Volume 1 Chapter 99: Encountering Danger

Two large blades crossed, the two figures pressing toward each other, neither yielding an inch.

Hua Jiu advanced, severing the nerves along the spider’s legs before carefully examining the others to confirm nothing remained amiss. He then patted Lu Mengmeng’s shoulder and strode toward Xiong Tianlin.

Experiences confronting alien lifeforms were not ones any ordinary person could claim, and who would wish to forgo such a chance?

They had initially intended to discuss dispatching reinforcements to challenge the enemy below the city, but before reaching a conclusion, reports began streaming in from every quarter.

The fish king’s miasma, laced with lightning, condensed into long whips lashing wildly at Hua Jiu.

Yun Feng sat beside Qi Dongfeng, the two forming a row that allowed glances but limited full sight.

The thunderclouds above showed no retreat, growing fiercer still.

The inner energy that had barely recovered in the qi sea was drained by nearly half in an instant, leaving Liu Wuchen overwhelmed; he channeled his soul to fully activate the Jueyuan Sword in a desperate killing strike.

A crisp clang rang out as the snake head crashed into a chaotic tangle of limbs and torsos, while Jun Yan plummeted into the endless void.

Pang De ignored the distractions; he meant to seize Liu Bei while Xu Huang was immobilized—that was his true aim.

As for the overseas employees, they would celebrate the company’s anniversary at their discretion, arranging activities freely without centralized planning.

Wanyan Xiebao declared, “No cause for smugness—watch this shot,” loosing three linked arrows that struck Xu Huigyan each.

In the rear, Lin Weiwen and Lei Ying sat, one gazing left and the other right, admiring the trees blurring past the window without looking forward. They avoided being drawn into the fray, content to observe.

At that instant, Wanyan Jemu could no longer remain seated while watching from the Qingcheng camp. This nominal Jin commander and actual leader of the “hard army,” fully armored, led a vanguard from Wanyan Aguda’s lineage, intercepting the Song iron cavalry in a sideways clash from the west.

Unlike other regional presidents and executives, despite the superior-subordinate dynamic, it wasn’t casual. Mr. Brauer was a founding elder of the group, once even a potential vice-chairman; those like Brauer, Silio, and Tick held him in the reverence due a vice-president.

Tokugawa Ieyasu and the assembled daimyos exchanged glances, rising to follow Oda Nobunaga from the tent. But as he stepped out, two shadowy figures flashed into view on either side. Two blades of cold light flashed and vanished, and the black silhouettes disappeared as mysteriously as they had appeared.

Whether confirmed or unconfirmed, every rumor spread across the forums. Experts further integrated the reports into a detailed prediction of the Red Cliffs campaign.

Lu Shaodong finished eating, then called Lu Ping at the military base with Gu Zhihang. He brought him back and would arrange things according to the old man’s will.

The crowd below fell into stunned silence; they hadn’t recovered from the lightning-fast battle—what had just transpired? All pondered the enigma.

“But there, your mother could live more comfortably, and aren’t you undervaluing the nanny’s wages? Soon you’ll need to farm the land too. High intensity comes with high pay,” Bai Jiao said.

Adding her cultivation gains from this period, she should be at least level twenty-six or higher, shouldn’t she?

Ji Xuan narrowed his eyes, the smile gone from his face yet betraying no excess emotion.

The fat man smiled smugly, tossed the cup skyward, letting it spin three or four circles before catching it steadily in his left hand.

In this era of scarce land and soaring prices, amid towering skyscrapers piercing the clouds, this ancient villa stood out conspicuously.

Zhao Liming said, “Me, Yiyi, and Haoyu are definitely fine, but the others might not be. The money they’re offered is too generous—it’s a wonder any wouldn’t be swayed.”

From Han Yue’s team, the beast tamer summoned a purple thunder eagle half a meter long and a two-meter giant man-eating black crocodile. Lin Manman saw one as a level-two low-grade gold and the other a level-two high-grade gold, unable to restrain her curses.

It could allow Caier to surpass his former talent once more, washing away the Chen family’s shame. Chen Yi was already somewhat eager to try.

Ye Chen leaped, but missed intercepting the basketball, leaving Wu Sheng’s face flushed with excitement. If he had caught it, he would have attempted a three-step slam.

“Don’t worry, if you don’t understand, ask me—I can help explain.” Qiao Qi said, gently taking her hand on the table. It was cool, perhaps due to today’s events, which made Qiao Qi worry more.

But Xiao Feng seemed to have his own plan. And Zhang Danian, no matter how determined to stop him, could not.

For this, Ling Feng looked at the two, feeling quite a headache. He would have to mediate again to balance their contradictions.

Even Breith felt he had given his all to pull them apart, revealing a channel below.

Returning to the ground, seeing the ravaged land and the mountains of corpses, the three marshals were thoughtful, their hearts filled with emotion.

Back in Yongshou Palace, Wan Xi hurriedly summoned everyone into the bedchamber to chat lively.

Zhong Bo’s breakthrough had crossed a major realm; although only he felt the torment, he had managed to endure it. It was a close call, and Xu Lao and Yan Le had not assisted.

Gu Ming’s mouth twitched. “You didn’t say, I’d forgotten. Besides, we were obviously concerned for your well-being.” But Gu Ming knew Ao Xue did it to ease everyone’s minds, so he said nothing.

Lin’an County. Fang family’s grand residence front courtyard. Japanese command headquarters. Main hall as living room and Naka Kawasaka Eiichi’s office.

Because this meant the poison body antidote had been developed, she had confidence that with time she could cure her own poison body.

Seeing himself die and revive, revive and die, Li Si nearly collapsed. Without his unyielding spirit, drawing the essence of the Longitudinally Traversing Sword from those deaths, he might have truly broken mentally and become an idiot.

“This is Uncle Fang! Our work was inadequate, troubling the elders!” Qin Yuan’s expression was one of self-reproach, no different from the aunt who lost at mahjong and had to pay for the meal.

Leng Xiao looked at Leng Yun, Leng Yu, and the sobbing Leng Yun on the ground, then at the broad road behind leading to the human world, torn between two paths, unable to decide. At that moment, he glanced at Yin Ling and left the decision to her.