Chapter 213 - Valley Continued. (1/2)
Zeng Yu was covered in blood. Mostly his own.
He had started the process of breaking through to the profound realm but was stopping it on purpose, which took a massive toll on his body. His skin cracked open as the blood drained from his face. But that did little to stop his advance.
Instead, it pushed him further into madness.
Incoherent mumbling could be heard coming from him every now and then.
”Shield.....not..break...not bend...for I am....” repeating the Red Legion oath like a mantra, a prayer that powered his advance.
His ears twitched again and eyes contracted as he quickly stepped sideways. The same black spear-like object cut through the air, barely missing his chest before quickly retracting.
*Cough*
He threw up a mouthful of blood. That sudden movement shifted several of his organs.
*Cough*Cough*
He raised his sword once again, mumbling with vacant eyes, ”For...I am...Red Legion.”
*Bzzzt*
The Rift stabilized.
Yin Da turned around and looked at it, his face turning brighter.
”He-HEY, IT'S UP! THE RIFT!” he shouted loudly.
But no one even reacted. There were about 25 people left alive. If any of them moved away from their positions, the defensive formation would collapse.
Zeng Wu looked over at Yin Da, ”Go! Go through!”
He then looked at the handful of people still left in Hyson's group, ”You too, go!”
”But-” Hyson looked at the monsters and then at the rift. If they left, these guys would die within seconds.
”NOW! Ma and Shi Clan, go through as well!”
But no one moved. Not Yin Da, not Shi Chun.
Zeng Wu's brow shot up in anger, ”THAT'S AN ORDER! The Red Legion will hold back the formation, go!”
Including Jin Wang, Zeng Yu, and Zeng Wu, there were only about 11 people from the Red Legion left alive.
”Go! It's our job! We are soldiers, dying on the battlefield is the most we can ask for. Leave now!”
The Red Legion soldiers had wide grins on their faces listening to Zeng Wu. All of them were smiling like crazy, like it was the happiest day of their lives.
”Hahaha, it has been a pleasure!” one of the men said as he kicked Jin Wang, sending him flying into the rift.
”What the fu-” Jin Wang was barely standing up so that one kick was enough to sap away all his strength. He looked at the Red Legion guys that fought with him for the last few weeks, 'You b*stards.'
Another one looked at Shi Chun in mock anger, ”This is our battlefield now, how dare you try to steal our spotlight!?”
”Hahaha,” other soldiers laughed at him.
Shi Chun looked at them. He remembered each of their faces.
”Thank you,” he bowed. Nothing else needed to be said.
He turned towards his men. ”Let's go, quickly bring princess Ma Yu, she needs immediate help!”
”Yes sir,” only after he gave the order did the people moved.
A couple of guards picked up the make-shift stretcher and walked towards the rift. But before they could step through,
*CRAAAACK*
The black gate vibrated and a humanoid figure stepped out.
It was covered from top to bottom in a black carapace like that of a beetle. In its hand was the spear-like object. It kept moving around like it was alive.
*WOOSH*
A pressure descended on the entire valley.
The figure raised his hand and the pressure quadrupled. Everyone besides Zeng Yu and Zeng Wu fell down to their knees, including the undead.
”...” Hou Chin moved her head with some effort and looked up at it.
The figure had no orifices on its face. It was a completely smooth exterior.
It looked at the humans and tilted its head sideways,
”Krefuk Ikeuf Heurtf.”
Complete silence. No one knew what it was talking. It waited for a couple of seconds and when there was no response, shook its head.
It stepped forward and started floating higher and higher into the air. 1 meter, 5 meters, 20 meters.
Zeng Yu's bloodied eyes widened as a lighting bolt descended from the heavens and hit him square in the chest, leaving a burned hole in its wake.
The figure shook its hand and a black throne made of hundreds of bones appeared, floating in the air alongside him. He sat down and looked down at the humans.
He didn't have a mouth so they couldn't tell, but it was quite obvious it was looking at them with a derisive smile.
It lightly waved its hand.
The pressure vanished while the defensive formation completely collapsed. A black barrier appeared around the rift, surrounding it completely. No one could leave anymore.
It leaned back, looking at them expectedly. Like it was saying, ”Put on a good show for me.”
The undead got up as well and snarled at the humans, preparing to attack again.
Zeng Yu coughed again, throwing up a large amount of blood. Using his sword as a crutch, he stood up with some effort.
”Up....get...and fight. Do not....give in,” he wanted to shout but it was barely audible.
Zeng Wu's eyes went red as he readied himself to face the upcoming wave along with the other soldiers.