Chapter 9: The Crusade V.

To the north, separated from the town of Plansville by mountains, a warrior with short elven hair and a split bang on his forehead struggled to perceive the situation in the south.

"Can you feel it now? Leto. The black-robed man standing beside her, although his voice sounded low and hoarse without any fluctuations, the dissatisfaction in it could be heard by anyone.

"It still seems a bit far. What I can probably perceive now are two powerful demonic qis, plus three ordinary demonic qis, and finally a huge demonic qi that overrides these...... I guess so. Leto stole a sneaky look at the black-robed man, reporting uncertainly.

Seem? Probably? Should? Is this here to wait for me to be sure? If only I could be sure I would still need you? Can these words come out of the mouth of the "eye"? The black-robed man shook his head when he heard this, and sighed deeply that the "eye" of the previous generation was handled too hastily, and this new "eye" is currently completely unable to withstand it.

"If you get closer, maybe ......," Leto asked tentatively.

"If you get any closer, why should I come to you? NO.9。 ”

The dead fish eye of the black-robed man rolled his eyes, "eye" as the role of long-distance monitoring, does not require absolute accuracy, in many cases it is almost enough, the next thing is to use his speculative analysis ability to make up for the details, but this new Ding is too cautious and cautious, and he doesn't even dare to guess.

……

"The crusade begins!"

When Gray realizes that he can't communicate with them at all, he can only resort to his second plan: use all his strength to subdue them, and then talk ...... If that doesn't work, then settle for the next best thing and do everything in their power to make them retreat.

So at the moment when the attack order of the leading warrior was given, Gray reluctantly released the demonic qi with all his might. To be honest, after the experience of using demonic energy twice, he felt very uneasy about this power. When releasing the demonic energy, the kind of great satisfaction and happiness that is like rising to the clouds, and you are the king of kings...... This is certainly a hundred times more violent than the legendary drug addiction. Moreover, it is true that you can gain the greatest power by liberating the demonic qi with all your might, but it also means that you will be like a balloon that is leaking, and you must end it all before the air leak is over.

In the face of the oncoming five warriors, up to eight tentacles that could appear behind them all appeared at this moment. But as soon as I thought of what happened last time, I shrank the scythe on my tentacle as much as possible, but even so, it was still uncomfortable to be hit, but as long as I didn't deliberately attack the vital point, at least it wouldn't be fatal.

After releasing the demonic energy, the perception became very strange, and the nerves seemed to become dull and numb as a result, and they also seemed to become extremely sensitive. The tentacles don't need him to deliberately control them, just like being controlled by eight whip people who have the same mind and whose skills have reached the pinnacle, and they wave in unison, not only not interfering with each other, but also making up for each other's gaps.

Looking at the almost completely blind spot of the attack track network, listening to the sharp sound of the "whining" caused by it, the three plural warriors were very self-aware, and quickly jumped out of the way before they were enveloped by it, leaving the maximum attack range, trying to contain a few tentacles as much as possible on the periphery. If they do this, they won't do much if there are no accidents. Seriously speaking, the mission of the plural warriors in the crusade is not to drag the single-digit warriors back, and to contain the awakened as much as possible from the side under the premise of saving their own lives.

Asia and Harleen, on the other hand, have chosen to rise to the occasion in order to fulfill their mission as single-digit warriors: to inflict deadly attacks on the Awoken.

"Althea, I'll lead it, and you'll make it less hands-free here!"

From the moment you step into the Awoken's whip net, you have to deal with attacks from three or four tentacles at once, and as you get closer to the Awoken, you will receive faster and more intense attacks. The hardest thing to deal with is that this whip-like whip can't be blocked with a sword, only avoided completely. However, after Harleen shouted, she suddenly increased her speed and overtook her companions who were advancing in unison.

After noticing the "unplanned" advance of the two-ponytail warrior, Gray was obviously frightened, and just tried to stop the tentacles, but found that he didn't hurt her at all!? Not only did it not hurt, but it couldn't even touch her.

The double ponytail warrior uses unimaginable movements and incredible body softness, like his world's top gymnast, to perform all kinds of dangerous but easy difficult movements, shortening the distance between himself and her little by little. And subconsciously, the attack that has been raised to the extreme is like dancing with her, guiding it to him......

"Bang-"

The sudden sound of flesh exploding made Gray tremble in pain, and he clearly felt that one of his tentacles was gone, and the pain came from this. Since becoming an Awakened One, he has almost forgotten what "pain" feels like, coupled with the paralysis of psychedelic pleasure when releasing demonic energy, even if it is a broken hand, it is only the level of scratching and breaking the skin, but how can it be now......

When I couldn't help but look at the wound, I was attracted to the long-haired warrior with bangs covering one eye, and at the moment she was keeping her legs apart, her knees slightly bent, and her sword in both hands to accumulate strength, giving people the feeling of a bow that had been pulled full of strings......

After Accia captured the movement of another tentacle, a sword came out, but before it was about to hit the target, it was imperceptibly stiffened, and the only single eye that was exposed also turned golden at this time, and the originally slender arm was also suddenly bulging and protruding, making the sword connect with unstoppable force at an unobservable speed.

"Bang-"

Purple blood and nails-sized pieces of flesh splattered in all directions, and Gray's metallic tentacles burst as if they had a bomb inside. The visual palpitation and the pain in his body came almost at the same time, making Gray blink unconsciously, but at this blink of an eye, a chill appeared from his right rib, and swept towards his chest with great speed, he hurriedly retreated, and even sat on the ground without even caring about his body balance, so that this chill disappeared halfway.

Gray covered his bleeding chest, looked in horror at the wound that almost cut open his heart diagonally, and instinctively mobilized all the remaining tentacles, forcing back the double ponytail warrior who had arrived in front of him at some point.

After a practical and enjoyable backflip, Harleen got out of Gray's attack range, flicked the purple blood on the big sword, stared at Gray, who barely picked up a life, and reached out to stop Alcia who was about to attack, as if he was very curious and asked, "Did you just want to show mercy to your subordinates?" Apparently she felt the momentary pause as she accelerated towards Gray.

"I told you, I don't want to fight you! I don't want to hurt you either! ”

Seeing that there was hope for a peaceful solution, and the strength of these two fighters was far beyond his imagination. Gray hurriedly took advantage of the situation to explain, stood up, took a few steps back, kept a safe distance from the five fighters, and in order to show his sincerity, he raised his hands again to make a "stop" movement, and weaved words in a stomach-searching voice, "Listen, your organization is not like ......"

"Do you still have human consciousness?" Harleen asked, tilting her head as she slung her sword over her shoulder.

"I'm human!" Gray pressed one hand on his chest and confessed loudly.

"Then ......," Harleen said with her usual smile that seemed to be contagious, "just don't move, let me cut off your head, and I'll trust you." ”

But her smile seems to be indescribably cold and terrifying, and there is ...... Pulling someone's leg.

"Don't go too far!!"

I tried my best to restrain myself from hurting them, and I tried my best to persuade them with kind words and persuasions, but the result was like this. The anger in Gray's heart, which had been held back from the beginning, was instantly detonated. When you become an awakened body, all emotions become more subtle and sensitive and overreacting, whether they are positive joys or negative ones......

"You think I'm powerless?! Can you only be slaughtered! ”

The demonic qi in the body further gushed out, like a leaky leather ball being squeezed again, and suddenly a small hurricane was formed with him as the eye of the wind, and countless small tentacles squirmed and recovered from the wound on the chest that was deep and visible to the bone, and the two broken tentacles were also regenerated at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the hook and sickle deliberately put away by each tentacle bounced up at this moment, and its huge lethality could be imagined just by looking at it.

"Shhhh Also, is there enough of the show of strength? ”

Harleen pursed her lips and whistled lightly, lowering her sword from her shoulder, her eyes narrowing into two lines of cold light, "Then hurry up and go where you need to go." ”

……

"Although the demonic aura of the Awakened seems to have become extremely powerful in an instant, this should probably be the final counterattack......

Leto closed his eyes, feeling the situation in the distance, and reported to the black-robed man sitting on the stone beside him.

"Hmph, are you really here to do useless work?" The black-robed man stood up. This is to be expected. In the face of a crusade team with two single-digit existences, except for those top awakened ones, this kind of miscellaneous fish is basically like meat on the board, and it is not up to any soldier to cut it.

I thought that this long-hidden awakened person might have some great strength, so he dared to cause trouble to the organization without fear, but I didn't expect it to be just a normal brain.

The black-robed man shook his robe, and said angrily to the "eye" who was still stupidly perceiving: "Let's go." ”

"But isn't the battle over yet?"

"There's nothing to see anymore."

"But since we've come so far, we've come here." Leto turned his head to look at the black-robed man who had already turned around, "It's a pity not to see the last words." ”

……

"Hmm......"

The purple blood on his forehead flowed into his eyes, but Gray had no time to wipe it, but he unconsciously stepped back step by step, and he didn't know how many hidden weapons of the double ponytail warriors had been hit on his body, and there was only one tentacle left, and the others were either cut off by the waist, or the flesh and blood were blurred like being hit by guns. And the amount of demon qi is no longer enough to regenerate, and I'm afraid that even the awakened body will not be able to maintain it soon.

"What's wrong? Didn't you just look like you were going to "do your best"? ”

Harleen flicked her torn cloak, glanced at Asya, who had a slight leg injury next to her, and then glanced sideways at the three multiple warriors behind her, two with minor injuries and one with some serious injuries, "Or is that the level of your 'full strength'?" ”

Escape! Run! Both physically and mentally, this warning is being issued. Gray gritted his teeth, opened his mouth and inhaled deeply, until he was about to blow up his lungs, and then he puffed out his cheeks, but what he spat out was a pitch-black mist of gas. Like thick ink dripping into clear water, the "black mist" quickly spreads and spreads, dyeing the area black.

"Be careful! This is corrosive. ”

Harleen felt something was wrong when Gray first moved, and pulled up her cloak to cover her face, and now she looked at the cloak as if it was being bitten by countless small insects, constantly appearing with holes, and her eyes and bare/exposed skin were burning and aching at the moment.

Moreover, in this "black fog" created by demonic energy, the demonic energy perception is completely disturbed, and the visibility of the naked eye can only see the range of an arm in front of you.

Harleen closed her eyes and listened for a while, realizing that she could only hear the voices of the warriors, and when Xunsheng met Asia, who was also doing the same, the two of them found the other warriors together and made sure that they were all right, and the two single-digit warriors breathed a sigh of relief.

"Alcia, you take care of the three of them, and I'll chase it."

After making brief eye contact with Axia, Harleen blocked her eyes with her arm and rushed out of the black fog in one go, and then quickly sensed a weak demonic aura and fled south.

"You can't escape."