I Am Overlord - Chapter 279

Chapter 279

Chapter 279: Strongest Group of Three

Xiang Shaoyun, Liang Zhuangmin, and Hua Honglou were heading toward the place of the ghostrunes . Instead of rushing, they traveled at a slow pace as they recovered and discussed how to deal with the ghostrunes .

The ghostrunes were capable of flight . That alone would pose great trouble for many cultivators, placing many ghostrunes in an undefeated position when facing human cultivators .

Generally, only a bow or crossbow user would be able to pose them some threat . Xiang Shaoyun took out a crossbow from Devil Face's storage ring, and after some testing, he found that the crossbow was extremely powerful, capable of reaching a range of at least several hundred meters .

He was overjoyed at that discovery and gave the crossbow to Hua Honglou . "Here, this is your gift . "

"Are you crazy? This is the best weapon to deal with the ghostrunes . After giving it to me, what are you going to do later?" said Hua Honglou in disbelief .

She might have coveted the crossbow when she saw how well it worked, but it had never crossed her mind that he would give it to her .

"Stupid girl . You are my bed warming maid . How can I leave you completely helpless?" said Xiang Shaoyun with a faint smile .

"If you put it that way, that's more reason I shouldn't accept it . How can a maid take the weapon the master relies on to defend himself?" rejected Hua Honglou even though she was very touched by the gift .

Xiang Shaoyun did not say anything and directly stuffed the crossbow into Hua Honglou's hand .

At this time, Liang Zhuangmin smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, just accept it . My brother is giving you that as a token of love . "

Hua Honglou's body went stiff for a bit, and she blushed when she heard that . When she looked at Xiang Shaoyun again, a different emotion could be seen in her eyes .

"Big brother, what are you talking about?" Xiang Shaoyun grumbled . He then handed Liang Zhuangmin the storage ring and said, "This is for you . "

Instantly, an exaggerated expression covered Liang Zhuangmin's face .

"Shaoyun, do you know what this is? Are you sure you're giving it to me?" Liang Zhuangmin cried out in alarm .

"Of course I know what it is . How would I have taken something out of it otherwise?" said Xiang Shaoyun with a smile . "You are my big brother . It's completely fine for me to give you something like this . It's not like I needed it anyway . "

He had taken some of the dark elemental items from the ring . As for the other stuff like the spirit crystals, weapons, and so on, they were all left for Liang Zhuangmin . Although these things couldn't catch his eyes, that did not mean they were worthless . On the contrary, for other Transformation Realm cultivators, it was a considerable sum of wealth .

The more Hua Honglou listened, the more envious she got, but she also knew that she should be happy with what she had . If one day she really became Xiang Shaoyun's woman, he would be as generous to her as well .

More and more, she felt that Xiang Shaoyun was like a deep pond that could not be read . She couldn't begin to understand why he was showing these treasures such indifference . She had thought that she knew everything about Xiang Shaoyun from what Li Yaxuan had told her . She even knew how he had caught the favor of the Zither Empress .

But from how Xiang Shaoyun had been behaving, he was definitely not someone from a small town or city . In fact, he behaved more like a disciple or young master of some massive organization .  

Liang Zhuangmin gave Xiang Shaoyun a deep look, and when he saw the sincerity on Xiang Shaoyun's face, he accepted the ring .

Liang Zhuangmin patted his chest and vowed solemnly, "I feel bad not having anything I can give you as a big brother, but just wait until I reach the Skysoar Realm . Nobody can bully you anymore . " 

Xiang Shaoyun laughed, "Haha, with us brothers working together, nobody can bully us!"

"Mighty heroes, don't forget to take care of a feeble woman like me then," teased Hua Honglou .

"Of course . Any who dares to bully my sister-in-law will have to face me," said Liang Zhuangmin, who was in an excellent mood .

At this time, they arrived near the place of the ghostrunes . They started seeing human corpses in the area . Looking at how the people were killed by having some object thrown at them, it was clear they were killed by ghostrunes .

"Big brother, Honglou, be careful . They're here," reminded Xiang Shaoyun .

"Let me kill them all!" Hua Honglou said . A lot of Red House members had been killed by the ghostrunes, and she had been holding a grudge against them .

"No, we won't waste any time with them . Just charge through . Our target is the soul spring, not killing them," said Xiang Shaoyun as he shook his head . He then led the way with the bucktooth tiger . Like magic, they avoided all the ghostrunes and went straight to the depths of the territory .

After traveling for a bit, they saw a group of humans being attacked by some ghostrunes . The humans seemed to be doing very badly at the moment . But since they weren't from the Cloud Margin Pavilion, Xiang Shaoyun's group did not get involved . The nearer they got to the place of the ghostrunes, the harder it was for Xiang Shaoyun to avoid the ghostrunes with his senses . Eventually, he could no longer avoid them .

After all, there were far more ghostrunes than humans here . It wouldn't be easy to keep hiding from them on their turf . A few dozen ghostrunes attacked, and a massive battle erupted .

"I'll defend against their attacks . You two will attack!" said Liang Zhuangmin, standing at the very front . He erected a yellow energy wall, protecting both Xiang Shaoyun and Hua Honglou .

Bang! Bang!

The numerous objects the ghostrunes threw were blocked by Liang Zhuangmin alone . Behind him, Hua Honglou attacked repeatedly with her crossbow .

Swish! Swish!

Instantly, numerous ghostrunes dropped from the sky . Some ghostrunes attacked from behind, sending numerous heavy boulders flying toward them . The boulders were met with a bombardment of Xiang Shaoyun's palm attacks and were instantly destroyed . This group of three was indeed the strongest group, capable of easily defeating the group of attacking ghostrunes .

"This is refreshing! With the three of us working together, we will be able to advance straight into the ghostrunes' place!" said Liang Zhuangmin in excitement .

"I don't think so . Don't forget about the ghostrune kings . They are able to directly attack one's soul . Nobody can stop those odd attacks," said Hua Honglou .

"Haha, I nearly forgot about them," said Liang Zhuangmin awkwardly .

"What should we do next?" Xiang Shaoyun asked .

"We need to just wait . If we are lucky enough and a soul spring happens to fly over, we will be able to get it," said Hua Honglou .

"Wait? But isn't that too much reliance on luck? If no soul springs fly over, we would have waited for nothing!" said Xiang Shaoyun gloomily .

"You don't have to worry about that . Every two or three days, soul springs will fly out from different directions . At that time, everyone will do what they can to fight for the soul springs," said Liang Zhuangmin .

"I see," Xiang Shaoyun said in realization .

But he still did not like this feeling of just waiting around .

"Come with me . I know a place where there is a higher probability of encountering soul springs . But competition will be stiff there too," said Liang Zhuangmin . He had once been in the Land of Soul Springs 10 years ago . Thus, he could lead the way with his previous experience .