Separation
Li Qingshan's pupils abruptly contracted!
Cold light flickered. Li Qingshan's figure bent backward with extraordinary flexibility, narrowly avoiding two of the swords. However, the final third sword suddenly tilted, slashing past, grazing his shoulder!
The silver Armor parried the sword edge, striking out piercing sparks. Li Qingshan's figure dragged out an afterimage as he retreated backward, thus escaping disaster.
Crimson blood stained Li Qingshan's shoulder. Holding the Silver Long Spear with one hand, he stood tall on the muddy main road, his gaze looking at the three Silver Phantoms incomparably solemn.
He didn't know what these Silver Phantoms were. They themselves didn't have a Divine Path or a Rank, but their speed and strength had already surpassed the Second-Tier and touched the threshold of the Third Tier... Li Qingshan was only Second-Tier. If True Self Performance hadn't greatly increased his strength, he would have probably already died under the siege of the three freaks just now.
Just as Li Qingshan expected, it was impossible to defeat them... The only thing he could do was buy time for those Ordinary People to escape.
The three Silver Phantoms locked onto Li Qingshan, their smooth mercury soles stepping across the muddy earth. Their figures rapidly transformed. Arms grew out from both sides of their necks and ribs, respectively. The tips of the arms melted into sharp sword tips, pointing straight at Li Qingshan!
Three freaks, eighteen arms capable of severing everything. The chilling cold light reflected on Li Qingshan's face, and a sense of life-and-death crisis abruptly descended.
Clang clang clang——!!
Four figures slaughtered together, silver light shining over the earth. Li Qingshan, wearing a Theatrical Robe and Armor, retreated step by step under the encirclement of the three. The wounds on his body grew more and more, shocking to the eye!
Right at this moment, two figures rapidly attacked from afar.
Colorful ink scattered on the ground, climbing onto one of the Silver Phantoms like a slithering snake swarm, transforming into shackles that bound it tightly; the other person pressed both hands repeatedly towards the void. Light and shadow transformed into slender feathered arrows, shattering the bound freak in an instant!
In an instant, Li Qingshan's pressure was greatly reduced.
He turned his head to look, only to see that it was two Architects of the Floating Life Painting. Judging from their auras, both were Third Tier. They should have just been passing by here and lent a helping hand.
Seeing this, Li Qingshan seized the opportunity to mobilize his strength, actively fighting with one Silver Phantom. Spear light and sword edge rapidly collided, the clanging sounds resounding through the sky.
"Resisting the siege of three Silver Phantoms with Second-Tier strength, who is this person?" one of the Architects looked at the brave Li Qingshan and spoke in surprise.
"I don't know, he should be another Divine Path Possessor hidden in the Red Dust Domain," the other person replied while locking down the second Silver Phantom. "It looks like the Path of the Actor..."
While speaking, the two Architects had once again joined forces to kill one Silver Phantom, turning their gazes to the final target fighting with Li Qingshan.
From the corner of his eye, Li Qingshan saw the ink flying, so he swung his spear to deflect the Silver Phantom's arm. His figure rapidly retreated backward without hesitation. Almost simultaneously, the ink snake swarm and light and shadow Arrows brushed past his temples, piercing through the body of the final Silver Phantom!
Witnessing the final Silver Phantom fall with his own eyes, Li Qingshan finally let out a long sigh of relief...
His figure gradually shrank, and the General's Banners and Armor on his body also vanished with the wind, changing back into the appearance of an Ordinary Person. It was just that his clothes were now dyed red with fresh blood, looking extremely wretched.
"Many thanks to the two of you for your assistance," Li Qingshan cupped his fists towards the two.
"Your strength isn't bad." One Architect nodded slightly. "Although your Rank is low, dealing with these monsters is still doable... We don't have enough hands right now, come back to the Main City with us."
Li Qingshan was startled. He didn't expect these two to directly throw an olive branch... But it was also very reasonable. The Witchcraft Association alone was enough for the Floating Life Painting to drink a pot of. Now there was an additional large batch of the silver legion. Although these Silver Phantoms weren't strong, there were an extremely large number of them. The current Floating Life Painting simply couldn't handle it all.
"This..." Li Qingshan was somewhat in a difficult position.
"No Egg Remains Unbroken When the Nest is Overturned? If the Red Dust Domain is destroyed, no one can remain aloof." The other Architect said in a deep voice, "What are you still hesitating for?"
Li Qingshan didn't answer.
If it were normal times, Li Qingshan would naturally be willing to contribute his share of strength. After all, with national disaster imminent, he wouldn't be a coward who avoided battle... But...
His gaze looked in the direction of Willow Town, his eyes full of worry.
"Apologies, you two." Li Qingshan took a deep breath. "I still have some matters I haven't finished dealing with... After I'm done, if I have strength left, I will definitely help!"
After speaking, he frantically ran in the direction of Willow Town without looking back!
"Hey, you!"
Seeing Li Qingshan turn around and run, the Architect's face was somewhat unsightly, but he didn't angrily make a move to stop him. Instead, he forcefully flicked his sleeves and coldly snorted, "This bunch of opera singers, truly cowards!"
"Forget it, at the end of the day he's just a Second-Tier, there's no need to waste so much time on him... Let's go."
The two looked in the direction Li Qingshan left, and then headed straight toward the Red Dust Main City.
...
"I... I can't run anymore!"
"Let's rest a bit, rest a bit... Cough cough cough cough cough..."
Behind Kong Baosheng, a couple leading two children sat down on the rocks on the shady side of the dirt slope, panting heavily, already profusely sweating.
Seeing this, Kong Baosheng didn't continue running either. Instead, after looking around and confirming it was safe, he also sat down.
Those three Silver Phantoms didn't chase after them, they were already safe... But Kong Baosheng still constantly worried about Li Qingshan, not knowing if he had successfully escaped when facing those monsters?
"Dad, I'm so hungry..."
"Be good, we'll endure a bit longer, we'll have food when we reach the Main City..." A heavily sweating man said softly.
"Where... have we run to?" the woman asked blankly.
"I don't know, we ran too hurriedly just now and didn't pay attention to the direction."
"Then, then we won't bump into those monsters again, right??"
"No... We still can't rest. Only when we reach the Red Dust Main City can we be considered truly safe!" The man made up his mind, still gritted his teeth and stood up from the rock, carrying his daughter who was only three or four years old on his back, and walked towards Kong Baosheng.
"Hello, do you know how to get to the Red Dust Main City?"
Kong Baosheng nodded slightly.
"That's great!" Surprise flashed through the woman's eyes. "I forgot to ask just now... You should also be going to the Main City for refuge, right? If it's convenient, we can travel together as a group. If we encounter anything, we can also look out for each other..."
"No, I..."
Kong Baosheng was just about to explain that he was going to Willow Town, but after hesitating for a moment, he still fell silent.
Actually, Kong Baosheng didn't really want to go to Willow Town very much. From the very beginning, he wanted to stay in Jinghong Theater... He appeared here only because Li Qingshan had knocked him out and brought him over. If he had insisted on going back just now, there was a high probability that Li Qingshan would be in a difficult position, and might even give up going to Willow Town for his sake to escort him back to the Main City together... Kong Baosheng knew Li Qingshan's Grandmother was still in Willow Town, and he didn't want to make things difficult for Li Qingshan.
But now, if Li Qingshan could successfully escape from the Silver Phantoms, he would be able to return to Willow Town to meet his Grandmother, safely waiting to rendezvous with Chen Ling... Whether he went to Willow Town or not didn't seem so important anymore.
Kong Baosheng also thought about directly taking the family before him to take refuge in Willow Town together, but firstly, they might not believe Willow Town was safer, and secondly, even if they went, Li Qingshan's home might not have room for so many people. Now the other people in Willow Town had left to take refuge, and there was no food to satisfy their hunger...
Kong Baosheng was silent for a long time, looking deeply in the direction of Willow Town, then turning his head to look in the direction of the Main City, taking a deep breath...
"Alright, I'll take you guys back to the Main City!"