Chapter 43

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"Ya——! Ya——!"

A few sharp crows' cries came from the distance, causing Ye Xiao's eyelids to involuntarily twitch.

Looking at the乱七八糟的符号 at the end of the message, Ye Xiao's face turned as solemn as the night.

He put his phone back in his pocket, closed his eyes, and activated the Tai Xuan Tian Gang. His mental energy rapidly spread out, extending in a lightning-fast manner in all directions.

As the Tai Xuan Tian Gang spread, Ye Xiao's mental energy covered the entire Jianghai City!

After cultivating the Tai Xuan Tian Gang, Ye Xiao's mental energy had been greatly enhanced at every moment.

One could say that even a major sect would be no match for Ye Xiao.

Fifteen seconds later, the mental energy feedback returned. Ye Xiao opened his eyes, and two sharp beams shot out, cold and icy like sword light.

He lightly tapped his foot, and his body transformed into a streak of light, rushing straight toward the direction locked by his mental energy.

Huan Liuli climbed off the sofa, scratched her tender, crystal-like soles, and mumbled,

"Wasn't there a big white rat that just darted past?"

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In the deep mountains, over 200 kilometers outside Jianghai City, a fierce battle was raging.

Various roars and battle cries echoed incessantly.

A dozen or so defense team members stood back-to-back in a circle, holding steel knives, and continuously slashed at the mutated tigers and beasts with the knife techniques they had cultivated.

Among these tigers and beasts, there were not only humans but also star beasts, and even a few wearing the uniforms of the defense team.

Once bitten or scratched, their souls would be infected, and within a few hours, they would become mutated tigers and beasts, attacking other uninfected beings!

Gu Hai, like the other defense team members, was already drenched in blood, his body turning a deep red.

The squad leader of the defense team split two mutated star beasts with one slash, retreated into the crowd, and gritted his teeth,

"Have you contacted headquarters?"

"Still no luck, the signal is cut off. The signal in the mountains is already poor, and after they discovered us, they used a jammer."

"Have you tried your personal phones to contact the outside world?"

"No, the cell signal is also jammed."

"Damn!"

He spat out a mouthful of blood, and after slashing two more tigers to death, he said coldly,

"There are so many mutated tigers and beasts here; they must be planning something against Jianghai City. We must report this situation. Everyone, fight your way back, carve a bloody path, and as long as one of us can escape and report this, it will be our victory! Kill—!"

With a loud command, he led the charge, leading the way out.

He was a Seventh Rank先天武者, with extraordinary combat power.

The strength of the mutated tigers and beasts was not particularly strong, and in an instant, he had cut a bloody path, with the others quickly following.

But at that moment, Gu Hai's calf suddenly ached, making his hair stand on end.

Looking down, he saw a headless mutated wind wolf that had bitten him.

"Damn!"

Gu Hai split the wind wolf's head with one slash, but he was a step behind. In the next moment, the mutated tigers and star beasts surged forward in a frenzy.

"Finished!"

Gu Hai was so scared that his legs turned to jelly, his mind blank.

At the most critical moment, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him, furiously slashing at the incoming tigers and star beasts.

Another figure quickly grabbed his shoulder and pulled him out. In the next moment, the figure in front of him was overwhelmed by the mutated tigers and star beasts.

"Lao Li!"

Gu Hai screamed in agony, but the other person could no longer hear him.

"Gu Hai, run! Don't just stand there, you'll die!"

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On a mountain peak, several human figures looked down, watching the scene below as if it were a play, showing no pity, only constant ridicule.

"How long do you think they can hold on?"

"I bet three minutes!"

"Too long, I think at most one minute!"

"Most of them have been bitten. The more wounds they have, the faster they will be infected. I estimate their minds are already affected, and they can last at most thirty seconds!"

One by one, the defense team members below fell, being devoured and torn apart by the star beasts and tigers, dying in agony!

Gu Hai felt his consciousness gradually fading, an unknown force invading his mind!

His eyes could no longer see clearly, his retinas turning blood red, and only the high-tech combat glasses showed thermal imaging.

In the thermal imaging, the mutated beings were green, while the living beings were red!

Every time a red light fell, it meant the death of a teammate.

"Am I going to die too? So this is what death feels like? Like a flower withering, gradually losing breath and mental energy."

"Dad, Mom, Wanwan, Lao Ye... and Xiaobao... goodbye."

Gu Hai no longer had the strength to swing his alloy steel knife. In his last moments of consciousness, the thermal imaging showed countless green figures rushing toward him.

His mental energy was invaded and paralyzed, and he felt his soul floating, no longer sensing the pain of his body!

But!

Just as Gu Hai was about to give up completely, a golden light, like a divine being descending, suddenly fell beside him.

Boom—!

With a deafening explosion, the shockwave sent all the mutated tigers and star beasts within a hundred meters flying.

"Good, I'm not too late."

Ye Xiao sighed in relief, a look of satisfaction in his eyes.

"Ah—!"

Just as he finished speaking, a疯狂的尖叫声 came from behind him.

Ye Xiao turned around and saw Gu Hai with bloodshot eyes, his mouth wide open, pouncing at him like a hungry wolf.

Ye Xiao's face turned serious, and he pointed at Gu Hai's forehead, using his spiritual energy to immobilize him on the spot, unable to move.

He used healing techniques to repair Gu Hai's body and simultaneously activated the Tai Xuan Tian Gang to invade Gu Hai's consciousness, crushing the evil mental energy infecting his soul with overwhelming force!

Thud.

After being completely healed by Ye Xiao, Gu Hai fell to the ground like a dead pig.

"Sleep for a while, you'll be fine when you wake up."

Ye Xiao patted his back, and the healing techniques and Tai Xuan Tian Gang were released again, treating the few defense team members who were about to mutate, removing the evil energy from their souls, and putting them to sleep.

Seeing this, the figures on the mountain peak's eyes turned cold, filled with murderous intent.

"Who are you, and why are you ruining our plans?"

Ye Xiao raised his head, his star-like eyes emitting cold beams.

Without wasting words, the Zhan Tian Sword Technique ran wildly in his body, and a golden light suddenly spread from his head, instantly cutting through the night sky, shooting straight into the heavens!