'Bang! Bang! Bang!'
'Clang, ping-pong!'
The luxurious decorations on the first floor of the mall were now in shambles.
In the middle of the hall, two figures collided frantically, their sword energy and staff dazzling, their movements almost creating afterimages!
Chi Zhongyue was now supporting herself with her long sword on the ground, one hand covering her severely injured abdomen, watching the shadows fighting in silence.
For a moment, she even suspected that Jiang Yuan might be an infiltrator!
Setting up an elaborate trap for Team Leader Wang to walk into, then using the opportunity to infiltrate the Redemption Organization.
Otherwise...
How else to explain what was happening before her eyes?
She could understand and accept Jiang Yuan single-handedly killing Xiong Yong last time.
But what the hell was this now???
He was only Early Third Rank!
And he had just broken through a few days ago!
How could he be evenly matched with an Early First Rank Hunter?
Of course, she only thought about it; she didn't truly believe Jiang Yuan was an infiltrator.
First was Jiang Yuan's age. To cultivate such a deep infiltrator without any flaws would require starting training from elementary school.
Furthermore, one couldn't worship demons before the age of eighteen because the soul isn't fully developed before then. An incomplete soul would surely die during the worship ritual!
It couldn't withstand the erosion of demonic power. Even a naturally strong soul wouldn't help; incompleteness is incompleteness, no matter how strong it is.
So...
It's all just talent, right?
Chi Zhongyue didn't want to talk anymore.
'Bang!'
In the middle, the two clashed again. The Hunter knocked Jiang Yuan back with his staff, but this time he didn't advance.
He gave Jiang Yuan a deep look, then without saying a word, turned and quickly left.
Jiang Yuan watched his retreating figure without giving chase.
It wasn't that he didn't want to chase, but that he couldn't!
They had been fighting for about two minutes when Jiang Yuan discovered that the massive redemption power couldn't be maintained for much longer.
After all, it wasn't his own power; it couldn't remain concentrated on him indefinitely.
Both his combat consumption and natural dissipation were quite significant.
He estimated that with full combat, it could only last about three minutes before dissipating.
Without fighting, it would only last half an hour before automatically dissipating!
It couldn't be absorbed or used to nourish the body.
The only advantage was that it allowed him to temporarily gain combat power far beyond his current realm!
However, the consumption of 300 survival points was enough to make Jiang Yuan feel for a while.
After all, accumulating 300 survival points normally would take a full 100 days.
But the advantage was that he now had a huge trump card for survival!
Additionally, he could currently only withstand the enhancement of Early First Rank redemption power. Any more, even a little, and he would explode on the spot.
But Jiang Yuan's thoughts weren't on this at all.
Looking in the direction where the Hunter had disappeared, his eyes were gloomy, a thick layer of haze covering his heart.
At first, he hadn't noticed anything unusual.
But as they fought, he realized that the opponent had no real intention of killing him!
There were many times when the opponent's moves could have gone straight for his vitals, but each time the opponent either shifted their attack route or simply didn't attack those areas!
This strange situation didn't make Jiang Yuan happy at all. That hand that he had deliberately ignored for the past few days seemed to appear again.
What... exactly does he want?
What is his purpose?
First it was Xiong Yong, now this mysterious Hunter.
Coming to kill him but not actually killing him, especially Xiong Yong, who almost seemed to be deliberately delivering himself...
Wait!!!
Jiang Yuan suddenly felt a chill all over. He thought of a possibility that made his blood run cold.
Delivering himself...
Yes!
Now that he thought about it, wasn't Xiong Yong simply delivering himself as a gift?
What's the purpose of delivering a gift?
To help him break through!
To help him advance!
Then... what's the purpose of helping him advance?
And... what kind of person can make another living person willingly sacrifice their life?
From the results of Aunt Wang's investigation, Xiong Yong was a believer in the Demon God of Righteous Courage.
Which means...
This mastermind is among the believers of the Demon God of Righteous Courage?
A bitter smile appeared at the corner of Jiang Yuan's mouth.
If that's really the case... then it's truly an unfortunate situation.
The Demon God of Righteous Courage is one of the most powerful demon gods with the largest following in Yanhuang today!
Being targeted by believers of Righteous Courage, and it seems to be a big shot among them... does he really have a way to break this situation?
He didn't know.
Also, how did such a big shot notice him?
Xiong Yong?
Then why target a small fry like him?
Did they discover he's a Disguiser?
If they knew he was a Disguiser, shouldn't they have killed him immediately?
Too many mysteries couldn't be explained.
"Let's go! The security guards will be here soon. If we wait, we won't be able to leave!"
While Jiang Yuan was still immersed in these mysteries, Chi Zhongyue's urgent urging came from beside him.
Jiang Yuan suddenly came to his senses. Looking at Chi Zhongyue's current state, he didn't say a word, bent down, and in her stunned gaze, picked her up princess-style, then strode away quickly.
Chi Zhongyue remained silent, not asking Jiang Yuan to put her down, but also not saying a word to him.
It wasn't until there were fewer people around that she spoke, her voice cold and expressionless: "Put me down."
Jiang Yuan looked around, confirmed there was no danger, then nodded and set Chi Zhongyue down.
Her small feet in white shoes had just touched the ground when she immediately sucked in a breath, clearly the movement had pulled at her injuries.
"Let me support you."
Jiang Yuan quickly reached out to support her.
Chi Zhongyue slowly withdrew her arm without saying a word, and just walked silently ahead.
It wasn't clear where she was planning to go.
Jiang Yuan coughed lightly. He could tell that Chi Zhongyue was angry, but...
He couldn't just watch Chi Zhongyue die for him!
Yes, his actions weren't what a rational and mature Disguiser should do, but Xiao Fengyu's death was still fresh in his mind. He couldn't let Chi Zhongyue follow the same path.
Besides, he did have some confidence before deciding not to run alone...
He stole a glance at Chi Zhongyue ahead, unable to see her specific expression.
He was thinking about how to comfort her, like a domineering CEO rushing over to hug her?
Or acting like a cute puppy to curry favor?
Or...
As he was contemplating, suddenly, a glistening tear quietly fell, splashing a circle on the cement ground like a blooming crystal flower.
Jiang Yuan froze. After a moment of silence, he quickened his pace, gently took Chi Zhongyue's arm, and apologized sincerely: "I'm sorry, I..."
Before he could finish speaking.
Chi Zhongyue suddenly stopped, turned around sharply, and her small fists frantically pounded on Jiang Yuan's shoulders as she cried hysterically: "You bastard! Why didn't you run! Why didn't you run!!!"
"You promised me! You promised me yourself!"
"Why did you come back to save me? Why did you come back!"
"Bastard! Bastard! Bastard!!!"
Tears streamed down like a string of pearls.
The more she cried, the more heartbroken she became, the more she cried, the more regretful she felt.
"Why didn't you let me die? Why did you save me? Why didn't you let me see my parents and sister? Why... why can't I be as reckless as you..."
Her cries carried regret and sorrow from the depths of her soul.
Jiang Yuan remained silent.