"No! This batch of medicinal herbs is of excellent quality. If we sell them at Buyi Bureau, it will be enough for us to eat and drink for a month, and we can even use this money to start a business. So, don't be afraid. I've already sent Daozi to notify the nearest Millelith army. We'll be fine once the Millelith arrive," said the middle-aged man, addressed as Uncle He by the young man.
"But Uncle He, it takes at least five minutes to get here from the nearest Millelith barracks even on horseback. Let's run! Otherwise, if the Hilichurls start their attack, it will be very difficult to break out of the encirclement."
As if to confirm his words, a Pyro Lawachurl roared. Immediately, Hilichurls charged towards the surrounded group one after another. The sound of dozens of Hilichurls running was immense, like a wolf pack attacking its prey.
The ten people with weak psychological resilience and no combat power, seeing the Hilichurls charging at them collectively, dropped their weapons in fear. Their legs went weak, and they collapsed to the ground, stammering incoherently, as if their speech had regressed, making sounds no one could understand.
The twenty people who were armed with swords and could fight the Hilichurls were already on edge. At this moment, many were struggling to bear the pressure, their hands clutching their weapons trembling violently.
"Uncle He, let's retreat," the young man urged again.
"Hoo... Retreat!" Faced with the threat of death, He Wen could no longer suppress his instinctive fear. He quickly led his men to abandon the cargo truck laden with medicinal herbs and tried to escape, but it was too late.
Dozens of arrows rained down, blocking their path. Some people were hit by arrows, their thighs, shoulders, and arms pierced, blood gushing out, and the smell of blood filled the air.
"Damn it, it's my fault! It's all because I was blinded by greed. If we had tried to break through earlier... I'm sorry, everyone." The Hilichurls had completely surrounded them. Unless they could fly, escaping would be extremely difficult.
"Uncle He, let's fight them!"
"Yes! Let's fight! It's better to die fighting than to die kneeling."
"Let's fight!"
Knowing that escape was impossible, it instead ignited the fighting spirit of everyone. Even a rabbit will bite when cornered, let alone humans.
However, just as they were preparing to go all out and fight the Hilichurls, two figures descended from the sky. They were Ling Feng and Shenhe, who had just arrived.
"Senior Sister, you take the rear, and I'll handle the front."
"Mm."
After a brief exchange, while He Wen and the others were still bewildered, the two of them darted out simultaneously.
"Yisheng Bing Shen!" Shenhe gripped her sword, her Cryo Vision glowing. The Cryo energy within her was released, manifesting an Ice Talisman Spirit. The two advanced together, and in an instant, Shenhe had passed by five Hilichurls.
The five Hilichurls were dispatched by Shenhe in the blink of an eye, and at the same time, frost feathers resembling runes floated around Shenhe and her sword.
After dealing with the five Hilichurls, Shenhe moved like a ghost, weaving through the crowd of Hilichurls. One after another, Hilichurls fell, transforming into energy that merged with the earth.
"Blazing Cut!"
If Shenhe was an assassin, then Ling Feng was a warrior. Facing the siege of the Hilichurls simultaneously, the blade of the Lion's Roar burned with fiery red flames, and he swung his sword again and again. Occasionally, a fiery red sword energy was unleashed towards the densest groups. The sword energy pierced through the Hilichurls.
"It's the rumored White-Haired Fairy!" the young man exclaimed.
"Holding a long spear, ethereal and detached, a white-haired woman, intervening in moments of crisis to save people from dire straits. It fits perfectly. I didn't expect the rumors to be true," He Wen said excitedly, watching Shenhe's elegant movements.
"But, who is that man? Why is he with the White-Haired Fairy?"
"He who is with an immortal is likely also an immortal."
"Look, he doesn't seem to have a Vision, but he can still use Pyro. Isn't that the art of an immortal?"
Discussions and exchanges could be heard from the crowd. He Wen and the young man also looked at Ling Feng. Shenhe's transcendent and detached aura was evident in her every move, clearly an immortal.
But Ling Feng, they couldn't sense any immortal aura from his outward appearance.
The Pyro Lawachurl in the rear, seeing his subordinates being slaughtered by the two, roared and charged towards Ling Feng with its great axe, pushing aside several Hilichurls along the way.
But now, the Lawachurl's eyes were fixed only on Ling Feng and Shenhe. It intended to deal with Ling Feng, who seemed weaker, first, and then deal with Shenhe.
The great axe was covered in scorching Pyro energy. It felt like one swing could break through all obstacles.
"Come! Try this strike!"
As the Lawachurl moved, Ling Feng also responded. His attention was already on the Lawachurl; only the Lawachurl posed a threat to him.
Ling Feng lightly brushed his hand over the Lion's Roar, and the power of Geovishap Fire covered the blade. The blade was completely enveloped in flames, and the surrounding air was distorted by its high temperature.
Grasping the hilt with both hands, he swung his sword to meet the Pyro Lawachurl's axe.
"Boom!"
The sword and axe collided. The repulsion of different Pyro energies created a violent explosive reaction, and both the person and the Hilichurl were forced back several steps. Compared to them, a few unlucky Hilichurls were directly blown into critical condition by the explosion and were on the verge of death.
"Zido!"
The Lawachurl leaped into the air and swung its axe down.
"Geovishap Flame!"
Seeing the Lawachurl leaping and chopping like a cannonball, Ling Feng plunged his long sword into the ground. True Qi circulated, and a pillar of fire shot up into the sky, directly beneath the Lawachurl, interrupting its attack. The fiercely burning Geovishap Fire wrapped around the Lawachurl, scorching its every inch of skin and flesh.
"A"
The Lawachurl roared in pain. It rolled madly on the ground, trying to extinguish the Geovishap Fire on its body, but Geovishap Fire was not so easily extinguished.
Finally, the Geovishap Fire incinerated the Lawachurl. To be precise, the Lawachurl died, its body transforming into energy and merging with the earth.
After dealing with the strongest Lawachurl, Ling Feng and Shenhe eliminated the remaining Hilichurls within half a minute.
Ling Feng beckoned, and the Spirit Soothing Bottle flew out from his dantian. The Lion's Roar was then absorbed into the Spirit Soothing Bottle for maintenance.
"Are you all alright?"
Ling Feng approached He Wen and the others to inquire. Shenhe followed closely, but merely looked at He Wen and the others indifferently, without speaking.
"We are unharmed. Thank you, Immortals, for your rescue. Otherwise, we would have perished here today," He Wen stepped forward and said.
"We are not Immortals, merely cultivators. In short, you don't need to thank us. It was Senior Sister who first discovered you were being attacked by monsters. Otherwise, by the time I discovered and arrived, you would have already died at the hands of the Hilichurls. So, if you want to thank someone, thank my Senior Sister," Ling Feng said truthfully, pointing to Shenhe beside him.
He Wen and the others also turned their gaze to Shenhe.
Shenhe seemed accustomed to this and said coldly to everyone, "It was merely instinct. I do not possess the noble aspiration to help all beings. Punishing evil is just a side effect; there is no need for thanks."
After speaking, seemingly disliking being stared at, she took Ling Feng's arm and walked away without looking back in the direction they came from.
Ling Feng could only offer an awkward smile, backing away as he said, "I apologize, Senior Sister has always been like this. Now, you should leave this place quickly to avoid encountering more monsters. We won't appear so promptly next time."
"Thank you for the reminder. We will leave immediately. Oh, right, we haven't asked for our benefactors' names yet," He Wen cupped his hands in thanks.
"Names are not important. You should leave quickly."
Leaving these words behind, Ling Feng and Shenhe completely disappeared behind a rock face.