LRAB Chapter 112 Not One Less
Chapter 112 Not One Less
Xiao Qianyu's face darkened.
"Did something happen to Zhao Leiguang?"
Lu Yan shifted his gaze from the top of the clock tower to two other forks in the road, which were swallowed by the thick fog.
"Not just him."
"This illusion has torn us apart. One-on-one, or two-on-two. It doesn't keep the team intact, but rather isolates the part of each person most prone to losing control."
Wen Yue had already loaded the high-explosive grenades into the World-Destroying Thunder Crossbow, and the crossbow arm emitted a faint clicking sound.
"Let's bomb them."
"No."
Lu Yan raised his hand to stop her.
"If we go there now, we may not be able to help them; instead, we might get dragged into the same emotional trap."
Xiao Qianyu looked at him.
Lu Yan's tone was very steady.
"The core of this illusion is not killing, but amplifying emotions. Any fear that arises in one's mind or in relation to a matter will become increasingly powerful once it exploits a weakness."
He looked up at the huge, silent bronze bell hanging on the clock tower.
"I believe that bell is the core of the entire secret realm."
"First, find the way to the clock tower. Meanwhile, we'll keep creating explosions to signal the movement."
……
Another space.
Golden light filled the sky and covered the earth.
The ground beneath our feet was made of gold, the columns were made of solid gold bricks, the dome was inlaid with gemstones, and even the air was filled with a cloyingly sweet metallic smell.
Piles of holy stones formed small hills, and fist-sized crystals rolled everywhere. The energy halos intertwined, illuminating the entire hall as bright as day.
Lin Chuxue stood frozen in place.
The next second, she lunged forward.
"I'm rich..."
She practically tumbled and crawled towards the nearest Holy Spirit Stone Mountain, scooping up a handful of crystals with both hands, her face almost buried in them.
"Don't touch the first snow!"
Zhao Leiguang grabbed her wrist and pulled her backward.
"Something is wrong here!"
"Let go!"
Lin Chuxue struggled violently, her voice trembling.
"Didn't you see? So many Holy Spirit Stones! So much money! With this, my parents won't have to be beholden to anyone anymore, and my brother won't have to risk his life in low-level dungeons!"
Her rationality was overwhelmed by her amplified greed.
"This is money! This is life!"
Zhao Leiguang tried to pull her back, but Lin Chuxue suddenly shook off his hand and plunged headfirst into the pile of Holy Spirit Stones, as if embracing the whole world.
The moment she picked up the crystal, the entire mountain of gems began to writhe.
A large amount of golden liquid gushed out from beneath the Holy Spirit Stone, crawling along the ground and coalescing, transforming into faceless golden monsters.
Dozens of soft arms stretched out from all directions, wrapping around Lin Chuxue's hands, feet, waist, and neck, dragging her deeper into Gem Mountain.
"what!"
Lin Chuxue screamed.
【Sparkling Phoenix Cry】The feathered robe automatically protected its master, and crimson flames exploded, illuminating the surroundings in a fiery red light.
But the flames passed through the golden liquid, only briefly distorting it before it closed up again, binding them even tighter.
Zhao Lei's eyes were red.
"court death!"
[Savage Ram] activated.
He charged into the monster horde like a heavy tank, his two shields overlapping, smashing the first few golden monsters to pieces.
Liquid gold splashed everywhere.
But after the broken liquids hit the ground, they quickly coalesced into new shapes and rushed towards us again.
Even more terrifying, the scene Zhao Leiguang was seeing was distorting.
Lin Chuxue was gradually enveloped by the golden liquid.
Her skin began to turn gold, her flesh and blood transformed into gems, and her pleading expression gradually froze, eventually becoming a glittering statue.
"No!"
Zhao Leiguang snapped.
He no longer cared about defense or attrition.
Golden tentacles lashed at his shoulders and back, tearing open bloody gashes, but he didn't even glance at them.
The shield slammed down.
A fist slammed down.
He only had one thought left.
Smash them.
[War Trampling]!
The Earth Pulse Set erupted with a thick yellow light, and shockwaves spread outward from him, rolling across the golden ground and sending all the surrounding monsters flying.
Zhao Leiguang roared and charged forward, slamming his two shields down in turn, tearing a path through the golden waves.
But the monsters are endless.
One breaks, the other comes together.
One piece falls, another rises.
"Zhao Leiguang!"
With only her head protruding from the golden liquid, Lin Chuxue finally awoke from her greedy dream.
She cried out.
"Don't worry about me! Just go!"
Zhao Leiguang stopped moving.
He looked at Lin Chuxue, who was about to be swallowed up, and then at the growing number of golden monsters gathering around him.
go?
The first squad's dictionary has never contained the words "abandoning teammates".
He was filled with rage, but Zhao Leiguang was unusually calm at this moment. He couldn't let his temper cloud his judgment and cause him to miss the opportunity to rescue the victim.
"we……"
Zhao Leiguang raised his double shields again, his voice low and deep, yet it drowned out the strange noises that filled the entire golden hall.
"Not one can be left behind."
As soon as he finished speaking, the light from the Earth Pulse Set dimmed.
No longer outwardly expressed, no longer violent.
That force sank into his limbs and bones, into the earth beneath his feet, as heavy as a mountain pressing down.
Zhao Leiguang took a step forward.
Then, facing the oncoming golden wave, he launched his charge.
This time, the golden monster that was shattered by the shield failed to reassemble.
They exploded in mid-air, turning into wisps of black smoke that were swallowed up by the main hall.
……
On the other side, there was a completely different battlefield.
Countless soldiers in Chinese military uniforms lay on the ground, blood spreading along the cracked ground, and painful groans echoed everywhere.
"Help me..."
"Doctor, I don't want to die..."
"I also have children..."
Su Yunqing stood in the center of the battlefield, the brilliance of [Gift of Yao Guang] already at its limit.
Healing energy poured down like rain.
A dying soldier regained consciousness in front of her, but the next second, three soldiers in the distance simultaneously went silent.
She turned around to save the person.
Another person fell behind.
She expanded the scope of treatment.
The number of wounded is increasing.
She can't save them all.
No matter how she allocated her treatment, no matter how much she squeezed out her mental energy, death was always one step ahead of her.
"It's no use..."
Su Yunqing's hands began to tremble.
"I can't save them..."
The healing glow began to dim.
The cries of agony from the battlefield pressed down on her, and guilt, self-blame, and helplessness trapped her in place.
Just when those negative emotions were about to drag her down, a figure stood by her side the whole time.
Shen Xinglin.
He didn't look at the fallen phantoms, nor did he say anything unnecessary.
It transformed into a lance, which he held in his hand.
The negative energy entity that crawled out of the shadows was pierced through, sent flying, and smashed to pieces by Su Yunqing with a single spear thrust.
One.
Two.
He remained standing there.
Like a silent boundary.
Nothing is allowed to cross it.
He didn't speak until Su Yunqing's healing light completely faded.
You can't save everyone.
Su Yunqing froze.
Shen Xinglin pierced through another lunging black shadow, his voice remaining steady.
"But you can save the people around you."
He looked at her.
"Trust me, and trust yourself."
Su Yunqing stared at him blankly.
Shen Xinglin's body was covered with many black marks caused by the erosion of negative energy, but his posture remained unshaken.
She withdrew her aimless, diffused treatment and focused all her attention on her feet.
[Holy Word - Guardian Rune]!
Golden runes lit up beneath their feet, the lines closing one after another, solidifying into a sturdy light shield.
The cries of agony from the battlefield were kept outside.
Negative emotions collided with the runic barrier, emitting a harsh, corrosive sound, but could no longer get any closer.
The next moment, the entire blood-red battlefield cracked open.
The illusion shattered.
A faint resonance connects to the distance.
"Sizzle...sizzle..."
After a long silence, a voice finally came through the communication channel.
Lu Yan's voice was clear and calm.
"We've found the passage."
"Wen Yue and I will use explosions to mark the locations."
"Look for traces of an explosion in the distance and move closer to us."
In the distance, flames shot up on the horizon.
Wen Yue's grenades exploded deep in the fog, one after another, making the direction exceptionally clear.