Online: I Can See Health Bars Chapter 1335 - 595: Feast (Part 2)
Previously on Online: I Can See Health Bars...
Gah!!
A sword found its mark, sinking into the throat, sending crimson droplets to spatter across half her visage. Amidst the furious exchange, Chen Ya remained oblivious to the blood on her face, which strangely seemed to meld with her skin, numbing the area.
At this critical juncture, her mind pulsed with a singular thought: "A golden chance!!" With a surge of effort, she intended to cleave the demon's head clean off!
The blade shifted subtly. Upon closer scrutiny, one could discern the demon's neck flesh yielding effortlessly, slicing apart.
Yet, at that precise moment... Buzz!!! A sudden, violent burst of bloody light erupted from the demon's very being. Before Chen Ya could even register the event, the crimson glow dissipated.
Then, she realized with shock... The very neck she was moments ago cutting had become as unyielding as hardened wood, completely resistant!
Whoosh!! A fierce gust of wind whipped violently nearby! It was the demon's other massive fist, swinging in a wide arc!
So swift!? Considerably faster than before! What is happening?! Its power has surged!!! A breakthrough mid-battle?!!
She clenched her jaw, attempting to wrench the sword free, only to find it lodged immovably in the demon's neck. A fractional hesitation...
Bam!!! Chen Ya was flung backward like a broken kite, tumbling across the ground multiple times. Ignoring the new scratches marring her face, she scrambled to safety, observing the demon's actions and crying out loudly.
"Help me!!"
However, the demon made no move to pursue. Instead, it stood frozen, arms crossed, before grasping at empty air!
Gah!!! Before she could react, several blood-red tendrils burst forth from Chen Ya's face, leaving it disfigured with deep, ragged wounds.
"Ah!!!" Chen Ya shrieked in agony. Those severed lines from her face seemed imbued with a sinister life of their own, writhing like maggots in the void before diving back towards her torn countenance!
They aimed to re-enter Chen Ya's face! It was as if her current grievous wounds presented an easier passage, an excitation for them. Facing such imminent peril, Chen Ya instinctively clenched her fist in the air, as if gripping an imaginary blade, her gaze fixed intently on the descending blood tendrils!
She couldn't articulate why, but she felt an overwhelming urge to wield a sword! Even an illusory one!
Slash! Slash? Slash!!! Something was about to manifest! But in the very next instant... Bam!! The blood tendrils slammed against an unseen barrier, unable to breach it, scattering the worm-like abominations who recoiled in disarray before Chen Ya.
"Lord Qiu?!" Chen Ya exclaimed in relief. The next instant... Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh! The blood tendrils were abruptly sliced into minuscule droplets, falling to the ground.
Huan Miyun, Xiong Rudong, and Tian Xinghan materialized concurrently before Chen Ya.
"Lord Qiu, if you don't permit our intervention, that girl wouldn't have survived," Tian Xinghan remarked with a hint of jest.
Xiong Rudong flicked a drop of blood from his hand, his gaze fixed on the demon ahead with a frown. "This creature bears a resemblance to... the Defiled Blood Clone Demon that the Foolish Underworld has been actively hunting recently."
"Lord Qiu's command is paramount; this demon is mine," Huan Miyun stated, bowing slightly and holding his wooden sword scabbard. His form blurred, instantly appearing before the stunned demon!
Slash! Slash! Slash slash slash slash slash! Multiple ethereal slashes materialized in quick succession before Chen Ya, erupting with force simultaneously!
Delayed slashes?! Such a technique exists?! Her eyes widened, absorbing the sight like an insatiable sponge.
As the barrage of slashes rained down, the demon was instantly reduced to scattered pieces, falling lifelessly to the ground.
"Lord Qiu, the mission is complete," Huan Miyun sheathed his longsword into the wooden scabbard, reporting with utmost respect.
However, Qiu Xiaoping responded with a mere four words.
"It’s not over."
What?! Huan Miyun was taken aback; the others also mirrored his perplexed frown.
Confused, Huan Miyun glanced back at the dispersed remains, finding no trace of residual life. At that moment of bewilderment, he suddenly sensed something and looked up sharply.
Unbeknownst to anyone, five flesh-and-blood demons, emanating a crimson light, had appeared atop the surrounding rooftops. As the red glow gradually receded, the true forms of the five demons became visible. Each possessed a unique shape, yet all were grotesquely adorned with bulging, veined flesh across their bodies.
One of the demons unfurled its wings, launching skyward and commencing a circling patrol like a predatory vulture!
The remaining four demons simultaneously lunged towards the vulnerable Chen Ya!!
"Lord Qiu?!!" Chen Ya cried out in rising panic.
Bam bam bam bam!!! In the subsequent instant, the four demons collided forcefully with an invisible barrier surrounding Chen Ya, recoiling several steps with loud thuds. Their avaricious eyes remained relentlessly fixed upon Chen Ya!
"I've got this!" Xiong Rudong bellowed!
"Form the array!" Tian Xinghan commanded sternly.
"..."
Old Huan acted most decisively, targeting one demon and charging forward!
In the ensuing close-quarters combat, Old Huan swiftly dispatched one of the flesh-and-blood demons. But in the very next instant...
Buzz!!
The remaining four demons erupted in a crimson glow almost in unison!
With insufficient time to react, Xiong Rudong and Tian Xinghan were sent hurtling backward by the onslaught of the demons.
Even the Hall Master found himself in dire straits. The array deployed by the Forest Snake Gang had fractured, and close to a hundred ethereal blood lines shot forth, piercing the bodies of approximately a hundred individuals nearby. These lines ravenously siphoned their blood, bolstering their own essence!