Chapter 213 - 139: Each Displays Their Divine Techniques

Chapter 213: Chapter 139: Each Displays Their Divine Techniques

’So, it’s finally happening?’

Gu Qing narrowed his eyes, his gaze fixed on the enormous crater in the center of the field.

At this moment, the soil in the pit was churning wildly.

One by one, fat, mutated giant rats scrambled over each other, bursting from the earth and climbing up the rough walls of the pit onto the ground.

These restless, mutated giant rats were each the size of a football.

Their fur was long and thick.

Their eyes were so scarlet they looked like they were bleeding.

Their entire bodies radiated the ferocity of man-eating beasts.

’These rats are huge. I bet they could swallow a tabby cat in one bite.’

Gu Qing watched the dense swarm of rats, his eyes showing not a trace of caution or fear.

All he felt was an excitement that was hard to suppress.

After investigating for so long, the Rat God Cultists who had been hiding in Hai City University like sewer rats were finally making their move.

As long as he killed all these traitors, the C-Level Extraordinary reward he’d been dreaming of would be his!

At his side, Xia Shuran’s heart suddenly clenched.

The sight of the dark, writhing mass of rats made her blood run cold and her scalp tingle with fear.

Her hand gripping Gu Qing’s arm tightened unconsciously, her fear visceral and genuine.

"Senior..."

Xia Shuran tilted her small face up to look at Gu Qing, her pink lips parting slightly as if to say something.

But as soon as the words began to form, she found she couldn’t continue.

She wanted to tell Gu Qing how uneasy she felt.

But when she looked up and saw that not only was there no trace of anxiety on his face, but instead a flicker of eager excitement, she froze.

’Senior... he...’

’...isn’t scared at all?’

Xia Shuran was first surprised, then ashamed.

’No!’

’I’m a Martial Artist and an Extraordinary Being. How can I be so timid?’

’I have to be excited, just like him!’

’I absolutely cannot drag him down!’

Xia Shuran’s gaze instantly became resolute, and she immediately let go of Gu Qing’s arm.

She stared at the dark mass of rats ahead and, with a mere thought, retrieved the scorching Dragon Spear from her Storage Bracelet, gripping it tightly and preparing for battle.

The thick, long Dragon Spear settled steadily into her small, soft hand. A crimson halo flowed around the weapon’s shaft, and a faint dragon’s cry could be heard.

In that instant, the unease born of a girl’s instinct vanished, replaced by the battle lust and confidence of a Martial Artist and an Extraordinary Being.

With Gu Qing by her side, she feared nothing.

She had complete faith in Gu Qing, believing that even if the sky fell, he would be there to hold it up for her.

The only thing she had to do was try her best not to hold him back.

"SQUEAK!"

"SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK!"

"SQUEAK SQUEAK!"

The harsh, chaotic squeaking of rats rose and fell in waves.

The mutated giant rats closest to the trio spotted them standing under the horizontal bars. A vicious light flared in their eyes, and they charged toward the three of them in a pack.

Hundreds of mutated giant rats kicked off the ground with all four legs, stampeding forward in a frenzy.

The commotion was so great that the ground trembled slightly from their pounding feet.

The sight was enough to make anyone’s heart pound with panic.

As an ordinary person, Hu Zhou had never witnessed such a terrifying, horrifying scene.

He was so frightened he shivered on the spot.

A cold sweat instantly broke out on his back.

But soon, the solid muscles honed through years of training helped him suppress the panic surging within him.

He quickly calmed down.

He steadied his nerves and scanned his surroundings as quickly as possible, looking for a usable weapon.

Finally, his gaze fell upon the horizontal bar above his head.

"BANG!"

He slammed a fist into the horizontal bar. The terrifying force of the blow instantly snapped the slender bar in two, breaking it from its supports.

Quickly pulling down the two broken sections of the bar, Hu Zhou took a quick step forward, positioning himself in front of Xia Shuran, and said in a low voice:

"Xiaoxia, it’s too dangerous here! Get out of the field, I’ll stay behind and cover your retreat!"

"Senior Hu, please move."

"No way. It’s too dangerous for a girl to stay here. Stop trying to act tough with me. Listen to me and get out of the fie—"

"BOOM—!"

Before Hu Zhou could finish his warning, a violent wave of heat erupted from behind him.

Scorching heat instantly swept across the entire area.

It was so hot that even the air seemed to warp.

In just an instant, Hu Zhou was drenched in sweat.

Sweat poured continuously from his forehead.

Even his vision grew slightly blurry from the searing air.

’What’s happening?!’

Hu Zhou endured the scorching heat coming from behind him and whipped his head around to see its source.

One look, and his pupils contracted violently.

He froze in place.

For a moment, he thought he was hallucinating.

The girl he was trying to protect, Xia Shuran, was now standing tall and straight, holding a massive spear taller than she was. Floating behind her was a vast, phantom image several times her height.

The phantom was crimson all over, so immense it seemed to block out the sky.

Like the blazing summer sun, it continuously radiated a terrifying heat that caused the air within a ten-meter radius to distort and ripple violently.

"VMMMM—!"

Under Hu Zhou’s shocked gaze, Xia Shuran pushed off the ground hard with the balls of her feet. Her delicate figure transformed into a streak of crimson light as she took the initiative and charged toward the surging rat swarm.

Ten meters.

Five meters.

One meter.

When she was less than a meter from the swarm, Xia Shuran’s eyes narrowed. She swung the Dragon Spear in her hands like a bolt of lightning, sweeping it with all her might toward the mutated giant rats before her.

The instant the Dragon Spear swept out, the enormous Martial Soul behind her also swung its Qi Blood Long Spear, sweeping across the rat swarm with an overwhelming wave of Qi Blood Power.