nucmednet Chapter 118 Anxiety
Chapter 118 Anxiety
The sword that Master Jia had originally aimed at his lower back could only now reach his thigh. However, a hairy arm easily grasped the tip of the sword, and with a slight force, Master Jia involuntarily took a step forward.
But soon he circulated his literary energy, and the tip of the sword became sharper. The big hand holding the sword tip began to bleed, and out of reflex, it loosened its grip slightly. Master Jia took the opportunity and pulled the sword out of the hand of the barbarian leader with a clever force.
At the same time, the venomous snakes that had been biting the barbarians were shaken by his surging aura and fell off his body. Before the snakes could climb back up, the barbarian leader had already taken action and stomped down at the snakes at an extremely fast speed. Each footstep carried tremendous force, leaving deep footprints on the ground.
After a few inaudible cracks, the venomous snakes scattered on the ground suddenly began to twist, then transformed into balls of spiritual energy and gradually disappeared. At the same time, Old Huang's attack finally landed on the young barbarian leader.
The little barbarian leader roared, "Barbarian God!" Then, the skin all over his body quickly became as hard as rock at a speed visible to the naked eye, as if he was wearing a layer of solid armor.
Old Huang's axe struck the barbarian leader hard, but only a faint streak of blood was created. Although the blow had successfully injured him, it didn't appear to be serious on the surface.
The first wave of probing ended like this, with neither side gaining a clear advantage.
Old Huang and the others, along with the young barbarian leader, retreated almost simultaneously, maintaining a certain distance between them. They warily assessed each other, searching for the next opportunity to attack. The entire scene descended into a tense standoff, with no one daring to make a move.
"What should we do about Manshan? If we delay any longer, the patrol will arrive!" a barbarian shouted anxiously in the barbarian language. They chose this place because it was remote and there were few patrols, but even so, they might still be discovered if they delayed for too long.
They also took advantage of the previous group's departure and attacked a small human village at a precise moment. However, their luck didn't seem very good. Most of the men in the village had gone out to work, leaving only a few elderly, weak, women, and children.
So they sent a few barbarian warriors to guard, and most of the remaining barbarians went to the fields to capture people, but they didn't expect that even such a simple task of capturing people would go wrong.
"Everyone, come together! If there's really no other way, then kill them all!" Manshan gritted his teeth, feeling somewhat unwilling. He had originally wanted to capture some living people and bring them back, as they could fetch a higher price at the barbarian market.
Especially the Confucian scholars who possessed the Wen Palace were extremely valuable. But now it seemed that they could only be killed and taken back to the barbarians.
"Okay, we will all listen to you, Manshan!" Hearing Manshan's order, the other barbarians responded one after another. There was a fierce light in their eyes, and they stared at Gu Yunzhou and others closely.
"Hmph, you barbarians actually dare to act so arrogantly on our human territory! You really don't know how to live or die! Today I must collect a few more barbarian stones to improve my strength, and kill a few more barbarians another day!"
Old Huang laughed heartily, and responded to the provocation of the barbarians in barbarian language without fear.
"Looking for death!" The face of the barbarian leader suddenly turned gloomy, as if water could drip out of it. His heart was filled with anger. He didn't say any more nonsense, but rushed straight towards Master Jia and others.
"Barbarian Charge!" As the young barbarian leader roared, a terrifying, heart-pounding pressure erupted from him, like a heavy mountain, overwhelming Master Jia and his companions. At the same time, the young barbarian leader's tall and mighty figure, like a mountain pressing down on them, pounced on them with a fierce momentum.
"Don't resist, disperse quickly!" Uncle Cai shouted hurriedly. He knew very well the power of this move and did not dare to confront it head-on. He could only dodge sideways quickly and then quickly walk around it.
Master Jia and Lao Huang reacted equally quickly. Master Jia was short and flexible, and his movements were agile. He rolled on the ground and narrowly avoided the attack of the barbarian leader.
However, Old Huang wasn't so lucky. Known for his powerful attack, speed wasn't his strong point, and in the blink of an eye, he was struck by the barbarian leader and sent flying. Old Huang spurted blood and fell heavily to the ground over ten meters away, his life or death unknown.
"So strong!" Gu Yunzhou secretly marveled inwardly. A single attack had severely injured Old Huang, proving that the young barbarian leader hadn't used his full strength in their previous fight. Only then did he truly realize how formidable this enemy was.
Without caring about anything else, Gu Yunzhou quickly mobilized his literary energy and started to drizzle a light rain filled with the aroma of wine around the fallen Old Huang.
The rain carried a strong aroma of wine. As Old Huang bathed in the rain, the wounds on his body healed at a speed visible to the naked eye, and his face gradually regained its color.
Seeing this, Master Jia and Uncle Cai finally breathed a sigh of relief. They no longer paid attention to the situation on Old Huang's side, but instead focused on meeting the barbarian leader who was charging again.
"Ahem... I'm fine, Master Gu, please keep an eye on Uncle Cai and Master Jia. They're under siege and need your timely replenishment of their spiritual energy!"
Old Huang coughed a few times and blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, but he wiped it with his sleeve without caring, and then urged Gu Yunzhou to go and see Uncle Cai and the others.
"Then pay attention to your surroundings and be careful!" Gu Yunzhou glanced at the scene. The remaining three barbarian warriors and the barbarian leader were besieging Master Jia and Uncle Cai. He saw that the two were gradually at a disadvantage.
Damn, I don’t have much Wen Qi left. Damn, it turns out that a newbie just doesn’t have enough mana. Never mind, let’s get through the current crisis first.
"Go!" With Gu Yunzhou's light breath, the gorgeous peach blossoms began to bloom again around the barbarian warriors. They subconsciously took a few steps back. They saw clearly how the barbarian warrior died just now.
The peach blossom petals slowly drifted down, like dancing butterflies, beautiful and charming. However, when these petals landed on the barbarian warriors, they seemed to transform into sharp blades, instantly slicing their skin. Blood gushed from the wounds, staining the ground yellow.
The barbarian warriors looked at the wounds on their bodies in horror. Although the strange petals did not explode like before, they still made them terrified.
They tried to dodge, but the petals followed them closely as if they were alive, constantly causing them harm.