I Got My Cheat Skill by Acting My Way into a Horror Protagonist Role Chapter 71

A crisp cracking sound.

The ghostly hand that had reached out ultimately veered away from the male infant's fragile neck, landing instead on the rattan strips of the bamboo basket beside him, deforming part of the basket.

Then it clenched tightly into a fist until the sharp, dark blue nails pierced the palm. The sharp pain finally brought Xiao Gui'an back to his senses.

[Ahhhhhhh!] In the consciousness space, the System had already turned into a screaming chicken, too afraid to watch any further. The Little Light Sphere was jumping up and down, [Ahhhhh, Host, stop!!!]

[Shut—up—The Chosen One of Fate is perfectly fine right now. Of course, if you keep making noise, I can't guarantee that will last.]

The voice in the consciousness space immediately ceased.

The blackish-blue nails retracted slightly. The wound on his palm wasn't bleeding and was slowly healing.

Xiao Gui'an's eyes were deep and somber. He finally moved his fingers, gently poking Zhang Daotian's cheek. "You're a real handful, you know that, Little Heavenly Master..."

He had almost lost control just now.

Life is ruined from the very first taste, so he absolutely must not get hooked.

Because the wound on his left shoulder was quite severe and he couldn't use much strength there yet, Xiao Gui'an could only carry the bamboo basket with his right hand, swiftly moving through the fiery forest.

Sometimes floating, sometimes running on the ground, his speed remained extremely fast.

However, due to his injuries and the need to protect the Chosen One of Fate in his arms, he was gradually finding it difficult to keep up.

Dodging another lashing tongue of flame somewhat awkwardly, Xiao Gui'an floated towards a stone path on the other side where the fire was slightly less intense.

The raging flames now spreading throughout this Paradise were far beyond his ability to control.

Looking at the endless sea of fire, to be perfectly honest, Xiao Gui'an hadn't expected the arson to be this effective.

As the saying goes, set a mountain on fire, sit in prison until it expires.

He never thought he'd get to experience this kind of thrill himself one day. Burning a fox den is truly refreshing for both body and soul.

Stop, stop it. He's a law-abiding good citizen. This kind of illegal thinking is unacceptable—

[Sigh, after this trip, I feel like I'm really going to be free from all desires. If I can quit this 'addiction', what else won't I be able to endure?]

[Also, System, when you break illusions in the future, could you keep the volume down? My brain feels like it's going to crack!]

[Is that really the priority right now?] The Little Light Sphere still seemed a bit data-scrambled, constantly calculating and planning the optimal escape route. [How can you still be thinking about trivial matters in this situation? If the Chosen One of Fate dies young, the entire world will collapse along with him!]

Originally, after two days of nourishment from the Jade Soul Ice Essence, Xiao Gui'an had grown considerably stronger. If he fought recklessly, trading injuries for lives, he might actually have been able to kill those Crimson Foxes in the end.

But he couldn't abandon the Chosen One of Fate. He needed to keep him in sight, yet worried about harming him and held back, which led to the current difficult situation.

However, since the fight had already started, there was no reason to stop now.

Once he found a place to temporarily and safely settle the Little Heavenly Master, he would turn back and finish off those damned Crimson Foxes, eliminating the root of the problem—

A flash of madness appeared deep in Xiao Gui'an's eyes, but it quickly vanished.

[Relax, Zero, I know what I'm doing.

As the saying goes, education should start from childhood. Those foxes have stretched their claws toward us. I don't mind for myself, but how can we not seek justice for our Little Heavenly Master?

Punishing evil and promoting good, fearless of life and death—as a future Heavenly Master who will control the world, how can he stand idly by in such matters? Besides, he agreed to my approach—]

"Right, Little Heavenly Master?" Xiao Gui'an looked down at the male infant in the bamboo basket, curling his lips into a smile as he asked.

"Waaah!" Even though his five senses were sealed, Zhang Daotian always seemed to respond to Xiao Gui'an at the right moment. He waved his chubby little fist as if agreeing with him.

[See, he said he agrees—] Xiao Gui'an spoke blatant lies without a hint of guilt.

[That's not it at all...] Before the System could finish, it suddenly detected a terrifying energy fluctuation locking onto the Chosen One of Fate in the bamboo basket. Alarm bells rang frantically. [Host!!]

"Buzz—"

Absolutely cannot let go—

Killing intent assaulted from all directions. Space seemed to freeze in an instant, all movements slowing down.

In the second before the bamboo basket shattered, the Ghost Bride reached out, scooped up the male infant, and held him tightly against her chest.

Naturally, she missed the best opportunity to dodge the attack. Countless sharp tail hairs transformed into piercing needles, penetrating her body. The immensely powerful force sent the large red figure flying over ten meters away.

"Bang—"

The Ghost Bride's body ultimately landed heavily on a grassy patch not far away, smashing a stone marker resembling a boundary stele, then leaving a deep, blood-stained trail on the ground.

"Cough, cough, cough..." Feeling like his internal organs were about to be coughed up, Xiao Gui'an curled on the ground, temporarily unable to stand up. His hands holding the Chosen One of Fate trembled uncontrollably.

"Oh, so it's a little bastard that you care so much about—"

"Bringing such a useless thing here, you've got some nerve!"

It was those Crimson Foxes. They had caught up.

They were probably able to lock onto Xiao Gui'an's position using some powerful backlash secret technique.

Among the several Crimson Foxes hovering in the air not far away, one figure's aura seemed weak and listless, almost unable to maintain human form.

A crack slowly appeared from beneath the boundary stele Xiao Gui'an had just shattered. A yin energy tinged with the bloody hue of slaughter silently spread out. Xiao Gui'an's pale fingertips trembled slightly.

There seemed to be some movement beneath this patch of land. Faintly, one could hear the clashing of weapons, the neighing of warhorses, and the spirited sound of bugle calls.

That familiar, terrifying trembling sensation again.

What was beneath this place?

The Little Light Sphere had apparently already detected what lay below to some extent and was nearly heartbroken with despair.

[Ahhhhh, Host, we're finished! Wolves in front! Tigers behind! Ahhhhh—]

[No, foxes above, soldiers below, ahhhhh—]

Probably finally accepting their fate, the Zero System decided to give up. The Little Light Sphere stopped glowing, turning into a dull, gray lump.

[Host, although we haven't been partners for long, you are already...] It spoke gravely, as if delivering last words.

"Today, both of you will be buried here..."

"Ugh—"

This time, it was Xiao Gui'an's right shoulder and left leg that were pierced. His arm lost strength, and the Chosen One of Fate, about to fall, was enveloped by yin energy and gently protected.

However, for a male infant not even a full month old, large-scale exposure to the resentment-filled energy of ghosts and the underworld was like placing him in a freezer full of ice.

Even if Zhang Daotian couldn't feel it, that didn't mean the harm wasn't real. The resentment of ghosts and the underworld still affected him greatly.

That's why Xiao Gui'an had never allowed the Chosen One of Fate to directly contact yin energy.

Seemingly already considering Xiao Gui'an captured prey, the several furious Crimson Foxes decided to torture him properly.

This raging inferno had caused far more devastating casualties than they had imagined. Many were dead, others injured, and few promising seedlings remained among the survivors.

Xiao Gui'an held a different opinion from Zero's pessimistic statements.

[No, life and death can be transformed—] Anyway, the situation was already bad enough. Making it a little worse wouldn't matter.

He had already guessed what lay beneath.

A slim chance of survival—

No matter what method he used, he must seize that single thread of hope!!—

The foxes wanting to see him struggle on the brink of death was their biggest oversight and mistake!

Xiao Gui'an looked at the crack beneath the boundary stele, his eyes filled with bloody determination and the resolve of one staking everything on a single throw. Since the beings below wanted to come out, then let them come out—

"Swish—"

The large red silk ribbons fluttered.

"Hmph, still trying to put up a futile resistance?!" The several Crimson Foxes showed no regard for the red silk ribbons formed from condensed yin energy, their eyes filled with disdain, killing intent immediately pouring forth.

The final attack landed, piercing Xiao Gui'an's right leg straight through as well. His limbs were completely disabled.

As for the red silk ribbons that shot out, their purpose wasn't to block the attack at all. Instead, they landed on the already shattered boundary stele, completely destroying the last remaining intact piece of the stone tablet.

"Boom—"

The array eye shattered. The ancient formation, laid down at some unknown time, instantly became ineffective. It felt as if the entire Paradise trembled slightly. The small crack continuously expanded, collapsing downwards.

A terrifying yin energy that swept through the entire Paradise poured forth. The sound of iron hooves galloping for miles, the clashing of armor, and the rhythmic beating of war drums carried an unimaginable solemn killing aura.

It made one feel as if they were on a battlefield filled only with death and slaughter, momentarily stunned and unable to move.

Countless skeletal corpses clad in armor and holding weapons were arranged in formation, their numbers seemingly endless. They raised their weapons high, responding to the bugle call coming from somewhere unknown, their reply resounding through heaven and earth—

"Wind!—"

"Great Wind!—"

The Three Death Calamities, the Calamity of War!!!—