Chapter 495 (1/2)

The Hero And The Damsel (2)

“Then why are you running?” If he was going to save her, why was he running?

“What else can I do? Fight that whole group? They outnumber me! And I can’t use my alchemy or I’d reveal my identity,” said Ye Lang.

“You’re right…” Coldblood Five muttered.

“Go after him! What are you standing here for? He’s going to get help!” roared Li Xiande. He felt like there was no need for him to catch Ye Lang personally for he was not worth his time.

Ye Lang looked like he was merely running, a few men should be enough to get him. However, they were wrong. Yes, all Ye Lang was doing was running, but he wasn’t slow. In the blink of an eye, Ye Lang had disappeared among the trees, leaving them confused.

“Was he born in the year of the rabbit or something? Fuck, he’s fast!”

“He’s a fox, I don’t think they’re a slow race.”

“...”

The people present explained away his abnormal speed with the fact that he had fox blood in him. It was probably one of the fox tribe’s special powers?

“Catch him and bring him to me!” roared Li Xiande. He’d forgotten about the golden rule: do not enter the dense forest in the deep of night.

Once the people entered the forest, one by one, he heard shrieks of agony. It was obvious something had happened to them.

First, Ye Lang was firing arrows in the dark. Second, safe among the shadows, Coldblood Five could utilise her assassination skills enough to kill multiple people at once.

“What is going on?” Fear crept unto Li Xiande’s face. There was more than one shout and they were obviously not from Ye Lang, for that was only one person.

“Not bad, he knows how to use his surroundings to his advantage. He’s smart.”

Li Yue’s expression changed again. She’d initially thought Ye Lang was escaping but looks like he was just utilising the forest.

Her impression of him went up a few ranks.

“Use Ocean of Fire!” commanded Li Xiande. He was smart now, not sending more men into the forest but instead would force Ye Lang out using magic.

“Yes, sir!” The magician gathered his magical energy, about to attack when…

There was a whistle.

An arrow flying at the speed of lightning shot at them, and before anyone could react, it pierced through the magician’s throat.

The spell stopped abruptly.

His archery skills are… terrifying… If that was me, could I have reacted in time?

Before they could gawk at such a terrifying shot, there was a looming threat they had to deal with first. At that moment, a violent spell had been brewing, its magical essence still present in the air...

The magical energy the magician had gathered was about to explode. The sudden death of the magician meant no one was keeping the magical essence under control, and often that meant explosions would follow.

And usually, they were violent explosions.

“Hide!” shouted Li Xiande, escaping on his own. He did not care for Li Yue, who was on the ground, nor did he care for his men.

Boom!

The sound of the explosion shook the skies, the magician’s body exploded in pieces. However, there was no blood or messy pieces because the magical energy was enough to disintegrate everything.

“Aaahhh…”