novelraw Chapter 322: The Mist Is About to Disperse
Chapter 322: The Mist Is About to Disperse
The three men surrounded Qin Bai at the center and launched a frenzied, storm-like assault.
The Special-risk seventh-stage expert on the left held his hands as if gripping something, dense Mist Energy coalescing within them to form two blade edges. His figure skimmed low across the ground, the twin blades slashing towards Qin Bai's lower body.
The Special-risk seventh-stage expert on the right let out a piercing shriek. The sound waves transformed into countless invisible psychic needles, shooting towards Qin Bai, specifically targeting his sea of consciousness.
The strongest Special-risk eighth-stage expert launched a frontal, brute-force attack.
He let out a low roar, the muscles on his right arm bulging and swelling, covered by a layer of black keratin. His five fingers morphed into sharp claws, grabbing directly for Qin Bai's skull.
Qin Bai's expression was cold and stern, the Eternal Night Aurora Whip dancing in his hand.
The whip's shadow sometimes transformed into a magnificent wall of light, blocking the fierce claw strikes of the frontal Special-risk eighth-stage expert.
At other times, it lashed towards the corrosive blades attacking from the left, the tip of the whip striking the blade's body. The stripping power actually caused the energy on the blade to instantly dim.
As for the invisible psychic attacks from the right.
An intangible force field naturally diffused around Qin Bai's body. The glow of the Eternal Night Aurora Whip flickered slightly, neutralizing the majority of the psychic needles.Although it couldn't completely block them, it greatly weakened their impact.
Qin Bai's figure weaved and dodged within a confined space, his footwork exquisite and peerless, always managing to evade the most lethal attacks at the last possible moment.
The Eternal Night Aurora Whip was wielded by him with god-like skill, seamlessly integrating offense and defense.
"Bang!"
Qin Bai lashed out with his whip, repelling the frontal, brute-force attacking Special-risk eighth-stage expert. The whip body spun back, cleverly deflecting the corrosive blade attacking from the left, making it narrowly brush past his waist.
"Hmph!"
Qin Bai grunted, forcibly withstanding a portion of the residual psychic impact. His gaze remained icy cold as he backhanded a whip strike towards the Special-risk seventh-stage expert on the right, forcing the opponent into a frantic retreat.
The three Transcendence Society members coordinated flawlessly, their attacks coming in wave after wave.
Qin Bai resolved each and every one of their assaults.
Both sides fought back and forth, the explosive sounds of energy collisions incessant.
Scattered energy carved the ground into a complete mess.
For a time, neither side could gain the upper hand over the other, and the battle situation fell into a fiercely deadlocked state.
Su Zhan, caught within the energy storm stirred up by the melee of these four powerhouses, felt as if he had been thrown into a blender. His body endured immense pressure, blood continuously overflowing from his mouth and nose.
Then, an anomaly occurred.
The mist enveloping the surroundings began to fluctuate violently, without any warning.
"Hmm?"
The four individuals locked in fierce combat almost simultaneously noticed this sudden change, their offensive momentum involuntarily slowing.
Qin Bai's brow furrowed slightly, his gaze sweeping over the mist barrier that was beginning to thin.
Su Zhan's heart first jolted with alarm.
The mist is going to dissipate!
This meant that this relatively enclosed battlefield was about to be exposed to the outside world.
Regardless of whether there were other members of the Aberrant Purge Division outside, the mere fact of losing the mist's isolation meant that once exposed in broad daylight, given his current condition, his death was absolutely certain.
However, this was also an opportunity, at least giving him a chance to run out.
If his luck was good enough, the possibility of escaping wasn't nonexistent.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the mist dissipated into nothingness.
Above their heads was the real night sky with moonlight.
All around were steep cliff walls.
They had returned to the real world, back to that fissure at the base of the cliff.
Su Zhan's mind was racing frantically.
Opportunity!
Su Zhan stared fixedly at the battle situation. With the Time Abyss Pupil unable to manifest, he analyzed the rhythm of the four combatants' offense-defense transitions.
Qin Bai was tightly entangled by the three. Although he remained as stable as a rock, he clearly could no longer control the entire situation one hundred percent like before.
The law power contained within the Aurora Whip restraining him also seemed to show a slight loosening, as Qin Bai needed to divide his attention.
The four were locked in fierce combat, completely unable to notice the faint Spiritual Energy he was emitting.
He must seize this moment now!
Su Zhan desperately drove all the residual power within his body, twisting these forces into a single rope, impacting the restraint of the Aurora Whip coiled around him.
The Aurora Whip sensed the resistance. That magnificent glow lit up once more, and a stronger restraining force pressed down.
Su Zhan instantly felt as if he were being crushed by a towering mountain range. His internal organs felt like they were about to shatter, and he spewed a torrent of blood from his mouth.
Yet, the madness in his eyes grew even more blazing.
Not enough!
Still not enough!
Su Zhan pushed with all his might.
Under his desperate, cost-be-damned assault, the Aurora Whip was finally forced open by him, creating a minuscule, insignificant gap.
A fierce light exploded in Su Zhan's eyes. Using the last shred of his strength, his body violently rolled to the side.
And at the exact same moment he broke free from the restraint...
In the battle situation, that Transcendence Society member responsible for harassment from the flank, a Special-risk seventh-stage expert, had a flash of murderous light in his eyes.
He had been keeping an eye on Su Zhan's movements. Seeing the target actually break free from the restraint and attempt to escape, he didn't think twice. He immediately abandoned his continued attack on Qin Bai and instead directed his prepped lethal move towards Su Zhan.
He raised both hands, and countless drops of pitch-black liquid containing potent poison shot towards Su Zhan, blotting out the sky and covering the earth.
These droplets were extremely fast and covered an extremely wide area. In Su Zhan's current state, it was utterly impossible for him to completely avoid them.
Damn it!
Su Zhan's Time Abyss Pupil frantically issued warnings, but his body couldn't keep up with his mind's reaction. He could only watch helplessly as that lethal black rain descended to envelop him.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Qin Bai had just clashed head-on with the Special-risk eighth-stage expert.
The corner of his eye had never left Su Zhan.
Seeing Su Zhan break free from the restraint, his heart jolted with alarm.
Seeing the Transcendence Society member unhesitatingly attempt to kill Su Zhan, his expression darkened further.
Does he want to die? No! His secrets haven't been dug out yet!
Qin Bai made a decision in an instant.
He could tolerate Su Zhan being injured. He could tolerate him being on the brink of death. But he absolutely could not tolerate him being executed on the spot by a Transcendence Society member like this!
Su Zhan's value was far more than just a single life!
"Hmph!"
Qin Bai snorted coldly. Facing the claw attack from the Special-risk eighth-stage expert that followed closely, he spun the Eternal Night Aurora Whip, laying down a dense net of light in front of him as a temporary defense.
Simultaneously, he brought the fingers of his left hand together like a sword and slashed fiercely through the air towards Su Zhan's direction.
An invisible barrier appeared between Su Zhan and that corrosive black rain.
"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Pfft—!"
Dense black droplets slammed into the invisible barrier.
The barrier fluctuated violently, its light flickering unsteadily.
The vast majority of the black rain was blocked by this hastily erected barrier.
However, Qin Bai, needing to defend against the frontal Special-risk eighth-stage expert, had set up the barrier in haste. It was not flawless.
A dozen or so droplets still penetrated the barrier's weak points, shooting towards Su Zhan.
Qin Bai!
Su Zhan instantly understood Qin Bai's intention.
To both ensure he didn't die, yet also inflict severe injuries to rob him of any ability to escape.
This was even more infuriating than directly killing him.
He desperately twisted his body, trying to avoid them.
"Tss! Tss! Tss!"
Three light sounds.
Two drops of black rain pierced through his right thigh, leaving two holes clear through front and back. The flesh around the wounds turned black and began to rot.
One drop of black rain grazed past his left rib, taking away a large patch of skin and flesh, even exposing the rib bone, which was also scorched black by corrosion.
"Argh—!"
Su Zhan let out a miserable howl, crashing heavily to the ground once more. Blood instantly dyed the ground beneath him red.
He felt his right leg was practically crippled. His left rib burned with a fiery pain. His vision began to blur, and his consciousness felt like a candle flame in the wind.