471 Sacrifice for what? (1/2)

Everything sounded completely impossible.

This also meant that the annihilation of them all was just a matter of time.

'Wait….. A matter of time?' Wei Jiayi could not accept that. When his thoughts arrived there, a strong sense of disharmony filled him up. He remembered an event that couldn't have happened, but it happened anyway. 'Something… I could still do something here.'

”Blessed Juni, please use all that you have to destroy the boundary spell. If you need to sacrifice any of us, then do so. Waiting will give the enemy more time to plan against us.” Li Mao declared, completely ignoring what Elder Gu had said.

Hearing this, dread-filled their hearts. No one complained nor voiced out their distress. That was because they silently understand that if sacrifices were to be made, it was the last resort. Li Mao also had a point.

If they were waiting and not doing anything, that also meant that would be the case as well with the enemy.

Wei Jiayi gritted his teeth. His gaze became a level sharper as he studied the crack on the boundary spell. At that moment, he was hurt, worried and angry. He could not accept that Gao Lan Mei decided to leave him after promising that she would always stay close and not do anything dangerous.

Why? Was the Mortal Domain worth sacrificing for? It was a stupid question, but still, he was selfish and bitter.

'Sacrifice, huh? Could I do that?' Wei Jiayi questioned himself feeling shame in his heart. He should be a strong dragon shifter, the only one in the Mortal Domain. Now, he was just like everyone else.

Wei Jiayi started to feel self-pity as he did not know that Gao Lan Mei was already fighting the enemy who wanted to devour especially him.

”No, please wait!” Elder Gu yelled, almost begging.

Gao Shen snorted, ”Wait for what? I can not let a woman save me by the end of the day. I vow that I'll not die here today!” He said planning also to fight. ”We just need fire-based energy, right?”

…

A little earlier…

”I hate it when a good meal is stolen.” A woman said as she looked at Sung Zhi Ruo with indifference. She had been observing, waiting within the Impurities as she gets used to the vessel she was currently using. 'The child's soul was tasty, but not enough. I need something purer.'

She watched how the Sung Miss dragged Huang Ying back to the Blessed flame she hated so much. The woman moved back silently, but not too far. Just enough that she could still control the Impurities around the firewall.

The woman found her action currently degrading, but she was not in a hurry to eat her prey, especially when she just got out of the seal, and the Domain was so potent.

She was also not ready to fight with someone who had the scent of the Soul Eater.

That treasure was always unstable. It never considered anyone as its master and even her own brother could not control it properly.

It was supposed to be in their hands, but if it already was with another, they needed to be cautious lest it eats its current holder.

'Hmm, so who to choose for brother's body? That useless wraith could not even free me properly.' Her thoughts continued as she watched silently, dragging time, enjoying all the negative emotions in the air coming from the beings within the flame wall.

The woman was waiting for them to run out of options and hoped that they would leave their comrades and get into her zone.