Chapter 213
Ai Hui never thought that there would be a day when he would be a burden . His current condition was horrible . He wanted to pass his role over to someone else, but no one was up to task . Fatty’s heavy shield had been shattered to pieces in one blow and he was probably still scared out of his wits . Ai Hui knew Fatty well . Fatty was still far from qualified to be a shield bearer . It was already a miracle that he had been able to hang on for so long without being terrified .
The impact was too strong, way more than Fatty could withstand .
If he had just met these students, he could have treated them like grenades run for his own life without a second thought; however, after going through a few battles with them, he could no longer disregard their life and death .
While the speed of the nine-trace blood lizard was not comparable to the nine-trace blood cat, it was still much faster than most of the students . Its potential for attack was also terrifying . Even Ai Hui could not guarantee that he could withstand its direct attack .
As such, the others must have also been incapable of taking a hit . If the nine-trace blood lizard charged into the middle of the troop, it would be like letting a tiger into a flock of sheep .
Ai Hui needed to prevent the nine-trace blood lizard from breaking into the students’ formation .
He was relying on the Dragonspine Inferno now . From time to time, rays of lightning flickered from the sword . It exhibited significant utility . Unless it was a huge and powerful dire beast like the whale, most living creatures were fearful of lightning . It was as if they were born with an instinctual fear .
Otherwise, based on Ai Hui’s disarrayed attacks, he would have long been gobbled up cleanly by the nine-trace blood lizard .
When was the last time he had been caught in such a difficult situation? Ai Hui did not know . While the nine-traces blood lizard was powerful, he hadn’t yet despaired . He was used to being in such a poor state and then experiencing an unprecedented improvement .
Ai Hui had experienced situations in which he was forced into a corner due to the opponent being too powerful as well as situations where his reaction speed could not keep up with his agile sword embryo state . This was the first time, however, for him to be unable to control his own body .
To someone who was used to being in control, losing control over your own body was like being a swordsman and losing the sword on your hand .
Still, he remained calm . The sword embryo enabled him to look like a swordsman and he still had his last weapon, which was the calmness he had developed after having gone through life and death situations .
He tried his best to disregard his disoriented state and the swaying elemental energy in his Sky Palace . He slowly managed to focus and transferred his attention to the Dragonspine Inferno in his hand .
According to his previous experiences, when he came across many distractions, he should focus on one particular thing . Only then would it be possible to remove the distractions .
He forgot about [Big Dipper], forgot about elemental energy, and forgot about sword moves . His whole mind was fixated on the Dragonspine Inferno .
For example, the tremble of the sword’s body when the Dragonspine Inferno collided with the nine-trace blood lizard’s blood ray . There was also the tiny vortex that was formed when the sword blade cut through a stream of air .
This was the first time he has ever been so focused on the Dragonspine Inferno . He noticed many details that he’d missed out on before . Like how the body of the Dragonspine Inferno was not as straight as he’d thought; it actually had a slight arc . The sword was also lighter than before due to being constantly refined by the electric rays . The original wooden blade was filled with countless tiny pinholes that were even smaller than the tip of a needle . Large amounts of electric rays infiltrated through the densely packed, tiny pinholes and gathered on the blade, then formed lightning that could be seen by the naked eye .
When the Dragonspine Inferno and the red glow surrounding the nine-traces blood lizard collided, he saw the explosion of the lightning . Countless electric rays were infused into the red glow and destroyed it .
However, compared to the intense red glow, the lightning was much dimmer .
The red glow from the nine-trace blood lizard was, in fact, not a ball of red glow as could be seen with the naked eye . Instead, it was a ball of red glow that was rotating at high speed and was shaped like a sawtooth . Rotating at such high speeds made the red glow potentially destructive .
After observing a few collisions between the Dragonspine Inferno and the red glow, Ai Hui jolted . The angle was wrong!
Without thinking, he cut into the red glow with his Dragonspine Inferno and followed the direction of the rotation . All of a sudden, the Dragonspine Inferno penetrated right into the middle of the red glow . The electric ray from the sword blade abruptly caused the blood trace to explode .
A few traces of fine electric rays split and fell onto the nine-trace blood lizard’s scales . The nine-trace blood lizard jumped in shock and retreated in a panic .
Ai Hui did not bother to chase after it, instead standing blankly at a faraway place . His attention was only on the sword .
Sang Zhijun and the rest were pleasantly surprised . Ai Hui’s performance was much better now . He could actually prevent the nine-trace blood lizard from reaching them; however, the atmosphere seemed rather queer . Ai Hui did not have his usual spiritual energy . Instead, he looked lifeless .
He stood on the spot motionlessly, just like a puppet . He would only react when the nine-trace blood lizard attacked him .
When he reacted, it was like he was another person . He was fast and precise . Occasionally, he dodged . Occasionally, he seized an opportunity to strike back . Occasionally, rather than a sword move, it looked like he was just waving his hand around . Regardless, the effect was on point .
During that short span of time, Ai Hui portrayed himself as an exceptional swordsman .
Once or twice, Ai Hui would gain the upper hand . Sang Zhijun and the rest could see that it was a good opportunity, but every time the nine-trace blood lizard retreated, Ai Hui would fall back into his lifeless state .
Again and again, he lost many opportunities . Sang Zhijun wanted to shout a reminder to Ai Hui; however, seeing that Ai Hui was in a weird state of mind, she restrained herself .
The contrast between the puppet-like Ai Hui and the competent Ai Hui when he was entangled with the nine-trace blood lizard was drastic . Given that the contrasting behaviours were coming from the same person and occurred in such a dangerous battle, it gave a strange feeling to those witnessing it .
While it was a strange phenomenon, it was enough that Ai Hui had managed to stay in front of the nine-trace blood lizard .
Without any qualms, everyone started to attack .
The effect of Lou Lan’s blood crystal elemental energy soup was extraordinary . The lowest base level amongst the troop was six palaces . The majority of them had seven palaces . Those that were like Jiang Wei had already activated the eighth palace and were just a step away from attaining the Eight Palaces Completion .
Relying on external forces to raise their base levels was considered disdainful to many and it would also be harmful for their future training; however, given that they were struggling between life and death, neither was a pressing issue for them .
They first had to survive and would think about it later .
The troop had yet to adapt to their higher base levels, but now that Ai Hui was on the frontline, everyone became more relaxed . They were not as tensed up and their performance got better .
The change in the students could be seen through the reactions of the nine-trace blood lizard .
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