HBWnovel Chapter 30 – Escape from death, quell the rebellion!
Chapter 30 – Escape from death, quell the rebellion!
Meanwhile,
Above the city walls, within the clouds,
Three figures stood suspended in the air, not sparing a glance at the chaos below, their gazes fixed on the Barbaric Wilderness Forest, their expressions grave.
"How strange,"
The speaker was an elderly man with graying hair.
"The Barbaric Wilderness Forest has been calm for decades, yet now it erupts into turmoil because of this person. Who exactly is he?"
"Could it be..."
Beside him,
A man in green robes furrowed his brows.
"Has a Demonic Beast taken human form?"
"No!"
The elder shook his head.
"The transformation of a Demonic Beast wouldn't cause such a commotion. Besides, judging by the reactions of these beasts, they seem more terrified than submissive, which is quite illogical!"
"Let's go and see for ourselves."
Between the two,
A middle-aged man clad in heavy armor spoke indifferently, "Protecting the Capital is our duty! Now that we know this person is the instigator behind the Demonic Beasts' rampage, we just need to capture him, and this farce will naturally come to an end. What do you two think?"
"Indeed!"
The elder nodded.
"Commander Zhou's words are sensible. We mustn't delay; let's go take a look."
"But..."
The man in green hesitated for a moment.
"If all those people outside the city die, it will be difficult to explain!"
"Let them die."
Commander Zhou's face was expressionless.
"My duty is to defend the Capital from the invasion of Demonic Beasts. The rest... has nothing to do with me."
"You..."
The man in green grew angry.
"Enough, enough!"
The elder quickly intervened to smooth things over.
"Minister Feng, Commander Zhou is just doing his duty. Let's not dwell on it. However..."
He changed the subject.
"Among those people, scattered cultivators are one thing, but the others are deeply connected to those within the city. If they all die, it could be detrimental to Commander Zhou..."
"..."
Commander Zhou fell silent for a moment.
"Fine, let's open a gap. Whether they live or die will be up to their own fate!"
...
Below,
Boom!
Boom!
...
The ground shook more violently, and from all directions, numerous Demonic Beasts began to converge, their auras indicating that the weakest were of the fourth order, while the strongest had reached the sixth order!
"It's over, it's all over..."
Among the crowd,
Fatty's face was ashen.
"Fatty's tribulation was supposed to be a human ordeal, but dying at the hands of these Demonic Beasts, what kind of ordeal is that?"
"Young Master..."
Ah-Sha trembled, clutching tightly onto Gu Han.
"Don't be afraid."
Gu Han gripped his longsword tightly, Spiritual Power surging through his meridians like a tidal wave, ready to unleash the Great Expansion Sword Qi!
He must not die here.
He absolutely must not!
"Look!"
Just as everyone was losing hope, an excited voice rang out!
"Over there, there's a gap!"
As his voice fell,
"Thank goodness! We're saved!"
"Hurry, if we're too late, it'll be the end!"
"..."
The crowd was overjoyed.
Hundreds of people frantically rushed towards the opening like a swarm!
A gap?
Gu Han followed the sound and saw that, a thousand yards away, a transparent barrier had opened up a doorway several feet high!
Quick!
His heart leapt with joy, and Spiritual Power burst forth from within him as he dashed forward!
"No! Please, no!"
"Save me, please save me!"
"..."
At that moment,
The ferocious beasts had also reached the city walls, and with their trampling and ramming, many people were instantly killed on the spot.
This scene,
Filled everyone with bone-chilling terror!
Whoosh!
Fatty was closer to the doorway and was the first to rush through.
Looking at Gu Han's figure a hundred yards away,
He felt a surge of relief.
"Thank goodness, Fatty's luck isn't bad!"
Boom!
Boom!
...
The Demonic Beasts, like mad, continued to slam against the transparent barrier, shaking the city walls.
Naturally,
Many more people died under their assault.
Quick!
Faster!
Gu Han heightened his Spiritual Sense to the extreme, carefully maintaining his distance from the Demonic Beasts as he moved forward.
Whether in front or behind,
Everyone had lost their reason, driven only by the instinct to survive!
"Move!"
Inside the barrier,
Thump!
Thump!
Gu Han and Fatty both landed, lying motionless on the ground.
"Young Master!"
Ah-Sha ran over frantically.
"Cough, cough..."
Gu Han spat out another mouthful of blood, struggling to sit up.
"It's... it's nothing, I won't die!"
"Medicine!"
Ah-Sha quickly took out all the healing pills given by Doctor Xue and stuffed them into Gu Han's mouth without hesitation.
"There's no need for so many."
Gu Han was somewhat helpless.
"My injuries... aren't actually that severe."
As he spoke,
He glanced at the gray city walls with lingering fear.
Had he hit them... at the very least, he would have been seriously injured!
But now...
He glanced at Fatty, lying on the ground, barely breathing, and secretly felt relieved.
Thank goodness!
For having a meat shield!
"Young Master!"
Ah-Sha, still shaken, hugged him tightly.
Just now,
If Gu Han had been even a fraction slower, he wouldn't have survived, and she couldn't imagine what the point of living on without Gu Han would be.
"I say..."
Suddenly,
Fatty spoke up, his voice full of anger and grievance.
"Did you do that on purpose?"
"Oh?"
Gu Han glanced at him.
"Thank you."
This thank you, of course, had no sincerity.
With a swish!
Fatty immediately got up, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, and glared at Gu Han.
"What do you mean?"
"Thanks to you!"
"Bastard, you dare to trick Fatty!?"
"Then, no thanks!"
"You..."
Fatty trembled with rage.
"Give it to me!"
He reached out his chubby hand towards Ah-Sha.
"Fatty's injured too!"
"No!"
Ah-Sha glared at him, putting away the pills.
"Little Maid!"
Fatty was heartbroken.
"Can't you see I got hurt trying to save him? How can you be so ungrateful, not even giving me a single pill? So stingy, really too stingy!"
"No!"
Ah-Sha was unmoved.
"You were just laughing at the Young Master, I saw it!"
"..."
Fatty was on the verge of tears.
Was this... the retribution for enjoying the show?
"Look, look!"
Suddenly,
Someone pointed outside the barrier, their speech incoherent with excitement.
"They're retreating... The beasts... are retreating!"
Outside,
Under a barrage of arrow fire, the Demonic Beasts gradually began to suffer casualties, and with the barrier unbreakable after a long time, they had no choice but to retreat reluctantly.
After a while,
Aside from the scattered limbs and corpses, not a single Demonic Beast was in sight.
Creak—
The city gate, which had remained closed all this time, finally opened!
Whew...
Everyone let out a long sigh of relief.
The usually grating sound now seemed like heavenly music to their ears!
"Fatty."
Gu Han looked at his companion.
"We'll meet again!"
With that,
He didn't wait for Fatty's reaction, took Ah-Sha, and followed the crowd into the city.
"Later..."
Fatty's face stiffened.
"Later my foot! Fatty has never been so wronged since I was born. Just you wait, I'll get even for this!"
...
At the same time,
Many people ran out from the city, looking at the bloody scene outside.
Some were angry,
Some were sad,
Their emotions varied.
Among them,
Next to the corpse of the young man Gu Han had killed, stood a middle-aged man.
And in his hand,
He held a broken sword.
"Who is it!"
Looking at the young man's wound that pierced through his chest, rage nearly burst from his eyes.
"Who dares to kill my nephew!"