Chapter 11: Battle of Boiling Blood Below Zero (Part 2)
At this moment, Beichen finally experienced the taste of despair.
She was surrounded by a knight who was said to be as powerful as the Red Moon Priestess, a possessed Moon Messenger who carried the ancient great will in his body, and the protection of the top-grade Yeyue seeds which were more precious than the Star Vein seeds. There was also the Martial Emperor named Hook Life Silver Moon who assisted her with a giant sword, and the unfathomable Queen Karina was also holding the beautiful photon sword on the side - but she still felt deeply powerless.
No matter how powerful an individual is, it cannot withstand the wheel attack of a large number of people.
One giant beast was easy to handle, and two was no problem if one focused their attention, but five? Dozens? The mere thought of those golden eyes gleaming in the darkness, gathering around him, was enough to send one's scalp tingling with fear.
Beichen instinctively swallowed his saliva and took a step back, obviously not knowing where to make a breakthrough; Jialina frowned, holding a spiritual crystal of unknown function in her hand; the only ones who remained unmoved were Gu Yinyue and Yagard, who still maintained a calm fighting posture, protecting Beichen on the left and right.
──Atlas had already raised his wings high and started fighting with another possessed moon envoy in mid-air. In the black sky, only two bright blue figures were seen colliding and intersecting with each other with brilliant flight trajectories. The previous second, their weapons met, sparking fierce sparks of star power, and they retreated backwards under the reaction force. Then the next second, they collided with each other again and started a new round of fighting. The speed was so fast that it was almost difficult to distinguish with the naked eye.
Beichen was worried about Atlas's battle situation on the ground, but the giant beasts were already roaring and rushing towards them with a huge wind pressure! She gritted her teeth and rushed towards the fastest monster with a human head and a snake body, but before she could take a few steps, a tall figure blocked her way. It was Yagad.
"Miss Beichen, please step back. This battle is very dangerous."
He raised his giant axe, and with a reverse cut and a horizontal sweep, knocked the monster that was rushing towards him away. At the same time, he pushed her a few steps towards Gu Yinyue with gentle but powerful movements. Gu Yinyue immediately understood, and carried Longyun in one hand to kill the enemy, and protected Beichen with the other hand.
Even Yagad said it was dangerous, so the safety factor of this battle must be very low. She should have rushed forward and fought harder, but she caught a glimpse of Atlas fighting with another possessed Moon Messenger in the air. She was suddenly shocked and quieted down. She just concentrated on crouching and staying within Gu Yinyue's protection range, making some small covering attacks.
She remembered the words of old Atlas.
She now bears the lives of all the weapons in the world, so she is not qualified to risk rushing to the front line.
He could only watch helplessly as his comrades protected him.
How ridiculous! This was clearly the state she hated the most! —— Staring at Yagad's back, Beichen gripped the handles of Heihuo and Sujie tightly with hatred.
Elsewhere, Carina, holding Rahou, navigated the encirclement of four giant beasts. Her speed was swift and calm, and even in this situation, she was able to quickly calculate where the enemy's encirclement was weakest. Although she was attacked from all sides, she still managed to narrowly avoid the attack trajectory formed by several sharp claws, and now she was almost at the edge of the encirclement.
The possessed Moon Messenger in the air noticed it immediately. He threw Atlas away, spread his wings, and glided to the ground, with his hands folded on his chest. A few seconds later, a Protoss cannon with a diameter of one meter appeared out of thin air from the intersection of his arms, whistling towards Carina. It was obvious that he didn't want to let anyone here live!
Xifeng in the distance narrowed his eyes, immediately switched the bullets to the auxiliary bullet column, selected the photon barrier interference bullet, and pulled the trigger in the direction of Karina.
With a bang, Xifeng's bullets first hit the ground, and then instantly formed a hexagonal lattice-shaped photon barrier in the air, covering Karina. The Protoss cannon bombarded for several seconds, but finally failed to break up the barrier, and finally turned into blue light and disappeared.
Xifeng secretly breathed a sigh of relief - although the other party was just an insignificant prince in political terms, her other identity was deeply entangled with King Sazam. She could not be allowed to die here in obscurity, otherwise Beichen might inexplicably suffer the wrath of the king who was rumored to have a violent temper.
However, because of their high performance, these auxiliary bullets are particularly troublesome to generate. Only three can be generated at a time, and it takes a whole day to generate one. Now there are only two left, so it's better to use them in the most critical situation. His scope shifted to Beichen again, watching her and Gu Yinyue cooperate in swimming among seven or eight giant beasts. Although they were constantly making dangerous moves, they were always able to respond and dodge immediately. His mood could not help but rise and fall with their actions.
Xifeng, who has the heart of a sniper, now finds it difficult to remain calm and composed.
Karina, who had escaped death, looked at the photon barrier in front of her and breathed a sigh of relief, but she was a knight who had a strong ability to accept the status quo. She was no longer surprised by so many strange things happening today. She glanced at the spirit crystal in her hand, smiled bitterly and shook her head.
"In the end, it still has to be used. I really have a miserable life. Is it so difficult not to owe favors to others?"
While saying this in self-mockery, he crushed the spirit crystal in his hand - it was a resonance spirit crystal. Yaye also gave Beichen a set, and Beichen still carried it in his waist pocket (because it was an emergency supply, it was not placed in the storage space of the weapon, in order to avoid the weapon being unusable in case of any accidents).
The spirit crystal was crushed. A man far away in the Sazam Palace immediately looked up from the documents in front of the desk and glanced at his left hand - one of the spirit crystals on it was broken. At the same time, the spirit crystal conveyed to him the picture and location of the battlefield where Karina was.
The man, King Sazam, immediately turned grim. He stood up abruptly and yelled at the door:
"Lingchu, Lingmo! Prepare for fixed-point teleportation!"
"learn!!"
"Roger that, Boss!"
Two identical, somewhat cynical voices of young men were heard from outside the door.
On the other side, Karina was protected by a photon barrier. Although she was temporarily out of danger, she still could not move out of the protection range. As a result, more and more giant beasts gathered around her, and their huge claws slapped the photon barrier, making a harsh and sharp friction sound.
The circle of giant beasts surrounding Beichen and Gu Yinyue was shrinking. It was one thing for the enemy to be a possessed Moon Envoy, but with such a large body and a surface made of solid metal, how on earth could they quickly take down several of these weapon-like monsters?!
Seeing that the two figures in the sight were becoming more and more awkward, Xifeng fired the second photon barrier interference bomb that he had wanted to save for the most critical moment, covering Beichen and Gu Yinyue. Then he moved the barrel of the gun and pointed it at the possessed moon envoy in the sky.
Most of these giant beasts on the ground are controlled by this guy, so if we defeat this guy—
He collected his thoughts, took a slow breath, and then switched to a tracking bullet. This bullet wasn't very powerful and put a lot of pressure on the gun, but it had the advantage of being able to chase down an enemy. The enemy was small, fast, and moving with an unpredictable trajectory, so he definitely couldn't catch up with it using manual aiming.
Well, let's make up for the lack of power with numbers. A single round will decide the outcome. If we fail to defeat him immediately and the enemy discovers our ambush, then—
Just as Xifeng was patiently waiting for the perfect moment to strike, Atlas, in mid-air, likely injured in the wings, flew unsteadily, failing to completely dodge the opponent's Protoss cannon. He was struck on the shoulder and fell several meters. The possessed Moon Envoy on the other side certainly wouldn't miss such a good opportunity. The greatsword composed of Protoss power in his hand whistled towards Atlas' head.
Good opportunity!
Xifeng's golden eyes once again turned into vertical pupils like a beast, and he pulled the trigger in his hand continuously. Within a few seconds, more than a dozen red lights made buzzing sounds in the air and rushed straight towards the enemy!
The possessed Moon Envoy sensed the sneak attack, halted his attack on Atlas, and soared high into the sky. However, the bullets with the ability to chase him immediately changed their angles and rushed to catch up. For a moment, the possessed Moon Envoy's figure, constantly changing its flight trajectory, like an aerobatic display, left a long, bright blue afterimage in the night sky. The chasing bullets behind him also streaked out a dozen red streaks of light in parallel, following closely behind. The scene was extremely thrilling and spectacular.
Xifeng swallowed and suppressed the blood that was about to flow into his mouth.
This type of bullet consumes a lot of energy, and it will enter a cooling period after firing ten rounds, but he fired fifteen rounds in one breath. Now the barrel has become extremely hot due to the high-load operation.
But it’s not enough, it’s not enough. At this level, it may not be able to kill it.
He gritted his teeth to endure the severe pain in his chest, tried to keep himself clear-headed, pulled the trigger again, ignoring the cooling time, and fired fifteen tail-chasing bullets in a row!
After firing, Xifeng finally lost his patience and spat out a pool of golden blood. He sheathed his gun and crouched behind the cover he had found, panting heavily. If this wave of attacks didn't kill him, he would likely be the prey. He pulled a bottle of Protoss ore from his storage space and drank it in large gulps.
The first tail-chasing bullet caught up with the figure of the possessed Moon Messenger and exploded at his feet. The flight of the possessed Moon Messenger involuntarily delayed for half a second, and during this half-second gap, the twenty-nine red lights that followed closely behind immediately rushed up like a flock of crows feeding on a corpse, and exploded one after another near his body!
“Ahhhhhh!!”
The possessed Moon Messenger let out a beast-like scream in mid-air, and then fell down with a slight burnt smell all over his body. Atlas's eyes flashed red, and he flapped his wings and was about to move forward to deal a fatal blow - but at that moment, something unexpected happened.
Ouch──────
The human-shaped possessed Moon Messenger did not die from Xifeng's attack, but was covered in blue blood, and seemed to be seriously injured, so he became furious.
He flapped his wings hard to hover again just before landing, waved his hand and fired a Protoss cannon to stop Atlas from approaching, and then he roared again.
Awooo──
This time, the giant beasts nearby roared and sang in unison with his roar, which made several people present cover their ears. Even the ground was rumbling. At the same time, the situation of the warriors immediately became very bad.
Heihuo and Sujie groaned and slipped from Beichen's hands to the ground. Longyun turned back into human form and half-knelt on the ground. In order to regain his consciousness, he actually hit his forehead hard with the hilt of the giant sword. Luo Hou's face was ashen, but his eyes were firm as he protected Karina in his arms. Yagard's silver-white long-handled axe also let out a miserable howl, broke free from his hands, and turned back into a young man with white hair and white eyes, rolling and struggling on the ground in pain. Even Xifeng in the distance vomited another pool of blood because of the roar, making the situation worse.
These weapons could ignore the incitement from a single giant beast's roar, but what about dozens of them? Even with Xiaxue present, they would probably be affected.
If these weapons were not the elite among the elites, the fate of the Lingwu Division present would probably be even more unfortunate!
It seems that this is not enough to vent the anger, and the changes brought about by the human-shaped Moon Messenger are not over yet.
He continued to howl like a wolf, which seemed to have some meaning. Immediately, a small monster with a human head and a wolf body rushed towards him, and he - stretched out his hand and tore off the monster's arm!
──What’s going on?
Seeing this scene, Beichen, who was holding Heihuo and Sujie (in hooked claw form), had no time to be surprised before he saw him open his mouth and tear the flesh from the broken arm. In just over ten seconds, he had eaten up the broken arm that was dripping with golden blood, leaving only the bones with a metallic luster that were covered with what looked like blood vessels but looked more like wires.
Perhaps this action was too abnormal, even Atlas, who was of the same kind as him, was completely stunned. He did not attack, but chose to hang in the air and use the power of the stars to repair his body.
Then, the humanoid Moon Envoy began to change.
He originally had some human appearance, but began to grow a black iron-like metal skin. Except for his face, his whole body was wrapped tightly, and not an inch of injured skin could be seen. A pair of wing skeletons protruded from his back, and the condensed star wings were golden in color. His eyes also turned into a strange demon pupil of one red and one gold - just standing on the ground and looking up at such a figure was enough to make all the hairs on one's back stand on end.
"What, what's going on? Hey..."
Black Disaster murmured in disbelief in Beichen's arms. Even Yagard beside him didn't seem to understand how this possessed Moon Messenger could mutate into a strange thing that was half a weapon and half a possessed Moon Messenger, but he had a feeling that something was wrong - so even though there was an outsider like Karina present, he couldn't care too much at this time.
The knight bit his middle finger, lifted up his sleeve and smeared the blood on the back of his arm. A floating fluorescent screen composed of red photons immediately appeared above his arm. Yagard's hand moved across the fluorescent screen a few times, and then the fluorescent screen disappeared, but an extremely loud buzzing sound of air was heard in the atmosphere!
Buzz────!!
It was as if the gravity of the earth beneath their feet had doubled in an instant, and the air had become extremely heavy. Not only did the armored skins of the golden beasts begin to creak and deform as if they were being squeezed by some high pressure, but even the several Spiritual Martial Officers present felt as if their oxygen supply had been drained away, and they half-knelt on the ground with difficulty breathing.
And right in the middle of this high-density air vortex stood a familiar yet unfamiliar figure. At the same time, Beichen heard a voice ringing directly from his mind:
[The right to use the Red Moon Armor has been certified, entering the A-level combat state.]
Chiyue──Armor─?
Beichen, who was slightly short of oxygen, struggled to concentrate on looking at Yagad's figure. For a moment, she almost thought that he had also become a possessed moon messenger, because wings appeared behind him. But a closer look revealed that the wings were not extended from his body, but were accessories to the silver-white heavy armor covering his body... with bright red fireflies.
A silver-white helmet, decorated with bright red devil horns;
Silver-white breastplate, arm armor, and waist armor, covered with bright red rebellious totem patterns;
The silver-white wing skeleton and the bright red light forming the wing membrane are raised high;
A giant sword with a silver-white handle and a barrel, its blade made of bright red photons humming;
The tail is decorated with a long silver-white skeleton extending from the back of the neck, like a tail vertebra. The bright red crystal flickers in the night sky, emitting an ominous light.
This is... the true form of the Red Moon Knight.
The knight took a step forward with the greatsword in hand, and the air immediately began to rumble and whine due to being distorted and squeezed, as if it was going to turn the area near these giant beasts into a vacuum. The airflow was almost visibly twisted and exploded irregularly among the giant beasts. However, with such a domineering wind pressure that overwhelmed everything, the knight sneaked forward and slowly opened a gap in the encirclement.
Then he moved.
The bright red giant sword drew a fang-like trajectory, and the next second it brought up a golden blood rain that almost obscured the vision;
With a simple sweep, the giant beast, dozens of times its size, made a terrifying metallic crushing sound, twisted into a strange shape, and flew backwards dozens of meters, knocking down a large number of trees and stirring up clouds of dust.
Although it was a strong and imposing figure of nearly two meters, it was as nimble as an eagle, spreading its bright red wings as it flew low and weaved through the countless huge black shadows. Wherever it passed, broken limbs and blood flew all over the sky like ominous fireworks.
When still, it frightens people like a ghost; when moving, it destroys the army like a ferocious beast.
The lion with silver mane and bloody claws ripped the throats of countless huge golden beasts in an instant. Finally, it raised its eyes from the hill of their corpses and looked at its last enemy with a kingly gaze.
The mutated humanoid possessed the Moon Envoy.
As if he hadn't expected his subordinates to be wiped out so quickly, the humanoid Moon Envoy was stunned for a few seconds before coming to his senses. He roared angrily and swooped down towards Agard with a flap of his wings.
"snort!"
Yagard took a step forward without flinching, and rushed forward with the giant sword in his hand. At the same time, Atlas in the distance fired the Protoss cannon from behind him to attack him!
Outnumbered, even the mutated human-shaped Moon Messenger seemed unable to withstand the pressure. Although the red giant sword of Agard looked bulky and huge, its swinging speed was not slow. After deliberately keeping a distance, the barrel of the giant sword could even shoot out red beams of light to block it. If they fought him in close combat, they would be harassed by Atlas. After a few exchanges, the human-shaped Moon Messenger was slowly defeated. However, because the shell around his body was very hard, even Agard's sword could not cut it open at once, so he was not seriously injured. Realizing that the situation was not good, he finally condensed a star cannon with both hands and fired at Agard and Atlas at the same time!
Yagard and Atlas naturally dodged quickly, but because of this, the opponent was able to find the right time to retreat dozens of meters to create distance, then flapped its wings and flew high into the sky, apparently wanting to retreat.
Atlas narrowed his eyes and wanted to chase, but Yagad's shout of "Don't chase" made him stop. He just watched the golden and blue light go away, and finally turned into a spot of light in the sky and disappeared.
Everyone collapsed to the ground with a sense of relief. When Yagard turned around and walked back, everyone except Beichen instinctively took a step back - his aura was too terrifying. Facing him, no matter who it was, they would feel the tension of a rabbit facing a carnivore.
The knight was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand and removed the Red Moon Armor in a red light, returning to his original heavily armored knight's appearance. He then picked up the white long-handled axe weapon that had fallen to the side due to the monster's instigation, walked back to Beichen, and half-knelt.
"Miss Beichen, I'm sorry to have frightened you."
"It's okay. Thanks to you, we survived. Thank you, Agard."
Yagard immediately laughed happily, but in a blink of an eye he put away his exaggerated expression, looked at Karina expressionlessly, and a murderous look flashed in his eyes.
Beichen immediately understood: this colorless devil was planning to kill to silence the witness.
Also feeling the murderous intent from Yagard, Luo Hou stood in front of Karina with a determined look on his face, as if he was ready to protect her at all costs, but immediately, Karina grabbed Luo Hou and pulled him behind her.
"No need to kill to silence the witness. Since you're afraid I'll tell others about your affairs, I'll share my secret information in exchange. With my leverage, you should be able to rest assured."
Beichen frowned. Emotionally, she didn't want her admired and loved Karina to reveal her secret against her will, but rationally, she had to be careful in this situation. After all, she had seen too many things she shouldn't have seen.
Karina swallowed, then gritted her teeth and spoke with a determined expression:
"My clan lived in the territory of Sylvia. Because our bloodline was so precious, we used it as a shield to commit many evil deeds, even attracting a militia from other Sylvia residents. Finally, King Sazam lost his patience and slaughtered my entire clan, leaving only me, a young child, to continue the clan's bloodline."
Yagad pondered for a moment and nodded.
"This is indeed information that has never been disclosed, but are you sure it's enough to serve as evidence?"
Karina smiled wryly with her mouth crooked:
"Why must our bloodline continue, even if my clan has committed heinous crimes? Because we are the direct descendants of the 'Chosen Ones' chosen by the miko ten thousand years ago, an ancient race known as the 'People of the Ark'."
Beichen took a breath.
"The chosen one of the Red Moon Priestess...!?"
"Yes." Carina nodded. "You all know that we're very close to the predicted second catastrophe, right? Even though nothing has happened yet, many people are still terrified. So, privately, there's this unfounded rumor: eating the flesh and blood of the 'Ark People' will ensure you're chosen by the witches and survive the catastrophe. So..."
"If your identity were to be revealed... you would be like Tang Sanzang, coveted by all sorts of little demons."
Beichen’s words were too strange, and Karina tilted her head in confusion.
"I don't know what Tang Sanzang you're talking about, but I'm sure everyone will covet his flesh and blood. By then, this mere position of leader won't be enough to protect me—are you reassured now?"
Although Galina spoke sincerely, Yagard was unwilling to give up easily.
"What evidence do you have to prove that you are a member of the Ark?"
"Hmm..." Karina lowered her head in thought for a moment, then suddenly clapped her hands as if she had figured something out, looking at the people in front of her with shining eyes, "I understand!! I understand everything except why there's a possessed Moon Envoy on your side! But first, let me show you my evidence!"
She shook her finger excitedly as she spoke:
"'The right to use the Red Moon Armor has been certified, and it has entered A-level combat readiness'...is that correct?"
Beichen and Yagard were speechless now.
These words should have echoed directly from their minds, and no one else should have heard them. However, since they were the one chosen by the miko's predecessor, it wouldn't be surprising that they could hear them given the close proximity of the miko and the knight.
"So... there's someone here with direct ties to the Red Moon. Considering what just happened... Darim, you're a Red Moon Knight, right? Then, Miss Yashu, the one who made such a pervert like you bow down to him, are you... the current Miko?"
The battlefield, filled with a strong smell of blood, fell into silence, and then the voices of people gradually approaching in the distance became more obvious - after all, they were not in the deep mountains, so it was normal for such a large-scale melee to attract people's attention.
Everyone exchanged glances and decided to find a place away from others to continue the conversation.
“Let’s go!!”
Beichen grabbed Jialina and followed Yagard into the depths of the mountains.
"Do you believe me?"
As they walked forward, Karina asked in a low voice.
"Um."
Beichen nodded without looking at her, but patted the arm of Gemini Hook Claw who was protecting her with a soothing look.
"...Why? I've already guessed your identities. If I were you, I might consider silencing you."
"If I'm going to kill anyone I find out about, then I'd really just kill them all and become a world-destroying shrine maiden. Since you're a descendant of the Chosen People, you might be very helpful to us. If possible, it would be more cost-effective to have you as an ally."
Carina frowned:
"You are too soft-hearted."
"Maybe." Beichen glanced helplessly at the twins beside her. They were looking at her with complaining expressions, but did not interrupt their conversation.
"But I can be sure of one thing. If it wasn't you who saw all this today, but some other passerby, Lingwu Si, that person would have been beheaded long ago. I'm soft-hearted, but I'm not the one who's soft-hearted."
Beichen looked up at the sky. On the night of Blade's Cry, the Poison Moon had disappeared, and the dark red moon, which only she could see, was hanging quietly above their heads.
"The enemy is increasing in number. We have to quickly increase our friendly forces."
Karina shrugged as she ran:
"Well, I know there's a hint of threat in your words, but I don't mind you. Compared to the other high-ranking officials, you're truly a conciliatory person. I don't mind helping you. After all, helping the miko is also helping myself. I still really want to survive this disaster."
"Okay, thank you."
Beichen smiled at her sincerely, then turned to look at Yagard's back - and then her eyes widened.
Xifeng joined the group at the shadow of the tree in front, but Gu Yinyue, who was running in front, rushed over and supported him - he seemed to be seriously injured.
Just when Gu Yinyue and his group were asking about Xifeng's injury, Yagard, who was walking at the front of the team, suddenly stopped, then half-knelt down with his hands covering his chest!
"Agard!! Zephyr!?"
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