Chapter 419 - Sacrifice (2/2)

His thumb moved to trigger the detonator, but right at that moment, a flash of purple and gold blinded him. Pain seared his mind into oblivion, his thumb freezing mid-motion as his body went stiff.

The terrorist leader was only a Soul Elder with hundred-year soul rings. He had just entered the Spirit Connection realm and was weaker than Tang Wulin by over a hundred points. Even if he did possess the higher cultivation level, he still wouldn't have been able to resist Tang Wulin's Purple Demon Eyes.

Just as the b.u.t.ton was a hairsbreadth from being pressed, the arm restraining Mo Lan went slack. She had been struggling as hard as she could to try and stop the terrorist. Now she wrenched the man's arm down, tearing the detonator from his grasp. The second she did, Tang Wulin shot forward like a bullet and seized the terrorist's neck in a vice-like grip.

He snapped it without hesitation.

The leader of the terrorists was never a threat to Tang Wulin. The combination of his Golden Dragon King bloodline, his bluesilver gra.s.s, and his one-word gauntlet elevated his power far beyond that of a four-ringed soul master. The terrorist hadn't even thought of facing Tang Wulin as a soul master. But all feared death, and Tang Wulin's heart had nearly jumped out of his chest when he saw the terrorist trying to detonate the bombs. He had only just managed to save everyone using his Purple Demon Eyes. Now the final terrorist was dead, and none of the hostages died.

“Watch out!” Mo Lan shouted.

Dread gripped Tang Wulin. He could see a beam of light out of the corner of his eye, but it wasn't headed for him or Mo Lan. It shot toward a bomb!

A tenth terrorist had been hiding among the hostages! He had used a beam pistol to shoot at the bomb, which had more than enough power to detonate it. This would then cause a chain reaction, trigger the rest of the bombs in the carriage, and take everyone to the afterlife with him!

Only two people reacted in time. The first, Mo Lan, threw herself forward to block the beam with her body.

The second was the train's security captain! After being beaten into submission by the terrorists, he spent the entire time nursing his wounds and biding his time. He knew he'd be able to do something eventually, and that time was now.

He leaped toward the beam at the same time as Mo Lan, placing himself in front of it before she did. He wasn't as st.u.r.dy as Tang Wulin. He wouldn't survive this shot. But as it pierced his chest, he managed to absorb enough of the beam to change its trajectory. The beam continued through the security captain, slicing the air and through Mo Lan's shoulder before burying itself into the wall of the carriage, leaving a small hole mere inches from the bomb.

Before Tang Wulin could even give a command, Goldsong rushed out with a swarm of bluesilver gra.s.s to capture the last terrorist. The surrounding hostages realized they were now free to move and quickly jumped away from the man.

Meanwhile, Tang Wulin caught Mo Lan as she fell. No blood seeped from the wound that the beam left. Instead, a dark green liquid bubbled from it. The smell of burning flesh lingered in the air. Soul weapons possessed piercing capabilities and destructive power. A single shot killed nearly all victims.

Fortunately, Mo Lan had only been wounded in the shoulder. She didn't feel any pain, only a scorching heat. Tears ran down her face. The security captain's corpse lay right in front of her. The beam had burned straight through his heart.

“Li Feng!” Mo Lan cried.

“Pull yourself together, Big Sis Mo Lan.” Tang Wulin sent soul power into Mo Lan's body as exhaustion washed over him. Mo Lan was pale. An unbearable, numbing heat dominated her body. But as Tang Wulin's soul power coursed through her, a searing pain slowly began to radiate from her shoulder.

It's over, but I'm still too inexperienced. I didn't notice the terrorist hiding among the hostages. If those two hadn't jumped out… we'd all be dead. Tang Wulin could hear the boom of mechas rapidly approaching. Mo Lan and the captain… they saved everyone.

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