Chapter 12: Impossible to Guard Against

Chen Fengshi fell to the ground, but the impact this time was much weaker than before. By the time he quickly stood up, the scene in his vision had already returned to normal. Before he could check his body’s condition, Liu Shuzhi was already chasing and thrusting at him with a fierce look on his face, holding the tree.

Chen Fengshi could not dodge in time, nor did he want to dodge. Instead, he gathered all his strength and pressed both palms against the tree root that was crashing into him.

Liu Shuzhi’s muscles bulged wildly, and the veins on his forehead popped out. He pushed forward with all his might, and both of his feet sank into the dirt and stone ground, but the tree still did not move at all.

And Chen Fengshi had not even used his full strength!

He looked at the root area. All the small roots were broken, and there were no branches on the trunk. Looking at the marks, it was obvious that Liu Shuzhi had snapped them all off so he could hold it and use his strength more easily. In this way, Liu Shuzhi held the top part of the tree and swung the heavy end of the big tree to smash into Chen Fengshi, making the impact even stronger.

Liu Shuzhi’s whole body was covered in the red mist. Behind him, the beam of red mist above his head could no longer be seen. One could only see the muscles on his body bulging continuously at a speed visible to the naked eye, accompanied by the increase in strength passing over from the tree trunk.

The standoff lasted for five or six seconds, and the feeling in Chen Fengshi’s body was finally almost fully recovered. The impact of being swept by the big tree at first was very strong, but at this moment, he did not find any injuries on his body. Even his arm that was hit just now had no bruises, and not even a scratch.

‘Is it the effect of the golden mist?’ Chen Fengshi felt surprised and doubtful. If the sharp blades on Sister Yao’s gauntlets last time could pierce his skin, then the sweeping crash just now should have left some scratched wounds no matter what.

And at this moment, the golden mist seeped out of his skin, forming a thin layer. The surrounding red mist surged wildly toward his body, but it was like moths flying into a flame, and he was not afraid at all.

Chen Fengshi felt that the strength in his body was abundant, and the strength passing over from the tree trunk was nothing at all. However, of course, he would not just sit and wait for Liu Shuzhi’s muscles to keep bulging for no reason.

As his body continued to grow larger, the force Liu Shuzhi pushed out became stronger and stronger. However, the force passing through the tree he was holding suddenly increased sharply, instantly pushing him backward. Immediately after, his chest was hit right by the treetop, which directly pierced into the bulging muscles of his chest.

Liu Shuzhi tried his best to fight back. Suddenly, there was a loud crack, and the tree trunk broke from somewhere in the back half. At the break, flying wood chips burst out.

At the same time, Sister Yao, holding two daggers, suddenly attacked Chen Fengshi from the side—seeing Liu Shuzhi at a disadvantage, she had not been idle.

She came very fast. Although Chen Fengshi did not forget to defend himself, he was worried about the flashing blade light she waved, so he could only be forced to keep stepping back for a while.

Liu Shuzhi let out a low roar and pulled the wood out of his chest, revealing a terrifying flesh pit the size of a fist. However, the wound was healing and regrowing at an extremely high speed visible to the naked eye! That scene was simply like the ability of an immortal body in an anime.

Sister Yao’s posture of wildly attacking with her blades was simply like a fierce female warrior. Although the flashing blade light was not as exaggerated as dense rain, it was fast and flexible, and there was no very safe gap for a counterattack at all.

While stepping back, Chen Fengshi did not forget to pay attention to Liu Shuzhi’s situation. Seeing that the wound on his chest was almost recovered, he knew that if this went on, he would have to face their joint attack, and the situation would definitely be worse then.

Since that was the case, of course, he could not just sit and wait for death. Knowing that continuing the stalemate would make things worse, it was certainly better to take a risk and break the situation now!

Chen Fengshi watched for the opportunity when one of Sister Yao’s blade strikes ended and the other was just about to be thrust out. Risking it, he flew up with a kick while raising his arm to block and defend.

Sister Yao’s blade was fast, and this kick was originally made with the willingness to pay the price of being injured. It was just that Chen Fengshi was not sure how badly he would be hurt, and was only relying on his confidence in his body’s endurance and his confidence in the killing power of this counterattack kick.

The blade light instantly sliced across Chen Fengshi’s blocking arm, and this kick hit Sister Yao’s chest. As expected, even though Sister Yao quickly dodged, she was still hit. Even though it was not a solid hit, the strong enough impact still kicked Sister Yao’s whole body flying away!

Liu Shuzhi, who had originally come over to cooperate with Sister Yao, was now close behind him. Just as planned, Chen Fengshi lowered his body, supported the ground with one hand, and quickly swept a kick backward!

Liu Shuzhi’s body was instantly swept into a forward leap in the air. Chen Fengshi was originally afraid of missing and seriously injuring him, and could not bear it either. But seeing Liu Shuzhi’s wound healing and regrowing ability, plus the urgent sense of crisis about his own situation, he then steeled his heart, quickly bounced up, and aimed a full-strength kick at the side of Liu Shuzhi’s left knee joint!

Chen Fengshi was ruthless with this kick. When he kicked out, he felt that the golden mist covering his foot seemed a bit thicker than elsewhere.

When the kick landed solidly and Liu Shuzhi fell to the ground, he hugged his knee joint and howled. The sound was so miserable that Chen Fengshi’s heart skipped a beat, and he felt guilty and could not bear it for a while. However, feeling guilty was one thing, but the current situation simply did not allow him to think too much.

Chen Fengshi grabbed Liu Shuzhi’s uninjured foot, used his strength, and threw him flying out of the forest covered in red mist.

Chen Fengshi chased right after him. Before Liu Shuzhi, who had fallen to the ground, could get up, Chen Fengshi jumped over, pressed his knee against the bulging muscles on Liu Shuzhi’s back, pressed one hand on his back, and the other hand on his head, only wanting to quickly dispel the red mist from his body!

‘Don’t come out so fast, don’t come out so fast…’ Chen Fengshi repeated silently in his heart, only hoping that Sister Yao would come out a bit later to mess things up. As for Liu Shuzhi’s struggle, he did not feel any pressure from it.

It was not until this time that Chen Fengshi had the time to take a look at the injury on his arm where he blocked Sister Yao’s blade. In the rush just now, he only felt that the wound was not deep, and it actually was not deep indeed. It was like accidentally getting scratched by something, and the depth visually would not exceed three millimeters.

The truth doubled Chen Fengshi’s confidence. Sister Yao was much more agile and faster than Liu Shuzhi, but the killing power of her blade swings was completely within a bearable range.

Liu Shuzhi’s struggle became more and more intense, but he still could not fight against the downward pressure of Chen Fengshi’s knee.

The red mist was slowly spreading outward, but at that speed, it was still too early for it to cover over. What really made Chen Fengshi feel troubled was the alluring figure walking out of the red mist.

If she did not have two blades in her hands, Chen Fengshi would really be willing to keep his attention on the beautiful parts a bit longer.

Sister Yao, who walked out of the red mist, had six thick beams of red mist connected to her back. The high-speed movement state of the red mist on them looked like red glowing liquid being continuously transported into Sister Yao’s body.

There was blood at the corner of Sister Yao’s mouth, and her neck and clothes on her chest were also covered in blood. That kick just now had injured her quite badly, but when she walked out, the muscles on her arms looked like they were growing. It was probably because she was eager to help Liu Shuzhi that she did not continue to wait, but instead killed toward Chen Fengshi with a fierce look in her eyes!

Chen Fengshi had to deal with Sister Yao, and he could not let Liu Shuzhi get up, because his body was still connected to the red mist beams, and the red mist was also flowing into his body fast like a liquid, looking like it was continuously supplying energy!

Chen Fengshi steeled his heart, not caring whether he struck too heavily, and punched right at the back of Liu Shuzhi’s neck, only hoping to make him dizzy for a while. Finally, he leaped up fiercely and took the initiative to meet Sister Yao who was killing her way over!

His counterattack was probably not within Sister Yao’s expectations, so her power-gathering blades struck out in a hurry. When they respectively slashed onto Chen Fengshi’s raised arms acting as shields, Chen Fengshi headbutted Sister Yao’s forehead!

Under the collision, Sister Yao immediately fell backward and lay on the ground. She did not even make a sound and directly fainted.

Chen Fengshi saw that his arm was cut half a centimeter deep by Sister Yao’s blade, and blood kept gushing out, as if it would all drain out in no time.

He saw that Liu Shuzhi was still dizzy and looked like he would not be a threat for a while. He originally wanted to tear his own clothes to bandage it, but then thought, ‘Why tear my own clothes?’ So he looked at Liu Shuzhi, afraid that he did not have many clothes, and if they were ruined and unwearable, he might cry later. He had no choice but to go over and tear off a piece of Sister Yao’s pant leg, then ripped it into two strips to use as bandages, and tied the wound on his arm tightly.

“It’s really not easy being a hero!” Chen Fengshi continued to press his knee on Liu Shuzhi’s back, and continued to dispel the red mist in his body. Looking at the bright red blood slowly seeping out from the place on his arm bound by the denim cloth strips, and recalling the events of these brief moments, he could not help but sigh with emotion.

In his ideal, a hero getting rid of evil should have a large crowd of bystanders around cheering and shouting, should dispose of the villains in a gorgeous posture, and then leap away flying under the worship of men and the infatuated gazes of women.

But the reality was—he was bleeding and sweating, and there was not a single audience in this broken place. As for the marks of battle—the cloth strips tied around his arm looked ugly no matter how he looked at them!

Because of Liu Shuzhi’s struggle, the dispelling process was not relaxing. However, there seemed to be no other danger, which made Chen Fengshi feel a lot more relieved…

Xuancheng.

The lights were bright, and the traffic on the road was endless.

Shen Ai walked out of the private room of the thirty-story hotel, crossed the corridor, and saw her good friend from the same dormitory in the resting area by the window. “What’s wrong with you?”

Shen Ai was originally eating when she suddenly received a call from Jiang Yuan, who also said she had already come to the hotel.

Jiang Yuan’s eyes were red, and she hugged her and cried with a face full of grievance.

Shen Ai gently patted her back and comforted her, saying: “What exactly happened?”

Jiang Yuan sobbed and whimpered. She was so sad for a moment that she seemed unable to speak. Shen Ai was always patient, so she just asked caring questions and accompanied her to let her vent her emotions first.

What Shen Ai could not see was that the red mist on her best friend Jiang Yuan’s body was continuously surging over…

Outside Xuancheng University, in the mountains. The red mist was still spreading, but the speed was too slow. Two minutes had already passed, but the red mist on Liu Shuzhi’s body had still not been completely dispelled.

Liu Shuzhi’s muscles were not grown for nothing after all. After struggling for so long, although Chen Fengshi could still hold him down, he was constantly consuming his strength, and at this time, he felt a little tired. There was still about five millimeters of red mist left. Chen Fengshi, who had quite a bit of experience in dispelling, could not help but feel secretly doubtful. Looking at the red mist constantly pouring into Liu Shuzhi’s body, he could not help but guess that it was because the red mist was constantly pouring in.