novelraw Chapter 637 - 616: Did Fatty Die?_1
Chapter 637 - 616: Did Fatty Die?_1
Regardless of whether there was a hidden agenda, this feud was now established.
"We have plenty of time. Let’s wait and see how things unfold," Qin Feiyang thought, a cold glint flashing in his eyes. He turned and continued towards the other side of the island.
BOOM!
CRACK!
The cacophony of battle echoed from afar, making him wish he could sprout wings and fly there instantly.
Time passed in the blink of an eye! A little over two hundred breaths later, Qin Feiyang could already sense the intense undulations of combat.
He climbed a mountaintop over a thousand feet high, stood at its edge, and peered down. He immediately saw Dong Zhengyang and the others frantically fleeing in his direction.
Fear was etched on every face, and their bodies were covered in wounds.
Shen Long and Jiang Wei had both lost their hands!
Dong Zhengyang was missing a leg!
Murong Xiong and Dongfang Wuheng had each lost an arm. Disheveled and covered in grime, they were in a wretched state!
Behind them, Fatty and the Crocodile Emperor were locked in a battle that shook the heavens and the earth!
Fatty’s injuries were even more severe than Murong Xiong’s group. Not only had he lost his left hand, but his skin was also deeply fissured.
Moreover, on his right shoulder was a bleeding hole the size of a baby’s fist, piercing straight through, blood gushing out unstoppably!
At this moment, he was bleeding from his body, his hair, from head to toe—he was a man drenched in blood!
The Crocodile Emperor was also grievously injured.
Its Scale Armor was entirely shattered.
Its massive tail was gone.
One of its eyes had been blasted open, the socket a mangled mess of flesh and blood, gore splattering everywhere.
It was a situation of mutual destruction.
However, its entire being seethed with a ferocious aura, as if it felt no pain at all. It was even more frenzied than before, and Fatty was currently being overwhelmed.
"I’m here!" Qin Feiyang uttered a cold command, his face grim, then leaped from the mountaintop, darting towards the group.
Seeing Qin Feiyang arrive, Fatty and the others were overcome with joy.
In less than ten breaths, Qin Feiyang had rendezvoused with Dong Zhengyang and his companions.
Just as Dong Zhengyang was about to speak, Qin Feiyang raised a hand to stop him, saying, "Don’t say anything. Go to the ancient castle and tend to your wounds first."
With a wave of his hand, he sent them all into the ancient castle.
Then, Qin Feiyang rushed to reinforce Fatty.
The Crocodile Emperor roared, "Damn human! Was it you who killed my Queen?"
"I didn’t kill her; the Black Dragon Snake did. If you seek revenge, you should settle scores with it."
"Fatty, fall back!" Qin Feiyang snorted, decisively activating the War Technique and sent a palm strike flying through the air towards the Emperor.
Seeing this, Fatty landed a punch on the Crocodile Emperor and quickly dodged to the side.
Simultaneously, a dazzling golden light erupted from Qin Feiyang’s palm, blasting towards the Crocodile Emperor!
"So, she’s truly dead." Hearing this dreadful news, the Crocodile Emperor’s gaze faltered. Then, it suddenly threw its head back and let out a mournful, enraged roar, "No matter who killed her, all of you must die!"
CLANG!
Accompanied by a colossal, sky-rending sound, a dark light erupted from the Crocodile Emperor’s back.
Qin Feiyang’s pupils contracted instantly.
The Black Dragon Snake wasn’t lying. The Crocodile Emperor’s Battle Soul is completely identical to the mother crocodile’s Battle Soul, without the slightest difference.
Upon seeing the Crocodile Emperor activate its Battle Soul, Fatty’s face turned ashen, and he quickly shouted, "Boss, whatever you do, don’t clash head-on with its Battle Soul!"
His current injuries were all thanks to that Battle Soul.
BOOM!
The Crocodile Emperor’s Battle Soul was simply invincible; it crushed the golden light as if smashing rotten wood and charged towards Qin Feiyang!
Even before it drew near, Qin Feiyang felt a mortal threat.
Even with the protection of the War Technique, he dared not confront it directly at this moment.
WHOOSH!
In his urgency, he had no time to draw Blue Snow, nor was there a good opportunity to counter-attack. He immediately activated Phantom Step and darted to the side.
BOOM!
The Battle Soul crashed onto the ground. Instantly, dust and smoke billowed, and the earth shattered!
A world-ending shockwave surged out in all directions like a mountain-toppling, sea-overturning tide.
Although Qin Feiyang had dodged swiftly, he was still caught by the shockwave. He immediately spat out a mouthful of blood, his internal organs ruptured. Like a meteor, he crashed towards a distant mountain peak.
"Boss...!" Fatty cried out in anguish, transforming into a streak of light and chasing after Qin Feiyang like lightning.
If Qin Feiyang collided with that mountain peak, he would be severely maimed, if not killed.
Ultimately, just before Qin Feiyang could hit the mountain, Fatty caught up, using his own body as a shield in front of Qin Feiyang.
BOOM!
Qin Feiyang slammed headfirst into Fatty’s chest.
However, while Fatty had saved Qin Feiyang, his own injuries were grievously compounded.
He was already heavily wounded, and with Qin Feiyang’s forceful impact, the bones in his chest shattered completely!
Moreover, under the force of Qin Feiyang’s impact, Fatty’s back slammed into a protruding rock behind them, and his spine snapped on the spot!
The heart-rending pain made him wish for death; he screamed incessantly.
Even his consciousness began to fade!
Qin Feiyang fell to the ground. Hearing Fatty’s screams, he immediately looked up, his expression changing drastically.
Enduring the excruciating pain, he quickly got up, rushed to Fatty’s side, grabbed his right arm, and asked with concern, "How are you?"
Fatty shook his head weakly and said, "I’m afraid... I’m going to die."
Qin Feiyang’s nose stung, and he snapped, "Stop saying such unlucky things!"
Fatty might usually be unreliable, but when he got serious, he was second to none.
Most importantly, the man was loyal to a fault!
Take this instance: if it had been anyone else today, they certainly wouldn’t have used their own body as a shield to save him.
"Really, Master Fatty isn’t joking this time."
"Master Fatty’s heart... it’s shattered."
"But speaking of which, I never realized your head was so hard before?" Fatty spoke, coughing up blood, yet a faint smile touched his bloodstained face.
"What?"
His heart has shattered? Qin Feiyang felt as if struck by lightning, his mind reeling.
"Don’t blame yourself."
"Actually, your head isn’t *that* hard."
"My heart shattered because I took a blow from the Crocodile Emperor’s tail earlier. It was only cracked then, but your collision just... smashed it to pieces."
"Boss, Master Fatty has broken his promise. I can’t accompany you to the Imperial Capital to help you get revenge anymore. Don’t blame Master Fatty..." Towards the end, Fatty lacked the strength to speak, his words becoming intermittent.
A trace of reluctance appeared in his eyes—a reluctance to leave this world, to leave Qin Feiyang, Lu Hong, and the Wolf King...
He didn’t want to die.
But as he uttered his last word, his eyes closed, and he collapsed into Qin Feiyang’s arms.
"Fatty...!" A hysterical, sorrowful roar tore from Qin Feiyang, tears bursting from his eyes.
"So now you know sorrow?"
"But this is only the beginning! This Emperor will kill all of you to accompany my Queen in death!"
The Crocodile Emperor’s malevolent aura surged to the heavens as it once again activated its Battle Soul to strike at Qin Feiyang.
Qin Feiyang whipped his head towards the Crocodile Emperor, his bloodshot eyes filled with a ruthless coldness. "You just wait!" he seethed.
With that, he picked up Fatty and went directly to the ancient castle.
"Qin Feiyang, how’s Fatty?" Seeing Qin Feiyang appear carrying Fatty, Lu Hong, the Mountain Beast, Yiyi, and Lo Qianxue rushed forward, their eyes filled with concern.
"He’s dead," Qin Feiyang murmured.
"What?" The three people and one beast trembled, their faces turning deathly pale.
Simultaneously, the Wolf King, who was in the process of breaking through to Two-Star War Ancestor, shuddered violently. However, he did not open his eyes and continued to focus on his advancement.
Yet, two tears trickled from the corners of his eyes.
Ren Wushuang and the others also rose, looking silently at Fatty, their expressions filled with sorrow.
"How is this possible?"
"Good people die young, while scourges live for a thousand years. How could a scourge like Fatty be so short-lived?" Lu Hong muttered, finding it incredibly hard to accept this reality.
"It’s all my fault."
"I underestimated the Crocodile Emperor’s strength..." Qin Feiyang was filled with self-blame, his regret driving him to the brink of madness.
"I still don’t believe it..." Lu Hong shook her head. Walking over, she grasped Fatty’s wrist, trying to feel for his pulse, a flicker of hope in her eyes.
In this small group, Fatty and Lu Hong had the closest relationship.
If one were to say whom Lu Hong was most grateful to, it would also be Fatty.
It was Fatty’s persuasion back then that led her to join Qin Feiyang’s camp, which in turn led to her current achievements.
Because of that, she had found her worth and dignity.
Otherwise, she might still be in Black Bear City, using her beauty to curry favor with powerful men, merely seeking a place to survive.
Gradually, however, the hope in her eyes vanished, replaced by dejection and sorrow.
She could not feel the slightest pulse in Fatty’s wrist.
He’s really dead, she had to accept, however cruel it was.
But suddenly, her arm trembled, and her beautiful eyes flashed with a brilliant light.
Wait! she thought. There *is* a pulse! It’s just very weak, almost imperceptible...
"What is it?" Qin Feiyang looked at her in surprise.
Lu Hong remained silent, carefully feeling again. Suddenly, she felt Fatty’s pulse, a very weak beat.
"Fatty still has a pulse!" she exclaimed. "Quick, give him a Heart-Protecting Pill! Maybe there’s still time!"
Qin Feiyang was jolted. He hurriedly laid Fatty flat on the ground, then looked at Wu Yan and the others blocking his path and roared, "Get out of the way!"
Wu Yan and the others dared not hesitate and quickly moved aside.
Qin Feiyang took a step to the altar, opened the iron box, and directly took out the Flame of Life. He then swiftly turned, stepped next to Fatty, and placed the Flame of Life on Fatty’s chest.
A vast surge of life energy immediately poured into Fatty’s body.
He hadn’t refined a Heart-Protecting Pill yet, and refining one took time.
But at this moment, they were racing against the clock; there was naturally no time to refine one then.
Furthermore, the healing effect of the Flame of Life far surpassed that of a Heart-Protecting Pill.
So, he directly used the Flame of Life.
Although doing so would expose the Flame of Life to Dongfang Wuheng and the others, he couldn’t be bothered with such concerns now.
"What is that?" Sure enough, upon seeing the Flame of Life, astonishment crept onto the faces of Dongfang Wuheng and the others.
However, one person watched the Flame of Life with a peculiar light in his eyes.
That person was Lu Xingchen!
But Qin Feiyang did not notice Lu Xingchen’s peculiar gaze; at this moment, his only concern was Fatty’s safety.
Ren Wushuang walked to Qin Feiyang’s side and whispered, "Can that flame really save him?"
It should be known that if a heart shattered, even a Heart-Protecting Pill might not be able to repair it.
The effectiveness of a Heart-Protecting Pill was limited.
For instance, if the heart had a crack, it could be repaired, and very easily at that.
But if it were completely shattered, then it would depend on the person’s luck.
Yet now, instead of taking out a Heart-Protecting Pill, Qin Feiyang had produced a flame they had never seen before, which was truly baffling.
"I don’t know," Qin Feiyang shook his head.
He was extremely tense, his mind in turmoil. With Fatty’s life hanging in the balance, he dared not make any definitive pronouncements.