Chapter 38: The Choice

When Yan Ming awoke, the first sound he heard was the wail of a siren. He opened his bleary eyes, feeling a profound weakness throughout his limbs and a thick, sluggish fog in his mind; he could not comprehend what had transpired.

The siren was sharp and piercing, echoing through the night sky. On the bridge not far away, police lights flickered, and it seemed several cruisers were speeding toward his location. A pungent smell of blood filled his nose. He felt his hands were sticky, and looking down, he discovered they were covered in blood, as was his body.

He hurriedly examined himself but found no wounds. He breathed a sigh of relief, only to instantly realize: if this blood was not his own, then whose could it be?

He looked around, realizing he was in that small patch of woods near the riverbank, with a wire fence just a short distance away.

His hand—

"She invited me in for a seat, but I said I had other things to attend to, so I came back." Ye Kaicheng did not hold back at all, explaining the situation with complete candor.

He chose to draw his blade not only out of a desire for revenge but also because of an innate refusal to accept his fate.

Su Yang simulated in his mind the time required for the three enemies to burn down the buff's health, accounting for the fact that the Spider would use Smite within a few seconds, allowing him to steal the buff with a single skill.

"What a magnificent opportunity! The Innate Gourd Vine is actually ripening. These are all innate spiritual treasures; they ought to fall into the hands of us three brothers!" Tongtian could not help but exclaim.

He Hao let out a cold snort. He knew he had been discovered; after all, the exterior of the "Death Squad" vehicle was far too conspicuous, and trailing them for four blocks made it inevitable that he would arouse suspicion. Seeing the other party suddenly change lanes, He Hao did not hesitate to jerk the steering wheel while slamming his foot to the floor.

At the beginning, the individual who had broken away from the Black Cavalry unit and charged toward Jiang Ziya did not strike the war drum with high frequency, but every blow he landed carried immense power.

However, it was precisely because of this that the cultivators and demon-cultivators of the Huaxia cultivation world appeared exceptionally united this time. While waiting for the arrival of the Vatican's army, they addressed each other as brothers, laughing and chatting as if their past grievances had never existed.

With that, Laozi once again manifested the auspicious clouds above his head, the Taiqing divine light illuminating all directions. Subsequently, Laozi’s clouds began to expand, and the Yin-Yang sphere grew along with them. But as soon as it exceeded a range of ten zhang, the sphere suddenly turned rigid and pressed down fiercely against his clouds, causing a series of cracking sounds to erupt one after another.

As those two strands of elemental power entered his consciousness, Lin Yan realized that he seemed to have gained control over the Spirit-Sealing Array.

Watching the master and disciple before him, Yun Jiu chuckled, though the sight of that refined smile paired with his rugged appearance was truly peculiar.

"Awoo!" Seeing Tang Sheng and Mo Ye about to fly out of its territory, the mother tiger let out a summoning roar from deep within her throat.

It was not until An Jie departed that the protagonists of this place finally shifted to the home-court duo, Garnett and Pierce.

"What is it you all want to know?" Madam Ivankov retorted irritably, ripping off her apron and tossing it onto the counter.

"Drink slowly. That is not how you drink liquor." Liu Mang snatched the bottle from Five-Eyes and poured himself a glass.

If one were to read the text verbatim, it would take more than thirty minutes, but to condense it into a three-minute topic presentation requires quite a bit of effort in analysis, deconstruction, and identifying the key points.

"Let go! You beast, let go!" The red-haired man pulled at his long sword with increasing frequency and force, but the three-headed dog refused to release its bite, even in death.

Now, it finally came in handy. By using wire to loop around the barrel-shaped fishing net at equidistant intervals and securing them with rope, he could ensure the net maintained a cylindrical shape while drifting through the water.

"It is not that the humans intended to let us come and go as we pleased—it is simply because... by that time, they were already far too busy to concern themselves with us!" The young man smiled faintly, looking as though he had everything under control.

Seeing strangers approaching, the giant wolf immediately adopted a defensive combat stance, baring its fangs and snarling at Yang Xiu and his companion.

"General, this does not seem like something an Orc Priest could do; they can only control the four elements of earth, water, fire, and wind," someone whispered a reminder, unaware that Xilan was currently in a rage and had no patience for anyone’s input.