SFS Chapter 852 A Choice Made in Force
Chapter 852 A Choice Made in Force
"Ha! We're at the brink of extinction, and you, little girl, still have the leisure to care about a few reckless travelers? How laughable!"
Xu Ning and the others had just smiled at the girl's greeting when their smiles were immediately extinguished by her cold words.
The group climbed the gravel path along the pond to the top of the mountain, only to find that the war there was already raging.
The people of the Flowing Springs split into two groups. One group was resting, while the other group was fighting with the black tides spreading from several boundary gates for the source of the spring water.
The girl who greeted us earlier was from our resting group; she must have spotted us while she was resting by the mountainside.
Beside her sat a calm-looking boy wearing a pixelated headscarf; if I'm not mistaken, the harsh words from earlier must have come from him.
So as soon as everyone arrived, the straightforward Amber stood directly in front of him, glaring at him angrily, while Klee quickly followed behind her sister Amber to cheer her on.
"What are you looking at, little brat! If you cowardly creatures want to live, quickly crawl at the feet of the Holy Dragon Kuhule Ajo and pray, and I can protect your lives with the Holy Dragon's flames."
As everyone got closer, they realized that both the harsh words from before and the arrogant remarks at this moment came from a pixelated dragon floating beside the calm boy.
Amber, always quicker with her hands than her mouth, swiftly poked the pixelated dragon. "Nata actually has a dragon pet like this? I thought they were all like the Echo Child's..."
"How dare they compare me, the Holy Dragon Kuhuleach, to those reptiles, and even lay a hand on me! My servant Kinich, throw them into the river and let them drink their fill!"
The quiet young man immediately stood up.
Amber laughed out loud, "You're this pet's servant? But you'd better not listen to it, or I'll show you what my pet is all about."
Klee also waved her hand and said, "And Klee's pets too."
The young boy, Ginitch, spoke calmly: "Arjo, stop fooling around. I apologize on its behalf. Maranie, you've rested enough, let's go!"
The young man didn't seem to be one to waste words. After addressing all three parties with a single sentence, he turned and headed towards the battlefield.
"If you continue fighting like this, it will all be in vain."
Xu Ning's words, however, made him stop in his tracks.
Kinich turned around. "I know we have to break down that gate. We've advanced much further than before, and this time, with Marani and me working together, we're sure we can get close enough to destroy it."
Xu Ning glanced at the Eye of God on him and Marani, but still shook his head.
That's not what I meant.
"It's just a gate to the abyss. No matter how many you destroy, the abyss will simply open again with a little more effort. But the remnants left behind by these demons after they die will fall into the water and turn the entire territory of the Flowing Springs into a domain filled with the abyss's aura. When they attack again, the impact on you and them will only be one of mutual loss."
"Even if you manage to defeat them with great difficulty, you will eventually succumb to the abyss and perish in these filthy waters."
Kinich glanced at Xu Ning and asked, "Since you put it that way, do you have a way to solve this problem?"
Xu Ning secretly praised the boy's keen intuition. "Let me help you deal with those Abyss Gates first, and then we can talk about it slowly."
When Ginich heard Xu Ning say this, he knew that the guy in front of him probably had some additional conditions to discuss, but Ginich himself was known as "Backfire".
"Backfire" means a price to pay. Ginitch has always believed that everything has a price, so he didn't feel uncomfortable at all about the demands Xu Ning might make. He simply turned around and walked towards the battlefield.
The pixelated dragon turned its head, sticking out its little red tongue, and sneered at Amber, "Little ones, just hide in the back and watch Lord Ajo's heroic figure... Hmm? What are you doing following us? Hmph, don't come crying and begging for the Holy Dragon's protection later, I might not answer you..."
Ginitch and Marani must often fight together. The two cooperate seamlessly and have extremely fast attack speeds. It seems that what Ginitch said earlier, that they would definitely be able to destroy the Abyss Gate this time, was not an exaggeration.
Seeing that the battle was going my way, the pixelated dragon couldn't resist switching into taunt mode again, turning to Amber who was firing arrows and shouting, "Didn't you say you had pets too? Release them and let them compete with the great Holy Dragon! Let Lord Archer see what kind of reptiles you are..."
"Great!" Amber looked around and spotted a crowd of monsters. "Count Bunny!"
A brightly colored and adorable plush rabbit was suddenly thrown out and landed among a group of hideous monsters, looking completely out of place.
Especially this rabbit, which was even wobbling and acting cute.
"Hahaha, what a strange pet this is, it..."
"boom……"
Before Pixel Dragon Ajo's mocking laughter had even subsided, a deafening explosion erupted from the horde of monsters.
In that one loud bang, countless monsters were blasted into ashes, and at least in that location, a monster vacuum suddenly appeared.
Even Ginitch, who was in the middle of a fight, couldn't help but glance over there a few more times, not to mention the dumbfounded Joe.
Klee wasn't going to be outdone; with a flick of her wrists, she already had two explosive bombs in her hands.
"This is Klee's good friend, named Bouncy."
Aqiao exclaimed in shock, "You're talking nonsense! Yours looks even more like hers..."
"Boom boom boom boom..."
Klee unleashed a barrage of bouncy bombs, covering a wide area, forcing even the warriors of the Streamers to hastily dodge to the side.
Diluc and Bennett, who were always at the forefront, stepped back when they saw the two about to make their move. After seeing that the two had already shown off their "pets," they quickly advised them to take a break, and then led their men to clean up the mess.
After the Abyss Gate was destroyed, the continuous supply of soldiers was cut off, and the Abyss monsters on the water were quickly wiped out by the warriors of the Flowing Springs, giving them a brief respite.
Meanwhile, Kinich and Marani had already accompanied Amina, the leader of the Streamers, to find Xu Ning.
"Ginitch said you have a way to prevent monster contamination or improve the water quality?"
Xu Ning nodded, "Yes."
Amina glanced at Kinich, "So, what price do we need to pay in exchange for your help?"
Xu Ning pointed to Kinich and Marani, "They should both be warriors who went to participate in the Holy Night of the Returning Fire Pilgrimage, right? I want them to tell me about their experiences in the battle, and I also want to know what unusual things you did, and why the Abyss chose to launch a large-scale attack on Nata at this time?"