Low, beastlike growls still rumbled from Fan Zhongkun's mouth. His face was contorted and crazed, and an eerie gleam kept flickering deep in his eyes, enough to make hearts tremble.
His gaze was utterly frenzied, seemingly stripped of humanity.
After slaughtering those people, Fan Zhongkun briefly sensed his surroundings, then charged straight in the direction Huang Xiao and the others had fled.
"This is bad! He's catching up!" Liu Zhi cried out when he noticed Fan Zhongkun charging toward them.
"Your Highness, go on ahead. This old servant will stay behind and stop him," Old Eunuch said expressionlessly.
"Old Jin, you're no match for him either," Liu Zhi said, hastily shaking his head.
Although he knew that the old eunuch protecting him was a Half-Step Martial Realm expert, Fan Zhongkun had killed quite a few experts like that. He did not think Old Jin would be a match for Fan Zhongkun.
"Young Hero Huang, do you have any ideas?" This time, rather than asking Liu Zhi again or responding to him, Old Eunuch turned to Huang Xiao.
Seeing how Liu Zhi had refused without hesitation just now, Huang Xiao could tell that this old eunuch Jin was someone Liu Zhi trusted, and probably someone close to him as well, rather than merely an expert responsible for protecting him.
If he were only responsible for Liu Zhi's safety, then staying behind to stop Fan Zhongkun would simply have been Old Eunuch Jin's duty, and Liu Zhi certainly would not have said much.
But Liu Zhi clearly did not want the old eunuch taking that risk.
In truth, Huang Xiao had no good answer to Old Eunuch's question.
Although Fan Zhongkun was still some distance behind them, Huang Xiao could sense the immense aura emanating from him. That sinister aura left even