Chapter 217 A Protracted Battle
[Should the host intervene?] The system sensed that its host's physical condition was not optimistic, and its voice sounded somewhat reluctant.
"Mm." Mu Jianjian nodded slightly.
[But the host has already informed Ye Xuanzhi that you are here. They will come to rescue you soon. What if something happens to your body again?] The system has watched Mu Jianjian go from being a sickly young lady to entering the Core Formation stage, and now having her cultivation sealed and losing her true energy.
It sees and remembers all the suffering and hardship its host endures.
Now that its host is forced to drag its injured body to fight the demonic beasts, it is absolutely unwilling. [Besides, weren't these people trying to eat you in the first place? Why are you helping them...?]
Before Mu Jianjian could even voice her grievances, the system's childish voice already sounded aggrieved.
“I thought so at first, but… I still can’t completely stop,” Mu Jianjian said calmly. “The East District is a lackey of Duyunfang. If these people in the grotto die here, they will probably become even more rampant. The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Besides, in this context, who would be a truly kind person?”
What terrified her was that when she was thrown into the sand pit, she actually had the thought of waiting for someone to rescue her.
But when she saw these people desperately trying to win a chance of survival for the people in the cave, she realized that she had been in her comfort zone for too long.
Since leaving the Xuan Tian Secret Realm, Mu Jianjian has rarely encountered situations where she needs to risk her life, but the enemies behind her will not stop because of her slackness.
So she has to fight alongside these people, take over the East District, and get out of here herself.
——
As Lu Shaocheng watched the number of people gradually decrease, and the leader's true energy was not as abundant as it was at the beginning, despair gradually arose in his heart.
Having exhausted all other options, they came up with this plan, but now it seems the disparity in strength between the two sides is still too great.
After being thrown into the sand cave, they relied on each other for survival in the rocky cliffs. They had developed a deep bond by taking care of each other, but were helplessly humiliated again and again by the people of the East District.
Seeing the monster rampaging through the sand and stones, Lu Shaocheng felt a surge of resentment. He quickly grabbed some herbs from the person next to him and carried them with him.
"Xiao Cheng! What are you doing?" The young man on the other side shouted anxiously, puzzled.
Each of them carried an equal amount of herbs to attract monsters, so as to avoid the monsters chasing only one person. But now Xiao Cheng has taken all of them away.
Is he crazy?
"We have no chance." Lu Shaocheng said to himself, and rushed towards the monsters without looking back!
Mu Jianjian saw a thin boy rushing forward, his feet never stopping.
Are you going to use yourself as bait?
He repeatedly dodged the herbs from others and added them to himself in order to confuse his opponent.
However, without sufficient strength, all of this is just empty talk.
Mu Jianjian's right pupil flashed with golden threads, and a phantom butterfly appeared to guide the monster's next move. She then saw that the monster would solidly step on Lu Shaocheng's next spot in the next second.
Oh no!
She suddenly appeared behind Lu Shaocheng and forcefully pulled him towards her.
"Boom—"
The earth shook and mountains crumbled. In the blink of an eye, the once flat dirt road in front of us was trampled into a deep pit by the monster's front claws.
"You...you...why are you..." Lu Shaocheng stared fearfully at the dusty ground before him. He turned and saw the calm-looking girl, his voice trembling with incoherence, "Stay away from me, I have something that attracts demonic beasts—"
Despite feeling lingering fear, he didn't forget to explain his current situation so as not to drag Mu Jianjian down with him.
"How long will it take for that person to reach the East District with the monster egg?" The girl's voice was calm and had a soothing power, as if everything in front of her was nothing.
The moment she grabbed the boy, she threw away all the herbs on his body.
"How did you know?" Lu Shaocheng no longer had the mature demeanor he had when they met that afternoon; his face finally showed the naivety of a young man.
"You told Ji Ning all this just so you could lure me here after I wake up, right?" Mu Jianjian said impatiently. "These chains won't last long. If you want your plan to succeed, tell me quickly."
"A quarter of an hour," Lu Shao replied honestly after a moment of stunned silence.
The big man was startled when he saw Lu Shaocheng about to be trampled to death. Unexpectedly, someone appeared behind him and saved Xiao Cheng. While dodging the attacks of the monsters, he came to the side of the two.
"Xiao Cheng, are you alright?" The reproach was tinged with worry and relief.
“This isn’t the time to talk about that,” Mu Jianjian interrupted, “This beast’s right forepaw is injured. If we can use that to hold it off, it won’t be difficult. Besides—”
Her calm gaze settled on the burly man's eyes. "Besides, we don't necessarily have to trap the monsters here and fight. We can wage a war of attrition."
A tug-of-war?
Both of them were hearing this word for the first time and found it quite novel.
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