Serial Player
Chapter 836 - 498: Fighting Alone?

Chapter 836: Chapter 498: Fighting Alone?

At this moment, both humans and Terror Devils were fleeing rapidly.

With the appearance of the Withered Rose, the entire area was no longer safe.

Any creature with flesh and blood had become a target of the Withered Rose’s attacks.

The Abyssal Worms, which once served as a food source for humans within the Safe Zone, now sprouted several towering vines that shot up towards the sky.

Even the flying Terror Devils in mid-air were not safe, as vines shot up dozens of meters instantaneously, skewering the Terror Devils in mid-flight.

From a distance, countless vines were seen rising within and outside the Black Great Wall. The sounds of battle were interspersed with screams and gunfire, creating a scene that resembled the reemergence of hell on Earth.

In the past, the Rose Duke had wiped out the population of an entire city overnight with this very method, initiating his bloody revenge.

And now, this danger had descended into the disaster fog.

A great number of Terror Devils fled in disarray after the demise of their commanders, killed by the vines and transformed into even more of them.

Although the human teams also suffered casualties, they eventually reached the breach in the wall with the players’ efforts. What was a defensive flaw blown open by the Terror Devils had now become the humans’ escape route.

"General Li Ba hasn’t come over yet! Who has seen him?" a player shouted while severing a vine that suddenly shot up from the ground, sounding an alert.

In the team, Old Zhao, who was on guard, was startled by the remark and realized that there was indeed no sign of Li Changhe around. His azure flames should have been quite conspicuous.

The players quickly realized that the aerial support they had received earlier had eliminated many of the dangers, destroying numerous hidden vine shields before they could even emerge.

At that time, they thought that Li Changhe had already broken through the encirclement of vines... but now, it seemed he had been providing air support to the team while under siege!

Then, a loud boom came from afar, the area of houses turned into rubble, and countless vines rose and converged. Meteor-like figures descended from the sky, striking heavily upon the vines. Azure flames flickered through the ruins.

"It’s General Li Ba! He hasn’t made it out yet!" a player felt a chill on the scalp, realizing that General Li Ba was still able to provide air support to the team despite facing the Duke in such a state.

"He’s drawing the attention of the Rose Duke! Otherwise, we wouldn’t have been able to escape to here!"

"What do we do? Are we going to abandon him?" a player firing at the vines exclaimed, "That would be inhuman!"

Indeed, if it weren’t for General Li Ba’s firepower support, the casualties among the team would likely have increased again.

And to leave now would put General Li Ba in danger.

"Let’s fight our way back! After all, this life was given by General Li Ba...." a human warrior cried out, but before he could finish, he was pulled back, stumbling.

At his original position, two vines thrust out in an instant.

Yun Ting pulled the warrior away with one hand while her other hand wielded a bronze knife in rapid succession.

At this moment, she was summoned as a heroic spirit of Sword Rank. Her skill was a replication of the Sword Rank player from [Battle of the Seven Kings], Qiu Wentian.

Possessing several A-level sword skills, she was now using one of them, the Plum Blossom Blade.

To outsiders, the flashing blade was like plum blossoms blooming in winter, cutting the vines into segments.

At this point, Yun Ting’s swordsmanship was even superior to that of Li Changhe, who had yet to unlock Extraordinary Soldier abilities.

Afterward, the sword light converged.

"Fight our way back?" Yun Ting glanced at the warriors and spoke indifferently, "How many of you can make it back to his side alive? And how many can actually help him? You would only be holding him back. The same goes for the players; can you keep up with Li Ba’s battle rhythm with your current condition? Advance immediately!"

After all, Yun Ting was a demon plagued by resentment for a long time, and even after becoming a Symbiotic Body, that aspect of her didn’t change much. The deterrent force and chilling aura she emanated made most warriors tense up.

The players fell silent indeed. They had expended a lot of energy and, even if they had the strength to fight again, they might not be able to provide much help to General Li Ba. They could even end up being a burden to him.

"I know it’s not realistic to fight our way back, but should we just abandon General Li Ba? Are you going to give up on him?" A young player whispered, "I’m an Assassin Type player, maybe I can sneak through..."

Whether it was venturing out to support the north of the city, being a One-man Army breaking through the encirclement, or slaying the Faceless Man.

Or defending the Great Wall, not letting a single Terror Devil through.

Or single-handedly holding off the siege of three Conference Devils and counter-killing both the Wild Hunting King and the Demon King of the Green Lion.

All these deeds had earned the players’ deep admiration. Not to mention the times he had provided long-distance support to his team despite being surrounded and had saved many lives in the process.

At this moment, it was truly difficult to leave General Li Ba fighting alone.

"Don’t be foolish, kid," Yun Ting scoffed, "If you guys go back, he’d probably die of frustration. I’m his sister, listen to me. Charge outward!"

"And besides... he’s not fighting alone," Yun Ting thought. As for what came after...

...

Meanwhile, in this hellish landscape, two figures were slowly approaching the Withered Rose.

One person, with Azure Flame like columns, domineering like a king.

One person, cloaked in Black Mud, enigmatic and unfathomable.

The Rose Duke had sworn vendetta against all of humanity for the sake of his beloved. Thus, after activating the Withered Rose, he had incessantly controlled the vines to attack the human teams.

Unfortunately... this act had thoroughly enraged the two most terrifying individuals in the area.

One cherished his people and fought from a position of weakness with an undying will to fight and the conviction to win, believing he would protect everything, even at the cost of his own life.

The other, for the one he cherished, took the black throne, slaughtered millions of beings, and tortured six of God’s Chosen. He even swung his sword at Divinity, willing to destroy the entire world.

Those who seemed different but had closely related existences.

At this moment, they both unleashed a similar killing intent.

The Rose Duke recognized that feeling. When he had frantically rushed back to the city only to find the charred corpse of his beloved on the cross. He too had radiated that terrifying intent to kill, which led him to massacre the entire population of the city. That unforgettable killing intent, he could never mistake.

"Hahahaha. Among those humans, is there someone you love? Right, you are the same person!" The Withered Rose emitted the Duke’s crazed laughter, "Strategist, you finally couldn’t hold back. As a Terror Devil, you cannot regain the might of a Demigod. Do you have the courage now to face me? And you, human! Even the seventh-ranked Demon King of the Green Lion could injure you seriously, yet you dare to be my enemy?"

"It seems, before I kill you, I need to clean up the battlefield," the Crying Hero’s voice was deep, as he strode forward, a sphere full of cracks appearing above his head as if it were a bright moon.

"Coincidentally, I was thinking the same thing," Li Changhe’s voice rang out like a tolling bell, as he steadily approached, a sphere emitting indescribable Black Fog materializing in his hand.