Chapter 258: Death And Rebirth
“Damn you!”
Sean was instantly enraged, turning around to try and rescue Julia.
“A bit heartache, right?”
“Hahaha!”
However, Fergus Archer laughed loudly, taking advantage of Sean’s distraction and sweeping his bone-crushing hammer: “Don’t worry, after you die, I will feed your corpse to my black-scaled python as food!”
“A human corpse halfway into the Bright Realm, the taste must be delicious…”
Boom!
Sean hastily blocked with his sword, the immense force of the bone-crushing hammer struck him, and Fergus Archer added a trace of bright energy to his mighty dark energy, making it terrifyingly powerful!
Splat!
This time, Sean couldn’t help it, and a mouthful of fresh blood sprayed out.
His body was sent flying by the hammer!
However!
This was the effect Sean wanted!
Julia was in imminent danger, and he had no time to tangle with Fergus Archer. With this opportunity, Sean endured the heart-wrenching pain and escaped Fergus Archer, rushing towards the black-scaled python and Julia!
In a split second!
“Damned beast!”
“Shut up!”
Just as the black-scaled python was about to pull Julia entirely into its mouth and swallow her, Sean, wielding Wolf’s Massacre, landed on its giant head!
The black-scaled python reacted quickly, immediately swinging its tail, trying to sweep Sean off its head!
But!
Sean didn’t give it a chance!
“Go to hell!”
“You shameless, stinking worm!”
In one slash!
Knowing that the black scales on the black-scaled python could defend against weapon attacks, and that dark energy couldn’t break them, Sean poured half of his remaining bright energy into this strike!
Moreover, the scales around the black-scaled python’s head were relatively weak!
So…
With a muffled crunch, the bright energy-infused Wolf’s Massacre pierced through the black scales at the back of the python’s head and plunged deep into its flesh!
The more than a meter-long Wolf’s Massacre left only the hilt outside!
The entire blade!
All of it stabbed into the black-scaled python’s body!
Thick and smooth blood sprayed out like a gushing faucet, drenching Sean’s face and body, carrying an indescribable foul smell!
It was so nauseating…
Sean felt like vomiting, nearly suffocated by this shameless, stinking worm!
Hiss!!!
Excruciating pain came from the back of its head, and the black-scaled python instantly went berserk, letting out an extremely miserable wail. Its massive tail, already swung halfway, shuddered several times, losing all its momentum!
“Eat us, will you?”
“You stinking worm!”
Sean’s strike was precise, entering the python’s brain and the tip of the blade reaching its throat, effectively blocking its tongue!
At this point, Julia was held in the python’s mouth, and even if it wanted to swallow, it just couldn’t!
But that wasn’t enough!
While cursing, Sean gripped the hilt of Wolf’s Massacre with both hands, twisting it viciously a few times, turning Wolf’s Massacre into a meat grinder, shredding the python’s flesh and blood!
The black-scaled python wailed and struggled violently!
“Damn it!!!”
“Stop!!!”
Even the ever-composed Fergus Archer was deeply shocked by Sean’s almost insane actions. With wide eyes and burning anger, he took a step forward, rushing towards Sean!
However!
He was a step too late!
The black-scaled python, after being stabbed in the back of its head, had lost its sanity. Its massive body was already near the edge of the cliff. It rolled, falling straight down the bottomless cliff!
Fergus Archer dashed to the edge of the cliff with lightning speed, reaching out to grab the python’s enormous tail, but it was too thick for him to hold with one hand.
And so…
They barely missed each other!
Sean stood atop the python’s head, gripping the hilt of Wolf’s Massacre, which prevented him from falling off the python.
In fact!
With Sean’s skills, he could have used the python as a springboard to jump back up to the top of the cliff.
But!
He did not do that!
Instead!
He chose to fall with the black-scaled python down the bottomless cliff!
“Damn it!!!”
At the top of the cliff, Fergus Archer was left alone, watching as the man and the python plummeted rapidly. In just a few seconds, they vanished completely. Fergus gritted his teeth, enraged to the extreme.
Hill Riverside!
The towering cliffs!
This was the hiding place Fergus Archer had chosen for his three top generals after arriving at the capital. Naturally, he knew just how high the cliff before him was.
Falling meant certain death!
Even if it were Fergus Archer himself, he wouldn’t dare to jump down carelessly.
Whether it was Sean or Julia, he would never mind if they were dead!
But the black-scaled python…
Little did they know!
The black-scaled python was not just a simple beast tamed by Fergus Archer. Like Sean, Fergus was also on the verge of entering the Bright Realm. During the upcoming breakthrough, the black-scaled python played a crucial role!
Boom!
In a fit of rage, Fergus Archer swung his bone-crushing hammer, smashing it against the huge stone tablet at the edge of the cliff. Accompanied by a deafening noise, the stone tablet shattered and fell into the bottomless chasm.
A few minutes later!
The familiar sound of tiger roars reached Fergus Archer. His three top generals and Gerard, who had been pursuing Carl, returned.
Among them!
Some of the elders at the Complete Stage were injured!
“Lord Fergus Archer!”
Gerard and Fergus Archer had met before. Seeing the chaotic scene atop the cliff with only Fergus Archer remaining, and not finding Sean’s body, Gerard assumed that Sean had escaped. His face changed slightly as he asked anxiously, “Where’s Sean?”
“He fell off the cliff!”
Standing at the edge, Fergus Archer said without turning his head, “He fell along with Julia and my black-scaled python!”
“Severely injured, they’re undoubtedly dead!”
Gerard’s heart skipped a beat!
Dead?
On the brink of death, they took Fergus Archer’s beloved pet down with them!
However!
It’s good that they’re dead!
Gerard consoled, “Lord Fergus Archer, my condolences.”
“Though we lost a pet beast, at least we successfully killed Sean!”
“And!”
“We just pursued Carl and others, and happened to meet your three generals at the foot of the mountain. We attacked from both sides, annihilating them without leaving a trace. Only five or six old men managed to escape with Carl!”
“So…”
“In today’s battle, we achieved a great victory. Congratulations!”
Gerard didn’t know how important the black-scaled python was to Fergus Archer. He casually mentioned it, giving a few polite words of comfort. But in his heart, he was overjoyed.
“What victory?!”
Fergus Archer was furious, turning his head abruptly, as if he wanted to smash Gerard with his hammer. He coldly snorted, “Have those idiots behind you go down the mountain immediately, circle around to the back of the cliff, and search for their bodies!”
“Especially my black-scaled python!”
“No matter what, bring its body back to me!”
Gerard’s smile froze on his face!
His pupils shrank!
He was the grandson of the current Padishah, the son of Prince Ashby. Throughout the entire capital, there were only a few people who dared to speak to him in such a rude tone!
“What are you staring at?”
However, Fergus Archer didn’t treat Gerard as a prince at all. He lifted his bone-crushing hammer and said impatiently, “Keep staring, and I’ll smash your head and gouge out your eyeballs. You believe me?”
“You!”
“How dare you!”
“Audacious!”
The elders standing behind Gerard couldn’t bear it any longer and stepped forward.
Roar, roar, roar!
The angry roar of the Black River Rhinoceros resounded, and Fergus Archer’s three great tiger generals also gathered around them. With their tridents in hand, they formed a horn-like formation, ready to take action at Fergus Archer’s command.
In an instant!
They had joined forces to kill Carl’s men!
And now!
Faces turned hostile in a flash, with drawn swords and crossbows ready!
“Everyone, stand down!”
Gerard’s lips twitched fiercely, gritting his teeth, enduring the situation, and even squeezing out a smile. “I misspoke earlier, not knowing the deep bond the Lord Fergus Archer and the Black-Scaled Python. My words were disrespectful. Please forgive me, Lord Fergus Archer…”
Sean was dead!
As a super cultivator with one foot in the Bright Realm, Fergus Archer was unparalleled in the capital and even the entire country, with the sole exception of Padishah!
Moreover!
Fergus Archer guarded the South Forest, controlling the fierce South Forest barbarians and his carefully nurtured beast army!
Without Prince Ashby’s permission, Gerard naturally wouldn’t dare to offend such a person recklessly!
Even if he broke his teeth, he had to swallow them!
“Remember my words!”
Fergus Archer looked down at Gerard and the others, coldly saying, “You must bring them or their bodies back to me!”
“I have knocked down the stone tablet at the edge of the cliff. When you find the stone tablet, you can just search around it. If you can’t find their bodies, report to me immediately!”Content © NôvelDrama.Org 2024.
With that said!
Fergus Archer looked at one of the tiger generals and gestured, “You go with these fools!”
“Yes!”
The tiger general immediately accepted the order and leaped off the tiger’s back.
Fergus Archer rode on the tiger’s back, leading the other two tiger generals down the mountain.
The cliff was enormous!
In theory, the heavily injured Sean would undoubtedly die if he fell, but Fergus Archer felt an inexplicable unease in his heart!
After all!
It was Sean who had deliberately lured Fergus Archer to the cliff’s edge!
Moreover!
Sean had instructed Julia that if anything unexpected happened, she should jump off the cliff herself!
So…
Would jumping off the cliff really lead to death?
Could it be that Sean’s ambush prepared in advance was not at the top of the cliff, but at the bottom, so before falling, he deliberately gave up his chance to return to the top?
The more he thought about it, the more it felt wrong…
…
As it turned out!
Fergus Archer had only guessed half of it!
Sean had indeed been prepared and intentionally wanted to fall off the cliff, but his “ambush” was neither at the top nor at the bottom of the cliff. Instead, it was halfway up Hill Riverside!
Midair, the wind roared like drums!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
As Sean and the Black-Scaled Python fell to the middle of the cliff, suddenly, accompanied by the sound of clashing metal, thick chains shot out of nowhere from the cliff wall!
The timing was precise!
The speed was just right!
Five chains in total!
In the blink of an eye, they wrapped around the enormous body of the Black-Scaled Python from head to tail, then retracted, pulling the python and Sean toward the cliff wall behind them!
On the cliff wall, there was a cave with a diameter of several meters!
At the entrance of the cave!
Pupil Wolf and Spirit Wolf had been waiting there for a while!