Chapter 330: Chapter 326: Strategic Retreat

“Will that lord take the item away?”

The man with only one wing on his back asked with a grim expression.

The hooded figure glanced at him and said, “No, it originally belonged to us. Fortunately, the Divine Envoy arrived in the end.”

The man cautiously looked at the hooded figure and said, “This was all your scheme, wasn’t it? The more people die, the more you gain.”

The hooded person sat cross-legged at the side, looking in Su Changxing’s direction, and said calmly, “We didn’t expect so many people to die, nor did we expect the remnant humans of the old world to have the courage to step in here.”

“Ah!”

The man suddenly roared loudly; the flesh on his back began to surge, and a new wing rapidly grew, somewhat different in color from the original one, lighter.

“Anyway, as long as I don’t die, it doesn’t matter. I don’t care what your plans are… Before, you obviously had a chance to kill that man. I know your strength.”

The man spat a mouthful of bloody phlegm on the ground, turned around, and walked out, leaping off the building.

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“Whoosh~”

The helmeted woman’s body suddenly turned into a blur, rushing toward Su Changxing, her blade slicing through the air, catching golden light.

At this moment.

Su Changxing’s Spirit was more focused than ever, discerning the opponent’s high-speed movements, stepping back sideways, and slashing out diagonally.

He clearly saw the woman’s movements and made corresponding countermeasures, but just as the woman got close, she changed her maneuver again; her blade slashed diagonally upward, forming a half-moon shape.

As the blades intersected, Su Changxing’s Steel Saber shattered into two, flying off.

Su Changxing’s arms bulged with veins, grabbing the woman’s body and slamming her to the ground forcefully.

“Bang~”

The stone-bricked ground cracked in several places.

Su Changxing’s Power was beyond sensory imagination, crushing the opponent to the ground as if dismantling dry branches. This was the effect of over ten enhancements and the amplification of his positional Ability.

Immediately, he raised the revolver, aiming at the woman’s head, and pulled the trigger.

“Boom~”

A golden sword light swept horizontally around, bringing up a turbulent airflow.

Blood sprayed in the air.

Su Changxing was full of surprise; a very deep wound appeared on his left chest; this strike almost pierced through his body.

Too fast!

He did not see how the sword was swung out. At the moment he pulled the trigger, the woman began to raise her sword. Before the trigger was pressed down, the sword had already cleaved through.

The woman’s eyes glowed with dazzling golden light, she slowly stood up from the ground, a large hole in her chest, yet it didn’t affect her at all, only blood constantly flowing out.

The outcome seemed to be settled.

The battle could determine the victor in a very short time.

“Atone!”

Another golden sword light slashed through the night sky, slicing a withered short tree nearby in half, the cut surface smooth.

A towering creature with six hands appeared between the two.

Fallen Evil Tao Yi’s two hands, as well as part of his body, were severed.

“Bang~”

The helmeted woman was grabbed by one of Tao Yi’s hands and smashed to the ground, then thrown toward the direction of the small town, the Brutality causing the ground to tremble.

Su Changxing fired three shots in quick succession at the spot where the woman landed, emptying the clip.

Amid the firelight, three bullets flew toward the woman, followed by another golden sword light expanding with her as the center.

When the woman slowly rose again, all that could be seen was Su Changxing’s figure in the black night running wildly, moving further away.

She looked at the several bleeding holes on her body, her mouth twitching involuntarily, thinking Su Changxing was not strong, but was as slippery as an eel, with various unexpected tricks.

Through a high vantage point, Su Changxing watched himself escape, finding it very unpleasant, but there was no choice; he couldn’t discern the woman’s background, and if he continued fighting, his chances of winning were not high, perhaps very low.

The helmeted woman seemed to have simplistic means, but she was simply strong, making his flashy moves look like a monkey show.

Moreover, his injuries were severe, only under the Deep Dream state was the pain completely blocked.

But the situation wasn’t too bad as he inherently had strong recovery ability. With this gain and loss, he hadn’t lost this time.

Yes, that’s right, he hadn’t lost, perhaps even gained a little.

Out of the small town was a flat desert, with deep blue skies adorned with hazy stars, the yellow-blue line creating a sense of bewilderment.

Su Changxing had been running wildly for half an hour but still showed no intention of stopping. He faintly felt the woman was still following behind, and stopping now was absolutely out of the question.

“Where are we?”

Shen Jinxuan squinted her eyes; the incoming wind was strong, making it impossible to open her eyes, and they were advancing at great Speed.

Su Changxing opened his eyes, calmly said, “We’re still in the No-Man’s Land, preparing to leave here, but because someone’s chasing, our direction is a bit off.”

Shen Jinxuan stared blankly at the road ahead, feeling the dry trees and the conspicuous giant dried bones in the distance moving backward.

Only the sound of the wind remained, especially tranquil.

“I thought I was already dead, but unexpectedly I’m still alive… Thank you.”

She said with some struggle, her mind replaying some disjointed fragments. Her body changed; now she could maintain some consciousness even when other personalities took the lead.

If an Ordinary Person faced such a matter, they would surely have collapsed. From this perspective, Shen Jinxuan’s mind was fairly resilient.

Or rather, humanity isn’t as fragile as it seems.

In fact, when Su Changxing arrived, his thoughts were somewhat unclear too, thinking of first getting in to see the situation while searching for Shen Jinxuan.

The circumstances were more complicated than originally anticipated. It’s probable that the Extraordinary team from the Security Bureau encountered these new humans.

“That feeling was like drowning, dying bit by bit, trying to grasp something, or even a straw would do.”

Shen Jinxuan tilted her head to look ahead, murmuring to herself softly:

“This should be despair, sinking deeper into the Darkness… I’ve experienced this feeling once.”

Su Changxing didn’t look, but he felt Shen Jinxuan was smiling, at least from her tone, calmly said:

“Don’t think too much, often it’s good enough to stay alive, Miss Reporter.”

Shen Jinxuan closed her eyes, said, “Hmm, if we can’t escape, I should be able to fight.”

Su Changxing thought for a moment, then seriously said, “This isn’t running away, it’s a strategic retreat, based on tactical considerations.”

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Shen Jinxuan opened one eye, faintly smiled, and said, “Is this supposed to be a cold joke?”

Su Changxing felt rather helpless and said, “I’m serious.”

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