Qi Lin suddenly rushed over and punched Dantalion repeatedly, questioning it while it was being suppressed by Si Yan and Jiang Nuo.
"Where is Qi Cang...? Where did you take him?! Tell me!"
His eyes were bloodshot, and his whole body was tense to the extreme.
The demon only roared, and only after being beaten to a pulp did it slowly utter a sound.
In short, this is tantamount to sentencing Qi Lin.
"If you're looking for it, you'll find it when you're dead."
Si Yan's expression changed slightly. She exchanged a glance with Jiang Nuo and sighed softly.
With the final blow, the demon was torn apart, and Spiritual Power shattered its soul.
Jiang Nuo looked at the torn soul with a puzzled expression, then rubbed her fingertips together. "It's gotten weaker again."
"No... no, that can't be."
Qi Lin loosened his grip, shook his head blankly, and shook off Su Yi's arm.
His shoulders trembled, and his eyes gradually became blank, as if shrouded in a layer of mist, devoid of any spirit.
"He won't die. A-Cang hasn't found a body yet, how could he possibly die?"
He deeply regretted it.
She regretted agreeing to participate in the program. Even if Qi Cang didn't have a body, it was still better than saying goodbye to him forever.
"I'm useless... I've always been useless."
He murmured.
Then he turned his gaze to the boundless, dark river.
" Qi Lin!! No!"
Su Yi screamed, and everyone tried to pull him away.
But strangely, everyone was a step behind.
Even with Jiang Nuo's incredible speed, just as she was about to grab Qi Lin, something seemed to block her way.
Qi Lin jumped into the underground river, leaving no trace, not even a splash.
Oh my god!! How could they commit suicide together?!
I'm crying! It's the product I just bought!!
Having lost two close friends in succession, Su Yi couldn't hold back anymore and sat on the shore, crying loudly.
Mikazuki Hexi washed their hands in the river, touched their faces, then stood up and walked towards Mikazuki Shunsuke.
But the current situation doesn't allow them to be overly sad.
We can only continue downwards and find the exact location of the Dragon Vein and the monster as soon as possible.
The moment Jiang Nuo turned around, she suddenly seemed dazed for a moment, and then felt a very strong calling.
In... the river.
Did the Dragon Vein lure him to jump into the river?
Jiang Nuo frowned, then momentarily lost consciousness. Si Yan thought he had lost his balance and put his arm around his waist to help him up.
"What's wrong?" Si Yan asked.
"Fine."
Jiang Nuo pressed her temples. "Let's keep going."
Walking along the underground river, it grew increasingly cold and gloomy, even more so than the area beneath the church.
The suppression of Demonic Qi has become even more powerful, but the more powerful it is, the closer they are to demons.
Correspondingly, there are now more monsters blocking the way, and Jiang Nuo hasn't felt his hands ache from slaying monsters in a long time.
Jiang Nuo heard the shouts again, right inside the underground river.
Unfortunately, he was walking on the outermost edge, only a few steps away from the river. When he glanced to the side, he had a vague but intense feeling.
Monsters and Dragon Vein may very well be located beneath the underground river.
Jiang Nuo wanted to tell Si Yan about this, but when she turned her head, she could no longer hear what Si Yan was saying, as if there was a barrier between them.
" Si Yan, I heard a very strange sound."
He spoke, but Si Yan couldn't hear him anymore.
The two people seemed to exist in different times and spaces.
Jiang Nuo shook her head, trying to stay awake, but the feeling grew stronger and stronger, a sense of tension that she would miss everything if she didn't jump.
He turned and walked quickly towards the river.
" Nuonuo! Jiang Nuo!"
Si Yan called Jiang Nuo several times but received no response. A sense of unease crept into his heart, and he still felt a sense of distance when he tried to grab her.
" Jiang Nuo--!"
Si Yan failed to catch him and shouted at the top of her lungs!
If you can't catch it, you're always one step too late.
When Jiang Nuo disappeared, Su Yi and Mikazuki Shunsuke immediately grabbed Si Yan.
No one had time to react.
Si Yan's arm was still outstretched in mid-air, trembling and stiff.
My mind is blank; I can't process anything.
It was so close... I could have caught it, why couldn't I?
" Nuonuo..."
Si Yan's heart skipped a beat, her voice trembled, and her phoenix eyes instantly turned crimson.
If he hadn't been held back so tightly, he would have jumped already.
Mikazuki Shunsuke stared at the river in shock, completely dumbfounded.
Jiang Nuo... is gone?
Jiang Nuo is gone!!
The comments kept scrolling, and no one could believe it.
Outside the live broadcast, all the association members and Supreme Bureau officials watching the screen were in disbelief, exchanging bewildered glances.
" Jiang Nuo has disappeared!! This town is beyond saving."
Is there absolutely no hope left!?
"Quickly, go and report to the Chairman and Number One!"
In the midst of the chaos, the door opened.
Si Mingde and Number One strode out at the same time, their expressions extremely solemn and their faces grim.
"What should we do? Jiang Nuo..." someone asked, bewildered.
They are all loyal fans of Jiang Nuo.
"He'll be alright." Si Mingde interrupted their despairing mutterings, his shrewd eyes fixed on the big screen, watching his bewildered grandson, and a sense of tension also arose within him.
But we can't afford to panic now, otherwise, who knows what the other countries watching the live stream might do.
" Xiao Nuo is very capable; it was just a fall into the river."
Si Mingde repeated this sentence, but it was unclear who he was saying it to.
"President, God Nuo's manager has barged in."
"Let him in."
When Cui Ming entered, he looked travel-worn and his face was full of anxiety and weariness.
He had already met Number One and Si Mingde, and in principle he should have greeted them respectfully, but now he had no intention of doing so at all.
"You... you give me the truth, will Jiang Nuo be alright?"
Cui Ming struggled to suppress his trembling voice, wiping his face. "He is indeed very capable, but this kid is only 24 years old! Saving what Dragon Vein? Does Hua Country really have no one left to save?"
Upon hearing this, the Number One commander immediately tried to stop him.
Number One raised his hand to stop them, and asked Cui Ming to sit down.
"Please trust us, and trust Jiang Nuo."
"Of course I believe him! But that river is so deep... so wide, did you see him climb out?"
Silence fell around him, and Si Mingde remained silent, pinning his hopes on one last thing.
Perhaps, the river isn't really a river.
Since they had all said that, Cui Ming's anxiety lessened. He contacted Zhou Bapi to control public opinion and told the outside world that Jiang Nuo would definitely be safe.
But the live broadcast is plain for all to see; everyone just hopes.
I hope Jiang Nuo will be alright.
Inside the live stream room.
Si Yan shook off their hands and stood on the shore.
This was the first time Mikazuki Shunsuke had spoken to him so kindly.
"Only you can find Jiang Nuo now. If you jump down too, everyone will die."
Su Yi wiped away her tears, feeling as if she had lost her pillar of support, and could only try to comfort Si Yan, "Perhaps... Jiang Nuo has other thoughts, and only you can truly understand him."
You can't jump.
Jiang Nuo still needs you.
Si Yan kept his eyes fixed on the river, his Adam's apple bobbing slightly, his voice extremely low and hoarse.
"I know."
The sound was so faint that it could be carried away by the wind.