Chapter 430 - 143: [Escape]
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Chen Yan arrived at the rendezvous point smoothly.
This was the edge of the forest on the eastern side of the village, where many tree stumps were left as a result of the logging—these were Chen Yan’s labor成果 over the past few days.
Looking at these stumps, Chen Yan felt somewhat conflicted—he had actually been a slave for several days.
He hid behind a tree, quietly waiting.
However, soon, an unexpected event occurred!
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Suddenly, a commotion and noisy shouts erupted from the village!
Soon after, more lanterns lit up, followed by cries of alarm and sharp whistles!
Chen Yan’s heart sank: Du Li must have been exposed!
Sure enough, just as Chen Yan was about to turn and flee, he saw a figure swiftly darting out of the village—it was Du Li!
Right behind Du Li, a group of monsters armed with various weapons charged out. Although many of them seemed chaotic and were shouting, some had already locked onto Du Li and were chasing him down!
Moreover, one of the monsters swung a stone tied with a rope and, after spinning it a few times, hurled it directly at Du Li.
Du Li ran frantically, but soon his body jerked violently, and he stumbled forward, spitting out blood.
He had been struck in the back by a flying stone rope. Although he struggled to get up quickly after falling to the ground, the monsters behind him were closing in.
Furious, Du Li suddenly let out a roar: "Die together! Let’s die together!!"
As he ran forward, he suddenly raised his right hand and slashed down hard on his left arm at the elbow!
With a crack, this ruthless man actually chopped off his own left arm at the elbow!
Amidst the spraying blood, Du Li grabbed his left forearm and fiercely tore at the flesh with his mouth and hands, pulling out the bone inside...
But upon closer inspection, it wasn’t a bone. Instead, it was a piece with a metallic shine that was...
A sword?
Grasping this sword in his right hand, Du Li’s face was filled with madness. He let out a wild shout, threw the sword into the air, and muttered something under his breath...
Instantly, the sword burst with a golden light!
The intense wave of Primordial Qi made Chen Yan, who was hiding behind the tree, tremble with shock!
A Flying Sword?!
This guy had actually been hiding a Flying Sword!!
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The Flying Sword traced a circle in mid-air, sparkling with golden light, and then swooped toward the pursuing monsters.
With a flash of golden light, the two monsters at the front of the pack were swiftly cleaved by the Flying Sword, their heads soaring off their necks!
Blood spurted from their necks, and their bodies continued running forward for several steps before finally collapsing.
The Flying Sword flashed with golden light as it plunged into the pursuing horde of monsters, eliciting screams and cries of agony.
But some monsters had already drawn their weapons to bravely attack the oncoming Flying Sword!
Clang!
One of the monsters, wielding an axe, struck the Flying Sword. The golden light on the sword flickered and dimmed slightly under the impact, yet the sword still traveled along the axe, slicing off the monster’s arm.
Other monsters quickly realized what was happening—this race of monsters indeed lived up to their fierce and combative nature. As more monsters swung their weapons, the golden light of the Flying Sword trembled, visibly dimming.
Du Li had already run some distance; as he neared the rendezvous, he shouted, "Help me! My Flying Sword’s Primordial Qi reserve is low; it will be useless once depleted!"
Chen Yan was about to reveal himself to assist when he suddenly heard the sound of something tearing through the air!
From the darkness, a flying shadow shot forth, and as Du Li was running, his body suddenly jerked!
An arrow had pierced through his back, bursting out from his chest!
Du Li spat blood crazily, stumbled forward, and fell to the ground!
He lay right at Chen Yan’s feet!!
With eyes wide open, he rolled over but could no longer get up.
A great volume of blood gushed from the hole in his chest, carrying away his life with it!
Du Li’s eyes suddenly widened, and with a trembling voice, he shouted, "Save me, save me, quickly save me..."
In the monster horde, the Flying Sword’s golden light finally dimmed and was smashed to pieces by a monster wielding a hammer.
From the crowd, a tall figure swiftly emerged—it was the leader of the village!
The Monster Leader was draped in a large cloak, holding a longbow, and looked coldly in this direction.
Chen Yan, hiding behind the tree, was covered in goosebumps.
He could feel an extremely dangerous aura emanating from this Monster Leader!
What made Chen Yan even more uneasy was that the Monster Leader’s gaze wasn’t fixed on Du Li lying on the ground, but rather...
It felt as if those eyes were looking directly at him.
But he was obviously in invisibility mode!
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