novelraw Chapter 323: Life Hanging by a Thread
Chapter 323: Life Hanging by a Thread
Chapter 323: Life Hanging by a Thread
Human Genius? Sorry, I’m a Deviant
Severely wounded... as expected...
Seeing Su Zhan get hit and fall to the ground, Qin Bai felt slightly reassured.
Now, he shouldn't be able to escape.
Just as Qin Bai, distracted by protecting Su Zhan, was caught off guard by the Special-risk eighth-stage Aberrant in front of him, a claw viciously tore through the clothing on his shoulder, leaving five deep gashes that exposed bone, forcing him to defend with all his might.
The other two Transcendence Society members closed in for another joint assault.
Yet, a fierce, desperate light suddenly erupted in Su Zhan's eyes, like a final flicker of life.
Ignoring the injuries that would instantly knock out an ordinary person, he forcefully pushed off the ground with his almost-crippled right leg and his intact left leg.
Simultaneously, the small amount of Flame of Destruction he could still muster erupted from his back.
Forming a brief but violent propulsive force.
At the same time, he flapped his wings and took off, flying vertically out of the chasm.
"Boom!"
Qin Bai no longer held back the peak Abyss Realm spiritual energy surrounding him. A pillar of spiritual light shot into the sky, forcing the three Transcendence Society members besieging him to retreat half a step temporarily.
He paid no attention to these three, locking onto the chasm exit above.
He absolutely cannot let him escape!
Qin Bai stomped his foot violently, the ground cracking, and his entire body shot straight up the chasm.
"Want to leave? Stay!"
How could the Special-risk eighth-stage Transcendence Society member let him have his way?
With a furious roar, the keratinous layers on his arms shone brightly, coalescing into sharp claws that savagely grabbed at Qin Bai.
The other two Special-risk seventh-stage members also exerted their strength simultaneously, blades and Psychic Needles attacking once more, stubbornly entangling Qin Bai.
Qin Bai's face darkened, forced to turn and swing his whip, blocking the trio's attacks again.
But this delay had already slowed his pursuit speed.
And at that very moment.
It was the one who had used the Psychic Needles earlier.
He unfurled a pair of huge, bat-like fleshy wings. The wings flapped, stirring up gusts of foul-smelling wind. He completely ignored Qin Bai, his figure shooting up like an arrow from a bow, vertically upward at an astonishing speed.
He chased urgently toward the direction where Su Zhan had disappeared above the chasm.
Flight capability!
Qin Bai caught a glimpse of this from the corner of his eye, his heart growing even more agitated.
Although he had the ability to walk on air, in terms of straight vertical ascent speed, he might not be a match for a same-tier opponent specialized in flight.
"Get lost!"
Qin Bai was utterly enraged. The Eternal Night Aurora Whip's light surged violently, the whip shadows instantly splitting into dozens, simultaneously assaulting the three Transcendence Society members.
The offensive was ferocious and unmatched, momentarily enveloping all three and forcing them to defend with their full strength.
Seizing this opening.
Qin Bai's feet stepped rapidly, spiritual energy condensing into fleeting steps in the void, climbing an invisible ladder, rushing toward the top of the chasm at his fastest speed.
"Qin Bai! Your opponents are us!"
The Special-risk eighth-stage roared, black mist churning around his body.
Together with the other seventh-stage member wielding a blade, they flanked him left and right, like two ghostly shadows, their attacks entangling him.
The two completely abandoned defense, solely focused on pinning Qin Bai firmly in place.
Qin Bai's face turned livid. Just as he erupted with aura to pursue, he was stuck fast by these two like stubborn glue.
The attacks of the three produced a dense series of explosive cracks.
Although his strength far surpassed any one of them, facing two same-tier powerhouses desperately entangling him with no regard for their lives, he actually couldn't break free quickly in a short time.
"Get lost! Get lost!"
Killing intent boiled in Qin Bai's eyes. He lashed his whip, forcing back the blade-wielding seventh-stage, then reversed his hand for a straight thrust to repel the eighth-stage's claws, his feet forcefully pushing off to try and break through by force.
"Don't even think about it!"
The Special-risk eighth-stage withstood the sensory deprivation brought by the whip shadow, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, his claws grabbing for Qin Bai's face, forcing him to defend.
In just that moment of delay.
In the night sky above the chasm, two figures, one chasing the other, could already be seen clearly.
At the very front was Su Zhan.
The fleshy wings on his back appeared tattered and torn, his flight path wobbly and erratic, trailing a flickering, unstable wake.
And not even a kilometer behind him, the Transcendence Society flyer was rapidly closing in.
Qin Bai, below in the chasm, fiercely engaged the two Transcendence Society powerhouses while using the corner of his eye to stare fixedly at the pursuit above. The agitation in his heart was about to explode.
He saw clearly that with Su Zhan's current condition, he absolutely couldn't hold on for long.
Once caught, death was certain!
Damn it!
Qin Bai's attacks intensified by another thirty percent. The Eternal Night Aurora Whip danced like a mad demon, trying to forcefully carve a path.
But the other two also went all out, preferring injury over retreating even half a step, stubbornly holding him within the combat circle.
Every breath Su Zhan took tugged at the excruciating pain in his right leg and left ribs.
He gritted his teeth, flying upward erratically at high speed.
Must fly out of the chasm!
The edge of the chasm rapidly enlarged in his vision.
An intense sense of crisis made every hair on his body stand on end.
Su Zhan suddenly looked back, his pupils contracting sharply.
Below in the chasm, a dark figure was chasing after him at a speed far exceeding his own.
It was the Transcendence Society person.
And, an Aberrant with flight capability.
The Transcendence Society even specifically sent someone who could fly.
What good targeting.
Despair filled Su Zhan's heart.
In his current state, his speed wasn't even half his usual. How could he shake off a same-tier opponent in perfect condition?
Could it be that just after breaking free from captivity, he would die on this escape route?
No! Absolutely not!
A direct fight was a dead end, and fleeing in a straight line was seeking death! What to do?
Fly low to the ground!
Use the terrain!
Beyond the chasm, below were rolling hills and dense forests.
If he flew low to the ground, using the undulating terrain and the cover of trees to create blind spots, perhaps there was still a sliver of a chance!
Su Zhan burst out of the chasm, abruptly pushed down his altitude, and plunged headfirst toward the dark, dense sea of forest below.
His figure was quickly swallowed by the tall tree canopies, disappearing into the vast sea of trees and the night.
Bat-Wings stared fixedly at the wobbly, dark red wake above, a bloodthirsty glint flashing in his eyes.
A body so severely wounded, let's see how much farther you can run!
He accelerated out of the chasm, already prepared to launch a fatal strike.
Exiting the chasm, his field of view suddenly opened up.
But he froze.
The night sky ahead was empty!
Where is he?
Bat-Wings' heart jolted. He immediately hovered in mid-air, his powerful perception sweeping the surroundings like radar.
Nothing!
There was no energy fluctuation of any flying object in the sky.
He went down!
Bat-Wings instantly realized Su Zhan's choice.
His gaze fell on the vast forest below, his perception piercing through the dense tree canopies.
But he still couldn't sense Su Zhan.
Dammit!
Not daring to delay, Bat-Wings immediately dove down toward the general direction where Su Zhan had last disappeared.
He circled at low altitude above the forest.
His eyes scanned every gap between the tree canopies below, his perception pushed to the limit, not letting go of any trace of abnormality.
Nothing!
Absolutely nothing!
That forest had completely swallowed Su Zhan, leaving no trace behind.
He expanded his search area, patrolling back and forth, lowering his altitude, using his fleshy wings to fan aside some branches and leaves to check, yet still found nothing.
How could he disappear so completely!?
Bat-Wings' heart was filled with shock and fury, finding it hard to believe.
How could a person wounded to this extent completely conceal all traces in such a short time?
Time ticked by, second by second, and his anxiety grew.
Can't delay any longer! Qin Bai over there...