Chapter 61 The Strongest "Package" in History: Unparalleled Blessings on the Escape Route
"Rumble—!"
Deep within Luohun Valley, although the severed giant rock hand had shattered, the roars from deep within the earth grew even more deafening.
An ancient and terrifying aura was frantically awakening, attempting to break through the Seal and crush this human ant who had desecrated the Saintess.
"Hurry, let's go! That old monster is about to go berserk!"
Mu Qingxue's face was pale, and the ice longsword in her hand was trembling slightly.
It was an absolute suppression from the level of life itself; even though she was a Grandmaster, she found it difficult to breathe under this pressure.
However, Jiang Chen, at the center of the storm, was excessively calm.
He held the limp and weak Beast Clan Saintess, Iliya, under one arm as if he were carrying a large plush toy.
Iliya's snowy-white, fluffy nine tails hung limply by his legs, swaying as he ran and brushing against Jiang Chen's calves, bringing a tingling sensation.
"Don't... don't touch there..."
Iliya's face was flushed with shame as she protested weakly.
Because Jiang Chen, to prevent her from slipping, had unfortunately clamped his large hand right onto the most sensitive soft flesh of her waist, and with the jolting of the run, his fingers would unconsciously squeeze a few times from time to time.
"Shut up and behave."
Jiang Chen kept his eyes closed, his feet moving like the wind, traversing the complex jungle terrain as if it were flat ground. "If you keep making noise, I'll throw you back to that grumpy old fellow behind us."
Hearing this, Iliya fell silent instantly.
She knew the temperament of her "Imperial Father" beneath the ground all too well; if the sacrifice failed and she were to fall back into his hands, her end would be worse than death.
At this thought, she instinctively shrank into Jiang Chen's embrace.
Although this human was detestable, his broad chest and the strange, Soul-soothing aura he emitted actually made her feel an inexplicable sense of... security?
[Ding! Detected that the special-grade body pillow "Iliya" has developed feelings of dependency (though forced).]
[Dream Synchronization Rate increased to 15%.]
[Obtained Buff: Celestial Fox Extreme Speed. host's agility attribute temporarily increased by 300%!]
"Wuhu~ Taking off."
Jiang Chen whistled in his dream.
In the next second, his speed suddenly surged.
"Xiao Jian, Fatty, Teacher, keep up! I'm speeding up!"
Before his voice had even faded, Jiang Chen's figure had already turned into a streak of light, leaving an afterimage among the treetops.
"Holy crap! Did Brother Chen swallow a rocket booster?" Little Fatty Chen's eyes were nearly popping out as he panted behind them. "How can he run so fast while carrying a whole person?"
"That is the innate Divine Ability of the Celestial Fox Clan!" Mu Qingxue's eyes flashed with shock, and she gritted her teeth to speed up. "This bastard is actually using Iliya as an amplifier... Isn't he afraid of being backlashed by the fox demon's Charm Qi?"
At this moment, Jiang Chen was indeed in an extremely profound state.
The fragrance from Iliya's body was more than just pleasant; it was a high-level energy that could directly nourish the Soul.
As their bodies came into close contact, strands of pink energy seeped through Jiang Chen's pores, merging with the Nightmare Power within him.
[Nightmare Divine Body is analyzing the "Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox" Bloodline... Analysis progress: 1%... 2%...]
[The host's Mental Energy is undergoing a qualitative change; about to unlock the "Charm Resistance" max-level achievement.]
"Is this... the value of a top-tier body pillow?"
Jiang Chen thought dizzily, his chin unconsciously rubbing against the pair of fluffy beast ears on top of Iliya's head. "This texture is ten thousand times better than the down pillows at home..."
"Ugh!"
Her ears being rubbed, Iliya shuddered as if struck by electricity, and her whole body turned soft as water. Her body, which had been tense with shame and anger, completely relaxed, and she hung entirely on Jiang Chen.
In the eyes of the pursuing Beast Clan Army, this scene was a sheer humiliation!
"Roar! Human! Put down Her Highness the Saintess!"
Several Seventh-Rank Pterosaurs with the ability to fly roared in anger, diving down from high altitude with their claws aimed straight for Jiang Chen's head.
"So annoying, can't you see I'm sleeping?"
Jiang Chen frowned slightly, not even lifting an eyelid.
He just held Iliya tighter and waved his right hand casually behind him.
"Let me borrow your tail for a bit."
Before Iliya could react, she felt her uncontrollable tail suddenly stiffen. Then, like a steel whip, it was enveloped by Jiang Chen's Mental Energy and lashed out violently behind him.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
Three crisp sounds.
It was pure Physical Body power combined with a mental shock.
The heads of the three Seventh-Rank Pterosaurs were actually whipped into explosions by that seemingly weak tail, blood splattering like rain.
"This..."
Iliya's purple pupils went blank.
Was that her tail? How did she not know her tail could be used as a lethal weapon?
"Good feel, very elastic."
Jiang Chen muttered and continued his mad dash. "It sheds a bit though; I'll have to use a Lint Roller on it when I get back."
Iliya: "..."
Just kill me! Right now!
If looks could kill, Jiang Chen would already be riddled with holes.
This man not only kidnapped her and used her as a body pillow, but he also complained about her shedding?!
However, regardless of how she roared internally, under Jiang Chen's overbearingly peerless speed, the group finally rushed out of the mist-shrouded Luohun Valley half an hour later.
Ahead, the towering steel walls of the Third Fortress were already in sight.
"We... came out alive?" Su Qingyue supported herself on her knees, gasping for air, her face filled with the disbelief of a survivor.
Fifty kilometers deep into enemy territory, snatching someone from under the Beast Emperor's nose, and running back unscathed?
Who would believe this if it were told!
"Don't stop, charge straight into the fortress!" Mu Qingxue shouted. "The beast tide is about to counterattack!"
Sure enough, from the jungle behind them, the dense swarms of beasts surged out like a tsunami; they had gone completely mad to reclaim their Saintess.
But just then, the defenders on the city wall spotted them as well.
"It's Jiang Chen and the others! Quick! Fire support! Open the gates!" Lei Heng's excited voice spread across the field through the loudspeaker.
Boom, boom, boom!
The heavy cannons on the fortress roared in unison, blasting a wall of fire in front of the beast tide.
Holding Iliya, Jiang Chen crashed heavily onto the drawbridge at the city gate like a meteor under the cover of artillery fire.
"Phew... finally here."
Jiang Chen yawned, shifted the soft bundle in his arms slightly higher, and waved to the dumbfounded Lei Heng.
"Regiment Commander Lei, please prepare a larger cage... Oh wait, I mean a larger bed. This Trophy is a bit picky about where she sleeps, so I'll have to watch over her personally."