Chapter 279: Chapter 279 - 271: Death in Battle
With an army of a hundred thousand, mere ants like them stood no chance of surviving.
A chaotic battle driven to the extreme of despair.
Xiao Jin’s back was pierced by a sharp blade, his waist and abdomen riddled with countless blood marks, and his thigh hit by several bullets, yet he stubbornly refused to fall.
His eyes were blood-red, and a beast-like roar erupted from his throat, as he fiercely clawed a Beastman in front of him into a bloody pulp.
"Bang——"
A shot from the left pierced his ear again, grazing his skull.
A large amount of blood flowed down his head, flooding Xiao Jin’s dark golden beast eyes, almost blinding him.
The Black Panther’s body was battered and bruised, on the brink of collapse, yet it mustered its remaining strength to emit a hoarse, deep roar, shielding the female behind it tightly!
Suddenly, a heavy shell struck Xiao Jin, blasting him to the ground, where he spat out a mouthful of blood.
The blood-soaked Black Panther collapsed on the ground, seemingly unable to rise again.
"Xiao Jin!" Shen Tang rushed over to the Black Panther with reddened eyes, trembling hands trying to heal him.
But even with top-notch Healing Ability, alone, it was impossible to withstand the attacks of a hundred thousand troops.
Their deaths here were only a matter of time.
[Host, there’s still an Invisibility Talisman in the space. Let’s run, this time if we don’t, we’ll truly die!]
The system was so anxious it was about to cry.
Shen Tang’s tears surged forth, her voice choking, "I want to leave with Xiao Jin!"
[No, host, the Invisibility Talisman can only be used by one person, it can’t take two!]
The system urged anxiously, [Host, don’t worry about him, he’s severely injured and can’t get up, he’s nearly dead, don’t waste time saving him, run now!]
Indeed, an S-level Beast Husband was invaluable, and his death was truly regrettable and heartbreaking.
But in the system’s heart, the most important thing was the host’s life.
Anyone else could die, but the host absolutely could not be harmed; she must live well!
Shen Tang held her breath, her mind blank. But if she abandoned Xiao Jin now, he’d really be doomed!
Zaxxis stood on a distant city tower.
He folded his arms, looking down at the two who shared mutual feelings on the ground with mockery all over his face, "What a pair of desperate lovebirds; truly moving..."
"Heh, heh. Today, neither of you will escape, I’ll send you to the afterlife together! So you’re not lonely on that journey!"
Zaxxis had somewhat hesitated to kill Shen Tang, but he had promised Shen Qingli to offer her head as a gift to win her smile.
As for that man...
He liked living corpses anyway.
After killing this little female, sending her to be turned into a living corpse would still be useful.
Zaxxis narrowed his dangerous long eyes, his gaze fixed on the tightly embracing figures beneath the city tower, dark red sinister energy emanated from his palm, transforming into sharp blades.
A black poison needle was hidden within these blades, as thin as a hair, blending into the air, difficult to detect.
The poison needle aimed at Shen Tang’s back.
The moment the force sliced through the air, the fainted Black Panther suddenly opened its blood-red eyes.
As if sensing something, it used its remaining strength explosively, pouncing on the female and knocking her to the ground.
"Tangtang, don’t be afraid, I..."
Xiao Jin’s blood-soaked paw tremblingly landed on Shen Tang’s face, seemingly trying to comfort her, but in the next second, his pupils dilated instantly.
The sun-like brilliant golden eyes dimmed and grayed, his actions halted in the air, turning his unfinished words into a farewell.
Behind Xiao Jin’s bloody back, the black Soul Destruction Needle pierced his body.
His massive body fell to the ground abruptly, silent.
"No! Xiao Jin!" Shen Tang, with tears streaming down her face, fell on him, frantically using her Healing Ability on him.
Yet somehow, the always-effective Healing Ability failed to work at this moment.
The Black Panther lying in the pool of blood lost all signs of life, beyond any possibility of rescue.
Zaxxis, standing on the distant city wall, turned livid as he witnessed this scene.
The Soul Destruction Needle, such a precious item, he had intended to save for himself, but after being provoked by this female again and again, he used it unwillingly, only for it to hit a useless leopard.
His eyes darkened with danger, he cursed inwardly: what a waste!
He gathered power in his palm, aiming once again at Shen Tang.
This time, no one was there to block the blade for her; this female was doomed!
The system was yelling frantically, [Host, leave Xiao Jin, he’s truly dead, there’s no way to save him! There’s no time, run quickly!]
With red-rimmed eyes, Shen Tang looked at the stiffening Black Panther’s body, seeming unable to hear anything, frozen in place.
The moment the attack sliced through the air, the system had no choice, violating the rules, it activated the Invisibility Talisman on its own, instantly whisking the host away.
Zaxxis’s attack hit nothing.
He looked at the spot where the female vanished again with utter shock, clenching his fists, rage boiling to the extreme, "Where did she go again!?"
In broad daylight, the female vanished suddenly once more; it was even more horrifying than seeing ghosts!
If so many people hadn’t witnessed it simultaneously, they might have thought they were hallucinating.
How could a living person disappear in the blink of an eye?
Once, twice, thrice, four times...
For a Peak of Ninth Rank Beastman to be unable to kill a single female, letting her escape time and again, it was an immense humiliation!
Zaxxis roared, "Everyone go find her; dig three feet beneath the ground if you have to, but find her for me! The commander will heavily reward you!"
Upon his command, the army scattered like beasts and birds, searching the entire city, but Shen Tang’s shadow was nowhere to be found.
She seemed to turn into a mist, dispersing without a trace, her trail vanishing completely.
Zaxxis arrived at the base of the city wall, his subordinates reported helplessly, his face turned grim to the extreme, his knuckles turned white from exertion, nearly cracking.
He suddenly turned to look at the not-too-distant Black Panther corpse lying in a pool of blood.
The Black Panther had completely died, lost its breath, reverting to human form.
In the Beast form, it wasn’t too evident, but in human form, the bloody and mutilated appearance left even the ruthless rebel army astonished!
The man’s whole body was drenched in blood, his clothes tattered, his skin and muscles marred beyond recognition; the word "tragic" barely sufficed.
Injured to this grotesque extent, he still had the strength to battle; it was truly—terrifying!
If it hadn’t been for this dead leopard being in the way, he would’ve killed Shen Tang long ago!
Zaxxis was filled with anger, he strode over, viciously kicked the corpse across the ground.
"Boom!" the loud crash against the city wall, the corpse’s chest cavity, ribs, and most of its bones and flesh were twisted on impact, an arm faintly broken, dragging a long bloodstain, looking even more terrifying from a distance.
Feeling it still wasn’t enough, Zaxxis stormed over and stomped on the corpse’s chest, violently crushing it!
Exhausting all methods to torment, vent his rage!
After the corpse was utterly shattered.
He thought of something amusing, threw the corpse to his subordinates, wickedly smiling, "Do whatever you want with him."
"After you’re done, hang this body on the city wall for everyone to see!"
This is the fate of those daring to oppose the rebel army!
He truly wanted to see if that female was still willing to come back!