The Demonic Flower in Full Bloom!
Before Moonrise City, the human warriors were in full retreat.
Of the five thousand defenders, half had already died in battle by now.
At this moment, Wu Ming, commander of the alliance of human warriors within Moonrise City, had already prepared to give up.
Wu Ming could also see that the human race was far too weak now. Even if they continued resisting, they would only throw away the warriors' lives for nothing. It would be better to have them use the teleportation array to leave Moonrise City and the Wildlands Secret Realm before the city was shattered.
As for Lin Bai, he had first been ambushed by Xuan Qing. An arrow had struck him in the abdomen and pinned him to Moonrise City's walls.
But then Xuan Qing's second arrow came.
That arrow was aimed straight at Lin Bai's heart.
Yet at this critical juncture, Shu Xiang had charged over without regard for her own life and shielded Lin Bai from the arrow.
Shu Xiang had paid a terrible price for it. The arrow had pierced through her abdomen, spraying blood everywhere. Her face was pale, and her delicate body went limp as she collapsed into Lin Bai's arms.
"Shu Xiang!"
Lin Bai's eyes turned blood-red.
Shu Xiang was barely breathing, blood streaming from her entire body as she slowly slumped against Lin Bai's chest.
Xuan Qing looked up and immediately laughed. "Heh heh, your luck is pretty good. I never thought someone would actually be willing to use their body to block one of my arrows for you!"
"But I'd like to see whether anyone will block a third arrow for you!"
With a cold laugh, Xuan Qing drew another arrow from his Storage Bag, nocked it on his bow, and aimed