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Chapter 412 Tragic
Holding the child, she immediately ran a few steps toward the teleportation array.
Zhong Ming had just breathed a sigh of relief when he saw her suddenly stop and turn to look at him, who was unable to move.
At this moment, Zhong Ming cursed inwardly. Damn it, this woman has been indecisive for so long, why is she now thinking of causing trouble? If I told her to run, she should just run.
She seemed to be fighting with herself, one leg trying to run away and the other trying to rush towards Zhong Ming, doing a split that almost caused her child to fall to the ground.
But it was this moment that solidified her resolve.
"Kill him with this needle first, then we can deal with the consequences. At worst, we can make a puppet to cover his chest," she muttered to herself, her words cold and ruthless.
The hairpin's tip was very small; if it pierced the heart, it would only leave a pinhole-sized mark, but that would be enough to kill Zhong Ming.
She rushed up to him, taking three steps at a time, and Zhong Ming knew he had no choice.
Either draw your sword or die.
He still doesn't know the woman's level of skill, so he can only go all out in one go.
"May you be reborn into a good family in your next life, and I'll set up a memorial tablet for you." She said this, just to put her mind at ease, raising her hairpin ritual implement high with her left hand and plunging it down sharply.
"Stewardship!"
Zhong Ming opened his mouth and spat out the sword's cry, which resounded throughout the room. The steel pillar stuck in his right palm instantly flew up, and the polishing brick, carrying some spiritual energy from its surface, flowed into his hand. It itself became a bridge, blocking the large hole in his palm, allowing his right hand to fully form the sword control incantation.
The pent-up spiritual energy surged from his mouth into the mother-and-child swords, causing them to flash with light, and he slashed out with a single strike.
However, a slight surprise still occurred.
The steel pillar that flew from her right hand unexpectedly struck her head, causing it to bend to the side. Zhong Ming's sword slashed through her trachea but did not sever her head, thus failing to kill her immediately.
Terrified, she covered her neck with her hands. Her arms went limp, and the hairpin fell limply, hitting a steel pillar and veering off course, missing Zhong Ming.
The swaying of the steel pillar caused Zhong Ming to grimace in pain, instantly interrupting the mother and child swords' original turning motion, leaving them frozen in place.
The woman fell backward, and her child rolled a long way like a ball.
Just then, Master Heli returned to the secret room, covered in dust and dirt. He wiped the blood from his head and saw the woman lying on the platform, her entire neck soaked in blood. She was breathing but not exhaling, a sign that she was about to choke to death by her own blood.
He was heartbroken and wanted to shout, "This is the fate of my people!" but a cry brought him back to reality.
Chong'er rolled on the ground for a while, bumped into the wall, woke up, and was in excruciating pain all over her body, and cried loudly.
His whole body was convulsing and spasming, and even his cries sounded eerie.
"Chong'er, Chong'er is still alive!"
He rushed to the child as if grasping at a straw, picked him up, and dashed toward the teleportation array.
Just as Zhong Ming breathed a sigh of relief, he saw the guy suddenly turn around, his eyes filled with extreme hatred, and a ball of flame gathering in his hand.
"So all your families are like this, huh?!" Zhong Ming roared inwardly. He knew he couldn't possibly block the opponent with the Mother and Child Swords, but he didn't stand idly by either.
After the steel pillar on his right hand was knocked off, the grinding brick slammed into the pillar that was sealing his arm. Now that his right hand was free, he raised his hand and tore off the "seal" on his mouth.
"I, Jian, obey your command! Charge forward and self-destruct to hold him off!"
Zhong Ming shouted, knowing full well that this was impossible; he couldn't even squeeze out enough spiritual energy to make the Mother-Child Sword self-destruct.
But He Li Zhenren had no idea. He had no idea why Zhong Ming was able to break free of his restraints or summon a longsword to attack.
Upon hearing Zhong Ming's shout, he instantly calculated in his mind that his fireball would definitely kill Zhong Ming, but what were the chances of it killing him before the Mother-Child Sword self-destructed?
Less than 30%.
If this thing, which is at least a top-grade magic artifact, were to self-destruct, it's hard to say whether it could kill him. Chong'er has an 80% chance of being injured, a 40% chance of dying, and a more than 30% chance that the teleportation array will be destroyed.
He could have risked his life, but what he held in his hands was the family's hope, which he absolutely dared not gamble with.
His fireball shot out and slammed into the mother and child swords, sending the swords flying far away. He then charged into the teleportation array with the child in his arms without looking back.
"Where's my brother, Mom?!"
With a powerful, coquettish cry, a torrent of water cascaded down like a waterfall, forming a semi-transparent barrier between Zhong Ming and He Li Zhenren. Amidst the thunderous roar of the water, the two locked eyes, each with their own compelling reasons to kill the other.
The battalion commander's wife arrived in this place with an unfamiliar demeanor, her hair disheveled and exuding a terrifying fighting spirit. Upon seeing the enemy fleeing, she raised her hand and struck.
The water-based spiritual energy condensed in this attack far surpassed that of the magnificent waterfall, and it was concentrated within an area the size of a silver needle. In the blink of an eye, the spiritual energy surged, instantly breaking through the weak defenses of the True Immortal He Li, directly piercing through his inner armor and causing severe damage to his body.
However, the other party also used this impact to fly directly into the teleportation array. The green spiritual energy light shone brightly instantly, and the two disappeared.
"You beast, where did you hide my brother?!" She wanted to chase after him, but the teleportation array collapsed the next second, a chain reaction caused by damage to the array on the other side.
Her chest heaved with anger, but she calmed down slightly and looked around.
Zhong Ming: "Hi~~~"
When she saw Zhong Ming, her eyes lit up. She rushed to Zhong Ming's side, watching the terrifying steel pillar on his body. Her water-attribute spiritual power gently brushed over the wound, trying to pull the steel pillar out.
"Cuihong, where's my brother? Where's Fang Qianqian?"
"Fang Qianqian wasn't arrested. Calm down."
"Impossible, the beacon necklace I gave him was already triggered, that's why I rushed here."
Zhong Ming was a little scared. He swallowed hard and gave a look that said, "You can't really kill me." He gritted his teeth and said, "Fang Qianqian gave me the necklace. I'll ask for help."
"Huh? Where's my brother? I've searched the camp and the surrounding area, but I can't find him at all."
"Um... I had him investigate a jade pendant, which might be some kind of high-level membership badge from a brothel, so... your brother should be sleeping in some brothel in Cliff City right now."
Zhong Ming didn't dare to open his eyes and look at her after he finished speaking.
"You! You!!!" Her chest heaved violently, and her trembling voice showed her extreme anger.
Suddenly, her voice softened, "That's good, it's good that my brother is alright, it's good that he's alright."
Zhong Ming opened his eyes and saw her smiling sweetly at him.
"Ah~~~~~" (Her delicate hand suddenly pressed against the steel pillar and shook it a few times.)
(Zhong Ming's screams were clearly audible even to the Flame Wolf Army cultivators engaged in fierce combat outside.)