novelraw Chapter 327: The Agreement Has Been Fulfilled
Chapter 327: The Agreement Has Been Fulfilled
The words had been spoken, the agreement was sealed.
Su Zhan slowly pushed himself up from the hard plank bed and spread his arms.
Liu Ziming clenched his lips, his eye rims reddening.
He crashed forcefully into Su Zhan's embrace, his arms locking tightly around him. "Brother Su… take care! You must live! Wait for us!"
Su Zhan winced as the pressure aggravated his wounds. He patted Liu Ziming's slightly trembling back and spoke gravely into his ear. "Liu Ziming, when I'm gone, you all must rally around Feng Jue. Don't let his silence fool you;
his words carry weight. In critical moments, listen to him."
Liu Ziming nodded heavily, released Su Zhan, scrubbed his eyes roughly with the back of his hand, and stepped back, muttering, "Got it. I'll argue less with Poker Face from now on."
Xu Hao embraced Su Zhan gently. "Brother Su, be careful in all things."
Su Zhan spoke softly. "Xu Hao, do your best. Your Life Soul may only be S-grade, but its functionality is exceptional. You are the team's eyes and their escape route. If trouble ever finds us in the future, all our lives will be entrusted to your hands."
Xu Hao's body gave a slight shudder, his tone firm. "I will."
Feng Jue stood rooted to the spot, the lines of his stern face drawn taut. He took a step forward.The embrace was brief.
Somewhat stiff.
But the strength behind it was no less powerful.
All of Su Zhan's unspoken words finally condensed into the simplest sentence. "Feng Jue, focus on your cultivation."
Feng Jue released his grip, took a step back, and gave a slight nod. "Mm."
Su Zhan remained standing there.
Watching the three young men before him, their eyes reddened because of him, a bittersweet ache and fierce pride intertwined in his heart.
Xu Hao placed a hand on the shoulders of both Feng Jue and Liu Ziming.
"Captain, take care."
As the words fell.
A faint silver light flickered in Xu Hao's eyes.
"Whoosh—"
The figures of the three vanished without a trace.
In the cramped, dilapidated rented room.
Only Su Zhan remained.
He maintained his position leaning against the headboard, gazing at the spot where the three had disappeared, motionless for a long time.
A sense of emptiness engulfed him.
The presence of his comrades still seemed to linger at the tip of his nose, but they were gone, returned to a world he could no longer go back to.
Su Zhan slowly closed his eyes.
Get stronger… I must become stronger…
Only by becoming powerful enough to shatter all rules could they avoid needing to part like this, could they stand side by side openly and proudly.
And right now, he needed rest, he needed to recover.
Then, in this lawless capital called Black City, he would begin his new journey.
…
At the bottom of the chasm.
Qin Bai stood holding his whip, his deep gray uniform torn in multiple places. Several bone-deep wounds marred his body, blood continuously seeping out, staining half his torso a dark crimson.
But heavier than his physical injuries was his fury.
Failure… a complete and utter failure!
Han Xiao, Ling Shuang, the two geniuses on loan from the academy, along with the elite team members he had brought—all wiped out.
Chen Qing, that Aberrant who should have been fish on his chopping block, had not only broken through to the Special-risk level right under his nose but had also performed a golden cicada shedding its shell, vanishing without a trace!
He, Qin Bai, known within the Aberrant Purge Division for his flawless calculations and ruthless methods, a hunter of Aberrants who had maintained an undefeated record for years, had tonight, in this place, suffered a monumental, humiliating setback.
He could already imagine the gleeful looks in his colleagues' eyes when the news reached the Division.
The prestige he had painstakingly built over the years would crumble with the news of Han Xiao and Ling Shuang's deaths and the target's escape.
All of this was because of these three meddling Transcendence Society scum.
If they hadn't suddenly appeared and obstructed him, he would have long since captured Chen Qing and taken him back!
If they hadn't entangled him relentlessly, how could he have let the cooked duck fly away?!
You all deserve to die!
Qin Bai's eyes were bloodshot.
He needed blood to wash away this disgrace.
At the very least, he had to ensure these three chief culprits responsible for the final collapse of his plan stayed here forever!
Otherwise, tonight, he, Qin Bai, would lose utterly, without even a last shred of dignity to cover his shame!
"Thinking of leaving?"
Qin Bai watched as the Special-risk eighth-stage member and the injured seventh-stage member clearly showed signs of wanting to retreat after Bat-Wings returned. "You wrecked my operation and think you can just walk away unscathed? Since when is anything in this world that cheap!"
He no longer cared about his own injuries.
He no longer considered the value of capturing them alive for interrogation.
At this moment, only one thought remained in his heart.
Kill!
Leave these three Transcendence Society Aberrants forever in this chasm that witnessed his failure.
Qin Bai abruptly slammed the Eternal Night Aurora Whip into the ground.
The whip transformed into countless aurora chains, enveloping an area of a hundred meters in radius.
Wherever the chains passed, light was devoured.
This was an area-of-effect strangulation!
It consumed a tremendous amount of Spiritual Energy and mental power, and would worsen his injuries.
But he no longer cared!
"Not good! He's gone mad! Break out, now!"
The Special-risk eighth-stage member's face changed drastically.
He could sense the terrifying killing intent contained within this prison of light.
He roared, his claws erupting with their full power, frantically hammering at the chains.
The injured seventh-stage member and Bat-Wings also sensed the danger, desperately attacking the chains, unleashing their skills like they were free.
Under the trio's desperate counterattacks, the chains shook violently, flickering and dimming.
Qin Bai's body shuddered violently, more blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, but the madness in his eyes burned even brighter.
"Stay here, all of you!"
He ignored a sharp Psychic Needle that Bat-Wings shot from the side, letting it pierce through his shoulder blade, sending out a spray of blood mist.
All his attention was locked onto that Special-risk eighth-stage member.
The main body of the Eternal Night Aurora Whip had, at some unknown moment, returned to his hand.
"Die!"
Qin Bai flicked his wrist, disregarding the distance of space. The whip appeared directly before the forehead of the Special-risk eighth-stage member.
"Thud!"
The thin line pierced through his skull without hindrance, emerging from the back of his head.
All his movements instantly froze. His massive body went limp and collapsed, his life force completely extinguished.
"Big Brother!!!"
The other two Transcendence Society members let out shrill, grief-stricken roars.
Qin Bai didn't even glance at the fallen corpse. His blood-stained gaze turned toward the remaining two.
He swung the Aurora Whip once more, and the slaughter continued…
Qin Bai leaned on the Eternal Night Aurora Whip, barely supporting his teetering body.
Only three corpses of Transcendence Society members, each in different forms, remained at the bottom of the chasm.
He had paid the price of severe injuries: his shoulder blade was nearly pierced through, several ribs were broken, his internal organs were damaged, and his Spiritual Energy was nearly depleted.
But, in the end, he had managed to leave behind all three of these stumbling blocks that caused the complete failure of his plan.
Qin Bai gasped for breath, his expression dark.
He used a blood-stained hand to wipe the blood-flecked foam from the corner of his mouth, his gaze sinister as he looked in the direction Su Zhan had disappeared.
"Just you wait. We will meet again."
Right at that moment.
Several powerful auras approached from afar, descending rapidly.
The figures of three Abyss Realm powerlands landed on the chaotic battlefield.
They wore uniforms from different cities, but all belonged to the Aberrant Purge Division.
The leader looked at Qin Bai, then swept his eyes over the three Transcendence Society member corpses on the ground.
His brow furrowed deeply as he asked in a heavy tone, "Commander Qin, what… happened here? Where are the others?"
Qin Bai did not answer the question. Instead, he coldly demanded, "Why did you arrive so late?"