"Hurry up and come in! Hurry up!"
The Sword Sect disciples inside the protective barrier rushed forward to help, holding back the other sect disciples who were escaping through the gap. However, the rioters were not to be underestimated and rushed towards them.
Xie Zhou frowned slightly, pondering whether his decision could help them. If these infected people came in, there would definitely be problems.
However, Xie Zhou carefully opened the barrier, creating a gap, and a few sect disciples entered. But once the uninfected disciples swarmed over, the rioters would follow. Xie Zhou watched helplessly as the rioters were about to arrive, and she had no choice but to close the barrier again.
She was working to narrow the gap, and just as the last uninfected disciple rushed out, he was grabbed by the collar of fate by a demonic claw from behind, and he struggled to break free.
He cried out urgently to the person inside the barrier, "Help! Save me..."
People from the Sword Sect and other sects felt sorry for him and wanted to help him, but Xie Zhou hardened his heart and stopped them, saying, "No one is allowed to move! Don't go to save him!..."
Everyone was confused about Xie Zhou's instructions, and the disciples of the Sword Sect were equally clueless. However, since Senior Sister Xie had given such instructions, they could not intervene further. They stepped back a few paces and stopped looking at the heart-wrenching cries of the person they were trying to rescue.
"Ahhh!...Help me..."
Some people, however, were not the type to listen attentively. They immediately glared at Xie Zhou and said, "How can we not save them! Absurd!"
As the man spoke, he glared fiercely at Xie Zhou and stepped forward to pull the man into the barrier. However, Xie Zhou stopped repairing the barrier, leaving a small opening, and then forcefully kicked the two sect disciples out.
"Ah!...You!"
The two were thrown out of the barrier, which then quickly closed. Xie Zhou slowly brushed the dust off her body. The others, seeing her ruthlessness, were half puzzled and half hostile.
Xie Zhou cut to the chase and said, "If you want to survive, you must do as I say. Otherwise, this is what will happen to you. Don't forget, this barrier is your last refuge. If we are not careful and let infected people in, we will be digging our own graves and burning ourselves!"
Xie Zhou's words of advice were reasonable and well-founded, and she had considered everything very thoroughly. After all, she was only concerned with protecting the Sword Sect members to the best of her ability, and she would save others if possible. If there were any minor changes, Xie Zhou would still prioritize the overall situation.
The disciple and his fellow disciples had entered the barrier before him, and they stared at each other in disbelief as their senior brother, who had chosen to stay behind to protect them, was captured by the rioters.
The disciple fought back fiercely against the rioters, but he was outnumbered. Several bloody scratches appeared on his back and arms from the sharp fingernails. Unwilling to give up, he frantically waved his sword in front of the many infected.
He dared not look, nor did he have the strength to look at them. Blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. Finally, the infected people rushed forward and grabbed his feet, and he struggled desperately.
His mouth moved slightly, as if he was explaining something. He climbed to the edge of the barrier, but was quickly dragged into the abyss by the infected. The sounds of tearing and gnawing were incessant.
The rioters had several bloodstains around their mouths, and only limbs and bones remained on the ground. The person who had also been kicked out of the barrier forgot to draw his sword to resist when he saw this, and watched the infected walk towards him step by step.
"Roar! Roar!..."
He pounded on the barrier with all his might, shouting, "Help! Help!...Save me!"
Most of the disciples inside the barrier, witnessing this scene and feeling the cruelty and slaughter of the rioters, dared not look up. Some were so terrified that they collapsed to the ground, their eyes filled with horror, muttering, "No...no..."
Xie Zhou felt a pang of compassion, but once she opened the barrier, many infected individuals lingering outside would take advantage of the opening. She couldn't guarantee that the barrier would recover quickly, and she couldn't risk harming so many people for the sake of a few lives.
They chose to lower their heads, stop looking, stop caring, and remain silent.
That person was eventually captured by the infected!
Even a disciple could see the blood color gradually spreading around the barrier, with rivers of blood flowing around it, and many sect disciples fighting fiercely against the rioters outside.
Soon, some disciples erupted in self-reproach and helplessness. One disciple, his eyes bloodshot with determination, drew his sword and threatened Xie Zhou, shouting, "Open the barrier to save them! Open the barrier now!"
Xie Zhou sliced the man's sword in two with a single stroke and said with a serious expression, "Do you know what you mean? Can't you see? Opening the barrier means certain death for us. I haven't lived enough yet."
The man had long been driven mad. He picked up the broken sword on the ground and rushed straight over, intending to assassinate Xie Zhou. Fortunately, Luo Fentian saw this and immediately sealed the man's acupoints. The man was unable to move, but his eyes were fixed on Xie Zhou.
Luo Fentian pulled Xie Zhou aside and said softly, "Junior sister, I know you have good intentions, but there are still people who don't believe you, and many are even criticizing you. I think those people should just throw the barrier out!"
"I didn't expect Senior Brother to think this way. Is he still the same Senior Brother who took it upon himself to save all living beings?"
Xie Zhou had a teasing smile on his face, showing no trace of the threat he had just received.
Seeing that Xie Zhou didn't care about the accusations and gossip below, Senior Brother Luo didn't need to worry anymore. He then returned and threw the disrespectful disciple who had stepped forward straight out of the barrier.
Seeing this, someone stepped forward and questioned Xie Zhou, saying, "I think you're just spreading rumors! Those two could have survived, but because of you, you threw them out of the barrier! You treat human life like dirt!"
Xie Zhou stepped forward and coldly uttered, "If you want to be like them, I don't mind going through the trouble of throwing you out too!"
"You! You're unreasonable!..."
The disciple who had stepped forward to reprimand him was still afraid of dying, so he quickly retreated and hid behind some other disciples with an embarrassed expression, without saying a word.
The devastation outside and the deathly silence inside the barrier formed a stark contrast.
Those disciples who had complaints dared not utter a sound, for fear of being thrown out of the barrier and infected by the infected, turning into something neither human nor ghost.
At this moment, Senior Brother Song stepped forward and said, "Everyone, don't panic, and don't misunderstand Junior Sister Xie's good intentions. If we really let those infected people take advantage of the situation, think carefully about what the consequences will be for us. It's not that we don't want to save them, it's just that we have no other choice!"
Seeing Xie Zhou's nonchalant attitude pained him, so he stepped forward to explain.
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