Chapter 22: The Traitor
Xue Ni turned her head to see the enemy's face clearly, but she never thought that the person who attacked her from behind turned out to be Ah Niu. "Ah Niu, why? Why are it you?" Ah Niu's betrayal made Xue Ni a little at a loss for a while, unable to accept it. Since she was very young, Xue Ni has always had a tall figure by her side to protect herself all the time. Xue Ni can accept the betrayal of the honest wood, or the ambitious Ah Hu can accept the betrayal of herself. But she never doubted Ah Niu, and Xue Ni has always regarded Ah Niu as someone who can be trusted unconditionally.
But sometimes reality is like this dagger inserted into the arm, sharp and merciless.
"I'm sorry, miss. I'm sorry, too. When Ah Niu stabbed Xue Ni with a dagger, his eyes were full of unbearability and struggle, but he had to do it.
"Ah Niu, you are indeed a traitor. The person who spoke was the old snake, and his eyes were full of disdain as he looked at Ah Niu.
As they spoke, two masked men in black flashed out of the woods, and the dark sword that wounded the wood came from these two hands.
"Old Niu, stop the ink, fight quickly. One of the men in black said to Ah Niu.
"Don't worry, I know the herringbone team is nearby, and they can't run. Old snake, I want to know how you noticed it, you can see that you found out in Linhai Town, right?" Ah Niu didn't seem to be in a hurry, and spoke slowly.
"Heh, it seems that you are not a traitor, you were originally with them. This chess piece is buried so deeply!" said the old snake snorted disdainfully, "As for how I know? Have you forgotten my totem, it's a snake!" When I came out of the City Lord's Mansion, I smelled something you were carrying, and at first I wondered why you were carrying such a thing. But after entering Linhai Town, you start secretly using it as a marker, and I think something is wrong. After making an excuse to leave the large army, I quietly investigated, and sure enough, there were two small tails, and they were them. As he spoke, the old snake pointed to the two black-clothed men next to him, and then continued, "Moreover, I'm not just investigating, I'm afraid that your herringbone team has been solved." The old snake looked at Ah Niu, and his tone was not good.
"What? impossible!" the man in black heard the old snake's words, and immediately took out a whistle from his arms, and the unique sound of "shh......h After a few seconds, the man in black realized that he had received no response. "Looks like we're underestimating you. After confirming that the herringbone team was no longer in this world, the man in black calmed down. "Old Niu, the plan has changed. Activate the contingency plan. β
As soon as the man in black's voice fell, Ah Niu grabbed Xue Ni on the ground and turned around and ran. "Why, Niu, why is that?" Xue Ni hadn't recovered from Niu's betrayal.
"Old snake, you go after it, I'll stop them. Come on. Ah Hu on the side said.
"Well, be careful. With that, the old snake immediately chased at full speed in the direction where Ah Niu left.
A man in black was about to intercept him, but was stopped by another man in black, "Let him go, make sure there is no return." β
"Get rid of these troubles before their reinforcements arrive. With that, the black-clothed man who was obviously the main man pulled out the long sword at his waist and rushed towards Ah Hu, "That wood is paralyzed, you go and entangle Wan Luo." β
The long sword of the man in black collided with Ah Hu's claws, and a burst of fire came into play.
"Tear!" Ah Hu used a skill, and his claws reached out, leaving a deep scratch on the shoulder of the man in black. But this style of fighting is completely fighting for his life, and while injuring the man in black, Ah Hu's thigh was stabbed by the long sword of the man in black.
"Ahhh......h Primal Fury!" Ah Hu, who had been hit hard in the thigh, seemed to be completely unaffected, and with a roar of rage, his eyes turned scarlet. Even the blue totemic flames on his body were mixed with sporadic blood red, which looked very weird.
Seeing this, the man in black quickly retreated holding his injured arm. "You can use this kind of desperate skill to overdraw your life force, but you think you can exchange your life with me like this, it's too naΓ―ve. With that, the man in black took out a black crystal nucleus from his arms, "Soul Explosion!" The black crystal nucleus exploded instantly, turning into countless fragments and scattering. A strange rune condensed in the air and flew towards Ah Hu. The man in black who finished this skill also spit out a mouthful of blood on the black cloth that covered his face, and then left it along his neck. The rune directly hit Ah Hu's body and disappeared, and Ah Hu only felt that his soul had been torn apart, and he lost consciousness in an instant. After the man in black dealt with Ah Hu, he immediately headed for the wood that was paralyzed in place and could not move.
"Blame you for your bad name, you're really a wooden man. As he spoke, he pierced Wood's throat with the long sword in his hand. Wan Luo, who was entangled by another man in black, saw this scene and shouted, "The earth is restored!" and the "earth shield" was released with two skills in a row, one absorbing the power of the land to restore itself, and the other forming a thick earth shield on his body. Then Wan Luo struck a shield at the man in black in front of him, and then turned around and ran towards the deep forest.
Seeing Wan Luo fleeing, the two men in black did not pursue, but pursued in the direction where Ah Niu and the old snake left on the other side.
The man in black had just disappeared into the forest, and several people wearing uniform armor and helmets with no faces visible on their heads came to the place where they had just fought. "It's late, they're already in action. Xiao Wu, you see if the two people on the ground are still saved, and the others are scattered in three directions to chase, and send a signal when they encounter a situation. One of the leaders said.
After receiving the order, the next few people quickly dispersed and left. "Head, that one is dead, with a piercing throat. This one is still saved, the vitality is overdrawn and the soul is traumatized, but there is still a breath of air. Xiao Wu said to the leader.
"Save his life, from the marks on the ground, it seems that this group of people went in two directions, but there are obviously more people on this side, and we follow from this side. The leader pointed in the direction where Niu and Xue Ni had left.
Somewhere in the Totem Mountains.
"Lin Yue, why didn't your former teammates save you when they saw that you were being targeted by the Blade Mantis, and you went out without a guard with such a low cultivation?"
"They couldn't protect themselves at the time, and of course they couldn't take care of me. And I came out to train alone, so I definitely don't have any guards. Lin Yue said casually.
Unable to get the answer she wanted, Anna continued to ask, "How can you be an apprentice in your cultivation, don't they all say that the angel totem talent is different from ordinary people, and the cultivation speed is superb?"
"Alright, Anna. Brother Lin Yue doesn't want to say it, don't ask again, everyone has secrets. Jing Feng saw that Anna kept asking Lin Yue and stopped him.
"Boss, we'll be back to Linhai Town after walking for about an hour. Rock, who has always been at the vanguard of the team, said.
"Brother Jingfeng, why are you the captain, but your team is named after Big Brother Rock?" Lin Yue always had a question in his heart and asked out loud.
"Because my sister and I, that is, Cai'er, also came out to practice, and by chance we got acquainted with the rock and decided to form an adventure team. Actually, I still have some enemies, so I'll just use the name of the rock, and sometimes it's good to keep a low profile. Jing Feng said.
"That ......" Before Lin Yue could continue, the rock in front of him shouted, "Look, there are blood stains here, it's fresh human blood!" The rock has been mixed in the Demon Beast Mountain Range for a long time, and at a glance he recognized that this is not the blood of the Totem Beast.
"Well, it looks like there's just a battle around here. Follow the bloodstains and take a look. Jing Feng said.
On the other side, Ah Niu took Xue Ni all the way to run wildly, and the old snake behind him chased after him.
Suddenly, Ah Niu stopped. "Old snake, I can't see that you are quite loyal to the City Lord's Mansion. I always thought you were a good and evil person. β
"Heh, although my old snake usually doesn't do anything good, but principled issues don't make mistakes, unlike some people. The old snake followed and stopped.
"Hey...... Actually, I have a hard time, and you'll know later. This time, my mission is very simple, as long as I stop Xue Ni from continuing to practice and break through. I don't embarrass you if you leave now, or you won't be able to leave soon after those two men in black catch up. Ah Niu glanced at the old snake with some complexity and said.
"You want to keep me? I don't believe that those two people can deal with Ah Hu and Wan Luo unscathed, and do you think that I have disappeared from Linhai Town for so long just to find reinforcements. The old snake's eyes became more and more gloomy as he spoke.
Whoosh, while the old snake and Ah Niu were talking, the two men in black arrived. "Old Black Bull, your efficiency is too slow, you haven't started it for so long?" said the man in black who led the way.
"Didn't I wait for you to come over and solve it together, I'm sorry old snake, I'm afraid you really won't be able to leave this time. Saying that, Ah Niu put the stunned Xue Ni on the ground, and then the totem flames all over his body instantly ignited.
"Hiss...... I smell blood, hehe, you're hurt. The old snake looked at the wound on the arm of the man in black who led the way, and then at the wound on the hand of Ah Niu who had fought several times before.
"As my old snake said, it's impossible for you to keep me. As he spoke, the old snake took out a small bottle containing a pale green liquid from his arms, and then smashed the bottle to the ground, and in an instant, a puff of green smoke rose from the broken bottle, which quickly spread.
"Oh no, it's Crimson!" Niu immediately reacted and shouted. But it was too late, and a sense of powerlessness quickly spread throughout the body. In just a few breaths, Ah Niu and the leading man in black fell to the ground, leaving only the old snake and another man in black still standing.