Chapter 818: Chapter 818
"Sha Ou, you bastard, stop throwing those cannon fodders over here, are you trying to work me to death?" Chu Baichuan said this and then gasped for several breaths, his fatigued eyelids almost closing.
Tang Zheng also had cannon fodders by his side; after a few days of training, Jing Xiang’s use finally came into play. Although it was awkward, with Tang Zheng’s help, she still managed to resist. Red Sister, however, was useless, unable to help in any way and could only protect herself.
"Red Sister, go bring Ai Yixin over here, Jing Xiang, go rescue Cheng Cheng." The Australian Eagle’s dive attack scattered the Trojan Squad, and Tang Zheng assigned Red Sister a mission, but she dared not leave his side.
"I can’t do it, I just can’t." Red Sister refused, but Jing Xiang, who didn’t dare to hesitate, quickly darted away. Fortunately, her speed was not slow after transforming.
The battle situation continuously changed. Oda Nobunaga relied on his numerous family vassals and warriors; after being suppressed by two great saints, this Daimyo also fell into a disadvantage under the attack of Dantai Xu Liangmao, getting injured continuously. This enraged him, leading his subordinates in a frenzied effort to rescue their master.
Mori Ranmaru’s eyes filled with killing intent as he attacked Li Xinlan, while the Australian Eagle, flapping its wings, aimed at Cheng Cheng, intent on breaking down its prey one by one, naturally starting with the weakest.
The Australian Eagle swooped down, grabbing Cheng Cheng; if not for Diamond Transformation, the little girl would have been crushed by this grab. The beastified Jing Xiang finally showed some prowess, lifting the East Sea Road’s First Bow and firing a barrage at the Eagle.
The speckled arrows from the Hundred Shots Transformation bombarded the Eagle, even Cheng Cheng got hit, taking more than a dozen arrows. However, the Eagle, just taking off and pained, was injured on its talons and unconsciously released its grip, leading to Cheng Cheng falling from seven to eight meters up in the sky.
Jing Xiang failed to catch her, and even though the little girl was unleashing the Platinum Queen, she still spat out several mouthfuls of blood, falling unconscious. Jing Xiang picked her up and fled back.
The Australian Eagle continued its pursuit to kill. Tang Zheng opened fire repeatedly, driving it back, as several warrior cannon fodders pounced on him, which he beheaded using Xueqi Maru. Lu Fan was lying on the Giant Spider, firing the Pepper Grinder, contributing his effort.
The Australian Eagle circled back, diving again, this time setting its sights on Sha Ou. However, before getting close, he flipped it with telekinesis. After returning to the sky once more, it finally locked onto Ai Yixin and began its dive.
The rhino-sized Australian Eagle plummeted rapidly, like a meteor piercing through the atmosphere. Its speed was so excessive that it even caused a sonic boom, with countless air currents swirling behind it. This time, the feathered beast didn’t want to play with corpse dropping anymore; it went for a direct meteor strike instead.
Of course, Chu Baichuan saw this. With blazing anger and no more concern about conserving his strength, he released the Hell Explosion directly. A ring of flame shot out from beneath his feet, then rapidly expanded outward, spreading in all directions. Upon contact with enemies, it immediately detonated, shattering them, as the flames and shockwaves swept the area.
Chu Baichuan took a step and reached behind with his right hand; a huge fireball appeared in his hand and then, like throwing a baseball, he hurled it out. But the Australian Eagle was too fast, merely grazing the attack and plummeting down. With a boom, it heavily crashed beside Ai Yixin.
The wife took several steps, but unfortunately, she couldn’t escape the blast radius. Like a missile explosion, a big pit appeared, and the splattering stones pelted Ai Yixin like hail.
"Yixin," Chu Baichuan watched, about to be overturned, his feet’s explosion halo fired out once more, forming a stance. Any stone that it touched was instantly blasted apart.
The Australian Eagle was Oda Nobunaga’s demon pet and also had abilities. It intended to save them for dealing with Tang Zheng, but time and again, it couldn’t kill its prey, which infuriated it. A series of shrill cries emerged from its throat, then it shook its head, and from its hawk beak, orbs the size of grindstones fired out, hitting Ai Yixin.
Ai Yixin was beaten to the point where she couldn’t stand up, and if it weren’t for Diamond Transformation, she would surely have died. Even so, she was on the brink of collapse. Suffering continuous heavy blows, her abdomen felt as if a hand was viciously twisting it, causing her agony that bordered on life and death.
Chu Baichuan charged over, and just as the Australian Eagle spread its wings to soar into the sky, he leaped up, grabbed its wings, and launched his explosion ability.
"Die, die," Chu Baichuan completely lost his sanity as he saw his wife’s life hanging by a thread. He was determined to kill the eagle, absolutely not allowing it to escape.
The Australian Eagle was completely engulfed in the explosion, one after another, as the blasts consumed it in flames. At that moment, Chu Baichuan’s life energy plummeted, and he couldn’t shield himself from the flames produced by his own power. His body began to suffer burns. However, the eagle sustained even more damage. Unable to fly higher than ten meters, its wings were finally torn apart by the blast. Countless burning feathers fell from the sky, as it crashed down at an angle.
The Australian Eagle smashed into the ground and, due to inertia, rolled a few times before coming to a stop. It let out mournful cries, clearly unable to survive after Chu Baichuan’s full assault as a Third-order Explosive Type.
But Chu Baichuan wasn’t faring any better. Falling from the sky, all his internal organs were shattered. After tumbling a few times, he coughed up blood continuously, his entire body charred black, completely unrecognizable as human.
"Baichuan!" Ai Yixin, blackened by the fireball, cried her eyes out and clawed at the ground, attempting to crawl to her husband’s side.
"One..." Chu Baichuan barely managed to utter a word before spewing a mouthful of blood. He scarcely had the strength to breathe.
The scene unfolded too quickly for Tang Zheng to intervene. The only thing Gu Xueqi could do was shoot two Healing Phoenixes into his body. However, with such severe injuries, Chu Baichuan was certainly doomed.
Chu Baichuan could no longer speak; his cracked lips writhed, eyes wide open. He stretched his hand towards Ai Yixin with a look filled with deep concern and self-reproach.
"Baichuan." Ai Yixin lay on the ground, her swollen belly scraping against the surface, producing a grating sound, the pain like ceaseless waves tormenting her nerves. Yet she had forgotten all about it, her eyes fixated only on Baichuan’s cheek.
Although he couldn’t speak, years of companionship as childhood friends and as husband and wife allowed Ai Yixin to understand Baichuan’s intentions without any need to guess.
He wanted her to live on, happy and healthy!
"Chu Baichuan, if you die, what’s the point of me living!" Ai Yixin cried out, but sadly Chu Baichuan could no longer hear her. He closed his eyes, and in the last moment of his life, his arms stretched out, never felt the warmth of his wife’s body temperature. Discover more novels at NoveI★Fire.net
Ah, at this moment, Ai Yixin wept bitterly. In the garden of Ikebukuro, on a gloomy afternoon, she lost the most important person in her life!
Burning feathers fell from the sky, resembling holy snowflakes as if carrying Chu Baichuan’s last whispers. Within them lay all his deep love for his wife, as warm as flames! (To be continued. If you work, you are welcome to vote for it on Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation.)