416: Chapter 416 Dire Situation

In Hardy's life, all sorts of bizarre things had happened, but he had truly never seen a situation like today's.

If not handled well, perhaps a Transcendent force like this one might disappear because of it.

And for those of them caught in the center of the vortex, things naturally wouldn't end well either.

However, Hardy quickly adjusted his mindset, his gaze sweeping across the entire battlefield, wanting to find his wife's location.

The two often argued, but that was just because he liked to bicker; at a time like this, he certainly didn't want anything to happen to his wife.

Compared to Hardy, Nie Ning looked toward the rear with some annoyance.

For some reason, a very strong demonic aura suddenly erupted from that direction, which, for him right now, was no less than a bolt from the blue.

Now with wolves in front and tigers behind, he didn't even know where to run.

He was afraid that as soon as he appeared, he would become a target for concentrated fire, or perhaps be beaten and tortured by the owner of that demonic aura behind him.

Nie Ning clicked his tongue.

If he had known things would develop like this, he wouldn't have come even if they offered to hand over the entire Yishi Mansion to him.

He rubbed his aching head, took a sky-walking tree fruit from his spatial bag, and swallowed it directly.

He had originally planned to wait until he returned to slowly refine it, as the effects were best upon the first consumption, so he naturally wanted to make good use of it.

But in this current scene, he feared he would become someone else's trophy if he stayed.

Nie Ning couldn't care about so much anymore; at the very least, he had to strive to obtain strength surpassing the fourth order.

Otherwise, in this battlefield that was like a meat grinder, he would likely be finished the moment he went down.

And the Demon Wizard behind him was not to be trifled with either.

He had slashed him like that earlier; if it were him, he would probably be furious to death, and he feared the other party likely wanted to strangle him to death.

So, after thinking it over, rather than being trapped in the small secret realm waiting for the people below to decide the victor, it was better to take the initiative and escape this place.

Anyway, in Nie Ning's view, the people of Yishi Mansion didn't have much of a chance of winning.

After all, they had already reached the point where several Tier 7 Transcendent were fighting one old witch, so there probably wouldn't be much suspense about what followed.

...

As the sky-walking tree fruit was swallowed, it felt like a cool breeze blowing through, making the currently overheated Nie Ning feel incredibly refreshed.

Feeling his soul and Spiritual Power recovering, Nie Ning no longer had time to refine it for increased efficiency and could only let his body digest the energy within it on its own.

Immediately after, Nie Ning took down the bag containing his spatial items.

After rummaging through it, Nie Ning took out many medicinal pills that restored energy, as well as some very rare natural treasures that could strengthen the body.

Not caring whether he would burst from overeating, he wolfed them all down in one go.

Nie Ning felt his stomach churning, the combined energy seemingly undergoing some unknown change, causing a strange physical reaction in his belly.

But it was quickly suppressed by the powerful mixed energy.

Looking at his arm, after receiving the energy replenishment, the black armor on his body had begun to heal and recover.

Powerful strength returned, but he was clearly no match for those high-level Transcendent of the sixth or seventh order.

After all, he didn't have the ability to become a fat man in one bite.

Wanting to fight across two major tiers—let alone him—even a fourth-order Demon Wizard would struggle to do so.

Although Nie Ning himself had undergone some kind of mutation, it was not enough to support him to the point of challenging the sixth order.

Perhaps an ambush in advance would have had a chance, but the current situation was clearly not suitable for such things.

After adapting for a while, Nie Ning couldn't help but turn his head to look at Hardy.

With the injection of life energy, the demonic power inside Hardy had been expelled, and the injuries on his body had improved, but his severed legs were not so easy to recover.

Sensing Nie Ning's gaze, Hardy smiled bitterly and turned his head.

In the current situation, everyone was struggling to protect themselves; Nie Ning naturally had no obligation to keep helping him.

"If you can get out, help me check on my relatives, and by the way, give them some money to let them leave here."

Before Nie Ning could speak, Hardy let out a long sigh and spoke directly.

After all, who doesn't have an enemy these days?

Before, when the two of them were around, others didn't dare to come looking for trouble.

But if Yishi Mansion were destroyed, the problem would be serious.

Because most of the people invited this time were from the lawful faction; if they were all wiped out, then only those from the chaotic faction outside would remain.

As he spoke, Hardy took several spatial bags from his body and handed them toward Nie Ning.

"Take this as your reward."

Nie Ning was speechless for a moment, and with a heavy heart, he took the spatial bags.

Although he really wanted to take Hardy with him, he truly didn't have the strength to do so right now.

Even whether he himself could leave was a question.

Moreover, judging by the current situation, Yishi Mansion had most likely miscalculated.

That is to say, Yishi Mansion had a very high chance of perishing!

Being in the midst of it, even Nie Ning couldn't think of any way to break the situation; perhaps today was also his own death date...

"Take care. If I can escape, I will definitely help you settle your family."

Without any dramatic words to set the scene, and without time to talk about miscellaneous things, Nie Ning turned around and jumped directly down from the spatial gate.

Hardy did not linger either; after all, who would want to die if they could live? He immediately followed closely behind Nie Ning and jumped down.

Although he had lost his legs, as a Tier 5 Transcendent, it didn't affect his combat power too much.

But as soon as the two came down, they were targeted, and one after another, giant skeletal birds charged toward Nie Ning.

Looking at this flock of giant birds, all of which were at least fourth-order, Nie Ning waved his hand and slashed out a blade of light, instantly clearing a path.

Although there were many giant birds rushing up, the crystal black armor that came with being a Psionicist had super strong defensive power.

Just like that Corruption dog from before.

After all, at that time, the Corruption dog had also obtained the ability from him; the super strong defensive power could almost withstand most attacks of the same rank.

It was just that it hadn't been triggered before.

This time, after being messed with by the Demon Wizard, this ability was finally triggered.

Nie Ning wove through the flock of giant skeletal birds, and the fourth-order giant skeletal birds were almost unable to injure him; only a few individual fifth-order giant skeletal birds could cause him damage.

Not long after, the flock of giant skeletal birds was slaughtered through by Nie Ning.

However, the number of giant skeletal birds was too large; in the blink of an eye, Hardy had already disappeared.

He tried to perceive Hardy's location, but due to the chaotic aura in the field and the obstruction of that ominous necromantic power, Nie Ning was completely unable to find Hardy.

Nie Ning felt very helpless about this, but strangely felt a lightness in his heart, as well as a sense of bitter powerlessness.

Life is like this; no one knows who will go first.

And although Hardy was a burden, since the two of them got along well enough, if he could save him, he definitely had to try.

"Save me..."

Hardy's voice suddenly came from a distance.

But as a flock of skeletal birds swept past, Nie Ning's figure had already disappeared...