Chapter 1069: Li Xue (2/2)
“You’re right, our goal shouldn’t be to simply weather a crisis, but to treat the crisis as a whetstone for our skills.” He heaved a slight sigh, finally adjusting his mentality back to the right track.
“Forget that talk about trials and tempering for a moment, a big one’s coming! It seems to be chasing… junior sister Li Xue of the Ethos Palace!” You Huoran shrieked.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
The ground shook beneath their feet as a huge zombie several thousands of meters tall approached from the distance. It trod countless zombies into paste when it passed over them while a young girl in white robes flew desperately in front of it.
She instinctively adjusted her flight course to Lu Yun and the others when she saw them, but shot off in another direction after a split second. It would seem that she didn’t want to meet up with them.
“I’ll go save her!” Ying Luo’s eyes widened. “Junior sister Li Xue doesn’t want to bring trouble to us, but she helped me once. I can’t stand by when she’s in danger!”
She made to break out of their formation.
“Don’t go, Ying Luo!” Lu Yun yanked her back. “Stay here and protect them for me, I’ll go!”
“But…”
Whoosh!
Hellfire ignited over Lu Yun’s body before she finished protesting. When Ying Luo and Wang Shu saw the cold black fire, they both relaxed with ease. If zombies in the zombie sea hadn’t been able to discover Lu Yun when this cold fire burned, neither would the zombies here.
Lu Yun understood Ying Luo’s sentiments, he’d thrown caution to the wind to save Jin Gushen earlier as well. Besides, this palace disciple was close at hand and barely out of sight. Just like Ying Luo, Lu Yun was the type to pay his debts of gratitude.
……
His body sucked hellfire back inside the moment it ignited and he vanished in the next second. When he reappeared, he stood in front of Li Xue.
“Lu Yun of the Inception Palace greets this senior sister.” Lu Yun raised cupped fists to Li Xue.
Clad in white silk robes and a light veil covering her face, it was impossible to make out Li Xue’s true form from her outfit. But in their current environment, Lu Yun didn’t have the effort to spare to determine what the girl really looked like.
“The Inception Palace?” Li Xue blinked. “Hurry up and leave, the big guy behind me isn’t easy—um…”
Pop!
She’d yet to finish her warning before the gigantic zombie behind her exploded like a bubble. A tiny flash of light from a talisman vanished from Lu Yun’s upraised index and middle finger.