"Ning Yu!" Mu Xue's heart-wrenching screams were swallowed by the energy shockwave. She desperately reached out, but only grasped at nothingness. The energy shockwave engulfed Ning Yu without hindrance, enveloping him in blinding light.
Mu Xue felt a bone-chilling cold instantly sweep over her body, as if even her blood was about to freeze. She struggled to steady herself, only to find that her teammates around her had already staggered and fallen, almost rendered immobile by the sudden wave of cold energy.
"Quickly... stand up..." Mu Xue gritted her teeth, squeezing out a few words. She endured the stiffness in her body, trying her best to mobilize the little supernatural power she had left. A pale blue light flickered in her hand, but it was as weak as a candle in the wind.
“It’s…it’s no use…” one of the team members said, trembling. “This energy…is too strong…”
Mu Xue ignored him, her gaze fixed on the protective barrier in the distance, piercing through the blinding light. She could sense that Ning Yu was still alive; his breath, though weak, clung tenaciously to life.
"Hold on, Ning Yu..." Mu Xue prayed silently in her heart. She concentrated all her strength to form a small protective shield around the team members, trying to resist the deadly cold energy wave.
The light emanating from the protective barrier gradually faded, and Ning Yu's figure reappeared in Mu Xue's sight. He was kneeling on the ground, his body covered with a thin layer of frost, his face as pale as a corpse. But he remained conscious, his eyes still fixed firmly on the protective barrier, as if awaiting the final battle.
His body was almost frozen stiff; every movement felt like it was tearing his bones apart, but he still struggled to stand up. He looked at Mu Xue, his lips twitching slightly as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, he said nothing.
Seeing him like this, Mu Xue felt a sharp pain in her heart. She wanted to rush over, but he stopped her with a gesture.
"Don't come any closer..." Ning Yu's voice was hoarse, like a broken bellows, but he still insisted on finishing, "Protect... everyone..."
His gaze drifted into the distance, where the protective barrier suddenly emitted a dazzling light, as if preparing for a final burst of power. The energy interference source was also trembling violently, emitting a buzzing roar, foreshadowing an even greater storm to come...
The dazzling light, like a newborn sun, was so intense it was blinding. The protective barrier seemed to have gathered all its power at that moment, radiating a chilling energy fluctuation. Simultaneously, the energy interference source trembled violently, emitting a strained hum, as if it would collapse completely at any moment.
"Ning Yu, come back!" Mu Xue shouted desperately, her eyes bloodshot. But her words were drowned out by the deafening roar, sounding utterly powerless.
Ning Yu didn't look back. He walked step by step towards the protective barrier, each step feeling like walking on a knife's edge, each step accompanied by excruciating pain. His body had reached its limit, but he still gritted his teeth and persevered, because he knew this was his last hope.
"Cough cough..." A mouthful of blood spurted from Ning Yu's mouth, blooming into a shocking flower on the snow. His vision blurred, and his body swayed precariously, but he still stubbornly moved forward.
The protective barrier shone brighter and brighter, while the energy interference source trembled more and more violently. The two seemed to be engaged in a silent confrontation, yet they were interdependent and together formed the last line of defense for hope in this apocalypse.
Ning Yu finally arrived at the source of the energy interference. With trembling hands, he injected the last bit of his supernatural power into it.
"Buzz—" The energy interference source emitted a roar, and the previously dim light shone again. Although weak, it was like a candle flame flickering in the wind, radiating an indomitable light.
Ning Yu swayed, finally collapsing to his knees. He gasped for breath, sweat and blood mingling, blurring his vision. But he still managed to lift his head, looking at the dazzling light, his eyes filled with unwavering resolve.
He knew he had done his best; now it was up to fate...
Looking at Ning Yu's swaying figure, Mu Xue felt as if her heart was being gripped tightly by an invisible hand, making it almost impossible to breathe. She recklessly broke through the barrier of the icy energy waves, rushing towards that figure who, even in despair, remained steadfast…
"Ning Yu—!"
"Don't come any closer!" Ning Yu's eyes widened in fury as he saw Mu Xue rushing towards him recklessly. He roared with all his might, trying to stop her madness, but all he got in response was a deafening roar and an increasingly blinding light.
Mu Xue's figure appeared exceptionally resolute in the blinding light, like a moth drawn to a flame, rushing headlong into the deadly energy storm. The cold energy waves left deep, bone-revealing wounds on her body, but she seemed oblivious to the pain, her eyes fixed only on that swaying figure.
"Let's do it together!" Mu Xue rushed to Ning Yu's side, placed her hand on his without hesitation, and poured her supernatural power into the energy interference source without reservation.
A warm touch came, and Ning Yu suddenly looked up, meeting Mu Xue's firm yet gentle eyes. "You..." He wanted to say something, but Mu Xue gently covered his mouth with her hand.
"Don't talk nonsense, let's live together!" Mu Xue's voice was weak, but full of strength, as if a warm current flowed into Ning Yu's cold body.
Seeing this scene, the flames of hope were rekindled in the hearts of the team members who had been in despair. They helped each other up, struggled to their feet, and turned their gaze to the swaying light and the two figures embracing tightly in the light.
"If Boss and Sister Xue haven't given up, we can't give up either!"
"Let's give it our all!"
The team members roared and released the last bit of their supernatural power without reservation, which gathered into streams of light and injected into the energy interference source.
The protective barrier shone brighter and brighter, while the energy interference source trembled more and more violently, as if it would collapse completely at any moment. Ning Yu and Mu Xue held each other's hands tightly, feeling each other's warmth. They knew that this was the final battle, a test of life and death.
Time seemed to stand still at that moment, and everyone's eyes were focused on the dazzling light and the two figures that stood firm in the light.
"Buzz—"
The energy interference source emitted a sharp roar, and the protective barrier's light reached its peak, illuminating the entire world like a star about to explode...
Ning Yu and Mu Xue's bodies trembled violently simultaneously. They had given their all, yet they still couldn't withstand the devastating energy surge. At this critical moment, a faint notification sound suddenly rang in Ning Yu's mind…
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