"Oh, oh, goodbye... No, if you leave, who’s going to rig the matches with me?"
Fang Bao shrank his neck, instinctively spotting Bai Ke and Nan Xuewei trapped in a siege, then abruptly mustered the courage to charge at the surrounding Beast Cultivation creatures.
"Ahhh, Xuewei, I’m coming..."
Suddenly, several deep red energy drills pinned down the attacking Beast Cultivation creatures. A blur flashed by, its deep red electric drills spinning violently, tearing through the creatures’ bodies.
The energy exploded inside the Beast Cultivation creatures, sending sparks flying.
The blur landed on the ground, revealing a figure clad in semi-covered battle armor, with red-lit veins coursing through its limbs that drew everyone’s gaze.
Soon, an electronic synthetic voice echoed.
The silver armor on the battle armor’s shoulders retracted to its chest, while two massive red semi-spherical eyes covering the face glimmered with golden light again.
Seeing this familiar style of semi-covered battle armor, Fang Bao instantly guessed who it was.
"Qin Shou, you... watch out behind!" he shouted in alarm.
At that moment, a black mecha swooped overhead, firing wildly.
Qin Shou leaped into the air, dodging the gunfire, as a streak of red light shot out from the sole of his foot.
The energy coalesced into a deep red drill, pinning the mecha in place. Qin Shou kicked mid-air, diving into the deep red drill, instantly piercing through the mecha.
The mecha erupted. Shrapnel rained down as Qin Shou flipped through the air, landing beside Fang Bao. He said, "You guys retreat with them first. I’ll hold them off... Leave it to me."
"Alright, we’re counting on you."
Fang Bao nodded and sprinted towards Nan Xuewei and Bai Ke, shouting as he went, "Everyone, hurry! With Qin Shou here, we’re good!"
Damn, would it kill them to show a little appreciation?
Swearing inwardly, Qin Shou urged the group to leave.
Moments later, he saw the Four Little Saints and the others approaching safety.
The mecha released a surge of energy, and Qin Shou seized the moment, diving to shield everyone behind him, placing himself in the epicenter of the blast.
"Qin Shou..." Fang Bao exclaimed in shock.
"Brother Qin..." the others cried out in alarm.
"Go! Get out of here!"
Qin Shou waved and shouted, before being engulfed by the blinding energy light.
A wave of heat swept through, blasting everyone out of the cave. Check latest chapters at NoveIꜰire.net
In the tunnel, Fang Bao pushed himself up and stared at the collapsed cave entrance brimming with energy debris, feeling inexplicably heavyhearted.
"He’s actually one to sacrifice himself for others... Could I have been wrong about him all along?"
Doubt seeped into his mind.
Then, he shook his head vigorously, denying it.
"No way, that guy is definitely scheming something behind the scenes again!" Fang Bao asserted firmly.
Beside him, Bai Ke’s dazed eyes peeled towards grime-smudged fingers rubbing the dust on her face.
"Liang Jingjing, your former master really is... sigh, I hope he’s alright..."
Unlike Fang Bao and the others, the Four Little Saints were considerably more emotional.
"No, we have to save Brother Qin..."
"Right, even if Brother Qin is dead, we at least need to bring his body back..."
Fang Bao, noticing their urgency, promptly tried to reason with them.
"Wait, your Brother Qin wanted you to survive. Would dying not betray his intentions?"
Though he didn’t understand Qin Shou’s actual plan, he dared not declare Qin Shou was still alive outright.
If ruining Qin Shou’s schemes brought repercussions, Qin Shou would never let him off the hook. He might even screw over his entire Quan Family.
Thinking of the consequences sent a chill down Fang Bao’s spine.
Back in the cave, as the energy shockwave dissipated, a cacophony of curses erupted.
"Damn it, they got away."
"Haha, don’t bother chasing them."
"Exactly. By now, the boss should’ve already killed Leng Wanbai and acquired the Cosmic Creature Metal. They’re nothing."
Talking amongst themselves, they began operating their mechas to excavate the sealed-off cave entrance.
Suddenly, a young man inadvertently stepped on a slightly scorched belt. Curiosity piqued, he bent down to pick it up.