Saving System: Calm Down, My Fleeing Host!

Chapter 358 - 350: The Disappearing Ancient Bronze Box

"Don’t worry, Ancestor. The other ancestors have already gone to chase after them. I’m sure they’ll be brought back soon."

Ouyang Ancestor was busy bandaging his arm, his gaze remained sinister, "Capture those two, throw the girl into the Blood Melting Pool."

Today, he suffered a great loss, and he wanted to make them pay tenfold. That little one who vanished in an instant was definitely a treasure, daring to ignore his attacks.

When the Myriad Gu Piercing Heart takes effect, he wouldn’t believe she wouldn’t confess.

Upon hearing ’Blood Melting Pool,’ everyone shuddered in unison.

That place was where one couldn’t live, nor could they die.

Only those with the gravest of sins in the family would have such ’honor.’

"We still need seven more sacrifices. I want to see them within a quarter of an hour."

"Yes!"

Ouyang Qingsheng hurriedly ordered the person beside him, "Go and urge them to bring the people back quickly."

The person responded and exited.

"Begin the ritual!"

With the command, everyone started moving.

The toppled Great Pill Furnace didn’t break, and the guards surrounded Cheng Xiaoxiao and the other person.

A few of the family elders noticed that the attendant boys were dead, and without anyone to direct them, they had no choice but to do it themselves.

In front of the ancestor, those normally arrogant old fellows had to nod and bow, obediently cleaning up the scene without a hint of negligence or impatience.

Zhou Yanlan stood in front of Cheng Xiaoxiao as they both kept retreating.

Both of them were seriously injured, not daring to make rash moves. Even if they managed to deal with the twenty or so guards before them, the elders’ martial arts weren’t to be underestimated, making them hard to handle.

Furthermore, with the old monster present, escape seemed impossible.

"Now that the Stone Gate has opened, I’ll hold them off while you find an opportunity to escape."

"How can that be?"

It’s not that she was so righteous as to insist on some melodramatic ’if you don’t leave, I won’t leave’ scenario, but leaving would only lead her to a dead end.

An uncontrollable sadness welled up in her heart... Clearly, they were just collaborators, but she was still moved by his willingness.

If they could get through this crisis, she’d definitely consider him her best friend.

System: "..."

Best friend?

Aren’t best friends usually meant to be betrayed?

Shouldn’t you be pledging yourself instead?

The host’s mindset is always so peculiar.

"Listen to me."

Zhou Yanan said in a low voice, expressionless.

In fact, he had quietly clenched a pill, ready to take a desperate gamble, and this time he managed not to let the other side notice.

Cheng Xiaoxiao and the system indeed didn’t notice. At the moment, she was rummaging through her belongings.

"Host, it’s best not to use your Inner Strength anymore. If you aggravate your injuries, you’ll end up lying as a corpse."

’I’d like to, too!’ But circumstances didn’t allow it.

"The only usable weapons besides the handgun are the electric batons, which are more practical. The electric baton can take down these guards, but it won’t pose much of a threat to the truly powerful."

’Do you think one bullet can take down that old monster?’

"Host, stop joking. Not to mention one bullet, even if you threw a grenade next to him, it might not be enough to kill him."

There was no time to think too much, they had to resolve the immediate crisis.

’Just use the highest power electric baton... give me two of them.’

"I’ll fight alongside you."

During the conversation, she slipped a stick into Zhou Yanlan’s hand and whispered in his ear, "Press this button before using it."

With that, Cheng Xiaoxiao had already charged out from his back.

The arm-length electric baton instantly extended to half a meter long with a flick, as she pressed the switch for maximum power.

Ducking sideways to avoid the guard’s long knife, she swung the electric baton directly onto the guard. At the moment of contact, the strong electric output distorted the guard’s face, his eyes widened, accompanied by a sizzling sound, and then the guard’s entire body trembled and lost combat capability.

However, within a couple of breaths, he collapsed to the ground.

As soon as Cheng Xiaoxiao joined the fray, she took down several guards with ease.

Zhou Yanlan couldn’t help but tighten his grip on his baton, thinking: What kind of magical weapon is this?

He realized something was amiss, and the opponents noticed the power of the baton too.

They no longer engaged head-on with Cheng Xiaoxiao, opting to avoid the baton by using stealth attacks or feigned assaults.

For those with lesser strength, being surrounded was unavoidable impediment.

However, for Zhou Yanlan, he was not hindered, moving at a brisk pace without using his Inner Strength. In a few moves, every remaining guard had fallen, leaving none standing.

In just a quarter of an hour, the ground was littered with bodies, some merely knocked out, others sporadically twitching.

"Useless, a bunch of useless people."

Already having upset the ancestor, the people the ancestor personally ordered to capture were still jumping around, and their elite guards were all taken down.

Only now did Ouyang Qingsheng seriously regard the young man and woman in the distance. Being so young and able to come here, having killed so many of their guards and injuring the ancestor, they must have some skill.

He had half a mind to step forth to prove his prowess, but he was previously poisoned and found walking challenging enough, let alone engaging in combat.

He could only accompany his laugh with an invitation for the elders to step in.

If it were any other time, when there was no personal benefit, the elders would make excuses. But in front of the ancestor, they could only agree respectfully.

Judging by the scene, the two seemed quite capable, to have turned the Recovery Hall upside down. However, the two seemed severely injured, and if they could capture them, they might gain favor from the ancestor.

Thus, the Third Elder and Sixth Elder took on the task assigned by the Family Head.

Cheng Xiaoxiao, who finally caught her breath, faced a new difficulty.

Dealing with the guards was swift, but she hadn’t thought of the next strategy.

The disparity in Combat Power was too vast, they weren’t a match for the old monster, so they needed to break the situation from a different angle.

The explosion earlier had considerable power, yet it didn’t break the Great Pill Furnace, which was a pity.

The people had now cleaned up the scene, reigniting the flames beneath the furnace.

They brought out the unconscious children.

Seeing the host gazing fixedly at their actions, the system couldn’t help but sigh, "Host, you’re having a hard time saving yourself, and you still want to save the children?"

’Saving the children is the same as saving myself, isn’t it? Without them, I can’t survive.’

"Why don’t we focus on survival first, maybe we could negotiate with headquarters to relax the policies a bit."

’What’s the difference? We’ve completely offended the Ouyang Family now. If the old monster completes his Evil Skill, it’s just a matter of sooner or later, and the latter might result in more death.’

"Then what should we do?"

The system was now in a frenzy.

The box filled with Poisonous Insects was brought out again.

The children were awakened. Some began humming, some were pouting and looking around for food, and some were forced awake and began to sob.

Soon, the crying became louder, filling the area with their cries.

Seeing them about to drop a small black Poisonous Insect into the mouth of a loudly crying child, Cheng Xiaoxiao anxiously shouted.

’Qiqi, now, quickly.’

She ducked behind Zhou Yanlan, and the Ancient Bronze Box that the Fourth Elder held in his palm suddenly vanished from sight.