When Earth Awakened, I Became a Sword Saintess

Chapter 162 : No Way Back

162: No Way Back

"It's the beast king from that great mountain!"

The few young alien tribesmen were stunned.

"Why... why would it appear outside its territory!?"

"Run!" After all, these alien tribesmen were all Early-Stage of Purple Domain Realm powerhouses, accustomed to combat. They immediately suppressed their fear, erupted with Primordial Energy, and turned to flee.

The Zheng swung its body, and its five giant, long tails lashed out.

Bang! Bang!

Two of the alien tribesmen were struck, flying out and crashing against the mountain rocks. The Zheng leaped and pounced, its massive shadow pinning one of them down.

The third person, missed by the long tails, fled with all his might.

"Can't let him escape!" Yuyin suddenly leaped into the air and gave chase. Her speed was much greater than the alien tribesman's. Within a few dozen steps, she caught up to him, piercing his back with her sword.

At this moment, the other two alien tribesmen had also been killed by the Zheng.

After the Zheng had consumed the flesh and blood of two of the alien tribesmen, it saw that Yuyin had also killed one. Its golden eyes, with their glint of green light, blinked, and it looked at Yuyin with a hint of satisfaction, walking toward her.

For an alien beast, even with some intelligence, it still retained its beastly nature. If someone brought it prey, it would feel pleased.

Yuyin immediately stepped aside. The Zheng mercilessly sucked the flesh and blood from the alien tribesman in one gulp.

In just a moment, the few who had been chasing Yuyin for so long, such difficult opponents, were reduced to nothing but tattered rags and weapons.

Yuyin looked at the weapons that had fallen among the tattered clothes. She walked over to the remaining weapons of the middle-aged alien tribesman, to the few treasures before him, and glanced back at the Zheng with an inquiring look.

"These treasures, these weapons..."

The Zheng was disdainful. "Low-grade weapons. Useless."

With that, it shook its head and swayed its tail, then turned and strode back up the mountain, seemingly satisfied.

"Then..." Yuyin looked at the pile of weapons and treasures on the ground, then at the Zheng. She stood there for a moment, then bent down and quickly picked up the middle-aged alien tribesman's Bronze Beast Palm.

Yuyin considered that she was still on the run and couldn't carry too much. She only took the middle-aged alien tribesman's weapon, which looked the most extraordinary. She also gathered a few light items from the alien tribesmen's clothes, such as talismans, Source Crystals, and treasure pearls, and tucked them away. Then, she inserted the Bronze Beast Palm into the sword sheath behind her back, gripped her sword, and followed the Zheng up the mountain.

Although the Zheng didn't seem to mind her, Yuyin didn't dare to try to escape. If the Zheng gave chase, she would be done for. Once a wild beast was enraged, any so-called relationship or cooperation was meaningless.

Following this King Zheng, Yuyin truly understood what it meant to be companion to a tiger.

No, she had to find a way to escape as soon as possible.

"Um... I... I could help you lure some more powerful ones here?" Yuyin asked tentatively.

The Zheng was a bit full and seemed reluctant, turning to look at Yuyin. It had originally wanted to watch Yuyin dance after it had eaten its fill, but it still nodded. Its instincts wouldn't let it refuse food, especially prey so easily captured. As for the dance, it could have the woman dance for it when she returned.

"Woman, go. You must, come back."

"Mm..." Yuyin nodded, feeling a little guilty. But with the Zheng's coarse, beastly nature, how could it possibly understand the subtle expressions of a girl?

Yuyin turned and ran lightly down the mountain.

"Hmph, I have no intention of coming back!" Yuyin thought to herself.

The sky was gradually darkening. During her training, Yuyin had been observing her surroundings and still remembered the direction of the Two Realms Gate.

She ran toward the mountain forest ahead, in the direction where she had been blocked by the middle-aged alien and the others.

From the other side of the mountain forest came the occasional loud sonic boom and terrifying fluctuations of Primordial Energy, which was consistent with the direction of the Two Realms Gate that Yuyin had estimated.

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In the sky, three Huaxia Grandmasters were in a fierce battle with eight alien tribesmen of comparable strength. The mountain forest was battered by waves of powerful air blasts. Outside the forest, human reinforcements and the alien tribesmen on the ground were fighting fiercely on both banks of the river. The students in the central formation had mostly withdrawn. The rearguard of the Student Council had also retreated to the hillside below the Two Realms Gate.

"Yuyin, Lianyue..." Jiang Xue had finally escorted everyone to the Two Realms Gate. She stood on the hillside, looking worriedly into the distance, but she didn't see any sign of them.

"No." Most of the students had been escorted to safety. Her duty was done. She turned back to go find Lianyue, Yuyin, and any other students who had fallen behind.

Several kilometers away, Lianyue and Jing were searching along the path of the retreat.

"Yuyin, Yuyin." Although Lianyue was driven by a strong obsession, she had not lost her cool. She wanted to bring Yuyin back, not to throw her own life away. She didn't dare to call out loudly, fearing it would attract the enemy.

She could only proceed cautiously with Jing, staying alert while also trying to remain hidden.

"Where in the world is Yuyin?"

Ahead, from the depths of the mountain forest, suddenly came countless powerful fluctuations of Primordial Energy.

"What!?" The two girls were shocked. They hid behind the shrubbery and looked into the distance. As far as the eye could see, the mountain and plain were covered with powerful alien tribesmen. These people, wearing different clothes, seemed to be a collection of many factions and sects, all attacking in this direction.

"This is bad!" Jing was horrified. The large number of attacking alien tribesmen was far greater than the number that had been chasing the Source Martial Academy students.

"Yuyin..." Lianyue found it hard to believe. Under such a massive, tide-like assault from the alien tribesmen, what would happen to Yuyin?

"Let's go!" Jing pulled Lianyue, and they could only run back with all their might.

But unexpectedly, they ran into the very squad of alien tribesmen that had been chasing the Source Martial Academy students. Among them were several Purple Domain Realm powerhouses, their auras even stronger than Lianyue's. Fortunately, this group was still wandering in the forest and had not spotted them immediately.

With no way forward or back, Jing and Lianyue could only run into the mountain.

"Who's there?"

"There are Xia people!"

The group in front seemed to have noticed them and gave chase.

Fortunately, Jing and Lianyue had started running early. They jumped down into a ravine, taking cover behind the roots of a large, ancient tree. Lianyue pressed against the wall of the ravine, while Hua Yuanjing, panting heavily, held her. Even without a chance of winning, she would instinctively protect Lianyue.

Lianyue stood on higher ground, Hua Yuanjing's fragrant, sweaty chest pressed tightly against Lianyue's own, which was covered only by a thin, light dress.

They could hear the alien tribesmen shouting and yelling nearby. Auras of Primordial Energy rushed past. They suppressed their own auras, their bodies pressed tightly together to quell each other's trembling. Hua Yuanjing didn't dare make a sound.

Lianyue's eyes, however, seemed somewhat vacant. It was as if, no matter what happened, she would no longer be afraid. But she could deeply feel Jing's trembling, her fragrance, and the warmth of her body. She hugged Hua Yuanjing's waist tightly.

"Don't be afraid, Jing. No matter what happens, we're in this together," Lianyue said to Jing in her heart.

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At this moment, Yuyin was on another small hill. She had run out of the edge of the mountain forest to a cliff. Using the cover of the plants, she watched the Two Realms Gate from afar.

She had originally planned to run back to the Two Realms Gate, but the scene before her left her stunned.

High above the Two Realms Gate, a dozen figures were locked in a ferocious battle in the air.

These figures, flying through the air, could cover hundreds of meters in a single step. With a single palm strike, they could create a sonic boom that shook the mountains.

Yuyin saw that among them were the white-robed and black-robed old men she recognized.

However, these two old men, along with another unfamiliar, short human old woman, were in a triangular formation, but they were being besieged by several other flying powerhouses.

High above the Two Realms Gate, ethereal, solid palm prints bombarded one another. All sorts of shining light pellets and fireballs flew about. Ribbons of eerie, flowing light from strange curses danced in the distance. It was like watching a battle of deities in the far-off sky.

Yuyin was awestruck.

"This... this is the power of Grandmasters?" Seeing it with her own eyes, feeling the deafening sonic booms from the sky, and the slight tremors in the earth, was an experience no video could ever replicate.

The Primordial Energy in the Prison Abyss was extremely abundant. Anyone fighting here would have greater stamina, and Grandmasters were no exception.

But Yuyin felt that the human Grandmasters were at a clear disadvantage, gradually unable to hold their ground.

They were too few in number.

There were only three human Grandmasters, but the enemy had eight!

With similar levels of power, although it was extremely difficult to kill a Grandmaster, if this lopsided battle continued, they would be severely wounded, or even fall.

"No, old woman, I can't hold on anymore!" The black-robed old man was hit in the chest by a spinning-top-like magical artifact. He spat out a mouthful of blood and was sent flying dozens of steps backward through the air.

"What about the children!?" The old woman's white hair was in disarray, and she spoke with a gap-toothed mouth.

"All the rescued Source Martial Academy students have passed through the Two Realms Gate," a powerhouse from below shouted.

"But... there are still a dozen or so, unaccounted for!"

"What?" The old woman's eyes widened, a flash of grief in them.

"We old fogeys will fight to the death. We can't let those alien tribesmen kill the children!" The old woman's eyes turned red. She charged frantically at several of the alien tribesmen experts, unleashing a series of heavy attacks.

"A large force of alien tribesmen discovered ahead!"

The Source Martial Practitioners below shouted.

Looking across the river, an uncountable number of alien tribesmen swarmed out. Their numbers far exceeded the human reinforcements, and they were all exceptionally brave and fierce. One after another, they charged forward without fear of death.

The human reinforcements fought as they retreated, all the way back to the hillside below the Two Realms Gate.

"This is bad! It's a large-scale offensive by the alien tribesmen!" The white-robed old man said, aghast at the sight of the many powerful enemies.

Below the Two Realms Gate, two department heads grabbed Jiang Xue, forcibly pulling her back.

"Yuyin, Lianyue... they haven't come back yet. They're still not back..." Jiang Xue looked despairingly across the river at the many powerful enemies wading across to attack. The three Grandmasters in the sky were also seriously injured and could no longer hold them off.

"Jiang Xue, this is a large-scale offensive by the alien tribesmen! Without the joint defense system and the Marshal's power, we can't possibly hold them. On this side of the Two Realms Gate, we have no chance of winning!"

Several teachers looked out at the vast, desolate Prison Abyss. Enemies were everywhere, and there was no sign of the Academy's three most outstanding students. They had no choice but to pull Jiang Xue back and retreat through the Two Realms Gate.

"We must retreat too!" a white-robed teacher shouted helplessly.

"Bastards!" The old woman's mouth was full of blood as she roared in unwillingness.

In the distance, at the edge of the mountain forest, Yuyin watched from afar as the three human Grandmasters in the sky, swaying unsteadily, flew back into the Two Realms Gate. The reinforcements below had also all withdrawn inside the gate.

The Two Realms Gate was surrounded by a sea of overwhelming alien tribesmen.

"I... I can't go back..."

Yuyin stood frozen, hidden by the vegetation. After a moment of hesitation, her eyes turned cold. She turned and silently melted back into the mountain forest.