5: Chapter 5 The Grief of Leng Yao

The last string in their minds snapped completely at this moment. The couple rushed toward the magma like madmen, and Fang Yueru completely forgot the pain in her knees.

Even if they knew entering the magma would leave them without a trace of their remains, they had to see their child one last time before they died!

Just as the two were about to rush into the magma, four vines bound all four of them, pulling them backward at the same time.

“Do you two want to die?!” a man wearing a white combat suit with a golden inverted blade emblem on his chest roared.

Seeing the newcomer's attire, Leng Yao and the others realized that the person was a Divine Martial Artist from the Divine Martial Hall.

“Let me go! My son is on the other side, I have to find him!!!” Fang Yueru struggled frantically, trying to break free from the vine's restraint, but how could the strength of an ordinary person, especially a woman, break free from a Divine Martial Artist's ability?

“Your son is on the other side? Then don't even think about it; he's definitely dead. Facing an Early Earth Spirit Realm demonic creature, even an ability user at the peak of the Late Stage Spirit Ascension Realm would face a hard battle.” The man's expression was extremely solemn, having already judged the deaths of Leng Yueze and the other boy.

He was only an ability user who had just entered the Late Stage Spirit Ascension Realm, having specifically rushed from the neighboring city to provide support. He was no match for the Crimson Flame Demon Centipede at all.

But just because he couldn't do it didn't mean others couldn't.

By now, the ceiling had been melted by the magma, revealing the pitch-black sky. He took out a flare and fired it toward the sky. A blue flame bloomed in the high altitude, immediately attracting the attention of other nearby Divine Martial Artists. However, except for one team rushing toward the signal location, the others paid no heed.

On the other side of the magma, Leng Yueze and Gu Yanshu fled at full speed. A hundred meters behind them, a centipede over thirty meters long was in hot pursuit, and the distance was gradually shortening.

“There! Quick, hide inside!”

Gu Yanshu and Leng Yueze turned a corner and happened to see a crack in the wall ahead that was large enough for a child to pass through.

The two quickened their pace and rushed into the crack without any hesitation.

“Bang!”

Seconds later, a violent impact caused the cracked wall to collapse completely. The two were sent flying over ten meters by the force of the impact and fell unconscious.

Looking at the wall it had smashed, the Crimson Flame Demon Centipede let out a roar toward the sky, feeling extremely angry that the food at its mouth had escaped.

Just then, it caught the scent of several even more enticing food items and turned frantically to rush toward a certain direction.

The Crimson Flame Demon Centipede's entire body was enveloped in red-hot magma, leaving a trail of charred blackness wherever it passed. As an Earth Spirit Realm Demonic Creature, its strength was not exceptionally great, but its fire ability was extremely terrifying.

Even a Divine Martial Artist at the peak of the Late Stage Spirit Ascension Realm would be critically injured and near death if engulfed by its flames. It used the magma to melt through walls and quickly rushed out of the building.

However, the moment it appeared, it felt the surrounding temperature dropping rapidly.

Looking ahead, nine figures came into view, five of whom were wearing all-white combat suits.

The leader was surrounded by a cloud of frost, and an icy white sphere of light was condensing in his hand. The man's name was Liu Kai, an Early Earth Spirit Realm Divine Martial Artist from the Divine Martial Hall and the captain of the Frost Squad. The four people beside him were his teammates.

Looking at the crimson hundred-legged centipede before him, Leng Yao's expression was one of extreme rage, wishing he could skin it alive. Fang Yueru, on the other hand, had hollow eyes and stood dazed and motionless, as if she would fall over at the slightest breeze.

The Pregnant Woman pulled her daughter and looked at Leng Yao and his wife, pursing her lips, not knowing how to speak. Thinking of how those two boys had been swallowed by the magma, she also felt extremely sad.

“Everyone, kill the Crimson Flame Demon Centipede!” Liu Kai roared, and five ice spikes condensed in his hand and shot out.

A roar exploded at this moment as the Crimson Flame Demon Centipede spat out a glob of magma, instantly melting the ice spikes. The rising steam obscured their vision, enveloping dozens of meters of the street.

Suddenly, over a dozen red light spheres lit up within the steam, and more than a dozen magma balls shot toward them through the mist.

“Rock Shield!”

The ground cracked, and a thick Rock Shield appeared in front of the ten people, blocking all the magma balls.

“Wild Plant Dance!”

At the same time, countless green vines emerged from the ground, covered in a layer of frost, tightly binding the Crimson Flame Demon Centipede's body.

Immediately after, a giant ice axe fell vertically from high above, splitting the Crimson Flame Demon Centipede's body in two.

Crimson blood splattered, staining the surrounding ground. With a loud “boom,” the Crimson Flame Demon Centipede's body, cut in half, collapsed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

“It's settled.” Liu Kai let out a sigh and turned to smile at his teammates.

“Captain is amazing, taking it down in one hit,” Lin Mu praised. He was the Divine Martial Artist who had used the vines earlier.

“It was everyone's effort. It would have been difficult for me to win so easily alone.” Liu Kai knew that without the coordination, protection, and control from his two teammates, his attack wouldn't have hit so easily.

Looking at the five ordinary people behind him, Liu Kai also learned what had happened from Lin Mu. He sighed and said to Leng Yao and the others, “We'll escort you to the Safe Barrier. We happen to need supplies as well.”

From the outbreak of the Critical Airspace until now, they had been fighting for at least three hours, and the magic power in their bodies was nearly exhausted. Their goals for coming out this time were twofold: one was to deal with the Void Monsters in the city, and the other was to save as many ordinary people as possible.

If these five were allowed to head to the Safe Barrier on their own, they would certainly die if they encountered other Void Monsters along the way. Since they were also returning to the Safe Barrier, they might as well escort this family out together.

“No! I'm not going! I want to go see my son!” Leng Yao roared and rushed toward the building, but he was stopped by Liu Kai.

“Don't waste your energy. You don't look that old; your child probably isn't even ten yet. Do you think your child has any chance of surviving against a Rank Four Demonic Creature?” Liu Kai shouted angrily.

He had to wake this man up and make him face reality, even if that reality was extremely cruel.

Upon hearing these words, Leng Yao's legs went weak and he knelt directly on the ground, while Fang Yueru went from her dazed state straight into unconsciousness.

Was his son really dead? Just like that, died in this disaster?!

He didn't want to believe it, but the facts were before him. Facing the attack of a fire-type demonic creature, his child wouldn't even have any remains left.

A sense of powerlessness filled Leng Yao's heart. He raised his fists and smashed them against the ground again and again, tears mixed with blood staining his knuckles.

Looking at Leng Yao like this, the others knew his hands would be ruined if he continued, so they had no choice but to knock him out with a hand-chop and take him away.