Chapter 269: A Devastating Ending (1/2)
Chapter 269: A Devastating Ending
Translator: TYZEditor: CakeHermit
”You stay here.”
After giving a brief instruction, the red-dressed girl floated towards Central Pine City like a wisp of red smoke.
The turn of events for Tian Kuan had been too sudden. She could not help but go to take a look.
It would be a pity if she didn’t join in the fun.
She was very clear on what Tian Kuan was going to do next. She was more curious about what Ai Hui’s reaction would be.
Ai Hui’s background was no secret, everyone in Central Pine City knew about it. Right now, he was a legendary figure in Central Pine City, everyone’s favorite topic to chit-chat about in their free time. Obtaining all of Ai Hui’s information was a piece of cake.
He came from the Old Territory and spent three years in the Wilderness as laborer. He then entered the Induction Ground as an overaged student. Eventually, he became the disciple of Wang Shouchuan and learned embroidery from his mistress.
Reportedly, Ai Hui had a deep relationship with both his master and mistress.
He would definitely take action!
Her interest in Ai Hui far surpassed anyone else’s. That fellow could not be analyzed logically as he always came up with different surprises. No one knew what he was going to do next.
Holding the Dragonspine, Ai Hui dashed towards Tian Kuan’s location.
The sound of wind surged past his ears like thunder. At this point of time, Ai Hui felt abnormally calm. He held his sword, slouched his body, and flew along the dilapidated street. It was as if he did not feel the fatigue from the previous battles.
His brain was working at an unprecedented speed as he tried to think of a way to save his master.
There must be a way!
He told himself that.
Tian Kuan’s purpose in holding Master hostage was to stop Mistress from completing the plan of ‘treating the city as a piece of cloth.’ Mistress had an unyielding character and the only way for Tian Kuan to make her surrender was to torture Master.
Ai Hui forced himself to focus on thinking through the situation. He did not dare to be distracted as any moment of distraction would cause him to feel a heart-twisting pain.
His facial expression resembled that of a granite statue, motionless and without emotion.
There was no point feeling angry or sad now. At this point in time, what he needed to do was stay calm, achieve absolute calmness. Letting his emotions affect his decision would be totally unhelpful to the current situation.
He forced himself to stay calm and allowed the palm that was clenching the sword hilt to turn white.
He first had to get close to Tian Kuan because he lacked long-range offensive attacks. The sudden attack would only work if he could prevent Tian Kuan from sensing his presence.
Very soon, Ai Hui confirmed his plan of attack and decided to approach Tian Kuan silently from the right side of his back. Even though he needed to make an extra effort to reach that position, he did not mind as it would be advantageous to his attack. Tian Kuan was using his right hand to hold his master. If he could attack fast enough and hack Tian Kuan’s right shoulder, he might be able to save his master.
He was not feeling too well. His body was extremely weary and his elemental energy was almost depleted. Despite this, he still decided to get close to Tian Kuan first.
Only by getting close to Tian Kuan would he then have the opportunity to strike.
Ai Hui suppressed his last trace of anger. Like an experienced hunter, he started to close in on his prey.
He did not think about what would happen if he failed. Various plans appeared in his mind and he tried to find the loopholes in each plan.
There was only one chance with no room for failure.
He lowered his waist and used the debris as cover, beginning to execute his plan.
”We have nothing to talk about.”
Han Yuqin’s facial expression returned to normal and her tone was tranquil and calm.
”My husband might be in your hands, but if you think that you can use him to threaten me, that would be a big mistake. We have lived for many years and as long as we can save Central Pine City, we don’t mind sacrificing our lives. Let him go and I promise to let you leave this place.”
”Let me leave this place?” Tian Kuan smirked. ”I think Master Han has mistaken my intention. I’m the one who would let all of you leave this place. You see, all along we haven’t had many conflicts between us, so why bother fighting amongst ourselves? As long as all of you are willing to retreat from Central Pine City, you all will be able to leave this place safely and Teacher Wang will also be safe and sound.”
His tone was calm and unhurried. Even though he was facing a Grandmaster, he did not show the slightest bit of fear, displaying an elegant demeanor. He could feel the blood spiritual force in his body transforming. An endless stream of energy was flowing into the depths of his body.
A feeling of euphoria gushed into him.
He was overjoyed. If he could obtain victory, he would definitely attain a breakthrough in his base level.
”Since you’re so arrogant, there’s nothing for us to talk about,” Han Yuqin replied with a solemn tone. ”My husband and I each have one foot in the grave. If we die, then so be it.”
”Die?” Tian Kuan put on an astonished face, as if he’d heard something incredible. ”Why would I let both of you die? How can a dead person have value? Furthermore, there are many things in this world that are more terrifying than death, and I happen to be specialized in them.”
Following which, his left hand pulled up Wang Shouchuan’s left palm and spread his fingers.
Crack!
One of Wang Shouchuan’s fingers had been crushed.
Wang Shouchuan’s body squirmed. The intense pain made him want to struggle, but the hand grabbing his throat was like a metal pincer, rendering him immobile. He could not make any sound and his body trembled uncontrollably.
”Bastard!” Anger erupted upon Han Yuqin’s face. Her aura of killer intent pervaded the air.
”You see, it’s just the beginning and Master Han already can’t take it,” teased Tian Kuan. ”Do you wish to kill me now? It seems giving your husband some enjoyment is a good idea. How? Do you want to give it a try?”
Crack!
Another of Wang Shouchuan’s fingers was crushed.
Han Yuqin’s entire body trembled and the elemental energy around her began to undulate. Her cape fluttered and the heavenly glow that was shining on her became unstable.
”You have been husband and wife for so many years, it would be too cruel if you were to kill him with your own hands, but what can you do about it? This world is supposed to be cruel. You can’t do it, right? Actually, if you think about it, how can the life of an old fogey be compared to the lives of the many people here? If he dies, then so be it. Doesn’t everything come with a price?”
Han Yuqin trembled even harder. The glowing, multi-colored stairs beneath her feet started to dim.
The cracking sound rang across Ai Hui’s ears. Ai Hui stopped in his tracks, but quickly recovered his pace. His facial expression did not change and his movements remained silent, appearing as though he was unaffected by what was going on.
He reached his target’s position.
He raised his head and looked at Tian Kuan in the sky.
Right now, Tian Kuan was not only holding his master’s neck with his right hand, his left hand was also holding his master’s left hand. There was no point in only hacking off Tian Kuan’s right arm.
The worst thing was that the elemental energy in Ai Hui’s body had depleted.
When the golden needle was being nailed, the A-1 unit had encountered several blood fiends and had fought an intense battle. Everyone, including Ai Hui, was extremely exhausted.
There must be a plan.
Ai Hui told himself.
”Do you need help?”
A faint voice suddenly came from behind Ai Hui.
Ai Hui froze. He abruptly turned around and the beautiful image of a red-dressed girl appeared before him. Her long red sleeves were drifting like two traces of red smoke. Her beautiful eyes looked deeply at Ai Hui and her luscious red lips curled into an alluring smile.
It was her!
One Thousand Yuan!
Ai Hui’s eye pupils dilated.
”You’re the first one to compliment me and say that I’m beautiful, even though I paid one thousand yuan for it.” the red-dressed girl blinked her eyes intently. ”Perhaps we can make a deal.”
Ai Hui stared at her, not saying a single word.
”Don’t stare at me like that, you look so fierce.” the red-dressed girl put on an innocent look and stuck out her tongue. ”You don’t have much time left.”
Suddenly, a ravishing scarlet plum blossom appeared on her snow-white forehead. The blood plum blossom drifted out of her forehead and landed in her palm. Its bright shine resembled that of her red lips.
”This costs more than one thousand yuan. Once you eat it, you will become capable of killing him off. Of course, since this is a deal, there’s a price to pay. I will collect some interest from you.” The red-dressed girl’s face turned white while her gaze seemed to be in stupor.
Ai Hui did not respond.
”Even though I am somewhat taking advantage of your current situation...” The red-dressed girl’s smile became increasingly sweet. ”You don’t have many choices left. This is your only way out.”
The glistening plum blossom displayed an indescribable demonic aura.
Tian Kuan’s excited voice resounded through the air, sounding as if he had thought of something fun. ”I have just thought of a better way.”
He squinted his eyes and a sinister sneer appeared on his face. Han Yuqin’s reaction was far more intense than he’d expected. The elemental energy surrounding Han Yuqin was becoming chaotic. From this, Tian Kuan had come up with a conjecture, that Han Yuqin’s status of Grandmaster was a temporary one. She did not go through a legitimate breakthrough!
She must have used some special technique to temporarily raise her base level.
Right now, her emotions were under intense provocation, causing her to lose control of her temporary base level and elemental energy. On the contrary, the blood spiritual force in Tian Kuan’s body continued to rise. He was excited as he sensed that he was about to achieve a breakthrough.
In his eyes, Han Yuqin was like a whetstone. One could only come across a pseudo-Grandmaster level whetstone serendipitously.
Achieving victory in this confrontation was the key to his breakthrough!
It would be a memorable event for him to use the corpse of a pseudo-Grandmaster as a stepping stone to achieve his breakthrough.
He gave a pondering smile, resembling an executioner tightening the noose on a prisoner’s neck.
”How about I turn him into a blood elementalist?”