CH 393

393: Finally Getting Out (Drafted 2/23)

There were only twenty of the original thirty or so people left since the battle started. Most had either been hit by the water columns and died, or had been sucked by the whirlpools and become food for the mershark.

The panic rose in the survivors as they watched more and more people die. It didn’t make them want to retreat; on the contrary it motivated them to escape even more. They fought desperately because they knew they had two choices: survive and leave, or fail and become food for the mershark.

The mershark recalled the whirlpool that held Feng Wu to her immediately. There was excitement in her eyes as she hissed. Out of all the food morsels there, Feng Wu was the most delicious. Feng Wu’s innate chemistry and unusual life essence were both very attractive to the mershark.

The mershark had originally wanted to save Feng Wu for last, but since it had caught her early, might as well enjoy the delicious treat now. The mersherk licked its lips and swallowed a pool of saliva in anticipation.

“No!” Zo shouted loudly. He knew wasn’t good enough to be the mershark’s opponent, but he wanted to rush to Feng Wu’s side as fast as possible.

The mershark reached out its hand and grabbed Feng Wu out of the vortex. Just as she was about to dig Feng Wu’s heart out with her fingernails, a long sword cut straight into her chest.

“Hu. . . ” The tragic cry made the water shake with hard currents.

The unexpected development shocked everyone. They couldn’t believe such a powerful mershark was actually stabbed. Turns out this was how one went about killing it!

The female magician was the first to recover. She screamed, “Let’s go!” as she headed straight for the exit. She wasn’t about to linger to see what would happen next.

“Ahhh!” A murderous and bloodthirsty cry sounded from behind.

Turning to look back, the group watched as a woman with red hair and eyes, bore down on them. The overwhelming aura let them know how powerful she was.

“Let’s go!”

Just killed one and another shows up? What the heck?!

They turned forward and increased their pace through magic and martial qi. They wanted to leave before another big boss could get to them so they rushed as fast as they could to the exit.

It didn’t matter if the mershark was dead or alive, Feng Wu pulled Xiao Chun out of the mershark’s body immediately after stabbing it. She grabbed Zo, who was close by, and hurried to the exit.

Zo felt a force propelling him forward at great speed.

There was indeed something behind them pushing them forward: the group of spirits following Feng Wu. They hadn’t engaged in the battle with the mershark, but they had been carefully protecting Feng Wu.

It was the king who suggested using the whirlpool as a cover for a sneak attack. Rui Baby and White Lotus supported the idea. Who would have expected it to actually work in the end but it did.

Feng Wu didn’t know if the mershark would die, but Rui Baby said that even if it didn’t die, it would need a long time to heal from the injury from Xiao Chun.

Everyone made it into the teleportation vortex just as the red figure arrived.

Spirits: Hello corpse demon! Goodbye corpse demon!

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After entering the teleportation vortex, Feng Wu found herself in a desert.

What was this place? Feng Wu was confused. What happened? Where was everyone else?

At the same time in another location. . .

Zo frowned as he looked around him. He was in an ice field with three other people from the escape.

“Hey, little pansy, hand over your space ring.” The man speaking had a wicked smile.

Other than him, there was the female magician and another sword user of moderate strength. The two looked around their new environment without any interest in meddling.

Zo immediately recognized the man speaking as the same one who had yanked him into the whirlpool. If it hadn’t been for him, Feng Wu wouldn’t have been sucked into the whirlpool. If Feng Wu hadn’t been competent, she would have surely died. Anyone else would definitely have died.

Zo had always been good-natured, but with this guy, he actually felt like killing him.

Zo wasn’t strong, but his father had given him many self-defense items. He hadn’t useed any because Feng Wu had protected him the entire time.

“What? Boy, you going to wait for that girl to come and save you? Someone as useless as you shouldn’t have come to a place like this. You overestimate your abilities!” The man sneered with disdain in his eyes as he looked at Zo.

“If you want my space ring, then come and get it.” Zo looked at the guy without a trace of panic or fear.

The guy was vigilant. Was it possible the kid had some other means of protection himself?

“Stop messing around!” He yelled, but didn’t move any closer to Zo. Though he looked down Zo, he was careful and kept his guard up. Stupid people didn’t stay alive for long.

“Master!” A surprised voice rang out and a plump girl rushed to Zo excitedly.

“Plum!” Zo’s heartrate sped up when he heard the voice. When he turned to look, it was his little maid, Plum!

“Woo! Young Master are you alright? I was worried to death! Young Master, are you injured anywhere? Did you get bullied? Woo. If I had known this place was so dangerous, I wouldn’t have let Young Master come!” Plum hugged Zo’s arm tightly, leaning heavily on his shoulder.

Zo affectionately touched her head. Plum was an orphan his family adopted for her outstanding talent. She was a simple person who didn’t know how to please the other staff members, so she had been reassigned to him because he was so unskilled himself.

Plum was a loyal girl. Zo would have died from one of the cracks in space[notes] if Plum hadn’t saved him with her chubby body.