studiobondurri Chapter 114: Risk one’s life
Chapter 114: Risk one’s life
Chapter 114: Risk one’s life
"What are you doing?" Tu Ya’s mother saw Tu Ya fall into a coma and rushed over without caring about her grieving husband’s death.
"Somebody is here. If you want your daughter to live, don’t say anything!" Yuan Ming extended his arm and pushed Tu Ya’s mother to the ground.
Tu Ya’s mother widened her eyes and dared not speak again.
Yuan Ming held Tu Ya and her mother in his hands, a faint blue light appeared on his chest, and he floated up, flying towards the distance, disappearing into the jungle in the blink of an eye.
As Yuan Ming left, the vines around Ha Gong were released, and the purple-black demon vines disappeared into the ground.
Ha Gong’s body lost support and fell to the ground with a muffled sound.
Not long after Yuan Ming and the others disappeared, several figures flew over from a distance and arrived in an instant. They were Kun Tu, Hu Huo, and Wu Lu.
Kun Tu and Wu Lu rode on green wolf spirit beasts, while Hu Huo walked on foot without summoning the green falcon.
Seeing Ha Gong’s body, Hu Huo’s face darkened despite having sensed it earlier.
He had already sensed Yuan Ming’s presence here through Ha Gong’s sea of consciousness, but Yuan Ming was powerful and had mysterious methods. Hu Huo had suffered losses before and didn’t dare to face him alone.
He coincidentally encountered Kun Tu and Wu Lu in the mountains, so he followed them. However, little did he know that with this slight delay, Yuan Ming had already killed Ha Gong and disappeared again.
"Yuan Ming and Ha Gong have a close relationship. I didn’t expect him to really make a move. I need to reassess this person’s character." Hu Huo thought to himself.
"Hu Huo, didn’t you confidently claim that Yuan Ming was here? Where is he?" Kun Tu glanced at Ha Gong’s body and then looked away, questioning with a commanding tone.
"Yuan Ming did come here not long ago. He probably sensed that we were approaching and ran away. This kid is quite cunning, but he must have left some traces in his hasty retreat. It’s not difficult to determine the direction he escaped." Hu Huo didn’t get angry, but instead smiled and said.
"Oh, really? Then I’ll trouble Elder Hu Huo to find it. After all, you used to be in charge of him, so you should be familiar with him." Kun Tu chuckled and deliberately emphasized the word "Elder."
A flash of anger crossed Hu Huo’s eyes, but he suppressed it and started searching nearby. He quickly found Yuan Ming’s footprints next to Ha Gong’s body and hurriedly followed the trail.
However, these footprints only showed where Yuan Ming came from, and there were no traces of where he went, as if he disappeared into thin air.
"How is it? Did you find the trace of that beast slave?" Kun Tu walked over slowly.
"That kid used some means. It seems like he has tamed a bird-type spirit beast and escaped into the sky with it." Hu Huo’s expression changed uncertainly before saying so.
"If we’re talking about bird-type spirit beasts, there aren’t many that can compare to your green falcon. So, I’ll trouble you to find him." Kun Tu said.
"Of course. However, Yuan Ming is much stronger now. I’m afraid I’m not his match alone. When the time comes, I will use fireworks as a signal. I hope both of you can come quickly." Hu Huo said, trying to please them.
"I have a conflict with this kid. Do I need to say more?" Kun Tu snorted and said without a good tone.
"Alright, then I’ll go first." Hu Huo nodded and summoned the green falcon, flying away.
"Just a steward of the Beast Slave Hall, being called an elder by a few beast slaves, he really forgot his identity." Kun Tu spat on the ground.
"Senior Kun Tu, Hu Huo is still a steward and has a lot of connections in the Beast Slave Hall. It might not be a good idea to humiliate him like this. If he becomes angry, it won’t be a good thing." Wu Lu hesitated to speak.
"He not only has something I can use against him, but he also needs my help. Does he dare to go against me? I just can’t stand his usual behavior!" Kun Tu sneered.
"Understood. What should we do next?" Wu Lu asked.
"Although Hu Huo is not great, his green falcon has some means of tracking. Let’s follow him. It’s a good opportunity for him to take the lead and investigate Yuan Ming’s true strength. This kid has made such rapid progress since he started, I want to see what secrets he’s hiding." Kun Tu said with a smile.
"Senior Kun Tu has great insight." Wu Lu praised.
Hu Huo shouted, quickly slapped his waist, and a small red triangular flag appeared in his palm. It was embroidered with a golden three-legged toad, the same magic weapon he had used to chase Yuan Ming before.
He held the triangular flag and waved it forward.
The golden toad on the flag seemed to come alive, opening its mouth.
In an instant, a surge of golden-red flame gushed out, instantly crossing a distance of more than ten feet, carrying a scorching heat wave and hitting the green treasure sword, easily knocking it away.
Hu Huo let out a sigh of relief, but he didn’t plan to engage in close combat with Yuan Ming. Instead, he planned to continue to harass Yuan Ming with the triangular flag, waiting for Kun Tu and others to arrive.
Suddenly, a black shadow flashed in the jungle next to him, and a Soul Crow shot out without warning, crashing into his face.
"What is this!" Hu Huo was startled and hurriedly dodged to the side.
But at this moment, a black shadow flashed in the direction he was dodging, and another Soul Crow rushed over like lightning.
This time he couldn’t dodge and was hit head-on.
The Soul Crow entered Hu Huo’s sea of consciousness, fiercely collided with his soul, and exploded.
"Ah!"
Hu Huo, his soul severely damaged, screamed in pain, the triangular flag slipped from his hand, and he fell from the tree, hitting the ground hard.
With a light "crack", his leg broke.
Hu Huo’s cultivation was profound, and his soul was much stronger than Ha Gong’s. Stimulated by the pain of a broken bone, his consciousness actually recovered.
Near a large tree not far away, Yuan Ming looked surprised.
Pain could stimulate and help the enemy to shake off the impact of the Soul Crow. He would have to be careful about this when fighting enemies in the future.
"Kun Tu, save me!"
Hu Huo’s consciousness barely recovered, and he shouted, trying hard to sit up. Suddenly, the ground next to him cracked open, and a purple-black demon vine shot out.
With a soft "puff", the demon vine pierced Hu Huo’s throat, penetrating his neck.
Hu Huo spat out a mouthful of blood, opened his mouth wide as if to say something, but the light in his eyes quickly dimmed, and his body fell softly to the ground, becoming a corpse.
Not far away, the Azure Falcon had just stabilized its body and was about to come to help, but Hu Huo had already fallen. A circle of black light suddenly appeared on the Falcon’s head, and several fist-sized black runes jumped within it, then silently disappeared.
The Azure Falcon stood there, stunned. After a few breaths, it recovered, its eyes revealing a joyful light.
The secret method that had long imprisoned its soul was lifted. Although it had caused some damage to its soul, it was nothing compared to regaining its freedom.
The Azure Falcon didn’t even glance at Hu Huo’s body, turned around, and flew away.
Yuan Ming let out a sigh of relief and slowly sat down, leaning against a tree.
These attacks seemed ordinary, but in fact, he had used all his strength, even using himself as bait, otherwise, he would not have been able to kill Hu Huo in one fell swoop.
He knew that the enemy was numerous. If he couldn’t break them one by one when they were alone, once they gathered together, he would be the one in trouble.
(End of the chapter)