studiobondurri Chapter 131 Helpless
Chapter 131 Helpless
chapter 131
Xu Shunming screamed with heart-wrenching despair...
The sound pierced the sky.
Judging from the situation, his hands seemed to have been broken by the monster. Just looking at it made one feel extremely painful. Before anyone could react, Lu Yu suddenly used his antlers to ram the commander's body...
Two holes appeared in Xu Shunming's body, and blood flowed out continuously, soaking his entire clothes. He couldn't even scream anymore...
Fu Lian stepped onto the city wall. "No! If this continues, he'll die!"
Xiao Zhi grabbed him, "What are you doing?"
"Didn't you see? If we don't go down and help, your lord will die here!"
The warrior lowered his head, looking at him with tears in his eyes, "It's no use you going down..."
"How could that be? I am the King of Mutants! You think I can't beat a mere ancient demonic beast?!"
Fu Lian ignored his advice, shook off his hand, and was just about to jump down...
"If you go down there, this fight will stop because of you, but ten people in the city will die!"
The boy was stunned. "Then I'll kill this monster!"
"He's a spiritual entity; once he leaves that barrier, he'll lose his physical form. He's also incredibly fast. Even if you go down and help the commander, you won't be able to kill that monster. If you can't, the people of the city will suffer!"
Fu Lian stood on the city wall, remaining motionless for a long time.
Xiao Zhi continued, "It's not time yet, he won't kill the commander, but time is running out."
Xu Guo walked over. "What exactly happened? Why are there deer feathers here, and...?"
A tear slid down the warrior's cheek. He lowered his head and wiped it away. "The previous commander-in-chief was the current commander-in-chief's brother. He died at the hands of Lu Yu. This monster demands that every commander-in-chief challenge him to a duel, with a five-day deadline. But the commander-in-chief is no match for him at all..."
"Each time, he was left battered and bruised. After the commander turned 23, this monster would unleash its deadly attack and devour him..."
"This secret, I only discovered last year, involves 30 other warriors besides myself. They decided to help the lord get rid of this trouble, and thus, they disrupted the fight between the two..."
"Lu Yu is incredibly fast. Once he leaves the barrier, he becomes invisible, and no one can hit him. He believes that the commander broke his promise and killed 30 warriors, along with 300 innocent residents of the city, right in front of the commander. Since then, the commander has refused to mention this matter to anyone..."
"He endured it all alone, but that monster was something no normal person could defeat. No matter how hard the commander tried, it was all in vain..."
Upon hearing this, Fu Lian became somewhat agitated and said, "Isn't there any other way to stop it? Are you just going to watch your commander be beaten down like this?"
Xiao Zhi said excitedly, "We've tried everything, but nothing works. We've reported this to the A4 region more than once, but nobody cares. It's like our lives don't matter at all..."
"Yes, our country has always been ruled by a group of cowardly and weak people. They only care about their own lives. If a new general dies, a new one will take his place. Anyway, Lu Yu has not caused much harm, so they don't intend to stop him."
Tears streamed down the warrior's face as he wiped them away. "Actually, I've heard of the person you mentioned this morning. He's the person the commander loves most besides my brother. But in this situation, even the deepest love is useless. He bears all of this alone, hiding the jade pendant he once entrusted his future to in a box, never to be opened again. He told me he was destined not to live past 23, and didn't want to burden others, so he could only try not to think about anything..."
"Only in this way can the people he loves live better lives, and perhaps they will gradually forget him over time."
Upon hearing these words, Fu Lian had a thousand words he wanted to say, but in the end, he only managed to utter, "I..."
Xiao Zhi wiped away his tears and said anxiously, "The commander is not a heartless man. He doesn't want to forget that person. He has his own reasons. If he hadn't gone through all this, he would be very happy now. Maybe the two of them would be together. He really... isn't a bad person."
Fu Lian added to the previous sentence, "I know."
Just then, a huge noise suddenly came from below the city gate...
The deer's antlers rammed forcefully into Xu Shunming's stomach, instantly soaking the entire antlers in blood. With a powerful jerk, the monster flung the commander off the antlers...
"Pfft..."
Xu Shunming was slammed against the barrier and then fell helplessly down.
He struggled to his feet, blood gushing from every hole in his body, staining the yellow sand a dark red.
Xu Shunming gripped his sword tightly, his eyes beginning to blur, his vision becoming increasingly impaired. Even so, he forced a smile, and in his exhaustion, uttered, "I still... can't do it?"
The green barrier vanished at that moment.
Holding the flute in his hand, Lu Yu thought, "Still too weak..."
He had barely finished speaking when he prepared to leave.
Fu Lian leaped down, shouting, "You just said we shouldn't disturb them while they're fighting! Now that they're done fighting, I'm going to teach them a lesson!"
The boy swung his fist and swung it forcefully at the monster...
Lu Yu smiled slightly and disappeared in an instant.
Xiao Zhi, who was on the city wall, ignored him completely and hurriedly jumped down, shouting, "Commander, are you alright?!"
Meng Youcheng and Xu Guo followed closely behind.
After Lu Yu completely disappeared, Xu Shunming finally couldn't resist the immense pain coming from his body. He knelt down and then fell to the ground. His eyelids were heavy. He didn't want to close them, but he couldn't resist his body's instinctive reaction.
Fu Lian stood frozen in disbelief. "Wasn't...it was just here a moment ago?"
Xiao Zhi helped Xu Shunming up, but no matter how much he shook him, the commander could not open his eyes.
Meng Youcheng glanced at it briefly...
His entire body was riddled with broken bones and riddled with countless puncture wounds, blood seeping out incessantly. Yet, in some places, he was healing at an astonishing speed…
"Stop shaking him! He's so badly injured. Carry him back to camp and find a doctor to treat him!"
……
"Do you... have any ideas?"
Fu Lian looked at Meng Youcheng in front of him. "Major General, you're so capable, you must have a way, right? We have to help him. Are we really just going to watch him die?"
The man pondered, "It's none of my business, so I don't really want to get involved."
The boy suddenly became agitated, "No...you don't...you don't have even a shred of compassion? Are you even human? He's about to die, didn't you hear what that warrior said about how tragic his situation was? How can you be so cold-blooded and heartless!"
Xu Guo, who was standing nearby, quickly defended them, "Actually, it's not that we don't want to help, it's just that we can't think of a good way..."
"Let me first state the information I have. This thing called Lu Yu is an ancient magical beast. Although it is only a spiritual entity, its strength is incredibly powerful, and it is invisible. If we don't defeat it within the barrier, there is absolutely no chance of winning..."
"Most importantly, he is very trustworthy and hates people who break their promises. He likes one-on-one fights. What that young man just said also applies to him. If you break your promise, you will face his revenge..."
"That book says that besides being very strong, he also has another powerful ability: he can foresee the short-term future. It's like he can know what you're going to do next. You can't win against him at all."
Fu Lian slammed his hand on the table and stood up abruptly...
"Damn it! Are we just going to watch him die like this? Do we just do nothing?!"
Meng Youcheng poured himself a glass of water. "I'm curious, why did he have to wait until the new commander was 23 before he went to kill him? He's so strong, he could have easily defeated him in one go, why did he have to wait until he was 23?"
Xu Guo pondered, "Devouring souls... The book says that compared to human flesh, he needs to devour souls even more, as if to instill fear in the other party before swallowing them, so that the soul can better cooperate with him?"
As they were talking...
Xu Shunming, who was lying on the bed, suddenly became restless...
"No... Brother... Don't die... Don't leave me, I really, I really can't beat him, why am I so useless? Why... why can't I even avenge you? Brother... what should I do?"
Fu Lian rushed forward, "Xu Shunming! Xu Shunming! You're awake?!"
"Stop shaking it..."
Meng Youcheng interrupted him, "With such serious injuries, how can you wake up so easily? You're talking in your sleep."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Shunming immediately stopped crying.
Fu Lian then walked back to his original spot. "Ugh... this is so annoying, why is there no solution at all?"
"You still have the mood to drink tea?"
The boy snatched the teacup from Meng Youcheng's hand. "You useless old man, you can't do anything right. You call yourself invincible, the strongest major general, but you can't even handle this simple task. You're truly useless!"
Meng Youcheng looked at him. "Didn't you also claim to be the strongest mutant? What's your reasoning?"
"I……"
Fu Lian was speechless for a moment, then finally burst into tears, burying his face in his hands. "Ah... I can't help it, it's so frustrating! I never thought I was such a useless old man, ah... what am I going to do?"