novelhk Chapter 515 Hostages
Chapter 515 Hostages
"Oh, it's a Hilichurl, or a Kaelian, well, a Kaelian in bad shape."
Araki Kazuto looked at the scene before him, but his heart remained completely unmoved.
Dain watched silently from the side, his expression very calm. "Let's investigate around here first. No matter what the situation is, this place is worth investigating."
"Okay, I'm good at that."
Araki Ichito walked over, eager to begin another round of rummaging through drawers and cabinets.
The number of Hilichurls here is not as small as in the story; at a glance, there are about several dozen, with a small portion already lifeless.
Arataki Ichito found nothing, and likewise, he didn't see the Intiwat flower.
"Okay, there's nothing there."
Araki Ichito spread his hands, indicating that he had gained nothing.
Dain and Xiao also stopped at the same time.
As it turned out, there was nothing there except for the Hilichurls and the chests.
"It seems there's nothing here. Hafdan probably just wanted you to come and take a look."
Araki Ichito scratched his head and lazily walked towards the two of them.
At this moment, Dai's pupils contracted, and he suddenly shouted.
"Get out of the way!!"
call out!
Even faster than his voice were Xiao's and Pu Yuan's.
A blue rainbow pierced the darkness, striking towards Ararataki Ichito like a thunderclap.
Araki Kazuto stood motionless, as if he were frozen in place.
Just then, a cold arm suddenly wrapped around his neck and pulled him backward.
At the same time, a light blue blade of light burst forth, clashing fiercely with the incoming He Pu Yuan, causing its master and Huang Long to retreat rapidly.
Two figures flew out of the cave like cannonballs and crashed into the open ground below in an instant, raising clouds of dust.
Dain and Xiao rushed out of the cave right behind them, looking down at the scene below from their vantage point.
"there!"
Dain pointed and jumped down cleanly and decisively.
Xiao reached out and recalled his spear, but arrived on the ground a step faster than Dain.
"Cough cough, I've actually been taken hostage?"
Amidst the dust and waves, Araki Ichito's voice rang out. Although he tried to suppress it, Xiao could still hear the joy in his voice.
As the smoke and dust cleared, the hidden figures were revealed.
It has a humanoid body, wears jet-black armor and robes, and has blue arm armor that resembles both a sword and a shield on its two iron arms.
He was a head taller than a normal person, similar to Hafdan, imposing and majestic. He had no head on his chest, only blue-purple energy surging upwards from his chest cavity and covering his collar.
Apostle of the Abyss!
"Dainsreb! It's you again! So persistent! This time you've even joined forces with the Liyue Ascendants..."
"Speak! Why have you come here!"
"Hmph, my purpose in coming here is obvious. As for you, you coward who only knows how to run away, who gave you the courage to face me?"
"Your return here has already exposed your plans to me, all for that purifying pool, isn't that right?"
Dain drew his longsword; the blade hummed, radiating a murderous aura.
"Hmph, Dainesreb, how could you possibly fathom His Highness's will and wisdom? Don't flatter yourself."
Dain remained calm. "Compared to your strength, your words are far more powerful."
"Heh... Hahahaha, Daines Reeb, if I were really as you say, I wouldn't be standing here right now!"
The Abyss Apostle spoke in a chilling tone, its enormous hand digging into Arataki Ichito's neck like an iron clamp.
"Don't move! If you don't want your friends to die here, put down your weapons!"
Upon hearing this, the previously tense atmosphere suddenly froze into an eerie stillness.
Dain and Xiao were momentarily stunned, but quickly regained their expressionless demeanor.
"What's wrong? Don't you want him to live?!"
Unaware of the eerie atmosphere, the Abyss Apostle, seeing the two remain unmoved, raised his voice and gradually tightened his grip, wanting them to witness his companion suffocating.
In fact, if he were to spare a glance at Arataki Ichito, he would find that the texture of his palms at this moment does not feel like soft human flesh, but rather like hard, cold steel.
"Idiot." Xiao's contemptuous gaze was undisguised.
"He dared to come back without even knowing the strength of his own and his enemy's forces. He's a complete idiot."
Dain crossed her arms and shook her head slightly, as if speaking to the guy in front of her was an insult to her.
The Abyss Apostle was greatly puzzled, and an ominous premonition welled up in his heart.
"What...you guys?"
Before he could finish speaking, the latter grabbed his wrist and easily pried it open, his large hand that was gripping Arata Ichito's wrist.
Araki Ichito turned around and stared, his bloodshot eyes filled with murderous intent.
"Heh, Apostle of the Abyss, I truly wonder... who gave you the courage..."
"—Anyone who dares to get close to me?!"
boom!
With a single kick, Huanglong Yidou deflected the Abyss Apostle's shin. Then, with a sudden burst of power in his arm, as if wielding a whip, he slammed the black-blue figure into the ground with lightning speed, the earth rumbling incessantly.
Rumble…
Dust pillars erupted continuously, and dark cracks sprouted, causing even the ground beneath their feet to tremble.
Arataki Ichito gripped the Abyss Apostle's arm and slammed him into the ground again and again, his expression devoid of any ferocity, only showing seriousness and focus.
Like a blacksmith striking iron, each hammer blow produces a shower of sparks.
boom!
With each swing of Araki Ichito, a cloud of dust was kicked up.
boom! boom! boom!
The loud noises continued, the ground beneath their feet began to sink, and the billowing dust almost submerged Arata Ichito's figure again.
boom!
99th chapter.
Araki Ichito grabbed his arm, stepped on the head that wasn't really a head, and looked down at the Abyss Apostle who was as pathetic as a dead dog.
"Honestly, I can't beat the guy next to me and Jian Di, but that doesn't mean you can beat me, right?"
Arataki Kazuto pressed down hard on the Abyss Apostle's head, causing it to dent slightly.
"So, what makes you think I'm a suitable hostage? Do I look harmless?"
"Cough cough... How... How could this be... A mere... mere mortal..."
The Abyss Apostle coughed repeatedly; the ninety-nine slams to the ground had indeed shaken him quite a bit.
"Hey buddy, brothers, do you think we can still interrogate this little bastard? If not, I'll just kill him."
As he spoke, Araki Ichito summoned the Red Horn Stone Pestle and cleanly plunged it into the Abyss Apostle's abdomen, completely sealing off any possibility of escape.
"No need. He came back only to buy time. Just kill him."
"Heh...heh hahaha!!"
The Abyss Apostle suddenly burst into laughter, a tragic and utterly manic laugh.
"Dinsreb, His Highness's will must be carried out! This time... I will not run away again! Let it all end here!!"
Arataki Ichito had already unleashed his power of vibration, preparing to shatter it into pieces.
boom!
The violent explosion engulfed Arataki Ichito, and the resulting turbulent winds howled in all directions. However, the two of them made no attempt to conceal themselves, focusing solely on finding the missing Abyss Apostle.
Stop looking! Chase after them!
A chilling shout from Araki Ichito suddenly rang out, his face grim, and he was already rushing forward.