Seeing porridge girl blocking the way, Lin Tong’s expression slightly changed. He was very aware of porridge girl’s strength. Although both of them were ranked high on the Earthly List, porridge girl was much more formidable than him. In a one-on-one situation, he had no confidence in defeating porridge girl.
Seeing Lin Tong steadily retreating, porridge girl opened her mouth and said, "What, don’t dare to make a move?"
Lin Tong snorted lightly, "I admit I am not your opponent, but don’t get too arrogant. Just because I can’t defeat you doesn’t mean nobody else can." As soon as his words fell, a metallic friction sound suddenly came from around, as if an iron cage had been opened.
Just when porridge girl was observing her surroundings, a sudden gust of wind approached from behind. As an Earthly List expert, porridge girl’s reaction was very quick. Sensing the gust, she immediately turned around and struck a palm backwards.
But her palm hit nothing, nothing was struck. Focusing her gaze, porridge girl discovered there was no one behind her.
Such speedy maneuvers!
After experiencing the opponent’s maneuvers, a trace of seriousness flashed through porridge girl’s beautiful eyes. She was certain that someone had appeared behind her just now, but in less than a second, that person had vanished from in front of her.
Could this strength be...maybe from one of the top five masters of the Earthly List?
Thinking of this, porridge girl couldn’t help but feel a bit worried. She knew her own abilities well. Though she was slightly stronger than Lin Tong, her strength was at most ranked sixth on the Earthly List, not high enough to enter the top five. Just like the Dragon List, the fifth spot on the Earthly List was a watershed. Once crossed, it was a different realm.
At this moment, porridge girl only heard the whistling of wind beside her ears, but her eyes could not lock onto the target at all.
There was no way; the opponent was simply too fast, eyes alone could not keep up with them.
"Rescue accomplished, let’s go!"
Hearing Ling Chen’s voice from beside her, porridge girl nodded and was ready to rush out, paving the way for Ling Chen.
However, just at that moment, a fierce gust of wind struck head-on, instantly closing in on porridge girl.
Sensing the sudden crisis, porridge girl’s pupils shrank and she stepped back, raising both palms with Inner Strength infused, pushing swiftly forward.
"Be careful, that person has a knife."
Suddenly, Yang Chen next to Ling Chen shouted.
Hearing Yang Chen’s warning, porridge girl’s face changed slightly and she immediately withdrew her palms. Using this opportunity, her gaze swept around, and a cold and harsh glint abruptly met her eyes.
porridge girl breathed a sigh of relief, grateful for Yang Chen’s timely reminder, otherwise, her palm strike would surely have hit that curved blade. Even with her strong abilities, her flesh and blood body couldn’t clash with a knife, especially since she did not practice Cross Training in Hard Qi Gong.
Missing with the knife swing, the person did not hesitate at all, quickly withdrawing and continued to move around the group, seeking an opportunity to attack.
"You all go first; I’ll cover the back."
As porridge girl’s voice rang out, Ling Chen turned his head towards Qiu Yong, preparing to lead everyone away, but Qiu Yong shook his head and said, "Third brother has not been found yet, we must rescue him."
Ling Chen was shocked; he thought that Yuan Yun had been killed by Lin Tong.
"Big brother, where is third brother?"
"He should still be here. He was severely injured earlier. After Lin Tong brought us here, he passed out, and I don’t know where Lin Tong has placed him."
"Alright, you all wait here; I’ll go look for him."
Ling Chen nodded and turned around to walk towards the back. Not far behind him was a door leading to the rear of the stronghold where Yuan Yun was likely abandoned. Passing through the door, Ling Chen surveyed the surroundings, searching for Yuan Yun’s whereabouts while staying alert for danger.
To save time, Ling Chen walked swiftly, and soon, he reached the deepest part of the stronghold.
At that moment, Ling Chen’s sharp eyes were drawn to some traces of blood on the ground.
Following the trail of blood, Ling Chen quickly found a tightly closed door. He kicked the door open and a strong smell of blood immediately hit his nostrils. Ling Chen glanced at the dark environment inside the room and reached out to flip the light switch on the wall.
As the room lit up, piles of debris immediately came into view around him.
In those piles, there lay a person covered in blood, motionless. Ling Chen’s expression changed slightly, and he hurried over to lift the person up from the ground.
Indeed, it was Yuan Yun!
"Brother... Brother!" Ling Chen called out loudly to Yuan Yun, but Yuan Yun didn’t respond at all, as if he were dead.
Seeing this, Ling Chen quickly checked Yuan Yun’s breathing. Thankfully, he was still breathing, albeit very weakly, barely hanging on. Without immediate medical treatment, Yuan Yun’s life was at risk.
Without a second to lose, Ling Chen quickly picked up Yuan Yun and hurried out of the room. However, just a few steps out, Ling Chen caught a glimpse of a few items discarded in the corner of the debris room from the corner of his eye.
"Big brother, I’ve found Brother Three."
Seeing Ling Chen holding Yuan Yun and rushing towards them from behind, Qiu Yong and the others breathed a sigh of relief.
"Big brother, these were in there," said Ling Chen as he handed over several weapons. These were the personal weapons of Zhang Zhongfeng, Xia Yue, Yuan Yun, and others, clearly confiscated when they were captured and thrown into the debris room. Fortunately, he had spotted them just in time.
Taking the weapons from Ling Chen, Qiu Yong turned to porridge girl and said solemnly, "Ling Cheng, things don’t look good; your friend seems to be no match for that person."
Hearing this, Ling Chen immediately turned his gaze towards porridge girl.
At that moment, porridge girl had a clear wound on her left arm from which blood was profusely flowing, staining her sleeve red.
That someone could injure porridge girl suggested that this person was extraordinarily skilled.
"Huh... Where’s Lin Tong?" Ling Chen suddenly noticed that Lin Tong was nowhere to be seen.
"I haven’t seen him; he probably ran away," replied Qiu Yong.
Better that he’s gone!
Ling Chen thought to himself that if there were one more Lin Tong, things could get even more complicated.
"Big brother, you all take care of Brother Three for now; I’m going to help porridge girl."
Qiu Yong tossed the steel knife that Yuan Yun used and said, "Take this; you might need it."
With the steel knife in hand, Ling Chen felt more confident. He quickened his pace to reach porridge girl and asked with concern, "Are you alright?"
"Just a minor injury, it’s nothing," she paused before adding, "Be careful, that person’s speed is incredibly fast, I’ve never seen anyone able to move at that level before."
"Could it be a Heavenly List master?"
"No. If it were a Heavenly List master, they wouldn’t need to resort to such tactics; they would have killed us straight away."