Chapter 458 - 455: The Only Chance

Chapter 458: Chapter 455: The Only Chance

This was her most solemn promise.

Jiao Yin gazed at her, as if to carve her very image into the depths of his soul.

After a long moment, he nodded lightly, the corners of his mouth pulling into a faint yet genuine smile. "Alright. If I need it, I will... come find them for help."

With that, he hesitated no longer. He turned, his tall figure pushing aside the door curtain and striding out into the blizzard raging outside. His back was quickly swallowed by the white vortex.

Bai Wanwan stood rooted to the spot, staring at the empty doorway and the howling blizzard beyond...

The stone house suddenly felt much emptier, and even the light from the fire pit seemed to dim.

"It’s cold outside." Yin Ze’s deep, gentle voice sounded by her ear, carrying a reassuring warmth.

He reached out, gently wrapped an arm around Bai Wanwan’s shoulders, and guided her further into the warm house, using his own body to block the cold draft seeping through the doorway.

"Let’s go back inside."

His gaze swept over Bai Wanwan’s somewhat dazed face before glancing at Hua Han, whose complexion was still pale and whose eyes were dark and unreadable. "Aren’t you coming in?"

Since Jiao Yin’s departure, Yin Ze had taken over his hunting duties.

He left early every morning and returned late every night.

Although Hua Han could care for the female during the day and be close to her, her other Beast Husbands would be arriving soon.

’When that time comes, I’ll only be able to curl up on my stone bed just like now, helplessly watching her other Beast Husbands hold her as they fall asleep.’

The night was as black as ink, so thick it felt tangible.

The sound of the blizzard howling outside the cave seemed to be the only background noise. Just like the past few nights, Hua Han tossed and turned, unable to sleep.

Suddenly, his keen senses detected an extremely faint fluctuation of Talent Power.

His eyes snapped open, a cold glint flashing within them. He shot up from his bed and rushed toward Bai Wanwan’s room.

"Yin Ze, Wanwan, wake up!"

Yin Ze had already sensed it and was draping a heavy beast hide over Wanwan.

Hua Han moved closer, his voice lowered to a whisper. "Beastmen are approaching. There are quite a few of them, and their auras are powerful."

An invisible, murderous aura filled the air, so cold it seemed to freeze even the dying embers in the fire pit.

"I’ll go check the situation!" Hua Han decided instantly, his figure sliding toward the cave entrance like a phantom.

However, just as he lifted a small gap in the heavy beast hide curtain, a bone-chilling wind swept in, carrying two shrill roars!

"Quick! Flee with the female! You have to take her to the Flood Dragon Tribe..."

The voice was filled with desperation and a final cry. It was unmistakably the voices of the two Flood Dragon Males from before.

Before the words could fade, a sickening SQUELCH rang out, followed by the dull crunch of shattering bone and a short, choked scream. Then, everything fell silent.

The thick stench of blood was instantly swept into the cave by the cold wind!

Yin Ze, who was holding the cubs, had his expression change drastically. Almost at the exact moment the sounds rang out, he shot out his broad palm with lightning speed and clamped it firmly over Bai Wanwan’s eyes!

"Don’t be afraid!" His voice was deep and steady, carrying a soothing magic, but his tense body betrayed the gravity of his thoughts.

From the shadows outside the cave, two exceptionally tall Flood Dragon Beastmen with cold, savage auras slowly emerged, stepping over the still-twitching corpses of their comrades.

Their dark-cyan, scale-covered faces were expressionless, but their eyes burned with a cruel, greedy light. Their gazes were fixed on Bai Wanwan inside the cave, who was holding the cubs, like cold, venomous snakes.

One of them spoke in a hoarse voice that sounded like grinding stones, "Hand over the female!"

Every word carried a heavy pressure, like tangible Ice Cones stabbing into the cave.

Hua Han could clearly sense that all the beastmen surrounding the cave, including the two before him, exuded the aura of Orange Rank males.

Jiao Yin had just left. Right now, only he and Yin Ze, two Orange Ranks, were in the cave, and they also had to protect a defenseless female and several cubs... It was an almost certain-death situation!

In a flash, Hua Han made his decision.

He looked back at Yin Ze and said, "Yin Ze, I’ll hold them off. You take this chance to leave with the female!"

The moment he finished speaking, he unleashed his Talent Power and instantly transformed!

An agile fox with fur as red as blazing fire appeared at the cave entrance.

He didn’t have the advantage of a large size, but his movements were incredibly fast!

His nine fluffy, enormous tails danced wildly like long whips of burning flame, trailing hypnotic lights.

He tried to disrupt the minds of all his enemies, even if only for a single moment!

"Go!" Hua Han’s bestial roar shook the cave walls, causing dust to rain down.

Yin Ze didn’t hesitate for a second. He knew this was their only chance!

A clear phoenix cry echoed through the night sky. Searing orange flames instantly enveloped his body, and a magnificent, majestic Phoenix appeared on the snowy ground.

He gave a powerful beat of his enormous wings, stirring up a scorching airflow. "Wanwan, you and the cubs, get on quickly."

Bai Wanwan was already prepared. Clutching the basket holding the cubs, she had just scrambled on when she yelled to Hua Han, "Hua Han, get on!"

But it was too late. An Orange Rank male on the opposing side had already recovered and was lunging toward Bai Wanwan.

Hua Han had no choice but to face the enemy again. "Yin Ze, take Wanwan and go!"

Yin Ze gave him a deep look, then flapped his massive wings.

"I’m taking Wanwan and the cubs away first! Hold on, I’ll come back for you!" Yin Ze’s voice, carrying the clear cry of a Phoenix, echoed through the blizzard.

A flicker of determination flashed in Hua Han’s fox eyes amidst the chaos. "Don’t worry about me! Take care of Wanwan! I’ll find a way to escape!"

He had to buy Yin Ze enough distance to get far away!

However, no sooner had his words fallen than the Flood Dragon Males began to recover one by one.

A fierce glint flashed in the eyes of the two leading Flood Dragon Males, and a low growl rumbled in their throats.

"You’re courting death!"

The lead Flood Dragon Male watched the Phoenix ascend into the sky, transforming into a streak of orange-red light, and let out an enraged roar. The sound rolled like muffled thunder, filled with terrifying dragon might!

The rest of the briefly mesmerized Flood Dragon Warriors all snapped to their senses, their eyes flaring with ferocity!

"ROAR!" All the Flood Dragon Warriors let out furious roars, unleashing their Orange Rank power without reservation.

An overwhelming storm of claw attacks, each carrying immense force, rained down upon the fiery-red fox.

Bai Wanwan, protected on Yin Ze’s back, fought against the violent turbulence and the biting wind, forcing herself to look back.

Amidst the chaotic maelstrom of energy, light, and snow below, she clearly saw Hua Han’s fiery-red figure get viciously struck by a massive, scaled tail. Like a kite with a snapped string, he was sent crashing heavily into a huge rock covered in thick icicles!

Her heart felt as if it had been seized and torn apart by an icy hand.

Hua Han’s body slid limply to the ground. A large, glaring patch of dark red instantly soaked his fiery fur, spreading into a shocking stain upon the snow.