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Chapter 374 Blood Tide

The opponent's attack speed was stuck between sneak attack and frontal attack, which made Ling Dengxian unable to even utter the condemnation of "despicable" with confidence.

"...despicable." Then say it out loud with a guilty conscience.

"Then I must apologize." The dragon girl said with a dangerous smile, "I was too gentle. I didn't respect you enough, and I didn't give you the energy to speak."

"Put down your sword. There won't be a second blow. This is just a lesson." The dangerous Draco thrust his spear into the ground between the two men, which was both a statement that the matter was over and a warning to the two.

"It's hard for people to believe you..."

"You don't need to believe, because there is no room for 'unbelief' in your current situation."

"Don't be too nervous. I'll leave based on my judgment after I get the information."

Ling Dengxian looked at Lappland, then at Draco who was burning with purple flames, staring at the face that seemed very familiar from a certain angle, sighed, placed the Devourer flat beside him, and sat down directly.

"What information do you want to know?"

Although he reacted in time to block the opponent's shot with his white sword, and with Shen Chi's usual performance as a reference, the power of the gun did not exceed his expectations. But at the same time, being able to foresee it does not mean that he does not have to bear the damage.

It is better to sit down and take a deep breath to recover your strength than to force yourself to hold on. It can also be considered a statement.

He no longer considered how many times his spine would be broken if he were to go through these battles in his original life. He only knew that if he did not become stronger after fighting again and again, his destiny would slip away from his hands bit by bit.

Being strong in martial arts does not necessarily mean that one can completely control one's own destiny - just like the situation he is facing now, he knows in one battle that he is no match for her without using the White Crown - but if one does not work hard, then all hopes will be pushed to the bottom of Pandora's box.

……

"You are quite sensible and not stubborn. I like that. But we have been chatting for such a long time, and you don't even introduce yourself?" Draco said with a smile. Ling Dengxian had begun to hate this smile.

"When it comes to important matters, I won't do anything stupid... Why should you care about a nobody?" Ling Dengxian admitted to being a coward, but he still said every word he needed to say.

"You're right." Draco smiled even more broadly, "But if I don't ask, it will be inconvenient to call you by your name when I come to entertain you later."

"...Didn't you say you were leaving?" Ling Dengxian frowned.

"You know that the blood tide is gathering and you can't leave, so why do you still want to go alone?"

"..."

"I told you to make decisions based on your own judgment, but why do you always imagine the ending? I'd be easily disappointed if I did that~"

"..." Ling Dengxian had nothing to say.

"Alright, Mandela." The Dragon Girl called out a certain Filin's name, and the latter was shocked. "I'm here! Leader, he said his name is White Dove."

"It's a pretty ordinary code name, boring." Draco lost interest and had no intention of telling him his name or code name. He waved his hand casually and said, "You and the Orator can continue listening to him. Just pretend we don't exist. Go ahead and do what you need to do. End of entertainment."

Lappland came to Ling Dengxian only after Draco returned to his team and poked him with the hilt of his white sword: "You're not dead, are you?"

"I'm lucky enough to live to attend your...wedding." Ling Dengxian said unhappily. He originally wanted to say "funeral", but when he thought of Lappland's terrible Originium infection situation, he changed the word.

"It seems that guy didn't beat me hard enough." Lappland smiled and sat behind him, her back against his. Ling Dengxian had no idea what she was doing all of a sudden.

"Hey, what's wrong with you? If what I said was too harsh, I... apologize to you." Ling Dengxian pulled the wound when he turned around, and the pain almost made him scream.

"Apology... Actually, I should apologize to you. I've caused you a lot of trouble."

"...I don't care who you are, just get off Lappland right now." Ling Dengxian said seriously.

"...What are you doing?" Lappland said unhappily, stabbing the waist of the person behind him with the hilt of his sword. "Don't be so mean if you're hurt."

“No, it hurts, it hurts... You don’t look like the kind of person who would apologize...” Ling Dengxian grimaced in pain.

"...Just now, I wanted to help you out, but..."

"That guy is a monster. There's nothing to blame yourself for. It's more like you were more rational than usual by not rushing forward."

"Huh? So this is how I look to you?"

"Who in the slums was looking for opportunities to block me for a month straight? Regardless of the occasion or weather?"

"Haha...you couldn't beat me at that time..."

"Get up, there's nothing to apologize for." Ling Dengxian propped himself up despite the pain and extended his hand to Lappland: "Cheer up, we have to deal with the blood tide."

Lappland looked at him, her grey eyes putting away all her acting skills, neither smiling nor feeling guilty. She reached out and held his palm, her eyes deep as some thoughts faded away and some emerged.

I knew this guy wouldn't be that simple.

At this moment, Ying landed on top of the ruins nearby, and using the melee weapon in his hand, he easily returned to the ground, but his expression was not relaxed at all:

"Brother Baige, the blood mist is moving again. We need to speed up. The blood tide...is starting to move."

Ying also noticed the extra troops. The other Deep Pool force brought by Draco was almost as many as their main team. It was impossible for him not to notice it.

Noticing Ying's puzzled look, Ling Dengxian glanced at Shenchi's team and shook his head: "They are not enemies, but they can't be called friends either."

"... Never mind. I'll follow your instructions. After all, you're the captain in name only."

Ling Dengxian looked at Mandela and the Orator beside him. One of them was excited while the other was worried. At this moment, the three of them looked at each other, and both of them felt a little embarrassed.

He felt a headache again, so he had to bite the bullet and pretend nothing had happened. He gave everyone an order:

Search carefully for the remaining bloody monsters to prevent any omissions from causing disaster.

The area clearing work was complete. Compared to Draco, these blood-colored monsters were more difficult, but ultimately manageable. Then, the Infected Warband finally arrived successfully, and trench work officially began. From their arrival in Changquan Town to their reunion with the main force, the time was kept at around three hours. Due to the progress of the area clearing, Ravshini, Madeline, and the others had not yet agreed on a reunion location or time. Presumably, each of them had their own defenses to defend, and they had tacitly accepted the unfortunate situation of having to fight on their own.

But Draco and her own soldiers did not confront Horn and others directly, but chose to avoid and observe. She did not really go with them as she said. Ling Dengxian then realized that what she said about "going with them" was a joke; "will leave" was the truth she kept.

Along with the first howl of the blood-colored monster, a large number of blood-colored monsters returned, and the blood tide once again attacked Changquan Town, but their goal this time was to overcome the heavy fighting and capture the garrison area of ​​Xiaoqiu County.

And their numbers are even greater than before! They have become a real blood tide that can stir up the waves of war!