Chapter 127: Lin Cheung, The Adventurer [II] (2/2)
”Yes, very much alive as you can see. And, a very angry Shouren humoid. Maybe because of the missing pile of treasures, the dead Goutou and the spiders or just seeing us in the place. The Shouren was really angry. I was standing near where the treasures were, but instinct made me moved away. The moment I left where I was, the ground exploded in a deafening burst. It was a terran attack that I didn't even see coming. I could have died right there.”
”How could you have seen it? A Shouren is at the least at the evanesce core stage.”
Fu Ying Jie stared at Lin Cheung before shaking his head.
”Yes. I was aware of that fact. So, immediately, one of the girls, Xie Heng, threw a mist in front of the giant Shouren. The mist turned blood red as the giant froze in place.”
”The Bloodfrost?”
Asked Ju Feng in slight shock.
”You know about the mist?”
Chenric asked the surprised Ju Feng.
”Yes. Uncle of mine made mention of it before. Very rare to get. That was a treasure.”
”And we all know that where you find one Shouren humoid, there will be more around. Thus, we decided to run for it. We had only started, when we were cut off by the rest of the Shourens. It was a great battle. From where I was standing, I could see the kids fighting the Shourens, head on. Four Shouren taking on five powerful kids and me. And, we were winning. The two girls had removed one Shouren from the battle. He was down injured. The Shourens were on the back foot, retreating, until a dark glowing Shouren appeared. This one could only be of the Jindan at the least and their leader. Without waiting, the two girls took out two seals and activated them.”
Lin Cheung stopped to make illustrations with his hands.
”Giant pillars of black water formed between us and the Shourens just in time to block the terran attack of the glowing Shouren that shook the entire mountain. Even the girls knew deadly power when they saw one. The fear in their eyes was like a solar flare. We knew that the pillars won't hold them forever, so, we quickly used our flashsteps, to reach the place where we jumped down before. The loud wailing sound at the distant, was an indication that the pillars had collapsed or will soon do so. All the kids started bounding up. I was about to do the same, when I saw a blue-white light after a narrow crack we didn't see before. I turned to look at the kids, but they were already out of my sight. I knew the Shourens would soon be after us and we wouldn't escape them unless we get to into the light of the dsy outside the mountain. I wanted to leave but the blue-white light kept calling to me. It was like a fate I couldn't escape. So, I decided to check it out. Afterall, the heart of an adventurer is taking the leap into the unknown.”
”That was dangerous and silly risk. How could you do that?”
Asked Ying Jie, grinning expectantly as he ignored Da Xia's anger.
”Well, I reached the source of the light just as the Shourens were reaching the space outside the pit. I was just placing the item in my sacbag when I saw the glowing Shouren, blurring towards my direction. He was passing through the cracks without stopping. He was almost through to me when I uttered the safe word. It was a dangerous move, probably silly too, but I believe it was worthy of the risk.”
”What did you find, Cheung?”
”What was the source of the blue-white light?”
”So, what is it? That you almost killed yourself for?”
”See for yourself, Da Xia.”
Lin Cheung answered and opened his sacbag as others gathered around the bag to see the treasure inside.
”The Azure Dragonblade!”
”A blade of unknown nature. Worldly? Heavenly? Luminous? Divine? Nobody knows.”
”Heaven's tears!”
They all said in chorus.