The speed was so fast that Xing Lan couldn't react at all.
Just as Ye Qing arrived, Hela finally returned to human form and leaped in front of Xing Lan, shielding her behind her.
Hela didn't know why she was doing this, but she knew she didn't want Xing Lan to die.
Hela!
A flash of dark purple light, Hela was instantly cut in two at the waist, but Ye Qing had no intention of stopping.
He turned the blade towards Xing Lan was almost touching his face, and unleashed another massive, jagged, dark purple slash.
" Xing Lan!"
Sun Hai, who was being held back by the skeletal hand, saw this scene and used all his strength to cut off the skeletal hand with his scythe. His body was enveloped in darkness, and he flew over at his maximum speed.
Pfft--!
But the blade still managed to strike before Sun Hai react.
Blood, along with shattered internal organs, splattered from Xing Lan's waist; her internal organs and spine were severed in an instant.
Xing Lan, like Hela, was cut in half at the waist, much to the astonishment of onlookers.
Xing Lan's upper body lost its support and collapsed to the ground with a thud. Her lower body also slumped to the ground limply, with blood and some internal organs gushing out of the incision.
Sun Hai roared and charged forward, slashing at Ye Qing with his scythe. Ye Qing flicked his wrist upward, drawing a dark purple circle in the air to block the attack.
But soon another spear thrust towards Ye Qing's abdomen. Ye Qing once again sheathed his sword to block, while simultaneously retreating swiftly.
The two men unleashed a barrage of attacks on him, but Ye Qing blocked every single one.
Weapons clashed repeatedly, sparks flying as dark purple sword energy erupted in all directions, shearing away the entire ceiling and walls of the top floor.
Hela's upper and lower body reconnected and repaired themselves, her gaze fixed blankly on Xing Lan, who was now only half-dead and still spitting blood.
Without even standing up, Hela scrambled toward Xing Lan and gently helped her into her arms.
Helpless, he covered his spilling internal organs and the flowing blood like a spring with his hands.
Hela sensed that Xing Lan's Life was rapidly draining away at an alarming rate, but she didn't want Xing Lan to die.
" Hela..."
Xing Lan opened her mouth tremblingly, lying in Hela's arms and calling her name.
"Yes, I'm here."
Hela lowered her head to meet Xing Lan's gradually fading gaze, and a powerful feeling surged through her heart and mind.
Seeing Hela's eyes trembling, Xing Lan laughed happily instead.
"That's wonderful... Hela, you really do have feelings..."
She reached out her blood-stained hand, struggling to touch Hela's face, but she couldn't reach it no matter what she did.
Hela grasped Xing Lan's outstretched hand and pressed it against her face, letting Xing Lan stroke it.
Hela's face felt smooth, bouncy, and warm to the touch.
" Hela, I'm about to die, eat me... let me become your strength, to help you one last time..."
Hela shuddered. For her, eating people was as easy as eating apples.
But for some reason, upon hearing Xing Lan's request, Hela desperately wanted to refuse.
But seeing that Liu Xiaogang and Sun Hai were almost exhausted, Hera finally forced herself to nod twice and agree to Hera's request.
Upon seeing this, Xing Lan smiled slightly and slowly closed her eyes.
Hela picked up Xing Lan and was about to bring her closer when Xing Lan opened her eyes again, this time filled with tears.
"I... I..."
Tears mingled with blood streamed down Xing Lan's face, a face filled with resentment.
"I don't want to die... I don't want to die like this!"
Perhaps it was a final reflection, but Xing Lan was able to speak like a normal person, showing no signs of being on the verge of death.
She broke down in tears and cried uncontrollably.
"I thought I was the main character! I thought I was the special one! Someone who needed to save the whole world and die for all of humanity!"
But, but... why did I die so quickly!
Xing Lan screamed in despair, leaving Hela frozen in place, unsure of what to say.
But Xing Lan quickly hugged Hela tightly again, burying her face in her neck to stifle her sobs.
"Hurry up, Hela... I'm afraid of the pain..." she said, then began to sob softly.
Hearing this, Hela silently nodded, then slowly opened her mouth...
Clang! Clang! Clang--!
Countless attacks clashed repeatedly between the three, and the aftershocks of these attacks continued to bombard them, leaving Xiaoxiao wounds on their bodies.
However, due to Ye Qing's [ Curse of Undying ], Liu Xiaogang and Sun Hai's attacks gradually became unable to keep up with him.
Seizing the opportunity, Ye Qing suddenly unleashed a gear-like blade of light, deflecting the two men's weapons.
He turned his blade and swung it twice at the two men. The dark purple blades slashed out from Ye Qing's left and right sides, attacking them like clamps.
Just as the blade was about to touch their necks, a ferocious beast resembling Night Kill, its body covered in blood and with several thin bone whips growing from its back, suddenly pounced, biting Ye Qing's shoulder and dragging him away.
The flash of the blade dissipated.
Hela bit Ye Qing, slammed him to the ground, and ran and rubbed against him relentlessly. The bone whip on her back also pierced into Ye Qing's limbs to prevent him from resisting.
"This is... Hela?"
Liu Xiaogang stared blankly at the ferocious monster, then, as if remembering something, hurriedly looked towards where Xing Lan had just been.
But apart from some bloodstains and Xing Lan's straight knife, there was nothing there.
" Xing Lan was eaten by Hela... it was of her own free will."
Sun Hai lowered his head and spoke in a deep voice; his face, shrouded in darkness, made it impossible to discern his expression.
But his hand holding the sickle trembled slightly, and his fingertips turned white from gripping it too tightly.
Liu Xiaogang was startled, his expression turning sad, but it was quickly replaced by anger.
"You damned bastard! Not only did you kill Feng Xuan, but you also killed Xing Lan! I'll make you pay with your life!"
Having said that, he gripped his spear and attacked Ye Qing together with Sun Hai.
Hela desperately bit at Ye Qing, her mind filled with only one thought: to kill the person in front of her!
Ye Qing gritted her teeth as a thick bone spike pierced through Hela from the ground beside her, leaving her suspended in mid-air.
He quickly scrambled to his feet and retreated to create distance between himself and Hela. He looked somewhat surprised at Hela's expression, but when he saw Xing Lan had already disappeared, his expression turned playful again.
"Hehe, as expected of a emotionless Variant, you even managed to eat Xing Lan. I remember she was very good to you~"
"Roar!"
Hela roared, slapped off the bone spur piercing her, and landed on the ground, swinging her bone whip at him. At the same time, the other two also launched an attack on Ye Qing.