Surviving the Disaster

Su Tian had never imagined that the person who stepped in to save him would be none other than Hua She'er, with whom he had a tangled history.

Why was it her?

Looking at the graceful figure standing before him, Su Tian was filled with confusion.

Given the grudges between them, Hua She'er should have been eager for him to die sooner rather than later. Why would she save him at such a critical moment?

Has this little wench had a change of heart and fallen for me?

Su Tian blinked at Hua She'er's back, muttering inwardly.

Had Hua She'er known what he was thinking, she might well have regretted saving him.

"Hua She'er?"

Seeing his attack broken, Mo Bass immediately frowned. His cold gaze settled on Hua She'er, who had appeared out of nowhere. His eyes narrowed, his expression darkened, and he spoke in a low voice.

"What is the meaning of this?"

Mo Bass had not found it surprising that Qing Mu wanted to protect Su Tian.

But Hua She'er showing herself and stepping in to save him was truly unbelievable.

"Nothing in particular. He simply cannot die yet."

Facing Mo Bass's questioning, Hua She'er's pretty face remained calm. She glanced at Su Tian, who lay on the ground beside her, and replied indifferently.

Her words only deepened Mo Bass's confusion.

As the captain of the Medusa Snake Guard, Hua She'er hated humans no less than Mo Bass did. Certain unbearable memories from her past had even made that hatred sink into her bones; only killing them could satisfy her.

Yet now she had saved a human brat, and she seemed determined to keep him alive.

From what Mo Bass knew of Hua She'er, such a thing should have been impossible.

Yet however unbelievable it was, it had actually happened, leaving Mo Bass utterly bewildered.

"Hua She'er, have you fallen for him?"

Mo Bass frowned and pondered for a long time, but could make neither head nor tail of it. In the end, that was the only possibility he could think of.

Even though he considered it exceedingly unlikely.

Holy shit! No way! Did I actually guess right? Has this little wench really fallen for me?

The moment Mo Bass spoke, Su Tian's eyes widened where he lay in the distance. His face went blank as a torrent of curses thundered through his mind.

But just then, an extremely cold, fierce aura erupted in front of him.

Boom!

In an instant, the powerful shock wave sent Su Tian flying, and he slammed heavily into the wall.

"Mo Bass, do not test my patience or cross my bottom line!"

His remark had clearly ignited Hua She'er's fury. Her aura erupted instantly, whipping up a ferocious gale that howled around her.

Hearing her icy words and feeling the formidable aura pouring from her, even Mo Bass raised his brows. A grave expression surfaced on his face.

"He crippled my subordinate. That clearly shows he has no regard for our Snake-People Tribe. Tell me, how could I let him off so easily?"

Mo Bass paused briefly, narrowing his eyes as he watched Hua She'er warily, then continued.

"Since he dared to do it, he must pay a price. And that price is his life!"

"I told you, you will not take his life today."

The aura surging around Hua She'er showed no sign of subsiding. Her pretty face was icy as she stared steadily at Mo Bass and spoke slowly.

Hua She'er was not afraid of Mo Bass forcing his way past her to attack Su Tian.

After all, when it came to strength, she was stronger than he was.

"I will kill him today! Only then will the hatred in my heart be appeased!"

Mo Bass could no longer restrain himself. He snorted coldly, a vicious chill flashing through his eyes. Stamping down hard, he shot toward Su Tian like a bolt of lightning.

Bang!

This is bad!

Su Tian had been watching Mo Bass's every move. Seeing him suddenly attack, his heart pounded wildly, and intense unease swept through him.

He gritted his teeth, a look of madness surfacing on his face. Dou Qi instantly gathered into solid Dou Qi Armor that covered his entire body.

"Break!"

Everything happened in the blink of an eye. Su Tian clenched his right fist, gathered his strength, then spun around and smashed it into the courtyard wall.

Boom! Boom!

The wall could not withstand the force of even that single punch. It shattered instantly into broken stones that scattered across the ground.

Without a moment's hesitation, Su Tian stamped down and darted through the breach, fleeing as fast as he could.

Naturally, Mo Bass saw everything he did.

"Trying to escape? Get back here!"

Mo Bass barked coldly, murderous intent filling his eyes. The Dou Qi Wings on his back beat sharply, and he vanished from Su Tian's sight.

Su Tian looked back and felt a surge of alarm.

When he turned forward again, he discovered that Mo Bass had appeared silently ahead of him like a ghost.

Is this the strength of a Dou Wang expert? Such terrifying speed...

"Get back!"

Before Su Tian could react, Mo Bass's Dou Qi Wings beat sharply again, propelling him forward. A mass of ink-black energy gathered in his hand, and he hurled it at Su Tian.

Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!

The ink-black energy hurtled toward him, stirring up corrosive hissing sounds in midair.

Su Tian's expression changed drastically. He hurriedly stopped, shifted his footing, and retreated frantically.

Such powerful energy! Damn it! Why can't I shake it off?

He could sense that the ink-black energy had locked onto his aura. No matter how he dodged, he could not escape its pursuit.

If that powerful mass of energy struck him, the consequences would be more than he could bear.

He might very well die on the spot!

At that thought, Su Tian's expression darkened. He clenched his teeth, his mind racing for a way to respond.

Just then, out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of Hua She'er not far behind him.

An idea instantly formed in his mind.

I'll gamble on it! Since she was willing to save me, she definitely won't stand by and watch Mo Bass kill me!

From her earlier actions, Su Tian could tell that she had not saved him willingly. It seemed she was acting under orders she could not defy.

Following that line of thought, an answer immediately came to him.

The Great Elder!

As Su Tian saw it, Hua She'er's intervention must have been connected to the Great Elder's wishes.

It seems I still have some value to the Great Elder!

He had spent nearly a month in Temple City, yet the Great Elder seemed to have forgotten him and had never summoned him.

For a time, this had made Su Tian wonder whether he had lost his value to the Great Elder.

Only when Hua She'er suddenly appeared to save him today did he feel a little reassured. It seemed the Great Elder had not abandoned him.

Bang!

Thoughts churned through Su Tian's mind, but his feet did not slow in the slightest. Like a raging wind, he raced toward Hua She'er.

As Su Tian drew closer, Hua She'er's delicate brows knitted tightly, and the aura within her fluctuated violently.

He was retreating toward her with his back turned, seemingly without any defenses.

It seemed that if she struck, he would have no chance of surviving today.

Intense conflict appeared on Hua She'er's pretty face. Her aura fluctuated violently as she raised her delicate hand, seemingly unable to resist attacking him.

But when she recalled the orders she had been given, she could only force that impulse back down.

"You damned bastard, get lost!"

In the next instant, Hua She'er snapped sharply, intense disgust flashing across her face. She thrust out her hand and struck Su Tian's back.

At that very moment, Mo Bass's ink-black energy attack was already closing in on him.

A force that seemed cold and fierce, yet concealed a gentle power, surged from Hua She'er's hand and enveloped Su Tian in the blink of an eye.

The instant that force touched him, it erupted.

This time, I won the gamble!

Feeling the gentle force surrounding his body, Su Tian let out a long breath. The joy of surviving a brush with death welled up in his heart.

Propelled by that gentle force, his body swiftly flew off to one side.

Hua She'er had considered slipping in a covert blow against him, but given his current condition, she feared that a moment's poor control would finish him off.

Thus, however unwilling she was, she could only protect him for now.

"Hua She'er, do you really think I fear you?"

Just as his attack was about to hit Su Tian, Hua She'er intervened again and saved him once more. Mo Bass could no longer contain his fury and roared coldly.

His temper had always been volatile. Ever since Hua She'er arrived, she had opposed him at every turn, leaving him beside himself with rage.

She might be the Snake Guard Captain Medusa, but Mo Bass was no insignificant figure either.

Although his strength might fall slightly short of hers, he would not back down so easily.

"I will kill him today! Let me see who dares stop me!"

With that, Mo Bass drew a deep breath. Powerful energy abruptly gathered in his right hand, seemingly taking the form of an eerie seal.

"Yin-Devouring Rakshasa Palm!"

An ink-black palm print instantly emerged from his right hand, radiating a dense, chilling aura. Its coldness seemed to come from hell itself, spreading around everyone in an instant.

After unleashing the Dou Technique, intense killing intent flashed through Mo Bass's eyes. He gave a cold laugh, then beat his Dou Qi Wings sharply and vanished from Su Tian's sight.

Yet Hua She'er showed no intention of stopping him.

"Foolish human, let's see who can save you this time!"

But just as Mo Bass appeared before Su Tian and raised his right palm to strike his head, a woman's cold, sharp shout exploded beside his ear.

"Her Majesty the Queen has decreed that he must not die. Anyone who disobeys will be deemed to have violated the tribe's laws and shall be executed!"

Boom!

A fierce blast of wind swept across Su Tian's face, making his clothes flap wildly. The pressure of the attack forced his eyes shut.

Yet at the very instant Mo Bass was about to bring his palm down, he stopped abruptly, not daring to move another inch.

Hua She'er's simple words carried tremendous weight for him.

"Her Majesty... the Queen's orders?"

Clearly, Mo Bass could not understand how the human before him had become entangled with Queen Medusa.

Su Tian slowly opened his eyes. Seeing the complicated changes in Mo Bass's expression, but no further attack, he finally let out a long breath.

"I don't believe it!"

"If you don't believe me, you can ask Her Majesty yourself. I have no reason to falsify an order like this."

Hua She'er gave a cold smile at his doubt and replied indifferently.

After all, anyone would have found such a thing difficult to accept at first.

Even Hua She'er had been puzzled when she first heard Queen Medusa's instructions.

Unlike Mo Bass, however, as the Snake Guard Captain Medusa, Hua She'er needed only to obey. She would not ask questions that were not hers to ask.

What Hua She'er possessed was absolute loyalty to Queen Medusa.

After hearing her answer, Mo Bass's expression turned extremely dark. He knew perfectly well that Hua She'er would never falsify an order, so her words had to be true.

At that thought, Mo Bass felt his chest fill with fury that had nowhere to go.

Boom!

He fixed Su Tian with a long, cold stare, making no attempt to conceal the killing intent in his eyes. His right palm moved, and the ink-black palm print instantly blasted the ground beneath Su Tian's feet into fragments.

Seeing his action, Hua She'er's red lips shifted slightly, and she seemed to breathe a sigh of relief as well.

After all, she knew Mo Bass's temper and had feared that, in his fury, he might lose control and kill Su Tian.