Chapter 772 - Deadland (1/2)

Chapter 772

Deadland

The sky was pitch black and it was silent everywhere.

The desert energy and the Han fire seed’s energy slowly dissipated and finally disappeared.

Shao Xuan looked down from the sky. Gan Qie was still standing in the same place. Chacha took him to a safe hiding place far away from the destructive desert energy. That was why Shao Xuan couldn’t see what had happened to Gan Qie. He could only tell that Gan Qie’s bones had become brighter after his transformation.

This meant that the fire seed’s energy caused a new transformation in his body. It was like he had been redesigned.

There were initially four of them, but Gan Qie was the only one left now. The other three had disappeared. They finally died after their energies were extracted. Even their bones turned to ashes. Since the fire seed’s energy had been extracted within their bodies, there was no longer a driving force propelling them forward.

However, Shao Xuan wasn’t sure if Gan Qie was rational or not at the moment, so he planned to wait for a while before going down to check on him. If he wasn’t conscious, he might attack Shao Xuan like he did with the others.

Meanwhile, Su Le and Chu Xu were still on the run. They seemed to have been affected by the desert energy. They stumbled on their way and their pace slowed over time.

Gan Qie finally moved.

His footsteps produced tip-tap sounds as he walked. The Han puppets were nothing but ashes now. The tattered remains of their cloaks drifted across the sandy ground as the wind carried them away. Gan Qie took a glance at the cloaks before his eyes turned towards the direction in which Su Le and Chu Xu escaped.

Tip-tap, tip-taptip-taptip-tap…

The sound of footsteps grew louder and faster. Su Le and Chu Xu recalled what they saw moments ago and trembled in fear and hopelessness as the footsteps accelerated in their direction. They had no courage to fight at all.

The murderous energy travelled so fast in their direction. They could even hear the sound of Gan Qie’s arm slicing the air.

Chu Xu, the weaker of the two, tripped on a stone and stumbled. One of his teeth was chipped by a rock as his face slammed to the ground. He didn’t even have the time to grunt about the tooth he just lost. He had to act fast. Chu Xu grasped a rock and threw it behind him with as much strength he could muster and didn’t even look back as he threw the rock.

Bang!

Small sparkles lit the night as Chu Xu threw the rock. Instantly, it was already broken into small chunks.

Chu Xu listened to the sounds behind him as quivered helplessly.

That person was clearly no different from the other ancient corpses. What changed about him? What did the Flaming Horns do to him?

Caught up in his thoughts, Chu Xu suddenly felt a burning sensation shoot up his back, as if a thorny cane had swept across his back, ripping his skin.

“Ahh!”

The cry of terror sounded through the night. This sound made Su Le shiver and run even faster. He thought he could escape if Chu Xu managed to hold Gan Qie back for a while but after the terrifying cry, Chu Xu became completely silent. The shifting tip-tap sound was getting louder behind him and it was approaching him at a very high speed.

His feet were sore. Perhaps it was because of the yellow desert energy from moments ago. The energy was so strong that it prevented him from travelling at his maximum speed. However, the person behind him continued to run like a wild fearsome beast chasing after its prey.

Su Le thought that he was already very far from Gan Qie and even had high hopes of escape. Now, he knew that he had underestimated his opponent.

Shao Xuan knew after hearing the terrifying cries as well as the trembling sounds rattling across the ground that Su Le and Chu Xu would not be able to live until tomorrow.

Gan Qie’s main intention wasn’t to kill them. Rather, he was trying to vent his anger out on them.

Even though the three Han puppets had lost their consciousness and became killing machines, they were once Han tribesmen. Perhaps they even had a close connection with Gan Qie a long time ago.

“Let’s look for a place to rest. We’ll come back and check on him tomorrow,” Shao Xuan said to Chacha because he didn’t know how long Gan Qie would stay in this condition. He wanted to let Chacha rest on a mountain nearby for the time being.

Chacha was already exhausted after flying for an entire day. Plus, Chacha felt how dangerous Gan Qie was and did not want to stay anywhere nearby. That was why he lifted off instantly as soon as he heard Shao Xuan’s words.

No trees survived the desert energy explosion. Perhaps some plants and animals managed to survive, but a long time would pass before they recovered from the damage. At least it would be hard for them to fully recover in a short time.

The next day was still a bright sunny day.

Shao Xuan went over to take a look at the place. Gan Qie was still there. Now, he was sitting on a rock, deeply immersed in thought. If it weren’t for the white hair on his head and the dark brown claws that extended from his fingers, Shao Xuan wouldn’t have noticed any other differences.