Absolute Choice 10

by Pear Lands In The Autumn Spring

  Regardless of the circumstances, the world here was much more beautiful compared to the other world.

  Finally...she had returned with him alive.

  "Hey, Shi Xiaobai, we are back. We are safe. So, you can have a good rest. You are too, too, too tired..."

  Dawn heaved a sigh of relief. She took half a step back and looked up slightly. She stretched out her hands to gently lift 'Shi Xiaobai's pale face. She stared at the glazed eyes that could not hide their emptiness. She only felt her heart ache painfully for him.

  What sort of desperate situation did he experience, and what sort of resolution did he take, to be able to protect her under those circumstances or turn into such a state in order to protect her?

  He was in dire need of rest.

  "Is that a joke? An hour ago, wasn't the two of them fighting so intensely, as though they were unwilling to stand down till they perished in an internecine struggle? How did it change completely in just a short hour?"

  Speechless was dumbfounded. The teenage girl's feelings of the 'Hero King' in front of him were completely different from that cold and expressionless blond youth from before. It was a completely different scene from the cold and ruthless appearance when she slashed out her Sword Soul in a bid to kill him and Shi Xiaobai.

  What happened in that world during that short hour? What did that bastard, Shi Xiaobai, do!?

  "How can Benefactor Shi Xiaobai's flirting skills be something that plebeians like us be able to comprehend?" Liu Yu immediately gave up thinking.

  Everyone was somewhat stupefied. They only felt that the changes within an hour were somewhat unbelievable. According to Field Marshal Awesomo, the Hero King was apparently a true existence that had traveled from three thousand years ago to the present day? Although Field Marshal Awesomo's words were not reliable, they were not necessarily fake.

  If she were the true Hero King, then wouldn't it mean that Shi Xiaobai had managed to hook up with the greatest historical figure in just an hour!?

  Heavens, it was horrifying on pondering!

  At that moment, something unexpected happened all of a sudden!

  "Be careful!" Sunless yelled.

  From her point of view, a massive figure had suddenly appeared behind Shi Xiaobai. It was Field Marshal Awesomo, who had been forgotten outside the battlefield. It was unknown when he had recovered as he suddenly sneaked an attack!

  The spot Shi Xiaobai and Dawn landed happened to be in the vicinity of where Field Marshal Awesomo collapsed!

  Everyone was alarmed, but they were more than ten kilometers away. They were unable to provide any help instantaneously.

  When she sensed the surging killing intent rushing towards her, Dawn frowned slightly. Although she had caught sight of the figure whose head resembled a black octopus, the gray evil spirit wielding a samurai sword, as well as the gigantic minotaur lying not far away, she did not wish to alarm 'Shi Xiaobai', who had finally managed to calm down, over these trivial matters. Therefore, she chose to ignore them. She did not treat them as monsters that needed killing. It was equivalent to demarcating a line that shouldn't be crossed.

  But unexpectedly, the gigantic minotaur that was lying not far away suddenly jumped up despite looking completely dead or bordering on death. He brandished his battle ax vigorously before he cleaved at her.

  No, to be precise, the target of the gigantic minotaur was 'Shi Xiaobai''s head.

  "Not to be forgiven!"

  Dawn's tender and teenage feelings of heartache immediately turned cold. Her eyes instantly became as sharp and aggressive as a sword.

  Anything that attempted to harm Shi Xiaobai was not to be forgiven!

  She did not know who the gigantic minotaur was, nor did she know why it would suddenly attack 'Shi Xiaobai', but she would absolutely not forgive the minotaur!

  Dawn decisively waved her right hand, and like a bolt of lightning that flashed, she stretched out her index and middle finger that resembled a sharp sword. Instantly, she cut off the thick cloth rope that was wrapped around her waist, separating her from the tight adherence to 'Shi Xiaobai'.

  After the cloth rope was severed, she crouched down abruptly, like a compressed spring, and through the side, she instantly appeared from under 'Shi Xiaobai''s arm. Immediately, she faced the minotaur that was about to strike 'Shi Xiaobai''s back.

  When she crouched down, she raised her right hand and spread out her palm with a twirl. Suddenly, she grabbed down on invisible air and a purple pattern flashed in her palm. Lucifer's Sword that had been dropped in the array world appeared out of thin air in her right hand.

  That move was spatial magic known as "Equipment Magic". It was one of the more complicated magical skills. As an intricate magic rune had been inscribed on 'Lucifer's Sword' beforehand, she could summon it back to her even through a thick spatial barrier.

  But when she accomplished all of that, she was unable to be in time to prevent the attack as she had greatly expanded her physical strength.

  Dawn panicked but immediately she gritted her teeth and thrust her sword upwards towards Field Marshal Awesomo's arm, in a bid to force him to release his ax.

  However, Field Marshal Awesomo ignored her strike and disregarding the safety of his arm. His reason had long been devoured by anger and humiliation. It so happened that the boy that the azure-dressed girl was so worried about had appeared in his vicinity when he fully revived. How could he miss such a rare opportunity for revenge?

  Field Marshal Awesomo had a savage look on his face. Blue veins protruded out of his thick arms as his muscles rippled. After experiencing the tragic fate of having his body dismembered numerous times, his strength had long recovered to his peak after all the 'damage'.

  Therefore, he was presently at his full strength. He cleaved at the boy's head in an indomitable fashion with Mountain Cleaving Ax!

  Even a mountain would be cleaved into smithereens by that strike, much less a head!

  Dawn panicked and hurriedly twisted her sword's trajectory, in a bid to chase after the ax that she could no longer block.

  Just as the boy's head was about to be smashed into a mess!

  Peng!

  Suddenly, a blood-stained and pale-white hand reached out at a speed that could not be discerned. It struck the ax and held it firmly. The ax immediately came to a halt, unable to move another inch.

  "Impossible!"

  All the veins on Field Marshal Awesomo's neck began to protrude. His ox head turned purple, but no matter how much strength he used, the battle ax that was in a firm grip did not move even a centimeter.

  How could that silver-haired and bloodied boy have such strength!?

  Suddenly, the silver-haired boy turned his head and took a glance at him.

  Just that single glance made Field Marshal Awesomo feel his body freeze up, as though he had plummeted into a frozen cavern. An innate sense of fear rose up from his heart, as though he was facing a nemesis he could never defeat.

  He subconsciously wanted to abandon his ax and flee backwards. However, the silver-haired boy suddenly moved. His speed was so fast that Field Marshal Awesomo failed to react in time. All he saw was a blur before the boy stood on his shoulders. Furthermore, one hand had griped his arm.

  It widened its ox eyes and felt a baffling sense of panic. However, for some reason, his body had turned stiff in his spot, preventing him from moving. Suddenly, the silver-haired boy's bloody hand that held his arm moved upwards!

  All he saw was a thick limb that was thrown high into the sky.

  Blood began to spew out suddenly like a bursting water pipe. As the deluge of blood spurted out, pain began to overwhelm him.

  Field Marshal Awesomo let out a painful cry. He found it unbelievable that a causal movement made by the silver-haired boy would rip his arm out. It was so fast that the pain did not transmit to his brains in time.

  However, its nightmare had only just begun. The silver-haired boy suddenly leaped from his shoulders and agilely circled around his a
rms and climbed to his back.

  Immediately, his back turned cold, as though a foreign object had been inserted into his body. What followed was an excruciating pain that nearly caused him to faint. It felt like something inside of him had been separated.

  He cried out in pain as he slammed his left hand towards his back, but before his arm reached the halfway mark, the boy had grabbed his entire arm. With a twist against the joint, the arm was dislocated and severed.

  The repeated blows of extreme pain made him howl in pain. The firing of thalamic neurons prevented him from fainting. And at that moment, something seemed to drop down from the sky, crashing into his foot. In response, he knelt to the ground and when he lowered his head to take a look, he realized that it was a bloodied vertebral bone!

  The boy had climbed behind him, and in an instant, ripped a portion of his vertebral bone out!

  No, that was no boy at all, but a terrifying devil, a true devil covered in human skin.

  Just as he had furious and horrified thoughts, the devil's face suddenly appeared in front of his eyes. That pair of frail and thin-looking hands that were stained in blood had already pierced his abdomen.

  Field Marshal Awesomo immediately felt the presence of a form of despair. He yelled, "No, no, no, no..."

  However, it was of no use. The pair of hands did not hesitate as they easily stabbed deeper into his abdomen and pulled outwards. Sticky intestines began extending out like rope, and was cut midway. His liver and lungs began to spew out the next second after they were pulverized.

  "Ah Ah Ah Ah..."

  Field Marshal Awesomo gave a cry of despair. His body was being torn apart piece by piece and the pain was much more intense than being sliced to pieces by a sword. Furthermore, the pain came too quickly and suddenly. What followed was even more agonizing.

  The spectators above the basin frowned for they had never encountered such a brutal and bloody scene. Some could not bear to watch it while the weaker ones were already beginning to vomit.

  Speechless and company were dazed from the scene. They found it unbelievable that the devil ripping Field Marshal Awesomo apart while he still remained alive was Shi Xiaobai.

  Even Dawn could not help but cover her mouth. Although she had imagined how cruel the scenes in the array world were after seeing the hellish scene upon regaining consciousness, she still found it highly impactful when she saw it with her own eyes. At the same time, she felt remorse while her heart ached for the devil before her. The more brutal and crueler it was, the more adorable and gentle she found Shi Xiaobai.

  While everyone was startled by the shocking scene, Earthbound Yaksha was the only one that had begun to take action. If this continued, Field Marshal Awesomo could very well be killed. It appeared as if the silver-haired devil was bent on tearing Field Marshal Awesomo to pieces. Such damage could very likely exceed Field Marshal Awesomo's self-recovery ability and when the time came, he would die completely.

  Be it due to his warrior code or the friendship of ten thousand years, it could not sit idle.

  However, just as Earthbound Yaksha moved, Sunless had already noticed its actions. She was one of the few people present that could maintain her calm. That was because she believed in Shi Xiaobai's true nature. Furthermore, she could vaguely guess the sequence of events in the array world. Therefore, she did not get confused by the bloody scene, and instead remained vigilant against Earthbound Yaksha's actions.

  The moment she saw Earthbound Yaksha have the thought of rescuing Field Marshal Awesomo, Sunless had slashed her sword out. Using an azure sword beam, she stopped it in its path before using 'Meteor Steps' to chase up to it.

  "Scram!" Earthbound Yaksha roared angrily. It did not want to be embroiled with Sunless, making it evident how much it wanted to save the ox.

  Sunless remained silent. With the second burst coming from 'Meteor Steps', she charged forward and suddenly slashed at Earthbound Yaksha's waist. The angle was artful and incisive. It contained rich powers of light, and it would be an absolutely devastating blow for Earthbound Yaksha.

  Earthbound Yaksha had no choice but to turn around and parry the strike with 'Vaiśravaṇa Heavenly Slash'. It was secretly worried as it immediately bellowed angrily. Soul Suppression once against burst out and it was prepared to kill Sunless first. It believed that its 'enraged' mode would allow it to finish the battle in a short span of time.

  On the other end, the similarly 'enraged' Shadow Wraith had begun taking action. Its materialized tentacles slammed the ground, and its sludge-like body constantly advanced. When it reached a viable range, it stretched out its tentacles towards the silver-haired devil that was engaging in wanton slaughter.

  Dawn was already alert of her surroundings. She naturally wouldn't allow Shadow Wraith to succeed in its sneak attack. When she saw the tentacles hurling over, she immediately took a step forward, and with an 'Instant Flashstep', she appeared where the tentacles were. She slashed out with a swing of her sword. The sword technique she used was 'Sacred Fire', meant specially to restrain evil beings. The sword burned with sacred flames and when the tentacles were severed, the flames traced back to the origin of the tentacles.

  Shadow Wraith yelled in pain as it hurriedly severed its tentacle of its own accord. It roared maniacally, flailing the dozen or more tentacles in the air before it suddenly smacked them out!

  It was unknown when Speechless appeared behind Shadow Wraith. Both his hands held a psionic sword as he thrust them towards Shadow Wraith. With an abnormal pose, he reproduced 'Sacred Fire' that Mirror Replication had just obtained. The holy fire stabbed into Shadow Wraith's asshole...uh, into its body along with the sword.

  Shadow Wraith cried out tragically as the flames that contained holy powers consumed it. However, it was not that weak to succumb to it. It immediately used its sludge-like force in its body to douse the sacred fire.

  The rest had begun taking action as well.

  Mu Lengxi began singing Muse Silvermoon's "The Sky is High and the Wind Sings" again. The song that expressed courage and willpower was most empowering at that moment in time.

  Pulp Farmer and Mu Yuesheng joined in the battle as they headed towards Shadow Wraith that was the closest to them.

  Feng Yuanlin and Liu Yu teamed up with Sunless as they began attacking Earthbound Yaksha in a three-corner pincer attack.

  At that moment, a ghost-like figure dashed from the middle of the basin to another end of the basin in a startling sonic boom. While everyone was still recovering from their shock, it had already appeared in front of Earthbound Yaksha.

  It was 'Shi Xiaobai'!

  What happened to Field Marshal Awesomo?

  Looking sideways into the distance, the only thing left from where Field Marshal Awesomo previously was was a pool of blood and a pile of sticky and nauseating bits of meat. The only thing that could be considered complete was an eye socket that was a quarter its normal size. As for the rest, they had been ripped to shreds...

  Earthbound Yaksha was incensed when it saw that. Ignoring the chilling fear that it suddenly felt, it slashed at the silver-haired devil in front of it.

  The strike was known as the 'Wraith Slaying Devil Blade' which accumulated its power from slaughtering countless of wraiths from hell. It was an accumulation of the prolonged hatred wraiths had towards the devils that abused them. It was a blade technique that was specially used to counter devils.

  It did not have a chance to use it against pure and honest humans, but at that moment, it was highly suitable to use it against the cruel devil.

  However, the silver-haired devil in front of it was not any ordinary devil. It possessed an exaggerated agility that even high-grade devils could not attain. With a turn to its side, it dodged the blade before stretching out a hand to grip Earthbound Yaksha's arm. It easily tore the arm off its joints and taking advantage of the momentum, the devil charged forward. Before the pain from the torn off limb spewed blood, the devil had stabbed Earthbound Yaksha's body with a hand! />
  "No! How could it be?"

  Earthbound Yaksha watched in disbelief as its abdomen instantly ruptured. Then, an excruciating pain overwhelmed its senses.

  It was an evil spirit from hell. Only light and spectral powers could directly hurt its physical embodiment. Why was a hand that was made out of flesh able to rip its body apart?

  Earthbound Yaksha was destined to never know the answer. The time offered to it to ponder was just too little because the pair of devilish hands did not wait a second to rip apart its prey.

  Tragic cries echoed throughout the basin once again. Thankfully, Earthbound Yaksha was just a physical embodiment of an evil spirit. It was a kind of specter, so the scene was not as gory and disgusting as before.