Calamity Messenger-Chapter 74 - 60: Inside and Outside the Woodland_2

Chapter 74: Chapter 60: Inside and Outside the Woodland_2

Flying Circle Secret Technique - Blood Wheel!

She actually managed to successfully perform the Flying Circle Secret Technique in actual combat!

Many messengers struggle for decades, even if they master advanced techniques thoroughly, it’s difficult to grasp the secret technique. Even in training, it’s rarely used, let alone in combat.

Shang Xinlei had just recently undergone her second transformation, and the secret technique had only been successfully used during training one or two times. She never expected that with a stroke of luck, she’d manage to perform it so easily. Now she simply needs to steadily grasp the secret technique, and she can advance to the third transformation within five years!

Even within the Shang Family, a Third-Turn Messenger is no longer a minor role without a voice!

Due to her surging emotions, Shang Xinlei froze for a second or two on the spot, but the demons won’t be idle. The Red Apes she had slaughtered around her immediately surged forward. Secret Realm monsters are called demon fiends for a reason; they know no fear of pain or death, they have no mercy or feelings, only a maddened desire to kill like rabid dogs—the perfect embodiment of the word demon fiend.

Her defense barriers shattered one after another. Although Shang Xinlei was equipped with excellent defensive ornaments, it couldn’t save her from her earlier mistake. The Flying Circle’s greatest feature is its continuous offensive. Once interrupted, it takes a few seconds to restart into full power—the defensive ornaments can’t withstand these few seconds, and Red Apes would tear her apart!

Perhaps they wouldn’t be able to tear her apart, given her Qi Blood was soaring and far exceeded a third transformation, but that would be even more terrifying: torn limbs, shattered body, enduring indescribable pain, yet remaining undying due to her resilient Qi Blood...

At this critical moment, two long sabers sliced into the battlefield like a whirlwind, like a storm, like a tidal wave, slaughtering the Red Apes before Shang Xinlei, sweeping them away!

The splattered blood was sharper than arrows, piercing countless blood holes into the Red Apes, the surrounding resembled a ripple of sound waves that cruelly and furiously tortured these apes.

The Comrades Association’s splatter abilities were displayed to the fullest at this moment.

Shang Xinlei, with wide eyes, watched Jiang Shi as he mercilessly cut through the demon fiend hordes.

How on earth could she describe this person before her? A beautiful lunatic to the extreme? A fearless butcher?

Shang Xinlei seized the opportunity to absorb the Spiritual Jade, watching Jiang Shi crush the beast hordes before him like a war chariot. Her Dual Saber Technique seemed quite crude—at least much cruder than her Long Saber Technique—she relied on sheer Qi Blood and brute force to swing her sabers wildly; hardly any Red Ape could withstand a single blow from her, even the lava behind them got smashed directly by her blade. Shang Xinlei guessed Jiang Shi’s Blood Artifact surely had blood absorption and repair abilities because hers had it too.

If outside the realm, Jiang Shi alone could defeat armies, even the death warriors of various families would be awed by her fierce majesty. Yet this was the secret realm, their enemies were the rampaging demon fiends.

Fortunately, among them was Jiang Shi, crazier than the demon fiends.

Shang Xinlei suddenly could understand Jiang Shi, no wonder she paid little regard to all outside conflicts. Compared to the secret realm demon fiends, all worldly disputes seemed trivial. It felt as if she belonged to the secret realm from the beginning, perfectly adapted to everything in the secret realm. Even if Shang Xinlei and the others were stronger than Jiang Shi, in the terrifying environment of the secret realm, they weren’t much stronger than infants.

Jiang Shi forged a path of corpses and a sea of blood among the demon fiends, suddenly changing direction as she walked.

Shang Xinlei took one look and knew she was going to support Jie Yuan Shao and Qian Gongyu.

She felt both angry and amused, thinking how Jiang Shi had just lamented about being pitiful, saying ’I have no one to rely on’ and ’I don’t want to rely on others’... yet now she was clearly the one they were relying on!

Clearly born into hardship yet having grand ambitions, clearly alone but caring for them, clearly with modest abilities yet living freely.

Why is there someone like you in this world?

And why did I happen to meet you?

When the fourth wave of madness ended, everyone was almost covered in blood, a look revealed four serial killing demons. Even Jie Yuan Shao, who had a bit of cleanliness obsession, fully desensitized, lay directly on the soft chair in the castle’s hall, with empty eyes as if drained dry.

Qian Gongyu even dropped down exhausted, shouting, "I don’t want to move, I don’t want to search for resources!"

"Alright."

Everyone was stunned, they looked at Jiang Shi, then at Qian Gongyu, wondering if something happened between the two. Otherwise, why was Jiang Shi indulging Qian Gongyu like this?

Qian Gongyu was quite flattered and said awkwardly, "I was just complaining; I didn’t really mean not wanting to go..."

"If we proceed with the fifth wave of demon fiend madness early, the current rest time will accumulate into the next round," Jiang Shi explained. "Shall we proceed early?"

Everyone exchanged looks and unanimously nodded, "Yes!"

Anyway, the next round only had one Fourth-Turn Demon Fiend, they could rest in the castle until the statues finished fighting.

Nobody knew what Jiang Shi did, but soon outside sounded deafening growls of desire, flames burned the skies of Mansu Forest Land orange-red. Seeing Jiang Shi turn to go outside, someone curiously asked, "What are you going out for?"

"Didn’t I tell you? Causing damage to a Fourth-Turn Demon Fiend also counts towards the Blood Artifact’s kill count." Jiang Shi said, "Rest well."

Listening to the growling grow closer from outside, Shang Xinlei said, "Two statues have now upgraded, they should be able to deal with the Fourth-Turn Demon Fiend soon."

"Yes."

"Indeed."

The wood in the fireplace crackled, and the demon fiend sounds rang out again, seemingly nearing the castle wall for an engagement with the statues. Jie Yuan Shao sighed, dragged his weary body up, "In such a safe setting, I’d feel irresponsible not having a battle with a Fourth-Turn Demon Fiend."

"Don’t, couldn’t we just chat and drink tea here?" Qian Gongyu rummaged through a nearby cupboard, "There are pastries too!"

"Let’s go," Shang Xinlei extended her hand to Qian Gongyu, "You’ve had enough rest, haven’t you?"

"Didn’t take long at all..." Qian Gongyu grumbled, reluctantly taking Shang Xinlei’s hand and standing up.

"Xiaoyu, we are of influential status, aren’t you showing a bit of disrespect?"

"Apologies, the education I’ve received doesn’t permit respect for a stinky Fourth Miss of the Shang Family."

"You...really are a thoroughbred aristocrat!"

...

...

"Strange, why did today’s fifth wave of demon fiends come so quickly?"

At Mansu Forest Land entrance, Jie Zilong heard the noises inside and couldn’t help but speculate, "The fourth wave just ended not long ago, yet the fifth has started... Could they control the starting time of demon fiend madness?"

"Uncle Zilong."

Qunyu Book approached and asked, "Will they come back soon? Just in time for the lunch gathering."

"They said they aim to reach the tenth level, so it’ll be a while." Jie Zilong sighed, "But I don’t hold much hope; the fifth level has Fourth-Turn Demon Fiends, and difficulties beyond are unimaginable."

"I am quite confident," Qunyu Book said, "The tenth level goal must have been proposed by Jiang Shi, she’s not one for unrealistic pursuits."

"Seems you’re still intrigued by her."

"So good-looking and so capable, who wouldn’t be? But I’m respecting her from a distance—like a father kind of respect."

"Does the Quan Family intend to recruit her?"

"The family certainly wants, but I think it’s improbable." Qunyu Book remarked, "From the first sight of her, I knew she’s not one to be subordinated, even if she joined any family, she wouldn’t accept any restraints, merely leveraging to fulfill her goals."

"Arrogance is normal. If I had her talent, abilities, and looks, I’d dare to yell at my family’s patriarch too." Jie Zilong chuckled, sharing rebellious topics with fellow elders.

"Arrogance? No, no, I don’t think she’s too proud." Qunyu Book shook his head, "She... she finds us all too dull. It’s like watching ants carrying a sugar cube; observing from above may be interesting, but if ants invite you to move sugar together, you’d feel disgusted, right?"

"Typically, this is classified as arrogance." Jie Zilong sighed, "I used to be this way, thinking peers too dull, matured only after quite a few setbacks... Living in the mundane world, one must adapt to its rules."

"Do you think Jiang Shi will become ordinary?" Qunyu Book suddenly asked.

Jie Zilong hadn’t answered when commotion erupted from a nearby tent.

"Someone’s dead!"

"A Luo Family young master is dead! Quickly call people over!"

"Must be the Demonic Messenger’s doing!"

"Seal the camp, thoroughly investigate!"

Jie Zilong abruptly turned to look at Qunyu Book, only to see him also watching the confused crowd afar.

"Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t know what it’d be." Qunyu Book smiled, "Just knew something was bound to happen."

"Which side would you choose?" Jie Zilong asked.

"I’ll stand with the mundane world." Qunyu Book glanced at Jie Zilong,

"So will you."