CHAPTER 361: CHAPTER 361: TRAPPED BEAST

Baiyu spat out the seawater accumulated in his abdomen, and the blood qi overflowed from his body, evaporating the moisture from his clothes.

He turned around.

Outside the spirit array filled with golden runes, a giant exuding an ancient and timeworn aura was staring at the two of them with enormous eyes.

On the giant’s shoulder.

A woman of the Demon Race, with two goat horns on her head and deep purple skin, gazed at Baiyu, a hint of surprise and admiration in her eyes.

She pointed a finger at Baiyu, then made a throat-slitting gesture across her own neck.

Then.

The terrifying giant vanished beyond the light curtain.

"Did she... did she remember us?"

Meng Siyu’s face darkened, a trace of fear sprouting in her pupils.

Being targeted by such a giant-manipulating foreigner was definitely not a good thing.

A personage of that level wouldn’t usually pay attention to small fries like them!

"What are you afraid of? Weren’t you the big sister of your own team the first time we met? Show some leader’s aura."

Baiyu’s eyes held a mocking smile.

Meng Siyu was furious.

Her whole team was gone, how could she still be the big sister.

Because of this incident, her bounty hunter career was full of blemishes.

Also.

In front of a monster like you, how could I have any presence.

She muttered silently.

Meng Siyu didn’t continue asking Baiyu how to escape, she turned her head towards the distant city, with a hint of hesitation on her face: "Where should we go now?"

From the Exotic Beast attack to the outbreak of war, this phase was too short for anyone to react.

Meng Siyu had no defense at all.

Now.

She had lost her forward objective and could only follow Baiyu, her only support now.

The other party.

Was definitely the strongest person she knew.

"I want to go to the Qiong Family, the sixth layer shouldn’t be that heavily eroded yet."

"Tian Nan Qiong Family?"

"Hmm."

Baiyu nodded.

Meng Siyu thought for a moment, she had no other place to go aside from following Baiyu.

"I’ll go with you, no matter where you go!"

Meng Siyu’s tone was very firm.

"Woman, watch your words, don’t think about getting too close." Baiyu took two steps back, his gaze serious: "Once we get out alive this time, you can slowly repay your debt."

"Ah... what do I have to repay?"

Meng Siyu stared wide-eyed at Baiyu, her cheeks gradually flushing red.

Even though she had just soaked in the water.

But a strange heat rose up from her body, making her press her slender, fair legs together.

Could he be thinking of... with me...

I don’t seem to have anything else to give him!

"What are you still standing there for?"

At this time.

Baiyu’s voice came from afar.

"Huh?"

Meng Siyu snapped out of her reverie, patting her flushed cheeks, and hurried to catch up.

...

The sixth layer was a city where nobility resided.

The butterfly on Baiyu’s shoulder flapped its wings continuously, red specks fused into the air, dispersing in all directions.

The Blood Worm is the perfect means of exploration.

Far more effective and stealthy than his reconnaissance drones.

"This butterfly is so beautiful, is it yours?"

After the earlier contact, Meng Siyu gradually grew bolder; after her experiences at the mine, she had been somewhat afraid of Baiyu.

But now, having interacted with him.

The other party.

Seems to have a good temper?

And he is so pleasing to the eye, and speaks well, easily convincing people.

"Hmm, my pet."

Baiyu responded,

Under the Blood Worm’s perception, the general situation around them quickly fed back.

Quiet!

This place was on the edge of the sixth layer and was the passageway for the spirit array, usually guarded, but now...

Clearly, there was a problem.

Baiyu tried to communicate with Erza using the Heart of the Dance, but only tremors came from it, with no response.

"The Qiong Family might be in trouble."

Baiyu’s heart sank.

The current situation was somewhat special, considering that the Qiong Family was anchored with such a large Legendary Ship; this wasn’t a secret, and demons would definitely target it.

It’s just not known.

If he would make it in time if he rushed there now.

...

Qiong Family.

The smell of blood permeated the air, so dense it was like a mist that couldn’t dissipate.

From the gate to the wall outside the Qiong Family, everything was covered with a thick layer of ice; the piercing cold made it impossible for ordinary people to approach, and birds falling would instantly become ice sculptures.

Qiong Family courtyard.

Qiong Jiu sat in the center of the entire spirit array wearing her Ice Crystal Armor.

Long white hair draped over her back, with eyes full of coldness, face and skin all pale without any color of blood.

She was resisting the enormous fiery shadow above her.

Flame Giant!

This time there were three giants, and one specifically targeting the Qiong Family; such an honor was rare in history.

Sizzle sizzle...

Steam kept evaporating, creating white mist in the sky.

The ice crystals on Qiong Jiu’s face and body grew thicker and thicker.

Even though she was a Tier Four Peak Martial Artist, and with the Forbidden Armament, it was difficult to contend with such a giant.

The Forbidden Armament had reached its limit.

She was also essentially at her limit.

"The ancestor is almost unable to hold on; this monster is too strong, we’re really done for this time!"

"Can’t Erza get onto it yet?"

"The ancestor said to keep waiting; other families have all retreated through the underwater passage, we might as well directly use it. It’s better than waiting to die here."

A group of Qiong family members were fiercely discussing.

Seeing the Flame Giant’s shadow like a fiery demon god in the sky, they couldn’t help but tremble with fear.

Main hall of the courtyard.

The clan elders and the patriarch of the Qiong Family sat in silence, brows furrowed, staring at Qiong Jiu sitting motionless in the courtyard.

She inherited the Forbidden Armor Icebound Valkyrie.

Her position within the Qiong Family was paramount.

Even if these clan elders united, they wouldn’t dare question Qiong Jiu’s decisions.

Wait!

From start to finish.

She spoke only one word.

Several of the family’s core younger members were also present in the hall, faced with the freezing atmosphere, they didn’t dare to even breathe heavily.

"Qiong Xue, weren’t you close with that Baiyu? I think he probably fled long ago; who would risk their life to come back!"

Beside Qiong Xue.

A girl with pale skin and delicate features pouted.

"Rain sister, calm down, just wait patiently."

Qiong Xue closed her eyes slightly, speaking blandly.

"Hmph..."

Qiong Xiaoyu hugged her arms in front of her chest, annoyed at the other’s mysterious facade.

The two sisters never got along from a young age, their temperaments starkly different.

One anxious, one slow.

"We can’t even get Erza up there now; even if we could, there’s no one to operate it, and it’s too late for the underwater passage now, trapped, trapped beasts..."

An elder’s face was somber.

"That boy, we should’ve kept him in the Qiong Family, made him a live-in son-in-law.

It was all your decision to let him develop on his own.

Now this happened, and he’s nowhere to be seen, betraying our Qiong Family!!"

Another elder gritted his teeth.

The group remained silent.

No one could have anticipated such a thing happening.