Chapter 197 Underground Palace 9 [2nd Update]
Ruan Xi felt an inexplicable surge of unease at Xiaoguai's sudden leap in attack power. Most of the time, sudden growth stemmed from personal misfortune. Could it be that Xiaoguai was in danger? Were the aliens trying to take Xiaoguai's life?
"Xiaoguai is in danger..."
"Xiaoguai is in danger!"
Ruan Xi and Xiao Hei said this almost in unison, but Ruan Xi's tone still contained some uncertainty, but Xiao Hei said it in a decisive tone, which scared Ruan Xi and He Ziqian so much that they came to their senses immediately.
"Then let's run! I won't feel dizzy anymore!" Damn, in order to save my son, I have to keep running even if I feel dizzy!
After he finished speaking, Ruan Xi didn't give Xiao Hei and He Ziqian any chance to react. He started running forward, and was about to be immersed in the darkness. He Ziqian and Xiao Hei rushed out almost at the same time, but Xiao Hei was faster after all. He reached Ruan Xi one step faster than He Ziqian, but only half a body length faster.
The moment He Ziqian arrived beside Ruan Xi, he held his hand tightly and said, "Don't run alone!"
He Ziqian's heart was still beating wildly. He felt that no matter how brave he was, he could not withstand Ruan Xi's repeated scares. What would he do if something really happened?
"If you want to save Xiaoguai, you must first make sure that you are okay. Promise me that you won't be impulsive again, okay? Our journey here won't be smooth sailing!" He Ziqian was full of a sense of crisis, and Ruan Xi also agreed with He Ziqian's statement, but the fact was that they didn't encounter any danger on the way here, and it was a bit too smooth.
When Ruan Xi was confused, he saw Xiao Hei who was still calm. A guess suddenly flashed through his mind. He did not say it directly, but looked at He Ziqian with a slightly incredible expression. When they looked at each other, they saw the same disbelief in each other's eyes.
"Xiao Hei, did you ask your companions to help me eliminate the dangers on the road? Are they injured?" The aliens are not easy to deal with. In order to stop outsiders, they will definitely use any means. Even if they have a low IQ, they will always find a military advisor among the dwarfs who can always set up some decent traps.
But now, they didn't encounter any mechanism or trap. It was too clean. Such cleanliness could not be without cost. Thinking of this, Ruan Xi's mood became heavy.
"Are any of your companions injured?"
Xiao Hei didn't say anything, but for some reason, Ruan Xi felt that he had understood Xiao Hei's look. His mood suddenly sank and his fists clenched instantly.
Not only were they injured, I'm afraid some of the black guys have already lost their lives.
However, there is no point in worrying about this now. The only thing he can do is to go to the end and help them kill the aliens.
"Walk!"
At this moment, Ruan Xi's voice was so cold that even He Ziqian's heart skipped a beat. But then he realized the change in Ruan Xi's mood, and his face turned cold.
The three of them continued forward in silence, faster than before. The atmosphere was more tense than ever before, but not nervous.
They all felt that being nervous was completely unnecessary and meaningless.
Ruan Xi didn't know how long they had been running in such twists and turns. It was so long that he had completely lost his sense of direction. He just followed Xiao Hei in front of him and kept moving forward, not stopping until he reached his destination.
Until they suddenly rushed out of the dark passage into a dazzling light.
Xiaoguai's crying still lingered, and even sounded clearer...
"No! This is not a sonic attack..." He Ziqian suddenly realized the change in the sound. He reflexively looked up and after his eyes adjusted to the dazzling white light, he finally saw everything in front of him clearly.
"Little cutie!"
"Father! Wow... wow... wow... Father, save me! It hurts so much... they are letting my blood..." Xiaoguai cried so miserably. His body looked like that of a nine-year-old child. His face was red and tears were streaming down his face from crying. In addition, there was a long cut on each of his arms, and bright red blood was gushing out. He looked so pitiful and scary.
Ruan Xi finally recovered at this time. Seeing Xiaoguai's miserable appearance, he immediately became angry. He raised his hand and several vines flew into the air, trying to roll Xiaoguai, who was pressed on the stone platform to bleed, directly to his side. However, the aliens surrounding Xiaoguai were obviously not there for show. Without a moment's hesitation, they all rushed towards Ruan Xi. It seemed that they wanted to bury Ruan Xi alive with the tactic of human wave.
There were quite a lot of aliens staying in this altar. After one wave rushed in, another wave stayed where they were, still surrounding Xiaoguai. If the angle was not right, Ruan Xi could hardly see his Xiaoguai.
"Ziqian, go and save Xiaoguai!" Ruan Xi thought, since these aliens were coming for him, the task of saving people would naturally be handed over to the child's father. He was about to step forward to fight without looking back, but the next moment, his body floated away, and when he raised his eyes again, he had been pulled behind He Ziqian.
Ruan Xi: "... Let's divide the work and cooperate. This is more scientific."
Ruan Xi obviously wanted to struggle, but He Ziqian obviously didn't want him to struggle. There was a bit of helplessness in his eyes. "Xiao Xi, fighting is professional."
Ruan Xi: "..." Damn, his captain is obviously a professional soldier, when did his words become so harsh? The members of the Goshawk Squad would be so sad that they would cry out loud when they heard this!
However, the next moment, both of them were stunned and stood there in a daze, watching Xiao Hei's one-on-one performance.
One against a hundred or something, that's simply amazing!
"Okay, if Xiao Hei wants to fight, let him fight. After all, they are the biggest victims. So, let's divide the work and cooperate. We will go to rescue people, and Xiao Hei will be responsible for the fight." Ruan Xi made the decision happily and pulled He Ziqian to run towards the stone platform without any hesitation.
He Ziqian was a little hesitant. How could Ruan Xi change his mind so quickly? Moreover, letting Xiao Hei fight hundreds of aliens alone was obviously not Ruan Xi's style. Then when he looked up, he saw clearly how many aliens were around Xiao Guai.
Well, that's fair enough. As a professional soldier, he actually ignored such an obvious battle arrangement. It's really wrong. He must make up for his mistake with practical actions.
So, there was no need for Ruan Xi to shout or even to chant a slogan, He Ziqian had already rushed out first and rushed into the group of foreigners.
The aliens wanted to fight a defensive battle? No problem, they just stood there and watched how he could get these aliens involved in the battlefield.
He Ziqian was extremely active and efficient. In a matter of minutes, he had thrown most of the aliens defending Xiaoguai into a big melee. The few who remained were obviously of special status judging by the decorations on their bodies.
Like priests or something.
Ruan Xi understood the alien race's troop distribution at a glance. As for IQ, that was really the alien race's weakness. Most of the troops were easily attracted away, leaving only a dozen to continue guarding Xiaoguai. Moreover, there was one who was tirelessly cutting bloody wounds on the crying Xiaoguai. Seeing this, Ruan Xi's heart was burning with anger, and he felt like he could rush to the sky in a minute.
"Dad..." Xiaoguai cried until his voice was hoarse, and he kept calling for his dad pitifully. He looked pitiful, but he seemed to be in good spirits, which made Ruan Xi feel a little relieved.
At least, his son's life is not in danger for the time being. He just needs to wait for this battle to be over, and then he can rescue his son.
The dozen or so aliens who stayed with Xiaoguai just looked at Ruan Xi vigilantly, with no intention of rushing forward to fight him. Ruan Xi took this opportunity to habitually sense the recovery of his supernatural powers, and then he was shocked and stood there.
Hey, how did my superpowers suddenly return to full strength? This is impossible!
Ruan Xi thought about it and the only abnormality was that he had been entangled by the black energy from Xiao Hei before. It was impossible that Xiao Hei's black energy could help him recover his superpowers quickly. This was too unscientific!
Xiao Hei's black energy clearly cannot be wood-attributed energy, and there is no possibility of connection. What went wrong?
However, it was obvious that given his current situation, the unexpected recovery of his supernatural powers was definitely a good thing. Ruan Xi didn't bother to think too much about it and immediately gave birth to dozens of vines as thick as an adult's arm, rushing towards the dozen or so aliens.
If those aliens didn't fight back under the attack, they would be complete idiots. The battle broke out instantly. Ruan Xi fought with anger and persistence, and he was not at a disadvantage against more than a dozen aliens. In the blink of an eye, he had fought hundreds of times. However, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't get closer to Xiaoguai. Even one step was as difficult as climbing to the sky.
Ruan Xi suddenly understood why he could fight the aliens on equal terms even when he was outnumbered ten to one, because these aliens were simply stalling for time.
At this moment, the alien race only wants to achieve their own goals, which means that achieving this goal will definitely bring more benefits than disadvantages to their current situation, or even only benefits without disadvantages.
After coming to such a conclusion, Ruan Xi's heart trembled. Looking at the battle between He Ziqian and Xiao Hei, it was the same. They were both in a stalemate. If the battle continued to drag on as the aliens wished, they would have no choice but to watch Xiao Guai bleed to death.
"Ziqian, Xiaohei, they are delaying time!" Ruan Xi shouted out his guess. The figures of He Ziqian and Xiaohei obviously paused for a moment, and then launched a more fierce attack, leaving no room for the aliens, nor for themselves. It was a completely reckless fighting style. Seeing this, Ruan Xi's heart was pounding, and he almost couldn't help but jump out to stop them.
But in a flash, he thought again that having come this far, they had no way back and could only move forward.
"Give my son back to me!"
Ruan Xi's expression also turned cold in an instant. After a loud shout, Ruan Xi wrapped himself in dozens of vines and rushed forward like a gust of wind. His speed was so fast and his momentum was so fierce that he caught the aliens off guard. In addition, Xiaoguai suddenly raised his head and let out a series of sharp cries, which shocked all the aliens around the altar and made them freeze in an instant.
Ruan Xi took advantage of this opportunity and successfully rushed to Xiaoguai.
"Little cutie!"
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