sjar Chapter 91: Another Attack
Chapter 91: Another Attack
The black-robed figure slowly landed on the ground, and every step seemed to be stepping on everyone's heart, suppressing them to the point of suffocation. His face was hidden under the shadow of the hood, revealing only a pair of icy cold eyes, scanning Gao Xingchen and others as if he was looking at a group of ants.
"Are you the leader of the 'Dark Alliance'?" Gao Xingchen asked in a deep voice, suppressing the fear in his heart.
The man in black robes did not speak, but just raised his right hand slightly, and an invisible pressure instantly enveloped Gao Xingchen and others. Xuanfeng and Ling'er felt a tightness in their chests, as if they were pressed by a huge rock, and even breathing became difficult.
"Xingchen, be careful!" Nan Li sensed the danger, and flashed to stand in front of Gao Xingchen, with the short sword in his hand emitting a sharp cold light.
"You don't know your own limitations." The man in black robe sneered contemptuously and waved his right hand lightly. A powerful force turned into an invisible shock wave and instantly knocked Nan Li away.
"Nanli!" Gao Xingchen was horrified and quickly flew over to catch Nanli, but was knocked back several steps by the powerful shock wave, with a trace of blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.
"Just because you ants want to be enemies with my Dark Alliance?" The black-robed man said in a cold tone with unquestionable majesty, "Today, I will let you see what real power is!"
Before he finished speaking, the black-robed man flashed and instantly appeared in front of Gao Xingchen, with his five fingers forming claws, grabbing Gao Xingchen's chest. Gao Xingchen's pupils shrank suddenly, and he wanted to dodge, but found that he could not keep up with the other party's movements at all.
"Xingchen!" Nan Li exclaimed, and regardless of her own injuries, she struggled to push Gao Xingchen away.
"Puchi!" With a light sound, the black-robed man's sharp claws pierced Nanli's shoulder, and the blood instantly dyed her clothes red.
"Nanli!" Gao Xingchen's eyes were bloodshot, and an unprecedented anger and fear surged in his heart. He had never seen such a powerful enemy, and he had never realized so clearly that the gap between him and the enemy was so huge.
The black-robed man slowly withdrew his hand and looked at Nan Li lying in a pool of blood. A cruel smile appeared on his lips: "This is the fate of being an enemy of my 'Dark Alliance'!"
"You..." Gao Xingchen's eyes were red, and he squeezed out a few words from between his teeth, "I will definitely kill you!"
"Just you?" The man in black robe snorted disdainfully, "You can't even protect the woman you love, and you still want to kill me? Ridiculous!"
After the black-robed man finished speaking, he ignored Gao Xingchen and turned to walk away. His figure gradually disappeared into the night, leaving only Gao Xingchen and Nan Li, as well as blood and despair all over the ground...
Gao Xingchen felt his eyes go dark, Nan Li's screams seemed to come from the horizon, and his body was thrown out like a kite with a broken string. He fell heavily to the ground, a fishy and sweet taste surged in his throat, and golden stars flashed in front of his eyes.
"Xingchen!" Nan Li's voice was tearful. Gao Xingchen tried hard to open his eyes, but saw a scene that broke his heart.
Nan Li's shoulder was pierced by the sharp claws of the man in black robe, and blood stained her clothes red. Her face was as pale as paper, but she was still struggling to stand up.
"Don't move!" Gao Xingchen endured the severe pain and crawled to Nan Li, tearing off his clothes to bandage her wound.
"Xingchen, I'm fine..." Nanli shook her head weakly, her eyes full of worry, "How are you?"
"I'm fine, hold on!" Gao Xingchen's voice trembled. He knew Nan Li was seriously injured, but he was powerless and could only watch her suffer.
"Xingchen, listen to me..." Nan Li held Gao Xingchen's hand, breathing weakly, "If...if I can't survive..."
"Don't talk nonsense!" Gao Xingchen interrupted her, his eyes reddened, "You will be fine, we still have to go together..."
Having said this, Gao Xingchen suddenly stopped. His gaze passed over Nan Li's shoulder and fell on the empty back, and his face suddenly changed.
"Xuanfeng! Ling'er!"
Xuanfeng and Ling'er, who were supposed to be behind them, were nowhere to be seen. They had disappeared in the chaos at some point.
"Where... where did they go?" Nan Li also realized that something was wrong and struggled to get up.
"Don't move, I'll go find them!" Gao Xingchen helped Nan Li lie down, suppressed the worry and fear in his heart, stood up and looked around.
The thick night enveloped the earth, and the shadows of the trees were swaying, as if countless dangers were lurking. Gao Xingchen was extremely anxious, calling out Xuanfeng and Ling'er's names over and over again, but there was no response.
"Damn it!" Gao Xingchen punched the ground, feeling full of powerlessness.
At this moment, he suddenly found a piece of black cloth on the ground not far away, which looked like it had fallen from the man in black robe.
Gao Xingchen picked up the rag and looked at it carefully. Suddenly, his pupils shrank sharply and he found a strange symbol in the corner of the rag.
He had never seen this symbol before, but it gave him an inexplicable sense of familiarity, as if he had seen it somewhere but couldn't remember where.
"What on earth is this?" Gao Xingchen clutched the rag tightly, feeling an ominous premonition in his heart.
At this moment, he felt a cold breath coming from behind him. He turned around suddenly, only to see that the man in black robe had returned at some point and was standing not far behind him with a strange smile on his lips.
"It seems that you have already discovered it." The man in black robe pointed at the rag in Gao Xingchen's hand with a cold tone, "This will be the beginning of your nightmare..."
After saying this, the man in black robe flashed and disappeared into the night again, leaving only one sentence echoing in the air.
"If you want to save them, come to the Dark Abyss to find me..." Gao Xingchen looked at the direction where the man in black robe disappeared. The rag in his hand, which was stained by the dark aura, seemed to still emit a chill. Dark Abyss, what is that place? Why had he never heard of it?
"Xingchen, what's wrong?" Nanli's weak voice brought Gao Xingchen back to reality. He came to his senses and saw Nanli struggling to get up, with worry on her pale face.
"Don't move, you're seriously injured." Gao Xingchen hurried forward and supported Nan Li, his heart full of self-blame and worry.
"I'm fine, it's just..." Nan Li bit her lip, her eyes fell on the rag in Gao Xingchen's hand, "That is..."
Gao Xingchen took a deep breath and told Nan Li what the man in black robe said and the matter of the rags. After hearing this, Nan Li's face became serious.
"Dark Abyss... I have never heard of this place." Nan Li pondered for a moment, "It seems that we are in big trouble this time."
Gao Xingchen clenched his fists, his eyes full of determination: "No matter what dark abyss it is, I will rescue Xuanfeng and Ling'er!"
He knew that now was not the time to be sad or blame himself. The most urgent thing was to find a safe place to heal Nan Li's wounds, and then find a way to find out the news about the Dark Abyss.
"Let's leave here first." Gao Xingchen helped Nan Li up, and the two of them supported each other and walked towards the direction away from the dark forest.
The night was dark and the wind was cold. Gao Xingchen and Nanli stumbled all the way and finally found a hidden cave at dawn.
The cave was not big, but it was very dry. The entrance was covered by dense vines and was very hidden. Gao Xingchen settled Nan Li down, treated her wounds briefly, and then started to make a fire and cook.
Nan Li's injuries were very serious, and Gao Xingchen did not dare to neglect her. He gave her his treasured healing pills and used his spiritual power to heal her.
After some tossing and turning, Nan Li's complexion finally improved a little, but she was still very weak.
"Xingchen, I'm sorry, it's all because of me..." Nanli looked at Gao Xingchen's tired face, her heart full of guilt.
"What nonsense are you talking about? There is no need to talk about this between us." Gao Xingchen gently stroked Nan Li's hair and said softly, "You should have a good rest. Leave the rest to me."
Nanli nodded, closed her eyes, and fell into a deep sleep.
Gao Xingchen stayed by Nan Li's side, looking at her pale face, his heart filled with heartache and self-blame. He secretly vowed to improve his strength as soon as possible and not let anyone around him get hurt again.
At this moment, there was a sudden sound of footsteps outside the cave. Gao Xingchen was startled, and quickly clenched the dagger in his hand, looking towards the cave entrance vigilantly.
"Who?"
An old voice came from outside the cave: "Young man, don't be nervous. I am just passing by here and would like to stay for one night."
Gao Xingchen hesitated for a moment, slowly put down the dagger in his hand, and said, "Come in."
A hunched figure slowly walked into the cave. With the dim light of the fire, Gao Xingchen saw that the person was an old man with white hair and beard. He was wearing a gray robe that was washed to a pale color. He was leaning on a cane in his hand and looked very old and weak.
"Old man, why are you here?" Gao Xingchen asked.
The old man sighed and said, "It's hard to explain. I used to be a wanderer, but I passed by the Dark Forest a few days ago and was chased by a group of men in black. I fled all the way here and was seriously injured. I can no longer move forward."
"Dark Forest? Man in black?" Gao Xingchen's heart moved. Could it be that this old man is also related to the Dark Alliance?
"Old man, are those men in black that you met all wearing black robes embroidered with black flame patterns?" Gao Xingchen asked.
The old man's cloudy eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this, and he looked at Gao Xingchen in surprise: "How did you know?"
Gao Xingchen's heart sank. It seemed that this old man indeed knew about the Dark Alliance.
"Old man, to be honest, we have also fought with those men in black." Gao Xingchen briefly recounted what happened to him and Nan Li.
After hearing this, the old man was silent for a long time before he slowly said, "It seems that you are also involved in this catastrophe..."
"Catastrophe? Old man, what do you mean by that?" Gao Xingchen's heart tightened and he asked.
The old man raised his head, his cloudy eyes seemed to be able to see through everything. He looked at Gao Xingchen and said word by word: "The ambition of the Dark Alliance is much greater than you can imagine. They want to subvert the entire Nine Star Realm and drag everything into darkness..."