Chapter 361
The poisoned arrow pierced through Shen Li’s chest, instantly dyeing his clothes with blood.
He staggered, fell to one knee, and turned deathly pale.
“Shen Li!” Shen Tang’s voice carried unprecedented panic. She rushed over, supporting his faltering body, overwhelmed with anger and sorrow.
“Don’t be afraid, I, I’ll heal you right now!” Shen Tang dared not remove the arrow, unsure if it had struck the heart. Her hand reached for his wound, her fingertips trembling uncontrollably.
Her palm quickly engulfed in healing ability, eager to help heal his wound, but how could the assassins give her such a chance!
Shen Li raised his hand to caress her face, filled with endless tenderness and longing, “Tangtang, leave here, don’t come back p>
The leading black-clad man laughed wildly, “Want to run? Dream on! Today, all of you will die here p>
“Everyone, go, kill them p>
At the last moment of life and death, Shen Li reached out, pressed Shen Tang against his chest, and kissed her forehead softly, his voice gentle to the extreme, “Xiao Tang’er, I love you too p>
“Take care p>
When Shen Tang heard these words, she froze. When she suddenly realized what he wanted to do, it was too late. Shen Li pushed Shen Tang away with great force, causing her to stagger back several steps.
Blood seeped from the corner of his mouth, his gaze toward her determined and tender!
“Go!” He growled low, pulling out the arrow from his chest, and pressed his right hand forcefully to the ground.
In an instant, the entire space trembled and shattered, earth fire erupted, the scorching lava surged like a raging dragon, sweeping in all directions.
Flames roared, gathering behind him into a massive Nine-tailed Fox silhouette, fiery red and piercing, howling to the sky, grabbed Shen Tang and soared through the collapsed opening above.
“No! Run quickly! He wants to awaken the earth fire and perish with us p>
“Madman, truly a madman p>
“Run p>
The black-clad men retreated in horror, but it was already too late to escape.
The lava overwhelmed them like massive waves, and their screams were instantly consumed by the flames.
Shen Li’s slender figure gradually became blurred in the sea of fire.
Finally, he looked up deeply at Shen Tang, his thin lips slightly parted, seeming to say something, but Shen Tang could no longer hear, her vision blurred by tears, unable to see.
She was engulfed by the Nine-tailed Fox’s silhouette, disappearing beyond the surging crimson flames.
“Shen Li p>
The entire space collapsed, leaving only the boundless sea of fire, and the heart-wrenching call of the female vanished completely into the distance.
When Lu Xiao and Jia Lan arrived with the troops, the once dormant volcano for a hundred years had revived, the lava at the crater bubbled like boiling water, flowing down the uneven mountain body, spraying out a blaze into the sky, the night sky covered in crimson sunset!
The air was searing hot and distorted, the earth trembled uncontrollably, cracking into spider-web-like fissures, devouring all surrounding life.
“Tangtang, where are you p>
“Say something p>
The brown-haired youth stepped cautiously on the scorching ground, shouting with heartbreak, his beautiful apricot eyes filled with bloodshot.
Jia Lan detested such environments, the burning and scorching air seemed to split his skin. Yet, at this moment, he didn’t care, scouring the entire proximity of the volcano but unable to find the figure he desired to see.
Lu Xiao, with his team, searched around but couldn’t find Shen Tang and Shen Li.
Someone pointed at the smoking lava-filled crater and spoke fearfully, “Would Her Majesty have gone there p>
Lu Xiao’s face turned extremely grim, would they just go into the volcano for no reason?
However, as far as he knew, this volcano was deemed extinct and shouldn’t erupt, but it suddenly did tonight unless—something really happened inside!
Lu Xiao and Jia Lan rushed there regardless.
The legendary extinct volcano completely revived, with scorching lava rolling beneath the crater, getting close was enough to melt a person!
Jia Lan’s whole body exuded cold air, solidifying with ’ice’, every step freezing large areas of scorched earth.
He was frantic, unleashing his immense Ice Ability onto the erupting earth fire, freezing everything; the power he expended was terrifying.
The youth’s throat tasted metallic sweetness, his face pallid with fright, yet the ice ability kept pouring into the volcano until utterly exhausted.
The entire volcano froze solid, the erupting lava columns suspended in the air, as if time stood still.
The Beastmen present were amazed, never expecting the Mermaid Prince to wield such powerful abilities, capable of freezing an erupting volcano!
Lu Xiao transformed into his Golden Eagle form on the spot, flying above the crater, sharp talons swirling with countless wind blades, slicing through the ice and fire layers below, diving into the crater.
Near a recessed wall by the crater, he found the unconscious Shen Tang.
Luckily, a protective energy barrier surrounded the female, or else she would’ve been reduced to ashes by the lava.
Lu Xiao quickly brought her out.
“Tangtang! Wake up, what happened, what’s wrong with you p>
Seeing Lu Xiao safely delivering her back, Jia Lan showed joy, but quickly recognized her unconscious state, unable to wake her no matter how much he called.
Her pallid face stained with tears, appeared as if she’d experienced some painful ordeal.
This deeply anguished the two Beast Husbands.
Jia Lan turned to ask, “What about the fox? Where did he go? Why didn’t you bring him out p>
Thinking about it made Jia Lan furious, not understanding why the fox brought Shen Tang to such a dangerous place at night, almost costing them their lives!
Lu Xiao shook his head, “I don’t know where Shen Li went? I only found Tangtang, couldn’t find him p>
“The dead fox wouldn’t abandon Tangtang and run off, right? Damn, what’s he up to!” Jia Lan was truly infuriated.
Lu Xiao shook his head, “It shouldn’t be like that. When I rescued the Female Master, I saw an energy barrier protecting her, which came from Shen Li. Without this barrier, she would’ve been burnt to ashes by the lava p>
“I’m really puzzled by this whole thing p>
As the two contemplated whether to search further, the ground trembled violently again.
Someone cried out, “Something’s wrong, run! The volcano is about to explode p>
Lu Xiao decisively, “Fall back p>
Jia Lan, holding Shen Tang, jumped onto his back.
Lu Xiao’s wings flapped, ascending rapidly with the team in retreat.
After their retreat, a deafening blast occurred!
The volcano erupted! Lava spurted like blood, smashing and evaporating the ice layer, a fountain of flame shot upwards, piercing the sky, the fire column poked into the clouds, black smoke rolled with fire sparks across half the sky.
The few Beastmen flying slowly at the end of the troop were nearly scorched by the lava, their expressions dramatically changing, hastening their wings to fly ahead.
A moment later, and they would’ve perished here!
From above, the massive ongoing volcanic eruption engulfed a radius of tens of miles, turning them into disaster zones.
Flames consumed everything, leaving not a blade of grass, none surviving.