Traveler of the River of Time and Space

Chapter 631 6: The True 'Gospel Book' (Part 2)

——"Esoteric Cultist [Old God Believers] [Steel Seal of Domination]!"

——"Priest [Mind Enhancement] [Sacrificer]!"

A shrill scream rang directly in Su Ying's mind, causing her to stagger slightly. If she didn't already possess formidable Spiritual Energy, she might have fainted on the spot.

But this was just the beginning of the assault. Upon realizing that one wave of attack hadn't killed her, the presence suspected to be a priest opened some kind of device, and the next second, an eerie whisper surrounded Su Ying's ear.

"Alert! Alert!"

"You are under the negative state effect of [Profane Words]! …Sanity is slowly declining! …Please leave the range of Profane Words as soon as possible! …"

A rustling sound came from the right side.

Su Ying bit her tongue to regain her Spirit, then immediately chose to retreat toward the target point. There were too many enemies in front of her, and the academy's paratrooper unit would probably take some time to arrive.

The night gave her a slight concealment.

Except for that creature named the Shadow of Death, which could track Su Ying's position, those few Esoteric Cultists were obviously a step behind.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh.

After a mad dash, Su Ying was clearly off course, and she didn't know where she was, surrounded by dense forests. The Shadow of Death seemed also drawn away by nearby gunfire, suggesting that the academy's reinforcement unit had entered the battlefield.

At this moment, intense gunfire resounded again ahead, followed by a muffled explosion.

When Su Ying arrived, she saw a small squad fiercely battling the nearby Esoteric Cultists, with a young man exhibiting extreme pain amidst them. He was running frantically with a black box, and from both sides of the shadowy forest, sounds of the Shadow of Death's swift movement could be faintly heard.

"Rescue target identified!"

"Requesting support!"

In the instant a Shadow of Death lunged from the darkness, Su Ying quickly raised her gun and fired, then swiftly stepped in front of the young man. The man, sweating profusely, had a face devoid of wounds, yet twisted in pain, with a hint of ferocity.

"Are you okay?" Su Ying squatted slightly, cautiously surveying her surroundings.

The young man gasped heavily, and as he looked up, Su Ying noticed bloodshot eyes, causing her heart to skip a beat.

"Brotherhood member? Are you a Spiritualist?" A faint Spiritual Fluctuation surfaced on his body, and he asked urgently.

"Yes." Su Ying nodded.

Upon receiving her confirmation, the man promptly opened the box in his hands, handing a sealed black package to her, while panting, "Take the Gospel Book. Go."

"We'll cover your retreat!"

As Su Ying's fingers touched the black package, an ear-piercing and eerie whisper suddenly erupted by her ear, a voice-like amalgamation of numerous languages with desolate and depressive murmured tunes. Just that brief contact caused her forehead to bead with sweat, her expression tinged with pain and distortion.

——"Gospel Book (Fragmentary) [Divine Artifact] [Cursed Object] [Old God Creation]!"

Su Ying's vision blurred for a moment as if glimpsing some images, but she quickly snapped back to clarity.

"Go."

"You are a Spiritualist; you can temporarily resist its corrosion." The young man clutching the energy rifle taken from Su Ying let out a beast-like growl, his eyes filled with pain and resolve, "Get it aboard the LN ship!"

"It's crucial for humanity's future! …"

Amidst the eerie whispers, Su Ying took a deep breath, then nodded and promptly withdrew into the distance.

This thing is very dangerous!

In her instinct at that moment, she felt an overwhelming urge to get this object out at any cost.

A brief moment to catch her breath.

After Su Ying left, the young man's agony diminished significantly, his sanity gradually returning as he distanced himself from the Gospel Book. He signaled his not-far teammates, who then silently covered his breakout carrying the empty black box in the opposite direction.

Amid intense gunfire, the small squad fought and retreated, gradually distancing themselves from Su Ying's escape route.

The nearby enemies continuously converged in this direction, while the comrades covering the young man's retreat fell one after another; the exoskeleton power armor surface was riddled with holes. Warriors with damaged power systems stayed behind without hesitation to delay time.

"Calling LN Ship! …Calling LN Ship! …"

"This is Yin Hu…cough cough…"

"The target has been dispatched…we are surrounded by the enemy…"

"Coordinates XXX, XXX…"

"Requesting Dongfeng support! …"

"Requesting Dongfeng support! …"

Buzz buzz.

After a brief static burst, a deep male voice came from the communicator, pausing for a moment before saying, "This is the LN ship."

"Understood."

"Comrades! The motherland will not forget you! …"

Upon receiving a response from afar, the young warrior flashed a relieved smile. Now alone, he reached the cliff's edge, facing the encroaching Esoteric Cultists, opened his pocket watch, glanced at the yellowed photo inside, then unhesitatingly leapt off the cliff.

The enemies had been lured up the mountain by him.

They would now need time to search for his body below the cliff, buying him the last bit of time he could manage.