‘So this is my real golden finger! If that’s the case, then the Heart Demon’s guidance in battle can be used too—this is how you really unlock the Heart Demon!’
Lin Huanhuan couldn’t contain her wild joy, and even burst out laughing three times: “Hahaha, with this, breaking out of the encirclement is a piece of cake!”
Dong Yuner saw her like this and looked concerned, unable to help but ask, “Miss, what’s the matter? There shouldn’t be anything worth being this happy about, right?”
At this moment, Lin Huanhuan was so excited that she even had the urge to hug Dong Yuner and kiss her cheeks just to vent her excitement. But thinking of her injuries, such actions might worsen her wounds, so she casually said,
“Because I’ve just found a way for us to escape together. Don’t worry, this time, we’ll definitely make it out alive.”
Dong Yuner opened her mouth, but in the end just nodded, ‘Miss looks so confident and happy, it’s better not to ruin her good mood.’
There was no time to carefully explore more uses of the Heart Demon. Lin Huanhuan quickly followed that method to regulate her breathing and recover, trying to restore as much spiritual energy as possible to deal with the next wave of attacks.
Even though she was making use of every second, she still underestimated the persistence of the enemy.
She had only recovered half her spiritual energy when that group of evil cultists surged forward once again like a rising tide.
And this time, the evil cultists’ eyes were bloodshot, completely unafraid of pain—even when their hands or feet were chopped off by wind blades, they didn’t seem to care at all.
“Damn, they really don’t treat their own men as human! And they haven’t even rebelled—just how useless can they be?!”
Lin Huanhuan couldn’t help cursing angrily. Facing enemies who felt no pain, while also having to shield Dong Yuner, she could only retreat step by step, her wounds steadily increasing.
Facing enemies with no regard for their lives, it was impossible not to feel fear inside.
Blood flowed down her arm, staining the already battered folding fan in her hand red. Her emotions were a turbulent mess, but she still forced out the last of her spiritual energy, slashing out a wind blade toward the zombie-like enemies who charged at her without a care for life or death.
Suddenly, a trace of blood flashed in her eyes, and from the depths of her heart, the Heart Demon’s whisper sounded again: ‘It’s all that woman you’re trying to protect who’s dragging you down. Why bother with her? Just abandon her here to draw the enemy’s fire, then kick this small fry charging at you in the stomach to knock him down, and use a wind blade to slash the third one on the right—you’ll tear open a gap in the encirclement and walk away scot-free.’
The voice that used to annoy her to no end now sounded like heavenly music, making her heart race.
Without any hesitation, she kicked the man next to her in the stomach. He collapsed to his knees, unable to get up again, just like a zombie with its head blown off. The wind blade swept toward the third man on the right; since he was squeezed by two others, he couldn’t dodge and was instantly killed.
“Don’t stand there spacing out, come with me.”
She retreated to Dong Yuner’s side, grabbed her small hand, and dashed toward the opening in the encirclement.
“Lord Nether, we really should retreat now! If this goes on, we’ll all die. That wretched woman has suddenly become much stronger for some reason, and killing them is as far away as ever!”
Staring at the person shrouded in black smoke, the evil cultist shouted anxiously. Only now did they start missing their old boss, Iron Face.
Iron Face might often beat and punish them, but he’d never kill them out of anger, nor treat them like cannon fodder. When there was room, he’d even protect them.
Utterly consumed by rage, Lord Nether stared at them coldly: “This is just because you’re all too useless. So many of you at the same realm, for so long, and you still can’t take down two little girls? Now you’re talking about retreating? Looks like you’re all thinking too much!”
“No matter what, they can’t be allowed to leave alive, or there will be real trouble.”
After traveling more than ten li without being pursued, Lin Huanhuan finally stopped, panting for breath. Her spiritual energy and stamina were completely exhausted; she had to rest, or she’d be doomed if they were attacked again.
Dong Yuner asked in shock, “Miss, just now, that was…?”
Lin Huanhuan casually treated her wounds and smiled faintly. She wanted to say “my cheat just arrived,” but Dong Yuner wouldn’t understand that, so she changed to something simpler: “Just a few trump cards, nothing to worry about—just got the hang of it recently.”
“It must be precious, right? Actually, you don’t need to use it, as long as—mmpf mmpf.”
Before Dong Yuner could finish, Lin Huanhuan pinched her cheeks hard, stuffing the rest of those annoying words back down her throat.
Lin Huanhuan said fiercely, “If you dare say that again, I really won’t let you off when we get back! I said I can take you with me, and now you say this? Are you looking down on me?”
“No.”
Dong Yuner lowered her head and fell silent, having no other choice.
No matter how beautiful Lin Huanhuan’s words sounded, reality wouldn’t change because of them.
The evil cultists across from them seemed to be on drugs. This time, their attacks were not only crazed and fearless, but their bodies had also become impervious to blades and swords. Though only seven or eight of them were left, they were even more troublesome.
Though Lin Huanhuan wanted to summon the full power of her Heart Demon to instantly destroy them, for some reason, the Heart Demon didn’t appear this time.
‘Could it be I’ve worn it out? Is it going to evolve or something? Don’t leave me hanging now!’
After struggling to kill two more hateful enemies, Lin Huanhuan’s stamina and spiritual energy were almost depleted again. Dong Yuner ignored her own injuries to fight shoulder to shoulder with her.
Once again damaging her folding fan, Lin Huanhuan took out her last spare fan artifact and couldn’t help but let out a wail.
At that moment, the blood-red glow returned to her eyes, and the Heart Demon’s voice echoed: ‘Since this woman can still fight, just leave her here. Use a wind blade to strike the weak spot in the belly of that brute charging straight at you; after killing a few, you’ll tear open the encirclement and make your getaway…’
“You’re finally back.”
Lin Huanhuan was delighted again. At this point, how could she even think of escaping? She followed the Heart Demon’s instructions and successfully killed the toughest enemies, then finished off the rest as directed.
They seemed to have lost all intelligence, charging forward like true zombies, ignoring even the deaths of their companions. But it was precisely because of this that they were easier to kill.
Even after eliminating all her enemies, Lin Huanhuan showed no sign of happiness. Instead, her face was heavy with worry: ‘If my guess is right, the one behind all this should show up now. And now I’m nearly completely spent—what should I do?’
A figure wrapped in black smoke emerged from the shadows and sneered, “Not bad, but—”
Before the figure could finish, he suddenly whipped out a talisman and activated it at lightning speed, vanishing instantly.
Almost at the same time, the sound of a sword echoed through the sky, and a brilliant sword qi shot toward where he’d just been, vanishing into the ground.
A beam of sword light descended from the sky and landed, transforming into a lady in green robes.
“Big sister, you’re finally here.”
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