Getting Stronger By Fighting

Chapter 966 - 964: To Stay or to Leave

"Then let’s just wait and see."Wang Zhan’s lips curled into a faint smile. After shrugging his shoulders, he continued, "Hurry up and pick up the pace. Don’t waste time here, because right now, time is life for us. Plus, we don’t know the specific situation on Luo Xue’s side."

As he spoke, a worried expression appeared on Wang Zhan’s face.

What’s his relationship with Luo Xue?

Back then, the three of them had entered the Star War Battlefield together and went through so much. Wang Zhan had long considered Luo Xue and the other one as his close companions. Now that something unexpected happened to Luo Xue, how could Wang Zhan not be worried?

Zuo Linglong, who was beside him, also didn’t waste words. She quickly grabbed Feng Tianci’s arm and followed his steps.

Only by doing this could she increase her speed as much as possible.

Feng Tianci looked at her with a smile and said, "I have to say, you’re really quite peculiar. I didn’t expect you to come up with this idea?"

Leveraging Zuo Linglong’s presence indeed allowed him to increase his speed slightly, but even so, it still wasn’t enough.

After all, this would also slow down Feng Tianci’s speed.

But now, there was no time to worry about that.

As time ticked by, the team of Wang Zhan and two others continued on their journey.

Meanwhile.

On a distant battlefield.

Luo Xue and the others were surrounded.

Luo Xue’s condition was not good; looking over, he had many wounds on his body, and there was even a blood mark on his face, making him look particularly menacing.

The people standing beside him were sprawled all over the ground, and if it weren’t for the experts surrounding them not making another move, they’d probably all be lying in a bloody puddle by now...

Luo Xue squinted his eyes slightly, glanced at Li Du standing next to him, and gritted his teeth, saying, "You don’t need to keep tangling with us here. Given your strength, if you want to leave, these people probably can’t stop you. So why waste your life for us?"

As he spoke, a helpless smile appeared on Luo Xue’s face.

Just when they were surrounded, Li Du descended from the sky. They thought Li Du’s appearance would be their salvation, but no one anticipated that in the face of the opponents’ combined attack, Li Du also fell into a disadvantage and was trapped here too.

Li Du waved his hand carelessly and said, "Things aren’t as simple as you make them out to be. Did you notice the man in the blue robe standing afar? His power has already reached the realm below the Star River level. Even if I fought him, it would be hard to escape his pursuit. So even if I wanted to leave, I probably couldn’t."

What he said was indeed true, and he could clearly discern the person’s strength with a glance.

But even though the man hadn’t attacked, Luo Xue could feel an intimidation emanating from him.

Luo Xue glanced at Zuo Linglong beside him with confusion and asked, "You seem quite familiar with them?"

"Of course."

Even as they were in a deadly situation, Li Du’s face never showed the slightest worry. Maintaining his carefree demeanor, he said blandly, "If I’m not mistaken, the person before us is one of the four Great Protectors of Tianyin Gate. This person’s strength is not to be underestimated. I even can’t gain the slightest advantage in his hands."

"Furthermore, the people around us are all top-notch experts from Tianyin Gate. Compared to them, we’re really far behind, so even if we use every ounce of strength, breaking through is exceedingly difficult."

"Then why waste time here?"

"Might as well wait quietly for death. At least the journey along the Netherworld can have a companion."

Those who were down on the ground shook their heads; facing such dire straits, who wouldn’t wish for things to be different?

Now Luo Xue sighed, shaking his head, and said, "I still wanted to continue fighting side by side with Brother Wang, but it seems it’s not that simple, and I might not have that chance."

"Brother Wang just established the Sky Pavilion, and the three of us haven’t even enjoyed a normal life before ending up in this predicament. It’s truly absurd..."

Isn’t this true for everyone present?

They followed Wang Zhan initially to find a secure place to settle down, and the conditions Wang Zhan offered were very generous, even allowing them plenty of elixirs to stabilize their power.

But they never expected to encounter such formidable foes this soon, making it nearly impossible to get away.

No one plans to surrender to the enemy, clearly prepared to stand until the last moment.

As she spoke, Luo Xue had already walked over to the few people, and said softly, "Everyone, continue to heal your wounds first. I believe Brother Wang should be aware of what’s happening on our side. He definitely won’t stand idly by."

"It won’t be long before Brother Wang should be heading towards us, no, to be precise, they should already be almost here..."

The eyes of everyone brightened, and for a moment, there was a glimmer of hope for survival.

Only Li Du stood aside with his arms crossed, shaking his head.

After all, he understood the strength of the people from Tianyin Gate very well. And with this place being so remote and far from authority, not to mention whether the news could reach Wang Zhan, even if it did, what could be done?

As soon as the crowd in front of them launched another attack, these people present would very likely have no way out.

The atmosphere gradually grew colder.

After hesitating for a moment, Li Du spoke again, "Let’s do it this way, I just observed their situation carefully, and that protector doesn’t seem to take us seriously, and seems too lazy to deal with us, so he sits so calmly on the side."

"Just convenient for us to exploit this weakness of his. We can choose a direction, and try our best to break through from one side. It’s only this way that perhaps we can find a chance for survival, but..."

His words trailed off, and Li Du fell back into hesitation. He walked to Luo Xue’s side and whispered in a lowered voice, "But if we want to retreat completely and bring everyone here with us, it’s not going to be possible."

"After all, their strength far exceeds ours, so it surely needs someone to stay behind to cover the rear."

"My opinion is to leave all these people behind us here, let them cover our retreat."

Upon hearing this, Luo Xue’s face immediately turned much uglier, "You want them to act as cannon fodder?"

Although his voice wasn’t loud, it wasn’t small either.

Soon, everyone nearby heard it.

In just an instant, everyone’s gazes all fell on Li Du.

At this point, Li Du didn’t need to hide anything. He shrugged indifferently and said calmly, "There are only two roads in front of us, either you and I break through the encirclement and leave this place safely, but it must sacrifice these people behind us, only with their time delay can we leave unscathed."

"Another result is that we all stay here, fighting them to the death. But the final outcome is, we will all die here..."

"If thinking carefully, the first plan is naturally more cost-effective, although it requires sacrificing some people, but at least some of us can survive, only then can we have the chance to avenge the fallen."

"If we all die here, then who will avenge us?"

Upon hearing this, the originally furious crowd looked at each other, then began to speak one after another.

"What this kid says is quite hateful, but not without reason..."

"Among us, Luo Xue is the strongest, so he indeed has the qualification to leave with Li Du."

"Then why should we continue to drag them down?"

"Anyway, we’re all going to die, might as well give Luo Xue and them a chance to survive!"

Everyone nodded along.

It had to be said, this indeed moved Luo Xue a lot.

But even so, he walked to the front of everyone, gritting his teeth, and said, "I initially led all of you out of Tian Pavilion together. We’ve already lost some people, and I certainly don’t want to see more of you in trouble, so even as things have come to this point, I won’t easily abandon you."

"Even if we die, we should all stand together and share life and death!"

The crowd looked at each other, and one person directly walked in front of Luo Xue, then said, "Luo Xue, just stop wasting words with us here. We all willingly want you to leave."

"So go with Li Du, this way we can also answer to Wang Zhan!"

"And rest assured, we are not cowards afraid of death, we will certainly fight for more time for you."

Before Luo Xue could speak, he saw the corners of Li Du’s mouth reveal a satisfied smile. He pulled Luo Xue to his side, and then continued speaking, "They all agreed, what are you still thinking about?"