On the road to Yuzhang City, a Yan Huang 3008 hovercraft was speeding down the road. However, compared to before, there was one less person in the trunk of the hovercraft.
Guhan had temporarily left the team, leaving only Liunian Ling to bring Song Yifei and Yi Wenjun back to Yuzhang City.
"We'll split up now. Ling, bring Yifei and Wenjun back to Yuzhang City first. Report to my master and Yifei's master about the Mei Ling Mountain Range. I'll leave it to you!"
Liunian Ling recalled what Guhan had told her before they parted ways. Misaka Mikoto was severely injured and had to go to a special place to recuperate.
There were many Yuan Kou in that place. With Misaka Mikoto's current condition, she might not even be able to defeat the weakest mouse Yuan Kou, let alone break into Yuan Kou's lair to recuperate. Someone had to protect Misaka Mikoto as they headed to that place.
However, Yuzhang City was in a critical situation. They had to report the news of Loki and the Creator's Divinity as soon as possible.
After much consideration, Guhan decided to split up.
He would protect Misaka Mikoto as she recuperated while Liunian Ling would lead the team back to Yuzhang City.
Initially, Liunian Ling wanted to go with Guhan. However, when Guhan said, "I'll only be at ease if I leave Yifei and the rest to you," Liunian Ling nodded helplessly.
Indeed, they would definitely be intercepted by many Yuan Kou on their way back to Yuzhang City. Without Liunian Ling's protection, Song Yifei and the rest would most likely be in danger.
When they reached the outskirts of Yuzhang City, there were already many Yuan Kou along the way. Although most of them could not keep up with the hovercraft's speed and could only watch, there were still quite a number of extremely fast Yuan Kou chasing after the hovercraft, attempting to attack Liunian Ling and the rest.
Faced with such ungrateful Yuan Kou, Liunian Ling immediately released ten sword rays and sent those ungrateful Yuan Kou back into the dimensional whirlpool. They could only hover in the hovercraft and could not stop. Liunian Ling would not be able to enjoy the sword rays in the dimensional whirlpool.
However, as they got closer and closer to Yuzhang City, there were more and more Yuan Kou blocking the road. There were even groups of Yuan Kou blocking the road, intercepting all human forces that attempted to get close to Yuzhang City.
There were just too many Yuan Kou. Although Liunian Ling's Billion Sword Technique was unparalleled, it inevitably felt a little powerless against so many Yuan Kou … At this time, Yi Wenjun's role suddenly exploded, or rather, his driving skills suddenly exploded. Under Yi Wenjun's driving, the Yan Huang 3008 began to accelerate crazily from its original speed of 60 kilometers per hour to 120 kilometers per hour.
What was even crazier was that in order to avoid the blockade on the main road, Yi Wenjun actually drove the hovercraft into the forest … What did it mean to drive a hovercraft at 120 kilometers per hour in the forest?
To give a simple example, it was the same concept as driving at 120 kilometers per hour in a metropolis like Beijing or Shanghai during rush hour.
Many times, Yi Wenjun actually turned the hovercraft sideways and rushed between two tall trees that were less than a meter apart.
With Yi Wenjun's burst of speed, the team finally succeeded in leaving the clingy Yuan Kou behind. They were getting closer and closer to Yuzhang City.
"Ling, I see a fortress!
We're very close to Yuzhang City! "
Song Yifei suddenly said excitedly. Her finger pointed to a small castle-like dimensional concrete defensive structure not far away.
This was a fortress used by Yuzhang City to monitor the surrounding environment. Such a fortress would only be built within 300 kilometers of Yuzhang City.
Since Song Yifei saw this fortress, it meant that they were currently within 300 kilometers of Yuzhang City.
"Should we go take a look at that fortress?
There might be humans inside! "Song Yifei suggested.
"That's impossible."
Liunian Ling shook her head. "According to the scan, there are hundreds of Yuan Kou in the vicinity who are not hiding. This means that this area has been abandoned by Yuzhang City. The people inside the fortress have either retreated or died. There shouldn't be anyone inside!"
"But Ling, look, there's smoke coming out of there!"
Hearing Song Yifei's words, Liunian Ling looked in the direction of the fortress. With just one glance, her expression changed. "Not good, there's a battle there. I don't know if it's a sword bearer. We have to go take a look!"
Following Liunian Ling's order, Yi Wenjun immediately changed the direction of the hovercraft and drove towards the fortress.
According to the construction guidelines of Yuzhang City's fortress, all the trees within a kilometer of the fortress must be cut down to maintain a sufficient field of vision to monitor the surroundings. This was to prevent Yuan Kou from sneaking up to the fortress through the forest.
Therefore, when the hovercraft passed through the forest and appeared beside the fortress, the fierce battle was reflected in Liunian Ling and Song Yifei's eyes.
It was a despicable gang fight. There were more than ten Yuan Kou surrounding a human and attacking him … That human was actually a sword master. He was fighting a dozen Yuan Kou's with a Swordmistress. For a moment, he was in a stalemate.
"This person's swordsmanship is not bad. Even among the sword masters, he's above average!"
Liunian Ling observed carefully for more than ten seconds and made such a judgment. "But I'm afraid he won't be able to hold on for long. I see his wrist trembling uncontrollably every time he fights with his opponent. This is a sign that he's running out of stamina. If this goes on, he'll lose due to lack of stamina. We have to save him immediately!"
"But why does this guy look so familiar? I feel like I've seen him somewhere before!" Suddenly, Liunian Ling said.
"Of course you'll find him familiar. After all, you met him a few days ago …" Song Yifei snorted. "This is the Koo Rok-in who ran away before us. Doesn't he have eyes in the sky?
Why is he in such a sorry state now? "
It turned out that the person being attacked by Yuan Kou was none other than Koo Rok-in.
…
Although the arrogant Koo Rok-in did not want to admit it, at this point in the fight, he had a vague feeling that he was going to lose.
He did not have Yi Wenjun's driving skills, which allowed him to travel at top speed in the forest. He could only use his hovercraft to force his way through the path blocked by Yuan Kou.
After breaking through a few blockades, Koo Rok-in's hovercraft was destroyed by Yuan Kou. Koo Rok-in had no choice but to abandon the hovercraft and use his sword to force his way through the encirclement of Yuan Kou.
Before he met the encirclement of Yuan Kou, Koo Rok-in had already lost count of how many Yuan Kou he had killed. Maybe a hundred … maybe two hundred.
In short, before Koo Rok-in was surrounded by the group of Yuan Kou, he was already exhausted. Otherwise, the group of Soul-class Skeleton Kings would not have left Koo Rok-in with only the strength to defend himself.
"Am I going to die here?"
When a Skeleton King's bone blade landed on Koo Rok-in's personal shield, it completely shattered the already shaky personal shield. This thought suddenly appeared in Koo Rok-in's mind.
Now that his personal shield was gone, every slash would land on his body until he bled to death, or his head would be directly chopped off by Yuan Kou.
"Puchi!"
The sound of a blade cutting into flesh could be heard. Once again, the Skeleton King found an opening and slashed at Koo Rok-in's waist. A bone-deep pain instantly caused Koo Rok-in's face to instantly turn pale.
"Ah!!!"
The injury caused Koo Rok-in to go a little crazy. He even began to ignore the slashes coming at him, giving up on defense in exchange for a crazy attack.
A Skeleton King's skull was pierced by Koo Rok-in's sword. The Soul Fire in the skull flickered for a moment before extinguishing. Without the Soul Fire, the Skeleton King's skull lost its support and directly turned into a pile of debris, which was absorbed by the Dimensional Vortex.
Needless to say, a crazy Koo Rok-in's combat power was indeed very terrifying. In just a few minutes, he had already killed four to five Soul Rank Yuan Kou Skeleton Kings … Even other sword bearers at their peak could not do this, let alone Koo Rok-in who was completely exhausted. From this point alone, it could be seen that Koo Rok-in was indeed very strong. He was a top sword bearer among the sword bearers, possibly even stronger than Lionheart.
If Koo Rok-in had a little more stamina, then Koo Rok-in would definitely be able to sweep these Yuan Kou Skeleton Kings.
Unfortunately, Koo Rok-in could no longer squeeze out any more stamina.
The crazy explosion from before had used up the last bit of energy in his body. Now, Koo Rok-in could only feel that every muscle in his body had become as heavy as a thousand pounds. He could not even lift his hand.
How could the Skeleton Kings let go of such an opportunity? They raised their swords, and five fresh wounds appeared on Koo Rok-in's back. Red and white flesh grew out from the wounds, revealing his grayish-white spine. Fresh blood flowed freely, and the ground instantly became a pool of blood.
"I can't fall!"
Koo Rok-in stabbed the sword in his hand into the ground, using the strength of the sword to support his body so that he would not fall. He was a hero, even if he died, he would die standing!
"Should I call that old man to save me?"
At the moment when death was about to befall him, Ju Lvren suddenly thought of his father, Ju Wudao's face. 'No, perhaps to him, he will only be truly happy when I die!'
"If that's the case, then I shall die!
This world, it's too painful! "
Koo Rok-in closed his eyes and prepared to accept his death. At that moment, almost all the Skeleton Kings raised their swords at the same time. They only had one target, and that was Koo Rok-in's neck.
One slash in half, one slash of Yin and Yang.
At that moment, countless swords flashed by Koo Rok-in, just like the fireworks when he was eight years old.