"They're catching up, this way..."
Wan Yunting's expression was tense, his eyes wide as he followed Ji Ruxue, observing the movements from afar. Disha was leading a group of believers in hot pursuit…
Ji Ruxue, walking ahead, was also tense. She knew that if they couldn't break free and were captured by the Sky Eye Main God Cult, she couldn't guess Wan Yunting's fate, but she was all too aware of her own. Thus, she had to break free.
"Quick, crouch!"
A helicopter flew overhead. Wan Yunting immediately pulled Ji Ruxue to crouch down. They watched nervously as the helicopter flew by, its strong searchlight blinding them. Only after it passed did they quickly get up and continue running into the forest ahead…
The sounds of pursuit from behind grew louder, and the two felt a knot in their stomachs. They even ran hand in hand, but Wan Yunting, only having recovered to thirty percent of his strength, was now sweating profusely and his face was pale from the strenuous exertion. Ji Ruxue noticed he wasn't well and turned to ask, "Can you still make it?"
Wan Yunting was already gasping for breath. He waved his hand and gritted his teeth, saying firmly, "Go..."
Seeing this, Ji Ruxue wasted no more words, pulling his arm and continuing to run eastward.
However, the pursuers behind them were getting closer, and with Wan Yunting's speed slowing, the situation became critical.
Just then, the helicopter flew over again. Ji Ruxue didn't have time to think and pulled Wan Yunting to run wildly. As they were about to break out of the forest, movement appeared ahead. A group of about twenty believers from the Sky Eye Main God Cult, each holding a flashlight and weapons, ran right into Wan Yunting and Ji Ruxue.
"It's them, capture them..."
These were outer sect believers of the Sky Eye Main God Cult. Regardless of whether Wan Yunting and Ji Ruxue were the people their superiors were looking for, any stranger appearing in the forest was to be apprehended.
*Snap!*
Without a word, Ji Ruxue flicked out her red snake whip, sending the first believer who rushed forward flying. The tail of the red snake whip was made of titanium alloy with a triangular snake head. As Ji Ruxue wielded the long whip, it pierced through the neck of another believer…
In less than ten seconds, four people were down. Wan Yunting took a deep breath. Facing a believer charging at him with a knife, he lunged forward and punched the believer to the ground. He then snatched the long knife from his hand and, with a turn, swept it sideways, sending two more believers flying…
Although Wan Yunting was seriously injured and could only exert thirty percent of his strength, he was more than capable of dealing with these ordinary outer sect believers of the Sky Eye Main God Cult who had no martial arts.
The remaining dozen or so, seeing this, were so terrified that they retreated, not daring to advance further to their deaths. The leader of the group grabbed a walkie-talkie to call for reinforcements. Wan Yunting gasped for air, "Let's go."
Ji Ruxue flicked her snake whip and retracted it into her hand. She nodded to Wan Yunting and, pulling his arm, plunged into the dark forest eastward…
"Chase them..."
Although the believers dared not attack proactively, they tenaciously followed Wan Yunting and Ji Ruxue. At the same time, Disha arrived with a group of people and merged with the other believers. "Where are they?"
"They… they ran in that direction…"
The leader among the believers, seeing Disha's imposing and tall physique, stammered in fear.
"Trash."
Disha slapped the leader to the ground and roared, "Follow me! You must catch them..."
Immediately, Disha, leading more than forty people, pursued in the direction Ji Ruxue and Wan Yunting had fled. The entire forest was filled with the sounds of running and shouting, and the beams of flashlights danced wildly…
Simultaneously, the helicopter in the sky switched on its powerful searchlights, illuminating the forest below. The ground and air coordinated their search for Wan Yunting and Ji Ruxue.
"Huff… huff…"
Forced to flee through the forest by Ji Ruxue, Wan Yunting's face was pale, sweat pouring down his face like rain. He was panting, his legs feeling like they were no longer his own, and his speed had slowed considerably.
Seeing this, Ji Ruxue's brows furrowed. When she saw the beams of flashlights from the pursuers behind them heading their way, she knew that if this continued, they would surely be caught.
"You go on."
Wan Yunting could no longer run. He bent over, hands on his knees, gasping for breath, and said to Ji Ruxue, "Even if I'm captured by the Sky Eye Main God Cult, they won't kill me. But you don't have to say more!"
Ji Ruxue's brows remained tightly knitted, her foxy eyes fixed on Wan Yunting with a dark, solemn gaze. Seeing that he truly couldn't run any further, she said, "Rest here for a moment. I'll kill them…"
"No, you…"
Wan Yunting wanted to say more, but Ji Ruxue turned and faced the pursuers behind them…
Wan Yunting's brows furrowed. He couldn't understand why Ji Ruxue insisted on bringing him along to break free. After all, he was injured and had become Ji Ruxue's burden. If she were alone, she would undoubtedly be able to break free.
"Ah, what a huge snake…"
The believers following Disha were startled when the large, patterned python suddenly appeared, crying out in panic.
"What are you shouting about? It's just a snake, let me handle it…"
Disha, with his tall and mighty physique, wielded his meteor hammers and charged towards the python, swinging a hammer at the snake's head.
*Clang!*
A snake whip suddenly flew out of the darkness. The titanium alloy snake head at the tip of the whip struck Disha's meteor hammer as he swung it at the python. Sparks flew, and Disha's left hand felt a shock in the tiger's mouth, nearly making him drop the hammer. He staggered back two steps.
Disha abruptly turned his head, his copper-bell eyes wide as he stared at Ji Ruxue, dressed in red, her long hair tied back in a ponytail. Her peerlessly beautiful face, her heroic brows, her captivating foxy eyes narrowed, her proud figure, her slender and flexible snake-like waist… all of it gave one the urge to embrace her.
"It's you!"
Disha naturally recognized Ji Ruxue as the Divine Mother of the Divine Snake Clan. He snorted coldly and asked, "Where is Wan Yunting? Where is he?"
The surrounding believers, seeing this, quickly surrounded Ji Ruxue. Meanwhile, over a dozen believers were trying to subdue the python, but they were being flung away by its tail, their heads slammed, and one believer was even crushed to death by its constricting coils, their screams echoing through the forest.
*Snap!*
The snake whip cracked in the air. Not wanting to waste time with Disha, Ji Ruxue swung her whip and attacked him. Startled, he quickly swung his meteor hammers to block. But before he could react, Ji Ruxue leaped into the air, her swinging snake whip instantly killing several believers.
Then, with her right foot lifting the snake whip, the sharp whip tail, at a tricky angle, pierced through Disha's meteor hammers and lunged towards his chest.
Disha's eyes widened, and his heart suddenly tightened. Knowing that the Divine Mother of the Divine Snake Clan's attack was insidious and fierce, he reacted quickly, repeatedly retreating with his feet, narrowly dodging the venomous whip tail of Ji Ruxue's snake whip. But before he could recover, Ji Ruxue suddenly charged forward, leaped, and kicked the meteor hammers Disha was using to shield his chest.
*Boom!*
The two-meter-tall Disha, his massive body sent flying by her kick, crashed heavily onto the ground two meters away. The force of Ji Ruxue's kick was evident.
"Ah…"
In the blink of an eye, several believers were sent flying. They hadn't even gotten within a meter of Ji Ruxue before being swept away by the snake whip, lying on the ground, twitching. Within a minute, they had succumbed to the poison and died.
"Ah, I'll kill you…!"
Struggling to his feet, Disha, wielding his hammers, charged at Ji Ruxue again, completely enraged and having lost all reason. Regardless of whether he was an opponent, Disha hurled his left meteor hammer at Ji Ruxue. She easily dodged the flying hammer, and as Disha reached her, he swung his right hammer towards Ji Ruxue's head.
*Boom!*
Ji Ruxue dodged again, the hammer missing and smashing into the ground. When Disha turned to look, he saw Ji Ruxue's sinister, foxy eyes narrowed, her fiery red lips curved into a wicked smile.
Disha's heart suddenly trembled, sensing something. A snake, about two fingers thick, with dark red scales, appeared on his neck. The triangular-headed snake hovered, then crawled from his shoulder to his face, its eerie green eyes spitting out its forked tongue at Disha.
Disha's copper-bell eyes widened, his entire body stiffening. He remembered the tragic fate of his sixth sister, Hei Yan, who was bitten to death by this snake last night, and his heart trembled. But unwilling to believe, he suddenly reached out to grab the snake before him.
"Ah…!"
A scream erupted from Disha's mouth. Ji Ruxue's red venomous snake whip had bitten his nose. Instantly, terrifying venom spread across Disha's entire face, causing horrific purplish-black blood streaks. Disha's wide eyes turned black within seconds, consumed by the venom of the red venomous snake whip. He plopped to the ground, his strong body convulsing violently.
"Young Master Disha…"
The surrounding believers cried out in terror seeing Disha fall. As Ji Ruxue scooped up the red venomous snake whip and turned, the surrounding believers recoiled in fear, none daring to step forward to their deaths.
Ji Ruxue's sinister, foxy eyes swept over them coldly. Seeing that they dared not advance, she turned and quickly left.
"Chase…"
A believer reacted and led his men to continue the pursuit, simultaneously shouting into the walkie-talkie and reporting the situation.
"What, Disha is dead?"
Not far from their location, Feng Xian and Han Dongri, upon hearing that Disha had been killed by Ji Ruxue, their eyes widened, and grief surged from their hearts. Han Dongri shouted, "Get the helicopter to come pick me up, quickly…"