138: awareness of sacrifice

At the critical moment, Yang Tianci threw a talisman at the team member and shouted, "Protect your head!"

A powerful fluctuation came from the talisman, creating a visible airwave between the two.

The airwave didn't have much impact on the rampaging Han Zhijun, only causing his advancing body to pause slightly.

However, this airwave directly pushed the team member away, sending him crashing into the wall.

But it was this push that immediately created distance between the team member, who was about to be in danger, and Han Zhijun.

Several melee Professionals immediately went forward and stopped Han Zhijun, who was trying to continue his pursuit.

Meanwhile, Yang Tianci, panting heavily, threw out two more talismans and withdrew from the battle.

He helped the team member from earlier walk back, frowning and complaining, "How many times have I told you, a Professional with no self-preservation ability can only hide behind teammates."

One of the team member's arms was bent unnaturally from hitting the wall, but he didn't scream in pain.

He only looked full of guilt, lowering his head and apologizing, "I'm sorry, Captain, I used up your last defensive talisman."

Yang Tianci shook his head and said to him, "These things are just troublesome to make. If you feel bad, just be more careful next time."

By this time, a Healing-type Professional had arrived and taken the injured man away for treatment.

Gu Qinghan had seen all the communication between the two and couldn't help but feel a bit more admiration for Yang Tianci.

In some people's eyes, Yang Tianci was a saint, retaining a kindness that shouldn't be extended to others.

But in Gu Qinghan's view, this world needed such people.

If humans didn't possess richer emotions, they would be no different from cold-blooded animals.

Yang Tianci walked up to Gu Qinghan and said to him and Kong Yan, "I didn't expect you two to encounter two such emergencies just two days after joining the Patrol Team.

It seems this place is also becoming restless."

Gu Qinghan didn't speak, but Kong Yan suddenly opened his mouth and said, "Actually, there are several other Gathering Places in Stone City. With your strength, Captain, you could make a living anywhere, right?"

Yang Tianci glanced at him, smiled, and shook his head, "Alas, you might not know, but our family originally lived here.

We worked hard for half our lives, finally started living well, and I'm really unwilling to just move away."

When he said this, his face was full of sorrow and helplessness.

Afterward, Yang Tianci looked at the constantly gathering crowd and whispered to the two, "Just say these kinds of things to me. If others hear it, there might be some trouble.

In this world, where can one guarantee absolute safety?"

Then, he took out a somewhat crumpled cigarette from his pocket and lit it for himself.

Kong Yan pursed his lips, looking at Yang Tianci as if he had something to say but hesitated.

Yang Tianci thought he wanted a cigarette, so he squinted, blew out a smoke ring, and said, "Young man, smoke less. This is my last one too, Captain."

Kong Yan chuckled, once again turning his gaze to the battle, while Gu Qinghan looked at the two with a thoughtful expression.

For those who didn't suspect Kong Yan's identity, his words just now were merely casual complaints in his free time.

However, Gu Qinghan had always felt that this guy had some special identity, and hearing these words now gave him a different feeling.

It sounded like he wanted to recruit a Professional who was both virtuous and capable, but found it inconvenient to say so directly.

"Could this guy be an undercover agent sent by Stone City's military?"

As soon as this thought appeared in Gu Qinghan's mind, it took root and wouldn't go away.

Especially when Gu Qinghan remembered how, after they drank together that day, the other party instinctively tidied up, which was clearly inconsistent with the casual demeanor he had deliberately shown these past two days.

However, Gu Qinghan did not expose the other party's disguise.

Firstly, he couldn't be entirely sure of the other party's identity, and secondly, the other party also seemed to have some suspicions about him, so there was no need to make the situation tense.

In any case, he only needed to capture the Time Walker Cui Rang when the time came.

But as time went on, the situation didn't seem to improve.

Han Zhijun was like a god of war, beating back the melee Professionals one after another.

At the same time, the skills of the ranged Professionals that hit him would recover almost instantly.

Furthermore, a ranged Professional who hadn't managed to escape was caught by him, and an arm was torn off him!

"Help! Save me!"

The Professional with the severed arm roared in pain, but to his horror, he found that the blood in his body was being absorbed by Han Zhijun.

He wanted to struggle, but his body was tightly controlled by Han Zhijun, and he could only feel his blood continuously flowing out from the wound on his arm.

The people around also noticed Han Zhijun's abnormality and wanted to act but were worried about killing that Professional.

They searched for an angle nearby and finally found a suitable opportunity.

Just then, a blazing fireball suddenly struck Han Zhijun from outside the crowd.

More precisely, it struck the injured Professional in his hand.

With a bang, the flames, as if encountering gasoline, instantly engulfed the still screaming Professional.

The scorching flames even tried to spread onto Han Zhijun's body but were repelled by the dense bloody aura.

"Move! Don't get caught, otherwise no one will waste too much time and energy to save you!"

A cold command came from outside the crowd, and a man was seen approaching with a staff.

Beside him were several Professionals with obviously excellent equipment.

"This is Liu Song, the leader of the combat team, and his Class is the Epic Class Blazing Fire Wizard."

Yang Tianci said in a low voice, clearly introducing him to Gu Qinghan and Kong Yan.

Upon hearing this name, Gu Qinghan's expression became somewhat strange.

Blazing Fire Wizard, could it be the fire version of the Extreme Ice Wizard?

Liu Song joined the battle, pulling a fireball in his hand, which immediately transformed into a fiery long whip.

This fiery long whip cut a scorching path through the air, heavily lashing Han Zhijun, who was surrounded by everyone.

It must be said that his combat experience was extremely rich.

Moreover, the timing of his skill releases was very precise, and he quickly led his team to suppress Han Zhijun.

However, after a round of fighting, several melee Professionals were also accidentally injured by him.

But Liu Song clearly showed no guilt; he simply called over a few Healing-type Professionals to treat the wounded.

He had people carry the nearly lifeless Han Zhijun away, walking out of the crowd.

At the same time, he said to the people around him, "Next time you encounter something like this, necessary sacrifices are worth it, otherwise it will only cause greater damage!"

However, few people echoed him, only subtly glancing at the figure that had been burned to charcoal.

This kind of sacrifice could actually have been completely avoided.