Chapter 1089: Want to Escape? Foolish Dream
On the scene, there was no sign of Beili, but Hong Chen and the other three could still clearly sense Beili’s presence and his location.
"What has happened here?"
Hong Chen’s expression was somewhat bewildered.
He simultaneously disarmed his offensive and defensive stance.
Xiyue and the others also stopped their actions.
To put it bluntly, Hong Chen appeared so confused, it was truly too pitiable, making them hesitate to strike.
Huff, huff, huff~
Calamity was half-kneeling on the ground, gasping heavily for breath.
The Ao Shu he had tried to sneak attack was no longer visible.
Ao Shu’s formidable divine power was simply beyond his capability to handle.
To ensure his master’s survival, Calamity’s lifebound divine artifact, the Bone Staff, actively absorbed the impact of Ao Shu’s explosive divine power, minimizing the damage Calamity endured as much as possible.
The outcome was predictable.
Whether ordinary energy or formidable divine power, must obey the Law of Conservation of Energy.
Energy never disappears into thin air nor increases without reason.
It merely transfers from one place to another.
The damage from Ao Shu’s explosive divine power was truly terrifying.
Calamity was completely unable to endure it, and to protect his master, he absorbed most of the weapon’s impact, which naturally shattered into fragments under the intolerable force.
At this moment, Calamity resembled a crow scorched by a fire, with scattered feathers revealing the withered skin beneath.
In the coarse texture, dark red blood flowed, though now dried up.
Blood continuously seeped from his seven orifices, adding to his kneeling posture, supporting himself with one hand, rendering Calamity utterly miserable and pathetic.
Scalding blood relentlessly oozed from Calamity’s beak, and his chest heaved violently.
His eyes were filled with disbelief, staring at the shattered lifebound divine artifact in his hand.
What was presumed to be an ordinary task turned out to be his own dead end.
At this moment, he believed that all this was not coincidence, and his feelings were not mere illusion.
The moment he encountered Xiyue, he was destined to fall on this planet.
Just unexpectedly, his defeat was so disastrous, and in front of the defeated opponent of past hands, he was shockingly weak and powerlessly beaten.
This unexpected outcome left Hong Chen, who tightly held onto his weapon, stunned in place.
The opponent’s displayed power was too terrifying; he was already unsure if he should continue resisting futilely.
Most importantly, his sincerely trusted good brother had betrayed him so decisively.
Just as he was bewildered, a silhouette already stood by his side.
"There’s no need for you to continue resisting, the power gap is clear you should be well aware of it. If I were you, I would cherish the remaining strength and track down the traitor to make him pay the price."
Sun Dachuan placed his hand on Hong Chen’s shoulder.
He did not take this opportunity to severely injure Hong Chen.
In terms of stance, indeed, they were enemies.
But at this moment, Hong Chen could truly listen to Sun Dachuan’s words.
"Damn it!"
"I knew humans were unreliable! I knew human nature was ugly! This guy is truly shameless to the extreme! Damn it! If I can catch that guy, I’ll surely tear him limb from limb! Anyway, I’m doomed to die! Even if I die, I’ll make that guy who took me for a fool pay!"
Listening to Silver Wing’s words, Hong Chen couldn’t help but chuckle bitterly, then replied.
"Make him pay? How am I supposed to make him pay? That guy has gathered so much divine power just to escape, he’s already far away now, how can I catch up to him in my current state."
Hearing this, Nangong Ling smiled gently.
"Indeed, with your current state, you can’t win against us; a fateful demise is already sealed. Catching up with Beili is unlikely, but someone will handle it for you. Such a quick traitor disgusts us too. Watch, it won’t be long before Beili returns, haven’t you noticed we’re missing someone?"
As Nangong Ling finished speaking, a piercing sound transmitted overhead.
Everyone’s gaze followed the source of the sound.
Ao Shu had just completed a projection action, not yet retracted, and a silhouette plummeted down like a cannonball.
Boom!
The ground before was smashed into a deep pit.
At the instant Ao Shu descended, a violent hurricane swept in, clearing away all the dust.
Only Beili, bleeding from seven orifices, lay in the pit, rolling his eyes.
"Damn you, why would you do this, I already said I would give you my communication device, I absolutely wouldn’t interfere with your subsequent plans, letting me go, can’t you allow that?"
One of Beili’s legs dangled, struggling to support his body, as he stood up from the ground.
Hatred filled his eyes, daring to flash for a moment, before quickly retracting.
Ao Shu was not concerned with the disrespectful remarks, instead revealing a playful smile.
Indeed, Ao Shu had some Lin Yi’s demeanor.
"We haven’t finished fighting yet, right? Isn’t it somewhat rude to leave like that? Moreover, for someone who decisively sells out teammates like that, I really can’t stand it."
"How about this, you can avenge your grudges, seek vengeance without my interference. The last person standing can leave alive, what do you think? Of course, there’s an entry ticket."
"If you want to participate in this contest, report to your superiors about the action. I’ll see, just edit a message saying you discovered a potential threat on this planet and pursued it to the Beast Realm plane, how about it."
"Those unwilling to send this message will be forcibly drawn into this battle; of course, without an entry ticket, even if successful, you won’t qualify to leave alive. These are the rules, the rest will follow as I think of them."
Ao Shu’s intent was clear.
He wanted Treasure Blue Star not to be targeted by All Celestial Divine Beings.
Reporting false information was akin to suicide.
Yet now, in a doomed situation, what is the difference by sending or not sending this information?
Might as well take the gamble; there’s a chance to leave alive and exact revenge on the traitorous Beili, why not?
Sending false information means certain death, sending it offers a chance to leave alive, why not take the gamble?
The divine beings, towards divine envoys, weren’t kind, all dirty and tiring work was left to them, good work brings no reward, bad work brings punishment; such gods, isn’t treachery plausible?
"I!"
Hong Chen didn’t hesitate, edited the message, and handed the communication device over to Sun Dachuan.
As Sun Dachuan clicked send, Hong Chen gained the chance to leave alive.