Nine Star Burden

Chapter 144: Skewers

The three of them chased all the way forward, only to discover that the interior of the tunnel was so well connected that they actually reached a junction.

Xia Yan stopped in her tracks, but before she could say anything, she heard the austere female voice coming from the tunnel again.

Without hesitation, Xia Yan whipped out her sword and charged forward.

The flame on her fist could not supply her with enough light. This time, she held her giant sword forward diagonally, and the sword was soon shrouded in the flames.

Jiang Xiao blinked and thought, She actually used her sword as a torch?

A two-meter long giant flame torch. Are you scared?

Han Jiangxue carefully carved a mark at the junction, and when she ran out and caught up with both of them, she discovered that Xia Yan and Jiang Xiao had already met the savages.

There were actually only two savages.

There seemed to be no suitable place for them to settle down in the cave. When Xia Yan and Jiang Xiao met the savages, they were in a slightly wider tunnel.

There was a dent in the wall on the left side of the tunnel, forming a natural room that was laid with weeds.

The area was about the size of a queen-sized bed. Did the savages live in there?

The male savage roared in exasperation and stood in front of the “queen-sized bed”.

There was a female savage standing behind the male savage on a pile of weed yelling at Jiang Xiao and Xia Yan.

“They’re social creatures who live in clusters. Pay attention to your right.” Han Jiangxue frantically reminded as she ran toward them from the left.

Just like the male savage who decided to step up and defend his peers, Xia Yan also whipped her sword out and got into a stance.

Xia Yan held onto her sword and stood in front of the two of them, sounding a little hesitant as she spoke. “There seems to be just the two of them here.”

Han Jiangxue raised her eyebrows peculiarly in apprehension.

After giving it some thought, Jiang Xiao released a bouncing ray of medical light towards the right of the tunnel.

Slightly stunned, Han Jiangxue wondered, What’s going on?

Next, Jiang Xiao decided to be all ears and listen attentively. However, he didn’t hear any sounds of Bell for a long time.

Han Jiangxue turned to look at Han Jiangxue and said, “Seems like there really isn’t anyone else.”

!!!

Xia Yan looked at Jiang Xiao in astonishment. She had never thought that Bell could be used in such a way too.

Is this the so-called power of creation?

Brother, how many more surprises are you going to give me?

“Look in front, don’t look at me,” Jiang Xiao said frantically.

“Oh, oh.” Xia Yan snapped out of her trance and stared at the pair that was still roaring. “I’m so annoyed. Should I just stab them both and make a stick of candy haw?”

The female savage stepped on the “queen-sized bed” while the male savage blocked the front. Space inside was extremely small and Xia Yan would be able to stab them both at the same time with her sword.

“Did they elope?” Jiang Xiao asked curiously.

Xia Yan was thrilled to hear his words. She laughed in amusement and answered, “That might really be the case.”

Seeing that her enemies seemed to be chatting with each other joyously despite her roars, the female savage lost her temper and raised her arms high up in the sky, after which a dim gold halo formed beneath their feet.

Is this… the halo of Nostalgia?

Is this disheveled savage actually a Savage Sorceress!?!

Jiang Xiao was dumbfounded.

Oh my god, sorcerers and witches are all extremely formidable.

The Savage Sorceress definitely can order her underlings around and become the leader of a tribe. But why did she end up in such a shabby and pathetic state?

She doesn’t even have leather armor and actually only has one underling?

Wait…

That male savage probably isn’t her underling. Could he be her lover?

Impressive.

Did the two of them really elope!?!

“*&%¥#!” the Savage Sorceress yelled.

At the same time, the male savage also got into a fight stance and revealed his sharp fingernails and fangs.

A dim scale also appeared in the golden halo beneath his feet.

—Nostalgia + Dawn

Jiang Xiao nodded and thought, Great maneuver of the Star Techniques, but… you’re a Savage Sorceress and yet, you barely have any underlings. A low-level savage like him can’t withstand Xia Yan’s stabs at all.

Savages were Brass Quality creatures of the lowest level.

They only had Sharp Claws and Sharp Fangs. He could clearly use weapons, but as a savage of the lowest level, he seemed to trust his Sharp Claws and Sharp Fangs more. Hence, he wasn’t inclined toward using weapons.

But then again, you’re an authoritative and domineering Savage Sorceress. Why did you fall for a male savage of the lowest level?

This male savage…

Okay, he’s indeed kinda handsome. His figure, tsk, tsk…

While Jiang Xiao was judging and making remarks about the savage, his opponents had already begun to attack!

“Ah!” the male savage hollered and tried to grab Xia Yan.

*Screech*!

Xia Yan raised her arm and tried to stab them. In this small and narrow space, it was rather difficult for her to stab the two of them with her large sword…

They were all talk and no action.

The male savage was stabbed by Xia Yan’s sword, just like that.

Xia Yan felt like she was a candied haw maker holding onto a bamboo stick and poking it at the hawthorn on the table. “Move.”

The hawthorn then agreed happily and bounced around before moving through the bamboo skewer.

There were pros and cons to suppressing others using your level. The Savage Sorceress yelled and gave her commands while being on a pedestal, and the loyal male savage also charged forward dutifully.

But… how was he supposed to do that when he was faced with Xia Yan’s sword?

He had no choice but to allow himself to be stabbed to death.

“Ah, ah, ah, ah!!!” The Savage Sorceress flew into a rage. The halo beneath her feet seemed to have become thicker and the scale seemed to have turned faster in the clockwise direction!

However… it seemed to be useless.

Her Star Techniques were all assistive and meant for supplementing. She didn’t have any offensive Star Techniques for attacking. At this moment, she was blocked by Xia Yan who was standing at the entrance without any underlings. It was an absolute tragedy.

She walked sideways and tried to break away from the burning giant sword.

However, Xia Yan was not silly. She retracted her sword and stabbed forward.

The basic movements caused the roaring Savage Sorceress to be pierced by the burning giant sword.

Did she die just like this?

Are these two savages here to joke around?

A high-level Savage Sorceress died just like that?

Xia Yan put the sword away and stepped on the male savage’s corpse to get them off her sword… yes, get them off the sword.

Even until now, Xia Yan had still yet to recover from the shock. What actually happened?

The dense sounds of footsteps could be heard coming from the left and Han Jiangxue looked over, only to see flames in Li Weiyi’s hand. Hai Tianqing finally appeared behind him too.

“Teacher Hai and I have blasted the opening and there is a bunch of savages fleeing outside. There’s also a bunch of Ape Ghouls chasing us. It’s really dangerous,” Li Weiyi panted heavily as he explained.

Han Jiangxue nodded silently. Thankfully, they had entered the cave. Otherwise, no one would have been able to survive. It was just like the scene that happened in the snowfield.

“Hai… Hai Tianqing.” Xia Yan turned around to look at Hai Tianqing with a puzzled look. “The Savage Sorceress is the supreme general of the savages. Why did she only have one underling?”

Hai Tianqing’s chest heaved up and down even though he was clearly physically fitter than Li Weiyi. He cocked his head towards the side to look at the two corpses beneath Xia Yan’s feet. “Are you sure this is a Savage Sorceress?”

“Of course, she exhibited the halo of Nostalgia just now,” Xia Yan said firmly.

Every Star Bead was obtained through painstaking means for her, but the battle just now was a bit too easy.

She managed to kill them just by stabbing them with her sword.

Hai Tianqing frowned and speculated. “It could be that she has been exiled by a group. If there are two Savage Sorceresses in a group, there will be a replacement of the leader. They’re not humans, the way they solve the problem is through brutal and violent means. Of course, even in human society, two tigers cannot share one mountain.”

Xia Yan nodded and continued, “But this male savage is of the lowest level and he definitely won’t leave the vast population because he doesn’t have the rights or ability to do so.”

Jiang Xiao said feebly, “The strong have fallen for the weak?”

Hai Tianqing was at a loss for words too.

Jiang Xiao stepped into the room and raked up the weeds on the ground, only to be overwhelmed by a pungent odor.

Jiang Xiao did not discover any treasures and only saw a few stone bowls.

Some of the stone bowls were stained with water and seemed to have been knocked over not too long ago, causing hot water to flow out.

There were some traces of blood in some of them, and there were also some pieces of minced meat in the weed. Jiang Xiao was unsure if the meat was from the savages or from Ape Ghouls. Regardless, they were disgusting.

Jiang Xiao walked out and suddenly got an idea. “There seem to be many ways and alternative paths in this tunnel. Let’s keep looking. Maybe it’s like a love hotel?”

Xia Yan looked at Jiang Xiao, angry yet amused. “Do you think there are other cubicles similar to this one?”

Jiang Xiao nodded firmly and exclaimed, “Yes! Let’s stab all couples!”

Li Weiyi subconsciously took a step back…