bestfiction Chapter 275 Danger after Danger
Chapter 275 Danger after Danger
This attack made the merman smell the scent of death.
The spiritual energy was frantically activated, causing the spiritual energy pouring down from the scales like a waterfall.
The long, narrow black blade severed the waterfall in one strike.
The Foundation Establishment stage merman stared in disbelief at what lay ahead. A mere late-stage Qi Refining human could compress spiritual energy into such a small area. With the spiritual energy on the outside of his scales cut in two, the latter half of the area could not be nourished and was extremely fragile.
Left with no other choice, he shouted and reversed his cultivation technique, causing some spiritual energy to surge upwards from the lower half of his body. The blade of the black sword became the core area where the two waves of spiritual energy clashed violently.
In this way, the merman suddenly flung Zhong Ming away with all his might, and then spat out a mouthful of blood.
The reverse technique aggravated the old injuries from the previous battle. The meridians were already severely damaged, and now the situation was even worse.
Zhong Ming's abdomen was also in pain; the opponent's claw had injured his internal organs, leaving him hunched over with blood all over his waist.
After the attack, the others finally reacted. Yue Kaishan launched a frantic offensive, trying to quickly defeat the enemies in front of him and then go to support the Cuihong brothers. However, his cultivation level was too low, and he only had one arm left, making it difficult for him to even defend.
Matt used the same strategy to repel the enemy in front of him, but instead of attacking, he sent the merman flying right between Yue Kaishan and Xuan Jing.
"Hold them back!" he shouted, then turned and threw a poisoned throwing knife at the Foundation Establishment stage merman.
The clanging sounds had no effect, only making the merman realize that an enemy had also appeared behind him.
He dragged his battered body, his internal meridians severely damaged. Every exertion of force would further aggravate the breaches in his meridians, making them even larger, causing him unbearable suffering.
Faced with some Qi Refining stage ants, he could only fight using his injured body.
He glanced at the distant tower and saw more and more streams of light shooting into the sky. The human cultivators began their pursuit and counterattack. He could even see a powerful Golden Core cultivator flying higher and higher, observing the merman chieftain from afar to confirm whether he was really retreating towards Pingzhou.
Knowing it couldn't fight for long, the merman launched a fierce attack towards Xu Huang.
Just as Zhong Ming regained his footing, he saw the merman spit out the mother sword and punch him in the face. At the same time, Matt's attack also came towards the side of the opponent. He made a quick decision, activated his sword control technique with all his might, and swung his secondary sword to block his face. He unleashed both swords at the same time, with black and white sword lights flowing around.
Judging from this, everyone assumed that the snow-white mother sword had gone to assist in the defense.
However, the mother sword did not slow down.
The merman's breath was extremely powerful. If he tried to stop it, not only would it consume his spiritual energy, but by the time he stopped, the merman would have already punched Zhong Ming so hard that his forehead would be smashed open.
Its speed increased instead of decreasing, rushing towards Zhong Ming's body. The sword spun and slammed hard into Zhong Ming's chest armor.
As long as I fly out first, you can't knock me away.
After all... your arm is only so long, I can just fly out of your attack range.
Zhong Ming punched himself hard, sending him flying backward. His opponent missed his target and wasted some energy. Matt seized the opportunity and struck his opponent on the shoulder, sending sparks flying.
The merman turned around and grappled with Matt for a moment, preparing to take the opportunity to jump off the city wall, when he heard a sudden gust of wind rise from the side with astonishing force.
It must be that kid who just narrowly escaped has come looking for trouble again.
Without a second thought, the merman swung his left arm to the side, glancing at the scene out of the corner of his eye.
not good!
How come it's one of my own people!
He was immediately alarmed and hastily withdrew his strength, risking being injured by Matt's attack, he forcibly stopped the force of his punch, his body twisted into a strange posture, looking as if he would fall at any moment, but just as Matt's full-force attack landed, he used the momentum to stabilize his body.
He looked at his people with some resentment, his eyes filled with helplessness.
It's kind of you to come and help me, but could you please call out before you come?
The next moment, a chill suddenly spread throughout my body.
The man's body stiffened, and a black and white sword flashed between his ribs. Damn humans, they actually used the corpse of my people to deceive me. They are too cunning.
He raised his arm, elbowing Matt who was still trying to continue his attack, and concentrated all his spiritual power in his arms to meet the Mother-Child Sword.
He had made up his mind to retreat, and planned to use the impact of the corpses and the momentum of his twin swords to jump backward off the city wall.
The merman's eyes darted around at an extremely high frequency, trying to find where Zhong Ming's true form was. He kept focusing on the corpse's feet, but he never saw Zhong Ming's feet.
I dare not gamble. I dare not gamble that Zhong Ming's hand was not gripping the sword hilt. You know, the sword that was swung at his neck just now almost gave him psychological trauma.
As the offensive drew closer, the merman, whose nerves were on edge, tried his best to relax.
Don't rush, feel the vibration.
The air vibrates, the earth vibrates...
Sound localization underwater is similar to that in the air; just stay calm.
The terrifying, dragon-claw-like feet echoed across the earth, and clues to the enemy lurked within the chaotic air currents.
Where? Where!
Suddenly, he remembered something and realized the danger beside him.
Zhong Ming's target was not him, nor the twin swords; his target was to retrieve the hook-and-sickle spear!
Out of the corner of my eye, I could see the spearhead, but the tip of the spear lying next to the pillar twitched.
A blazing heat, like that of the sun, emanated from the spear. The hook-and-sickle spear suddenly rose, thrusting forward a short distance before beginning to spin.
The gleaming barbs were swinging towards his back from the side and behind, determined to keep him there.
It's too late to say.
He switched from defense to offense, suddenly advancing so fast that even the twin swords couldn't close in time. The mother and son swords were still under the ribs of the merman's corpse. Moving them forward or backward was easy, but closing them was like crushing the corpse between the two swords with the blades themselves—too difficult for Zhong Ming, who was at the seventh level of Qi Refining.
The Foundation Establishment stage merman was incredibly fast. He sidestepped and rammed his shoulder, almost smashing the corpse in front of him. He burst out from the blood and flesh, dodging Zhong Ming's three attacks in one breath. Then, he stepped on a pillar and pushed off with both feet, about to climb up the broken outer wall of the corner tower.
If I can't get out of the first floor, I'll go to the second floor.
Seeing this, Zhong Ming shouted, "Coward, don't run away!"
He was about to give chase when, after taking just one step, his legs suddenly went out of control, and he fell straight to the ground.
The abdominal wound had jeopardized his mobility; the huge laceration on his abdomen revealed his internal organs, and even his large intestine was about to spill out.
Matt spat out a mouthful of phlegm, feeling a little regretful. Going upstairs was impossible now; the stairs inside the corner tower and the second-floor floor were completely shattered, otherwise their coffins wouldn't have fallen to the first floor.
"Red Eyes, watch out above."
The only option now is to let Akame see if she can sneak an arrow through the crack in the second-floor wall and try to hit the enemy.
Three seconds later, the merman in the Foundation Establishment stage landed.
Matt threw a knife, then... turned to help Xuan Jing and the others.
Because he saw that the other person's body... had split up.