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"This madman!" Duva looked at the trees that were blown up and the scorched earth in front of him. The road in front of him was also blown up, and there were rock walls on both sides. It would take twenty minutes to climb over and fifteen minutes to take a detour.

With his current strength, it feels like it’s enough to kill Ling twice.

"The key is that the natural disaster will arrive in about 20 minutes. Although this is the outer area, no... we have already reached the central area, what a fool!" Du Wa realized that Ling Dengxian was running in the wrong direction. "A level 3 natural disaster is less threatening. It would be fine if he had no wounds on his body, but he still has injuries!"

She didn't have any protective clothing, and given her current mental state, if W caught up with her, she might have seventeen or eighteen wounds even if she wasn't injured.

Just as he was hurrying forward, the black object on his waist vibrated slightly. He picked up the icy object without slowing down and put it to his ear: "Fishing cat? Tell me what's going on! I have an accident here!"

"Hey, hey, don't be anxious! Didn't Xueya go in? There will be no accidents with her around."

"What do you know, W ah W! I chased her all the way before. I don't know why that woman was crazy and chased Ling kid to chop him."

"Isn't that what she is?"

"…say something useful."

"Old Duva, it's better to say that W should know more than us. You are impulsive again. You usually remind me."

"Humph... I was actually lectured by you." Duva indicated that he was still worried, "I still have to follow him. Xueya is a bit careless in his work."

"Okay, okay, then you——"

"I know I need to be careful. Lingyu is here."

"Contact me anytime/Contact me anytime." The two hung up the phone at the same time. Du Wa put away the "Ling Yu" and quickened his pace.

Ling Dengxian was here. "Here——" He hurriedly backhanded and separated the blade. He was shocked and took two steps back. Feeling that W was still moving, he quickly turned the sword back to block the attack. The red eyes of the Sarkaz in the smoke were close at hand.

"You're only at this level. You can't live up to that person's expectations of you... I'm also quite disappointed." Ling Dengxian's eyes fixed and he pushed W away. Simply defending was indeed waiting for death, and attacking seemed like seeking death, but there was a glimmer of hope.

He chopped down and thrust up, took a step forward to strike hard, blocked the knife and thrust, it was as if a claw was tearing his ribs. Ling Dengxian swayed in pain, quickly steadied his center of gravity and retreated to create some distance.

Although the smoke and dust from the explosion had not yet dissipated, W still noticed his abnormality while defending himself and said with a smile: "In battle, no matter how painful the wound is, you have to endure it. If it affects your movements, you will only die miserably."

"Very neat sword strike. Did that Vaifan teach you swordsmanship? You seem to have quite a talent." W twisted her wrist imperceptibly. She was a little surprised by the stinging pain. This kind of force was beyond her expectations, but the boy in front of her should have reached his limit.

"Can't you stop your legs, fingers and arms from shaking? It seems like this is all we can do." W approached him with light steps, and when he was about to use all his strength to attack, she stopped again, a smile on her face:

"Remember to watch your step next time~"

Ling Dengxian's pupils shrank. He heard something unusual happening behind him, so he immediately lunged forward. Three seconds later, an explosion was heard behind him. The impact force caused him to roll on the ground for several times and fly another three meters away, with mud and dirt covering his shoulders.

Dust and smoke billowed as he coughed violently and barely held up his upper body. His wounds had completely split open and were bleeding. He had not yet fully mastered the White Flame and had not had the opportunity to use it in the previous battle.

"Eh? I was thinking about using the bomb on Zafra to threaten you not to use your Originium skills, but you never used it. Are you too confident, or have you forgotten?" W squatted in front of him with a smile, almost sticking his face to his nose like a cat.

"...What do you want to do?" Ling Dengxian really didn't have the strength to attack W. There was a faint smell mixed with the smell of gunpowder on W's body. He stared at those pair of red eyes in a daze.

Why did he sense a sadness from her?

But she was clearly smiling.

"You really seem to know nothing. Then where should I find Kazdel, where should I find her?" W murmured to himself and stood up straight. Ling Dengxian looked up and a gray sword fell in front of him.

"This is what an important person asked me to give you. It's two swords. That person also asked me to warn you: 'Be prepared when using two swords at the same time. It will hurt.'"

"Don't worry, you're lucky. The enemies you can't defeat have no intention of killing you. Remember to walk carefully. I might come looking for you someday. Don't die in a corner where I can't find you." W took out two items from his bag and threw them on the ground. "Bandages and emergency suppressants. You have to take them in advance. Keep them for yourself. They're not cheap."

Ling Dengxian was still a little confused. Was he out of danger now? But W had already left decisively without even taking the cloak he had thrown away.

"You can't lie down yet... We have to take Yeban away quickly - it hurts..." Watching the Sarkaz girl disappear in the smoke, Ling Dengxian struggled to get up, picked up his things and walked towards Yeban. The "bomb" on Yeban's body was just an empty box.

After simply re-bandaging himself and Yeban, Ling Dengxian carefully tied the two swords to his waist one after another, put away the city-breaking spear into the backpack, and still tied it to his waist. After slowing down, he took a deep breath and carried Yeban on his back. Just as he stood up and took two steps, the bushes in front of him shook. Ling Dengxian vigilantly grasped the white hilt of the sword.

The grass leaves fell and a few small animals came out. They were very excited to see the two people and jumped out to circle around them.

"It's okay... She is fine in the middle of the night. Do you remember the way out?" Ling Dengxian shook his body due to pain and fatigue.

"Chirp? Chirp!" The sleeping beasts didn't understand what Ling Dengxian said, but they all knew that the most important thing at the moment was to take the two of them away from the disaster area, so they made a yo-like sound to signal Ling Dengxian to follow them.

He couldn't read the weather and didn't know when the disaster would break out, but Duva said it would take no more than half an hour, so it was probably going to be soon now.

However, just as Ling Dengxian took a step forward, the bushes shook violently again, and before he could retreat, a blue-black figure jumped out, and at the same time, a voice followed behind, "Hey, wait for me!"

Ling Dengxian was stunned: "This sound... a flute?!"

In response, a familiar orange-red figure rushed out from the woods and subconsciously raised his weapon when he saw someone.

"Flute! Don't do it!"

"...Xiao Xian?!" Feng Di was shocked when he saw that it was him, "Why haven't you run away yet?"

Then she saw the pale Yeban on his back and was shocked: "What happened to Yeban? No, now is not the time to talk about this - you...what's wrong with the injury on your body?!"

"Now is not the time to talk about this... Let's go quickly, the natural disaster is about to explode!" Ling Dengxian didn't care about the nonsense he was talking about, but when he saw Fengpi's embarrassed expression, he stopped again.

"You still want to stay?"

"Captain, the others should have found the mercenaries. I ran in the wrong direction." Feng Di looked at Ling Dengxian, who was covered in bandages, with complicated eyes. His journey was much more difficult than he had expected.

But she couldn't send him back. It was a level three natural disaster, and she could charge forward if she took good protection.

With the responsibility on his shoulders and the dilemma in his heart, Bagpipe could only smile in embarrassment as he did not long ago: "I have to go..."

"...Wait a moment." Fengdi turned around and saw a small bottle thrown to him by Ling Dengxian.

"That guy was talking about emergency suppressant drugs, which should be taken in advance." Ling Dengxian knew that there was no need for W to tamper with the medicine. He gave one pill to himself and Ye Ban when he was treating the wound before.

"Thank you." Feng Di saw that there was no disappointment or dissatisfaction in Ling Dengxian's eyes. He pursed his lips and a smile appeared in his eyes.