Chapter 213: Contrast and Standstill (2/2)

The change in the students could be seen through the reactions of the nine-trace blood lizard.

Their initial attacks had been messy and their stances dreadful. Gradually, their moves became more adept, the elemental energy became more concentrated, and the attacks became more coordinated; as such, they were more threatening.

The red glow surrounding the nine-trace blood lizard started to look badly damaged and uneven. The nine-trace blood lizard was also aware of the danger.

Suddenly, it turned around and leaped away.

Sang Zhijun and the rest were stunned by such a move. Was it… escaping?

Ai Hui stood as still as a puppet. He was not bothered at all.

The nine-trace blood lizard only stopped after running for two hundred meters. It then turned around again and faced Ai Hui.

A frightful ray flickered in its eyes. It lay on the ground, accumulating some energy before taking action.

Suddenly, its four limbs shot out and the nine-trace blood lizard shot out like a released arrow, rushing towards Ai Hui. The ground trembled with every step it took. Its speed began to increase it became dramatically faster. In the wake of such speed, the surrounding red glow started to increase.

The rumbling lingered on. It was as if Sang Zhijun and the rest of the students were standing on a vibrating drum. They could barely stand straight.

In the blink of an eye, the red glow had completely concealed the nine-trace blood lizard’s body. The red glow started to blur and the low hiss started to become high pitched. It was like a bullet had just been shot from a gun. Leaving a trail of red, it rushed towards Ai Hui with an imposing manner.

The students’ expressions changed drastically.

”Block it!”

Fatty rushed out of the crowd like a madman and threw himself towards Ai Hui.

But he was a moment too late. Like a whizzing meteor, the nine-traces blood lizard had hit its target.

No…

Time seemed to standstill. They were blinded by the dazzling red radiance.

Bang!

A destructive power exploded at that moment. A gigantic sound wave and a surge of air engulfed the place like a tsunami. Subconsciously, everyone aimed to protect themselves. The shattered stones were like arrows raining down on them. Those students that reacted slower experienced an explosion of blood.

At that moment, however, no one could care. Their minds only had one thought, they were done for.

Even the most optimistic person could not bear to think what the troop would be like without Ai Hui. Ai Hui had long become both the core and pillar of the troop.

Ai Hui…

Like a whistling wall, the air waves brought along the dust and shattered stones to roll across the troop’s bodies.

The scene unraveled in front of their eyes.

Hold on!

Momentarily, those heartbeats that had stopped started to beat again like crazy.

In the middle of a crack that resembled a cobweb and was around fifty meters in diameter, a youth was holding his sword horizontally. He used the sword to block the nine-trace blood lizard’s dagger-like teeth.

The nine-trace blood lizard’s cold eyes almost popped out. It displayed shock, fear, and confusion. It did not understand what had happened.

The scene seemed to have stopped in time. Not a single voice could be heard.

Sang Zhijun and the rest were dumbstruck by the scene in front of them. They forgot to have any reaction. The scene in front of them had some strange power; it could suddenly grasp their hearts and make them beat like crazy.

In the midst of the silence, Fatty’s footsteps could be heard clearly.

Moving against the air surge, Fatty became able to see more clearly. He started to slow down.

In the centre of his shaky vision was a familiar figure. It was a figure that he had seen countless times in Wilderness.

Ah… Ai Hui… didn’t die…

Fatty stayed rooted for a moment before rushing two meters behind Ai Hui.

Afterwards… He saw that Ai Hui’s sword was caught between the blood-traced lizard’s sharp teeth. There were still traces of blood.

It was not too far away from him…

It was quite close…

Fatty’s pale face turned red and then back to pale. He violently turned around. With a blood-curdling howl, he rolled and crawled to rush forward.