Chapter 160 - East Look Mountain Fire

Chapter 160: Chapter 153: East Look Mountain Fire"Nima?!"

A cry of alarm came from the teleportation portal, and the next second, the Judgment Knight tumbled out, man and horse together, with the unicorn collapsing on the ground, obviously exhausted. As for the Judgment Knight, his cool-looking armor, centered on a crack in the belly, began to shatter gradually.

"You fucker, ambushing me!" The Judgment Knight bellowed in rage, feeling mocked and played.

Lu Hong had guessed that his opponent would surely pursue him, so the moment he passed through the portal, he turned around and struck with all his might in a self-sacrificing blow.

Although the Judgment Knight had been fully prepared, the desperate skill still packed a significant punch, which had sent him tumbling back through the portal.

"My level eight heavy armor!" The Judgment Knight, with a heartache, picked up the fragments of his heavy armor. After that strike, he dared not pass through the teleportation portal again, in case his opponent was still lying in ambush there, ready to deliver another blow that he had nothing to block.

He wouldn’t chase after me again, would he? Lu Hong sat down on the ground, his body suffering greatly from the backlash of his self-sacrificing strike, he was extremely depleted of vigor, and quickly swallowed a few magic potions to recover.

"Who are you?" On the other side of the portal was a small town near East Look Mountain, and the guard soldiers looked puzzled at the sudden appearance of Lu Hong.

"Oh, I came to deliver intelligence reports. I was just attacked by an assassin of the Empire, almost lost my life," Lu Hong casually made up an excuse, readying himself to act if necessary.

"Come on, get up quickly. Those damned dogs from the Empire, they are so brazen. Thankfully, brother, you’re okay." This soldier obviously didn’t pay much attention to the Jin Family’s announcement and didn’t recognize Lu Hong’s identity.

"Thank you, thank you." Lu Hong stood up with the help of the soldier and then said, "I need to go to East Look Mountain, could you please point the way?"

"East Look Mountain? It’s over that way." The soldier pointed northeast and said, "I heard they’ve cornered a group of Empire spies there, but they shouldn’t be able to escape."

"Thanks." Lu Hong gave a salute and then briskly walked away.

"Hey!" The soldier called out from behind, "Don’t you want to rest for a while first? You still have injuries on you."

"No, the military information is crucial!" Lu Hong waved his hand and quickly left the spot.

Their conversation naturally drew the attention of others, and at this time, the town guard captain came up to the soldier and asked, "Who was that guy? Why did you just let him go?"

"Reporting to the chief, he said he came to deliver intelligence," the soldier quickly informed his superior.

"You... you just let him go? Without confirming his identity?" The guard captain smacked his lips, his face a picture of bafflement. Such simple-minded trust from the soldier was unexpected.

"Is there a problem? He came through our exclusive teleportation portal, and the Empire’s spies shouldn’t have that kind of skill, right?"

"That’s true." The guard captain nodded. Up to now, he hadn’t heard of any town falling to the Empire, besides, the Jin Family’s teleportation formations had their own magic devices, which couldn’t be activated without knowing the decryption method.

"Very well, I didn’t expect you to be so observant, good job." The guard captain patted the soldier’s shoulder in encouragement, then his expression suddenly turned stern, as if he remembered something important.

The sudden change in expression panicked the soldier, "Sir... sir, did I say something wrong?"

"Yes, he’s come so far; knowing he’s to deliver intelligence, how could you not offer him a fast horse? Be more mindful next time; if we delay military information, we’ll be held responsible."

"Yes!" Still, the guard captain thought more thoroughly, the soldier saluted his superior, "I will definitely be more careful next time."

"Alright, carry on with your duty." The guard captain clapped his hands and turned to leave.

Entering the town was difficult, but leaving it was far too easy. No one would expect their enemy to saunter out through their own teleportation portal, which also meant they didn’t connect this incident with the Jin Family’s wanted notice.

Having smoothly left the town and traveled northeast until nightfall, Lu Hong finally managed to glimpse the silhouette of a lone peak against the sky.

East Look Mountain was indeed a death trap; he really didn’t understand why Old Man Ke would retreat there, it was completely illogical.

Suddenly, a meteor streaked past Lu Hong from behind, crashing into the waist of East Look Mountain.

"Liaoyuan!" A majestic and deep voice came from the distant heavens, and instantly a pillar of fire shot up into the sky. The intense flames erupted with a loud boom, instantly setting the entire East Look Mountain ablaze.

Lu Hong was startled; it was the Jin Family’s Fourth Protector, the Master of Fierce Fire!

"Dead or alive, you must be seen!" The Master of Fierce Fire issued his command from the sky and then drifted away, it seemed he was merely passing by, adding a lock to the pursuit of Old Man Ke and the others.

As the wildfire spread, the Jin Family’s soldiers began their search up the mountain, the sky ablaze with fire illuminating the night.

Before long, Lu Hong saw bolts of lightning being drawn down, striking various locations on East Look Mountain. The fierce battle had begun!

"Damn it!" Old Man Ke stabbed a soldier charging at him, then the power of thunder surged through him, clearing the surrounding enemies in a sweep.

"Are you okay?" Old Man Ke helped up the gasping Qi Rong, "This time, I’ve really dragged you into this."

Qi Rong waved it off, "I can still hold on, but what do we do now?"

Old Man Ke looked around; group after group of soldiers were slowly closing in. The Third-Transition powerhouses of the opposition hadn’t shown themselves yet. They had already been hit by a dimension-reducing strike by a Jin Family Protector, the move Liaoyuan. Although Old Man Ke had withstood it, he was now severely injured, and the endless soldiers in front of him could wear him down to death.

"You first escape; I’ll cover our retreat. If even one of us can get away, it’s worth it." The old man, Ke, had given up on his own chance to escape, determining to fight to the death. It was a pity that without showing his Third Transition, even trading his life would be a loss.

"Where can I even flee to?" Qi Rong gave a bitter smile.

"Don’t give up; what if you make it?" Old man Ke scolded, breaking through Qi Rong’s despair: "It’s better than waiting to die here!"

"Alright!" Qi Rong gritted his teeth and turned to run: "Take care of yourself!"

Seeing Qi Rong fleeing for his life, a group of soldiers hastily surrounded him. Old man Ke summoned a hundred bolts of lightning to clear the path: "Your opponent is me."

The soldiers of the Gold family looked at one another and then mustered their courage, charging at old man Ke: "Kill!"

Qi Rong ran for his life, but under the illumination of the raging fire, his figure had nowhere to hide. Wave after wave of searching soldiers closed in. Qi Rong fought back desperately, carving a bloody path, but he was also weighed down by several swords, covered in blood.

"There! There’s an imperial dog!" Just as Qi Rong was catching his breath, another group of soldiers spotted him and charged to kill.

"Am I going to die?" Qi Rong clenched the spear in his hand; his body’s depleted magic power no longer allowed him to cast any skill.

The enemy could see Qi Rong was at the end of his tether, their eyes gleaming with greed: "Catch him alive, catching him alive might lead to a reward!"

"First cripple his limbs, then we don’t have to worry about him running away." One of the men approached Qi Rong, kicked away the spear in front of him, and viciously chopped at Qi Rong’s arm.

"I’ll fight you to the end!" Qi Rong let out a furious roar and thrust his spear.

The weak thrust of the spear was naturally deflected by the enemy, and in the next moment a bloody arm rolled on the ground. Qi Rong nearly passed out from the pain.

Just as the enemy was about to chop off Qi Rong’s other arm, a blood-red light soared through the air, instantly splitting the man in two.

Lu Hong’s figure slowly came into Qi Rong’s view: "You... how... did you... come?"

Seeing Qi Rong’s dying condition, Lu Hong was furious. The gory demonic face formed from congealed blood danced savagely behind him. He had fought his way here, consuming the enemies’ life force at any cost. If there was any way to rescue Old man Ke and the others, it depended on the power of Bloodthirst.

"Kill!" Seeing reinforcements, the soldiers turned to face them, but before they could even use a skill, countless arms stretched out from the demonic face behind Lu Hong and tore the soldiers to pieces before pulling them into the demonic face.

"Sorry I am late." Lu Hong struggled to keep his composure. The slaughter he encountered on his way probably exceeded three thousand people. A tidal wave of killing intent continuously battered Lu Hong’s nerves.

"Hurry... go save Hank, and Thunder..." Qi Rong couldn’t finish his sentence before he fainted.

At this moment, Lu Hong was in a tough spot. He had rescued Qi Rong, but it wasn’t really a rescue. Under the influence of the murderous aura, Lu Hong might lose his sanity at any moment and having Qi Rong by his side could lead to him being turned into sustenance for Bloodthirst when he went mad. On the other hand, leaving Qi Rong here meant he might be discovered by the soldiers who would continue to search the mountain, and he would likely not escape death.

What should he do?

"Do you need help?" Just when Lu Hong was at a loss, the voice of a middle-aged man sounded not far away.

"Who?!" Lu Hong turned to look back; the demonic face extended countless arms towards the stranger.

"Don’t attack; I’m on your side!" The middle-aged man clearly knew the power of the blood-colored arms and quickly dodged while saying to Lu Hong: "I was sent by Lord Piao Miao to help you!"

"Piao Miao?" Lu Hong hesitated for a moment. He also knew of Piao Miao’s name from chatting with Nightingale.

"Indeed, Lord Piao Miao was moved by your spirit of not abandoning your comrades. Considering that you might find it difficult to take care of your rescued comrades, he sent me to assist you," the middle-aged man said with a chuckle, seeing Lu Hong cease his attack.

"Do you have a way to secure him?"

The middle-aged man nodded: "I currently hold the position of Deputy Chief of Staff for the Gold family’s seventh army. Just change your friend’s clothes and I can take him back and have him heal without anyone noticing. Later, we’ll find an opportunity to send him off safely."

"Why help me?" Lu Hong asked. Nightingale wasn’t willing to help; it was unexpected for Piao Miao to suddenly send someone to take care of his comrades. Such actions carried the risk of exposure. For someone like him who was an undercover agent within enemy territory, one wrong move could have far-reaching consequences.

"Before coming here, my lord said though helping you may not be very profitable, it can nevertheless account for a small favor. Should you manage to survive this crisis, your future is boundless."

Lu Hong nodded, handed Qi Rong over to the middle-aged man: "I don’t know your name?"

"Replying to your lordship, my name is Pat. If this task is well managed, I hope you will speak kindly of me to my Lord Piao Miao."

Lu Hong nodded, his mind reached out, and bloodied hands picked up Qi Rong’s severed arm and handed it to Pat: "Can it be reattached?"

"Yes, of course, we have a Second-Transition Peak Druid in the army."

"Good, he’s in your hands then." Lu Hong, with his mind at ease, once again set off towards the heart of East Look Mountain.

Pat waved his hand, and then an assassin emerged from the shadows, picking up Qi Rong to take him away.

As for Pat himself, he followed far behind Lu Hong. It appeared that he was collecting wounded for Lu Hong, but he had another purpose.

Before setting off, Piao Miao specially found Pat and whispered in his ear: "If Qi Rong dies, remember to bring me his Space Ring untouched."