Chapter 49

Chapter Forty-Nine

The outsiders from the mountains had always lived a life of luxury since arriving on Tianji Star, and had never experienced being hunted before. Therefore, they found the fact that their companions were being hunted particularly novel and infuriating.

Outsiders all wanted to see what kind of ants dared to try and shake a tree, so everyone volunteered to go out and personally deliver their lives into the hands of Xiao Liunian and his companions.

Xiao Liunian and his companions entered the mountains and stopped in front of a few houses.

Against the backdrop of darkness, the house appeared eerie and sinister, with occasional low, muffled groans emanating from it, so faint that most people couldn't hear them.

Besides the muffled groans, the chirping of insects echoed intermittently in the forest, further enhancing the eerie atmosphere. Before anyone knew it, the moon had moved into the thick clouds again.

Following the sound, Xiao Liunian and his companions arrived at a house.

"Hold your breath!" Xiao Liunian instructed, while handing a mask to Lan Sa.

"Put them on!" After putting on protective masks, Xiao Liunian pushed open the door and stepped inside, with the other three following closely behind.

Upon entering the house, by the light of candles, one could see that it was divided into small rooms, with many medicine-using people lying, squatting, or curled up inside. The entire house had no other entrances except for the doorway.

"Boss!" Lan Sa called out.

Mu Yi and Xu Sheng looked around and exchanged a glance.

A few of the drug users who still retained their rationality gestured excitedly at Xiao Liunian and the others, seemingly trying to ask Xiao Liunian for a release.

Xiao Liunian drew his sword, slowly gathering his strength, and dozens of sword energies shot towards each cage, breaking the locks hanging on the doors.

Xiao Liunian walked out of the house again, followed closely by Lan Sa and the other two.

The moon slowly and laboriously emerged from behind the layers of clouds, its white light shining on Xiao Liunian and the others, as well as on the drug addicts who were struggling to escape from their cages.

These people looked at the moon, then pointed at the sword in Xiao Liunian's hand. Xiao Liunian drew the sword from its sheath again, gathered his strength, and unleashed the sword energy, fulfilling the medicine people's request and giving them a release.

Sometimes, death is a luxury.

"Mumu, is there no hope for them?" the cat inside the space asked.

“There is no way to save him!” Xiao Liunian replied. The life functions of the drug patient had been frantically stimulated and overdrawn, and his life force was almost completely exhausted. Only by replenishing the consumed life force could he be saved.

Perhaps in this different world, there might be some way to save them, but it is still unknown.

Xiao Liunian and his three companions entered another room. While the other three were looking around, Xiao Liunian opened a large cabinet and, using the cabinet as cover, took out the prepared kerosene.

Xiao Liunian led Lan Sa and the other two to spread the oil in each house, using a tiny spark to ignite it.

The kerosene ignited instantly, and the flames spread rapidly, shooting into the sky and filling the surrounding area with a red glow.

Fortunately, the area around these houses was empty, and the houses were surrounded by sturdy walls. The nearest trees were more than ten meters away from the walls, making them difficult to ignite. Otherwise, the fire would have engulfed not only these houses but the entire forest.

The weather is dry, so please be careful with fire!

The cat is issuing a warning within the space, and the host should not imitate its behavior.

"You should meditate and recover your strength first," Xiao Liunian said.

Lan Sa, Mu Yi, and Xu Sheng each chose a spot and began to seize the time to recover their strength. Xiao Liunian watched as the fire devoured the world while protecting the three of them.

An hour later, pure white petals began to fall from the sky.

In the sky, the moon had once again hidden itself and disappeared, replaced by layers of thick cumulus clouds, foreshadowing the arrival of a heavy snow.

When the snowflakes first fell, their force was too weak to withstand the flames before they even hit the ground. However, the snowflakes had the advantage of being numerous and continuous, and the flames began to gradually diminish. It seemed that it was only a matter of time before the flames were completely annihilated by the snowflakes.

In the latter half of the night, Xiao Liunian, Lan Sa, Mu Yi, and Xu Sheng left the place and headed to their final destination—the desert.

Despite being a desert, a spring lies quietly here, surrounded by several trees of varying sizes. Their roots extend deep into the desert and towards the spring, striving to obtain more water for their survival.

"Mumu, where is the portal to the outsider? Does it require some kind of magical power to summon it?" Based on the novels the Cat System has read, the portal usually appears out of thin air in the form of a vortex, with the other end of the vortex connecting to other worlds.

"You'll find out soon enough!" Xiao Liunian kept the answer a secret, not telling Maomao directly.

"Thirteen, keep a close eye on them and send the three of them away as soon as possible!" Xiao Liunian instructed again.

If Xiao Liunian's estimation was correct, although the number of outsiders in the desert was small, their cultivation level was definitely the strongest. At the critical moment, Xiao Liunian might not be able to save the lives of the three of them, and he would still have to rely on the system.

"Received!" the system replied.

Xiao Liunian drew his sword once more and swung it southwest, creating a giant wave in the sea of ​​sand and drawing out the outsiders hidden in the desert.

"Who dares to act so presumptuously!" A powerful shout rang out, and in the blink of an eye, seven people appeared opposite Xiao Liunian and his group of four.

Upon seeing the seven appear, Xiao Liunian took the initiative to attack, his sword radiating a destructive sword intent. Xiao Liunian was there to kill, not to chat. The rule that villains die from talking too much does not apply to Xiao Liunian.

"Host and the phrase 'ruthless and taciturn' are a perfect match!" Apart from the first time when Xiao Liunian used words to stall for time, Cat Cat always went straight into battle without any waste of words, aiming to send the enemy to the Yellow Springs as quickly as possible.

As Xiao Liunian made his move, Lan Sa and the other two followed suit, joining Xiao Liunian in attacking the enemy.

The combined attack of Xiao Liunian and his three companions was blocked by the others. At the same time, the enemy quickly retaliated, and the roles of offense and defense were reversed, with Xiao Liunian and his three companions now on the defensive.

"Send them away!" Xiao Liunian transmitted his voice to the system, knowing that staying any longer would surely lead to their deaths.

"You guys go first, go back and summarize the experience of this battle, and improve your strength!" Xiao Liunian said to Lan Sa and the other two in a deep voice, his tone carrying a barely perceptible seriousness.

Lan Sa and the other two wanted to say something more, but the system had already transferred them away. Three seconds later, they were in a private room in a teahouse in Wuzhou City.

"Mumu, let's go too, there's plenty of time in the future!" Maomao suggested.

"No need!" Xiao Liunian refused the cat's suggestion.

Xiao Liunian looked at the group of people opposite him, his eyes gradually becoming excited. This time he could try out the 'Exponential Explosion' technique sooner.

Xiao Liunian sheathed his sword, then held his hands in front of him, a force rapidly gathering and expanding between his palms.

Sensing something was wrong, the seven people opposite joined forces to attack Xiao Liunian.

"Mumu!" The cat kept scratching the ground with its paws inside the space.

Xiao Liunian pushed the power in his palm toward the seven people. At first, the seven people did not take this power seriously, but in less than a breath, the power became extremely terrifying and attacked them. The group quickly used their internal energy to block the power together.

At the same time, Xiao Liunian stepped back, his hands in front of him, using the same move as before, his internal power surging out and quickly gathering in his palms.

The seven had just finished dealing with the first attack and hadn't even had time to counterattack when Xiao Liunian's second attack followed.

With nowhere to hide, the seven had no choice but to use all their strength to resist. However, this force was too powerful, and they discovered that it could also absorb their own power, making its destructive power even more terrifying. As one force weakened while the other strengthened, the seven did not last long before they were transformed into part of the desert.

The cats inside the space were dumbfounded. The host was too powerful! They hadn't even fought much, and in just two moves, the opponent was completely gone!

After watching the seven people turn into dust, Xiao Liunian finally couldn't hold on any longer and collapsed backward.

"Mumu!" The system quickly emerged from the space, transforming into a large cat and catching Xiao Liunian's falling body on its back.

"What happened?" Wasn't it an easy win? How come you can't even stand up anymore?

"The power I used the first time came from the remaining power of the group on the mountain, which could only be used to buy time. The second time, to ensure that everything went smoothly, I drew out all the power in my body to complete this move, 'Exponential Explosion,' which is why it was like this," Xiao Liunian explained, adding that he may have even overdrawn his own power.

"What should we do? What if someone comes?" Cat pushed Xiao Liunian to sit up and then took out several cat-shaped cushions from her space to support Xiao Liunian's body.

"Don't worry, the monitoring and early warning system is on. If anyone comes, we'll teleport away to the no-man's land," Xiao Liunian said.

"Mumu, you're really amazing!" The cat patted Xiao Liunian's forehead with its paw.

"You mean I'm really crazy, right?" Xiao Liunian looked at the countless twinkling stars in the sky.

"I didn't say that, you said it yourself!" That's what the cat was thinking. This kind of approach of putting all the power in her body into it without holding back was too crazy. What if she failed to kill the enemy?

"According to the usual protagonist law, after this, once I regain my strength, my internal energy will become even more abundant, and my cultivation will reach a higher level." Xiao Liunian thought that since he was a protagonist, the protagonist law should be of some use.

"How can I restore my power?" the cat asked.

"Take some pills!" Xiao Liunian pulled out a bottle of medicine from his spatial storage, and the cat picked it up, poured out a pill, and fed it to Xiao Liunian.

Feeling the medicine dissolve in his body, Xiao Liunian closed his eyes and began to circulate his internal energy. At first, only a trace of power flowed through his meridians, but as the energy circulated within his body, it gradually grew stronger.

Xiao Liunian guessed correctly. The protagonist's halo had finally descended, and his internal energy had become more solid and powerful. If he had enough time to cultivate, his power might jump two levels.

Xiao Liunian sat cross-legged and began cultivating all night. The cat beside him would sometimes scratch the sand with its paws, sometimes look at Xiao Liunian's cultivation, sometimes look at the starry sky, and sometimes take out snacks to eat and drink.

One person in charge, making full use of the nighttime hours, not wasting a single second.

Slowly, the starry sky dissipated, and the red light began to gradually engulf the desert. Under the sunlight, the sand temperature gradually increased. Cat took out a large umbrella and struggled to stand it on the ground, creating a relatively shady area for herself and Xiao Liunian.

During the day, the sun vigorously radiates its light and heat. After releasing all its heat and light, the sun departs contentedly, and the Milky Way takes over, ushering in a new night.

"Don't you need to eat when you're cultivating?" the cat grumbled from the side, then prepared to close its eyes and go to sleep.

Just as the sun's red light was about to engulf the desert once more, Xiao Liunian finally opened his eyes, his cultivation temporarily coming to an end.

"Let's go find the passage!" Xiao Liunian picked up the cat.

After quickly resolving the passage issue, let's go to the city for a big meal. After two days and forty-eight hours, the cat's belly seems a bit empty; we should find something to fill it up as soon as possible.