Si”
“I don’t ask you to spare me. Trespassing the Snake-People’s holy temple, I deserve to die!”
“But at least, could you spare this child!”
Now, the only path before the cloaked woman was to plead with Mo Ba Si.
Not for herself, but for Qing Lin.
The cloaked woman’s status did not allow her to plead for herself; she had her pride, and even in death, she wouldn’t beg.
But for Qing Lin, she was willing to cast aside her pride. She lowered her voice and humbly implored Mo Ba Si to spare Qing Lin’s life.
Listening to the cloaked woman’s plea, Mo Ba Si’s snake pupils revealed a complex expression.
Not for herself, but for another person…
Mo Ba Si had always believed that humans were cowardly, greedy, vile, and devoid of principles. Raised by elders in the tribe who ingrained such thoughts, Mo Ba Si had developed an intense hatred towards humans.
But today, from these two humans, he saw something entirely different from his previous understanding.
One was the cloaked woman before him.
The other was Xiao Yan, who confronted him head-on yesterday.