Chapter 919 - This Is Ethereal! (1/2)

Chapter 919: This Is Ethereal!

“This won’t do, they are endless. You must get rid of the man outside, otherwise, he will continue to teleport human puppets in,” observed a puppetsmith.

General Pang and his troops had been constantly killing the human puppets and were able to ensure the safety of the puppetsmiths. However, the steady stream of human puppets gave them no time to catch their breath. Moreover, they were burning their vitality, so it was impossible to persist for a long time!

“He is outside the formation, and we can’t break through it. Who can?” General Pang asked a question that troubled everyone as he chopped a human puppet in half.

“You must hold on. I believe that Brother Bai will definitely handle this problem!” Ling Yue stubbornly upheld his trust in Bai Xiaofei despite having not seen him anywhere at all.

However, they were unaware of the real trouble ––

Everything that was happening inside the auction house was being recorded and transmitted through Recording Eyeballs!

The chaotic imperial city, the gruesome fight in the auction house. Everything was being watched by the whole Ethereal Empire. And among the many scenes, the focus were the three cores of the formation.

“If I’m not mistaken, you are a puppetsmith of the Holy Puppysmith Mountain. It’s quite rare for a puppetsmith to reach this level, but it’s still impossible for you to beat me!” The Shadow Death assassin facing Shi Kui shrieked with laughter while launching an attack every time Shi Kui tried to move.

“Wanna know something? I don’t plan on letting you keep hitting me like this.” Shi Kui wiped the blood at the corner of his mouth with a slight smile. “Thank you for beating me up for so long, or else I’d really have no chance against you like you said!” He suddenly raised the huge hammer in his hand and smashed it on the ground.

The next second, a formation lit up with a dark red light that enveloped the entire battlefield!

“This is a puppet given to me by my master. He said it was a defective product, strong but takes a long time to arrange and take effect. Fortunately, you gave me long enough to complete it. Sumeru Formation!” shouted Shi Kui as he started moving. Unlike just now, his speed erupted to the point that he was even faster than the Shadow Death assassin!

Alerted by his speed, the Shadow Death assassin quickly responded. His right hand shone as he used it to meet the hammer, the same move that he had repeatedly used to counter Shi Kui earlier.

This time, however, it was not the sound of Shi Kui being sent flying, but the crunches of the assassin’s bones being shattered!

“You think my speed is the only thing enhanced by the formation? No, everything is!” said Shi Kui before letting out a roar and leaping after the assassin, then swung his hammer at the latter’s waist and disabled him!

Outside, all the spectators who saw this scene cheered in joy. They knew very well that the fate of everyone inside the auction house depended on whether the formation that was sealing it could be broken!

After handling the assassin, Shi Kui walked to the little girl – the core of the formation – with a conflicted look on his face.

“Kill her! Kill her and this formation will be ruined! If you don’t, you will all be dragged to death! Not just you, but also the emperor of Ethereal, and that Bai Xiaofei! Everyone will die!!” the assassin taunted with a hoarse voice, obviously enjoying the feeling of toying with human nature very much even though he was already nearing the end of his life.

“Don’t listen to him. Uncle will make sure that you’re safe,” comforted Shi Kui as he untied the rope on the little girl.

From the very beginning, Shi Kui was risking his life with the assassin not to destroy the girl, but to save her, who shouldn’t have been involved in this war.

“Thank you, big brother. You are my hero. Can you tell me your name?” The frightened little girl finally gained a sense of security, her eyes that were red from crying filled with jubilation.

“My name is Shi Kui. Don’t listen to the bad guy, we have a very powerful ally. Once he returns to the battlefield, all problems will be resolved easily.” Like Ling Yue, Shi Kui believed that Bai Xiaofei would come back.

However, he was worried that Bai Xiaofei wouldn’t come back in time. After all, it had been so long…

“I know, brother Shi Kui. I know what will happen here, the bad man said it very clearly. Thank you, thank you for saving me, and I also know what I should do,” the little girl whispered and kissed Shi Kui gently on his cheek. “If I could, I would marry a hero like you when I grow up. If I could, I would be a powerful person, then I could save you.”

The girl’s earnest face as she said those words was so lovable that Shi Kui stretched out his hand to stroke her head. However, she suddenly pushed him away and picked up a broken piece of tile on the ground…

Without any hesitation, she used it to slit her own neck, dying her clothes red…

“Big brother, thank you. I believe in the person you have to wait for, but the Great Emperor may not be able to wait until then, while I’m just a little girl…”