Mystery Journey (9)

To Shi Jianxia, ​​the butterfly-faced people's behavior of crossing the river was simply a terrifying story. They had just stopped at the river bank, and it was obvious that they were afraid of something.

But within a few minutes, they changed their previous attitude of not daring to cross the river and flew directly over. Something must have happened that made them no longer need to be afraid of the king who ruled this area.

Shi Jianxia had no time to think more deeply about the reasons for their change in attitude. He could only lead Lei Xin and others to flee without stopping, and inform the other military cadets who were still exploring various parts of the forest about the incident, asking them to immediately move to the seashore, and dive into the seabed to save their lives if something went wrong.

Although Shi Jianxia and others had fled the spot immediately, their breath seemed to be locked by the butterfly-faced men. The five butterfly-faced men stared at their departing figures, gently shaking their gorgeous yet strange wings behind them, and various colored phosphorus powders fell silently from the sky.

Suddenly, four of the butterfly-faced figures disappeared from the spot!

In the direction where Xia and his companions were running, a black vortex appeared, rotating counterclockwise and getting bigger and bigger. The strange and terrifying aura of the butterfly-faced man spread from the center of the vortex. The low-level insects in the nearby area trembled under their pressure and could only crawl on the ground waiting for an unknown fate.

Lei Xin looked solemn and slammed on the brakes, trying to flee in another direction with Shi Jianxia. A dark and terrifying vortex appeared in his sight, like a hungry beast from the abyss that had opened its eyes and was ready to swallow its dying prey.

A butterfly-faced man with a pair of gray-black wings walked out of the black vortex. His strange black-red compound eyes blinked, and his gaze fell directly on Lei Xin and Shi Jianxia.

It was like a hunter who had finally caught its prey. Its long and slender mouth split open to the sides again, forming a creepy arc.

When Shi Jianxia met those eyes, her scalp almost exploded.

Lei Xin is not much better than her. Even though he possesses the extraordinary combat power of the third level, he may not lose to the butterfly-faced man in a fight, but the insect vortex energy continuously supplies energy to the butterfly-faced man, allowing it to recover quickly no matter how serious the injury is.

In this situation, no matter how strong he is, he cannot outlast the Butterfly-Faced Man, and a head-on confrontation is definitely the most disadvantageous approach.

Moreover, his main task is to protect Shi Jianxia, ​​and it is not a wise move to fight with the butterfly-faced man.

Lei Xin bit his back teeth and tried to change direction again, but found that five butterfly-faced men had blocked their way from different directions. They could neither escape forward nor retreat. They had no choice but to fight their way out!

Shi Jianxia also realized this, and due to nervousness, sweat oozed from his forehead and his back was also wet.

After a few seconds, she whispered, "Uncle Lei, you guys go fight them and try to keep them away from the vortex. Leave the rest to me!"

Since the outcome is destined to be a life-and-death struggle, she holds the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" which can completely kill the advanced Zerg, and it is still unclear who will win or lose in this competition.

Lei Xin knew that the Classic of Mountains and Seas could devour insect vortexes, so he nodded heavily and said, "Be careful!"

In a battle between extraordinary third-level strongmen, let alone Shi Jianxia, ​​even Gongye Jiwang, whose combat power can be greatly enhanced by being in the [Changxi Bathing the Moon] field, has no qualifications to intervene.

It is not an easy task for Lei Xin and his two companions to fight against a larger number of enemies and hold back five butterfly-faced men.

Shi Jianxia wiped the sweat from his forehead and contacted the cubs hiding quietly in various places in the forest, especially the nine-tailed fox that meowed even in his dreams.

The nine-tailed fox quietly hiding under a big white flower had no idea what fear was. It tilted its little head and stared at the insect vortex in the air that exuded a majestic aura. The nine little tails behind it were wagging extremely happily, as if it had foreseen the scene of swallowing it and successfully obtaining the meowing skill.

Shi Jianxia clearly sensed the emotions it conveyed. He felt nervous but also a little amused. He then sensed the positions of Gonggong and other divine puppets.

Gonggong is still the one with the highest combat level among the mimics. He broke through to the extraordinary realm two days ago, and Shi Jianxia also became a real extraordinary strong man.

The butterfly-faced man stared at Lei Xin and the other two who came to fight him, and his strange compound eyes flashed. Although there was no expression on his butterfly face, he exuded contempt from the inside out, as if he thought they were vulnerable.

Lei Xin remembered that his duty in this battle was to lure the tiger away from the mountain. He gave the butterfly-faced man a thumbs-up, then turned it down in front of its face, returning all the contempt and ridicule.

Although they were of different species, the butterfly-faced people, who had absorbed human genes and had strong imitation and learning abilities, understood what he meant.

The exaggerated curve of its mouth froze, and its face remained expressionless, but the aura around it instantly sank. It raised its hand and condensed an energy ball, and smashed it towards Lei Xin without hesitation!

Lei Xin did not dodge or evade. He clenched his five fingers to control the mimic energy and formed a flaming long sword. He chopped it hard from bottom to top at the energy ball thrown by the butterfly-faced man, cutting it in half in one fell swoop, and controlled the energy force field around him to crush it into energy powder.

He put away the knife and put it on his shoulder, made a provocative gesture again, and then hooked his finger at the butterfly-faced man standing in front of the insect vortex.

How could the butterfly-faced man stand his repeated provocations? He threw back his head and let out a deafening scream, and the densely packed sharp teeth in his mouth opened and closed, making people's scalp tingle for no reason.

It didn't know that as its angry scream spread in all directions, a pair of golden compound eyes suddenly opened in a valley in the forest.

When Lei Xin saw the butterfly-faced man coming towards him with an energy ball in his hand, he didn't feel any pressure at all from fighting it before. Instead, he felt relieved. He even had to divert his attention to deliberately suppress the corners of his lips that were about to curl up.

He was not in a hurry to fight with the butterfly-faced man, but immediately picked up Shi Jianxia and fled in the direction he came from. This would undoubtedly bump into another butterfly-faced man, but he was not panicked.

Just as he could not defeat the butterfly-faced people, the butterfly-faced people could not think of killing him in a short time, even if they were prepared to adopt the tactic of outnumbering and gradually surround him.

The further the Butterfly-Faced Man is away from its vortex, the faster it will die, but it doesn't know this!

Shi Jianxia had already communicated with the kids, and now he was just being a decent decoration, being led by Lei Xin to play a game of chase with the butterfly-faced man.

The nine-tailed fox hiding under the big white flower watched the butterfly-faced man flying farther and farther away. Its furry little ears moved, and it seized the opportunity to jump onto a flying sacred mountain. The nine-tailed fox and its cub rushed straight to the insect vortex in the sky.

The tremendous energy emitted by the vortex made the little white fox even happier. It was sure that it would be able to acquire the skill of meowing this time!

When approaching the insect vortex, the nine-tailed fox grew larger like a breath of air, completely changing its soft and cute temperament. A black and gold pattern lit up on its forehead, and the breath of ancient times spread out from it.

This ancient mythical beast finally revealed its inherent ferocity and danger, opening its huge mouth and biting the insect vortex in front of it!

This black vortex, similar to a space crack, was bitten into its mouth like a piece of gummy candy. The nine-tailed fox seemed to have eaten a rare delicacy in the world. It slightly narrowed its beautiful glass eyes, chewed the vortex carefully, felt its delicious taste, and finally swallowed it into its stomach with a gulp.

The energy of the vortex disappeared, and the nearby space that had been pulled and distorted returned to its original state. The nine-tailed fox patted its bulging belly, yawned lazily, and went straight back to the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" to sleep soundly.

The butterfly-faced man who was chasing Lei Xin and Shi Jianxia had not yet realized that his base camp had been destroyed by the nine-tailed fox. His vibrating wings suddenly stopped, like a puppet controlled by a puppeteer.

In less than three seconds, it covered its head, opened its strange mouth and let out a deafening scream. The sound waves were layered and almost overturned the nearby vegetation. Lei Xin decisively opened the mimicry field to block the sound wave attack from the butterfly-faced man.

Through the mimicry field, Shi Jianxia could hear the butterfly-faced man wailing in pain. It was unable to fly anymore and fell vertically to the ground, pressing against a bush. It rolled around wildly with its head in its hands, and finally turned into star-like energy fragments and disappeared.

Shi Jianxia, ​​who was watching this scene from afar, actually thought that the scene of it disappearing was quite beautiful.

At this time, another scream was heard.

It’s another butterfly-faced man!

It discovered the death of its companion, and its strange compound eyes looked confused, as if it didn't understand why its companion with infinite power had disappeared.

Lei Xin immediately took Shi Jianxia and ran back. Their movement immediately attracted the attention of the butterfly-faced man, who vibrated his wings and chased after them.

Since the butterfly-faced man was chasing them directly from the direction of the river crossing and did not use the insect vortex to intercept them, Shi Jianxia could not let the cubs find an opportunity to devour its insect vortex and could only run away.

The remaining three butterfly-faced men gradually moved away from their insect vortex. When Shi Jianxia was about to make a big move, a golden vortex appeared without warning in the dark sky. Before it was fully formed, a terrifying pressure came over.

Lei Xin, who had just breathed a sigh of relief after getting rid of a butterfly-faced man, suddenly changed his expression. He didn't care that he would collide directly with the butterfly-faced man, and without thinking, he took Shi Jianxia and ran towards the direction where it was.

The butterfly-faced man froze the moment the golden vortex appeared. He vibrated his wings and tried to retreat, but the Zerg's instinct to unconditionally obey the stronger made it impossible for him to move. He could only fall vertically to the ground like a head start until he fell to the ground.

The golden vortex continued to expand, and the surging energy waves vibrated around it. Neither Lei Xin nor the other two extraordinary masters could withstand this suffocating and terrifying force, and were directly shaken out.

Lei Xin protected Shi Jianxia tightly. When facing the impact of the force, the fishy and salty blood rushed to his throat. He gritted his teeth and flew directly to the other side of the wide river along the force of the energy wave.

Compared to the inevitable death faced by the powerful Sanctuary, the forest full of Zerg seemed less scary.

But just as they reached the middle of the river, a force comparable to the golden wave burst out from another forest. If Shi Jianxia and others who were at the intersection of the two forces were hit by them at the same time, they would be crushed into a whirlpool.

At the critical moment, the golden force swept up the river water and pulled everyone down.

The moment the golden energy wave collided with the black energy wave, a horrific sonic boom swept across both sides of the river, destroying almost all vegetation. The four butterfly-faced men exploded into bloody mist in an instant, and the three insect vortices suspended in the air were crushed by the golden power and disappeared without a trace in just one second.

As Shi Jianxia fell deeper into the river, he faintly heard two overlapping voices before he passed out.

"Luk, you've crossed the line."

"Zhu, hand over my prey."