Chapter 1680: Chapter 1681: Every Slash Cuts Flesh, Every Slash Takes a Head
After running for a long time, Xu Mingjie and Deng Fang’s stamina was obviously exhausted, and Liang Xinyue was being dragged along by Wei Yingyue. If they continued in this state, they might be overwhelmed by the corpses at the next location.
The chivalrous man looked up and glanced around, pointing to a hill about two hundred meters ahead, where there seemed to be some structure, but it was hard to see clearly in the dim light around.
"Go in from there, there’s a tunnel. At the end of the tunnel is the God-killing Platform."
Upon hearing there was an exit, you all felt a surge of hope, and your running speed was even faster than before.
However, as the exit got closer, there were more living corpses here. At this time, even Liang Xinyue was waving her dagger at the outstretched hands of the living corpses. With you and Du Yanan protecting them, Wei Yingyue and Liang Xinyue were relatively safe, but Deng Fang and Xu Mingjie kept encountering dangers.
The corpses surged like waves, blocking the front tightly. Even the chivalrous man was surrounded and unable to advance.
"Fangfang!"
In the melee, seeing several agile corpses pouncing on Deng Fang, Xu Mingjie shouted loudly and charged at the corpses with a steel fork. At that moment, Xu Mingjie forgot his fear. In his eyes, there was only Deng Fang. To prevent Deng Fang from getting hurt, since he couldn’t wield the steel fork effectively at such close range, Xu Mingjie even punched the corpses with his bare hands.
Seeing this from not far away, you hurriedly swung your knife to assist.
Your knife swings didn’t follow any pattern, but focused on speed and ferocity, each cut hitting its mark, each swing beheading the target.
After you resolved the crisis for Deng Fang and Xu Mingjie, you suddenly heard Du Yanan let out a startled cry behind you.
"Ah!"
Turning your head, you found Du Yanan surrounded by more than ten corpses, among them, a large-bellied one that was obviously much larger than the others!
To save Wei Yingyue and Liang Xinyue, she split open one of the living corpses at a critical moment and forcefully pushed the two of them away.
At that moment, you saw Du Yanan looking at you with a smile on her face that you had never seen before, a smile with a hint of joy, a hint of sorrow, and an indescribable emotion.
Suddenly, your mind went blank, and you rushed toward Du Yanan without regard for anything!
At this moment, the steel knife in your hand turned into a streak of light, flashing in front of Wei Yingyue and Liang Xinyue’s eyes, who had just escaped danger. In half a breath’s moment, you had already charged to the perimeter of Du Yanan.
Swing the slanted knife upward!
The arms of two corpses reaching for Du Yanan were cut off!
Slash downward!
The head of a short corpse just a few centimeters away from Du Yanan was split in half!
Seeing you suddenly rush into the enemy group, Du Yanan, who had been bracing for being torn apart by corpses, immediately wielded her knife to fend off the corpses, and rolled to the ground, pouncing towards you. At this moment, you noticed that the belly of the large-bellied corpse, which had been standing still, suddenly radiated an astonishing amount of heat.
"Not good!"
Almost instinctively, you reached out to grab Du Yanan by the waist, spinning her into your embrace, shielding her with your back against the glowing large-bellied corpse.
With only a "boom!", the large-bellied corpse exploded!
Shattered limbs and organs splattered in all directions with a powerful gust of air. Although you were one or two meters away from the large-bellied corpse, your back still suffered from the intense heat wave. At that moment, you only felt a sharp pain on your back, and then both you and the Du Yanan in your arms were flung into the air!
One large-bellied corpse exploded, and the other large-bellied corpses seemed to sense something and exploded one after another. Rather than causing further injury, their successive explosions instead blasted open a path for everyone to the exit.
Looking at you and Du Yanan, both were thrown far away by the explosion. At the critical moment, the chivalrous man and Wei Yingyue rushed over, each supporting one and quickly running towards the exit.
Xu Mingjie and Deng Fang followed closely with Liang Xinyue.
Upon reaching the top of the hill, the surrounding living corpses stopped chasing, as if sensing some terrifying presence, they merely lingered at the hill’s perimeter and did not come in.
"Nan Nan, are you alright?" Wei Yingyue held onto Du Yanan, asking with concern.
Du Yanan shook her head. Instead of answering Wei Yingyue, she asked the chivalrous man, "Hero, is he alright?"
"He fainted and lost a lot of blood." Your entire back was shredded by the explosion, with muscles torn apart severely, and in some places, the bare bone was frighteningly visible!
"What do we do, what do we do? We need to get him to a hospital immediately." At this moment, Du Yanan was also a bit dazed, even saying the word "hospital".
Wei Yingyue quickly pressed down on Du Yanan: "Nan Nan, you need to stay calm! You won’t die, this is just a game. Even if he dies now, he will come back to life in the real world."
"But, but... I don’t want him to die. Without him, how will we continue?"
What Du Yanan said was true. In their team, the main force was the chivalrous man. Although you were doing all the supporting work, if you were to leave, they would be unable to defeat Emperor Xin.
At this time, the chivalrous man silently took out a small porcelain bottle and said to Xu Mingjie beside him, "You pry open his mouth."
Xu Mingjie hurriedly pried open your mouth with his hands, and the chivalrous man opened the small porcelain bottle, pouring out a golden-yellow liquid that emitted a brilliant golden glow.
"Hero, what did you give him to drink?" Du Yanan asked urgently.
"Rebirth Potion. Drinking it can regenerate flesh and revive the dead."
After you drank the whole bottle of Rebirth Potion, you discovered your wounds were healing at a visible speed.
Seeing this, Xu Mingjie couldn’t help but laugh, "Right, this is a game after all, there must be revival potions. Hey, hero, do you have a few more bottles, give each of us one, in critical moments it will definitely come in handy."
The chivalrous man cast a faint glance at Xu Mingjie, "This is the only bottle, it was a gift from the Immortal Master."
Xu Mingjie rolled his eyes.
However, at this moment, you were in an extremely mystical state. At the moment of the explosion, you felt as if your soul had been peeled away from this body. Your body floated lightly, and when you opened your eyes, you found the surroundings in complete chaos.
It was a very wondrous feeling, in this state, you felt as if you could pass through all objects in the world.
Just as you were about to try leaving this chaotic world, your eyes suddenly felt an intense sting, followed by paralysis spreading through your body due to the pain. Instinctively, you opened your eyes and saw Du Yanan’s tear-streaked face in front of you. Just as you opened your mouth, a drop of her tear fell precisely into it, and you instantly felt euphoric, as if fully rejuvenated, letting out an uncontrolled moan.
Hearing your somewhat shy moan, Du Yanan turned her head away, not wanting you to see her crying face, and unsure of how to face you at that moment.