Chapter 22: Fury of the Crow

  Seeing that scoundrel holding his beloved Cyan Sword, a beast-like growl emerged from Rega's throat, and his eyes were filled with scorching anger.

  If it were in peacetime, he would never let Doudan be so arrogant. He would use the Qingying sword to cut open Doudan's throat and watch his blood drain away bit by bit. But now, with himself severely injured and the Qingying sword in the opponent's hands - although relying on Doudan's abilities, he hadn't yet recognized that it was a legendary sword, but the power of the Seventh Order was more than enough to deal with him.

  And even if Leiga really can escape, what about the Cangyu sword? Are you going to give it up just like that?

  No!

  Lei Ga let out a loud roar again and with his unyielding willpower, he stood up once more.

  "Idiot."

  Dong kicked him over, kicking Leiga heavily onto the trunk of a withered tree tens of meters away. "You can't even stand up, and you still want to fight me? Do you really think this world will have holy light blessing you?"

  Lei Ga fell to the ground along the trunk of the tree, coughing up a mouthful of blood.

  Doudon walked up again, and with a heavy kick, he kicked Rega's side, sending his entire body tumbling over, even the packages on him flew out.

  Everyone heard the sound of coins colliding, so they temporarily gave up their attack, bent down to pick up the package, and reached into it to pull out a purse containing sixty silver coins.

  "Ah ha!"

  Everyone shook their money bags, with a look of joyful surprise on their faces. "There's even an unexpected reward! Although it's not enough to buy a bottle of wine in Senyan City, I'm a very down-to-earth person and won't reject any amount of money."

  Lei Gai panted heavily as he stared at Dou Tuo, his heart burning with anger, but his body couldn't get up again after the continuous heavy blows.

  He slightly raised his narrow chin and said without any scruples: "As the saying goes, to eradicate grass one must remove its roots. Since I took the money Spring Rain Madame gave you, I couldn't let you have the chance to see her again, not to mention that you're not a mute after all. So, it's not that I want to kill you, but rather I have no choice but to kill you. If you must hate someone, then hate that kind-hearted Gemini woman instead. Ultimately, it was her kindness that led to your demise."

  He slowly drew out the Qing Hua sword, and his narrow eyes were immediately lit up by the cold light of the sword's blade. "Good sword, it looks like it's worth several hundred gold coins! I didn't think you, a wandering kid, actually had a treasure. No wonder you held onto it so tightly. Haha, today I'm really making a fortune! Alright, while I'm in a good mood, I won't torture you either. I'll use it to give you a quick death."

  He walked a few steps to Rega's front, raised the Azure Crane Sword high, and the Azure Crane Sword reflected the sunlight, so familiar, yet so strange.

  Lei Ga suddenly had an urge to burst into loud sobs, having gone through so much hardship and suffering, only to have all his visions and dreams become incredibly fragile in an instant. What legend, what king, what majestic and beautiful woman, all vanished like smoke and clouds, while he himself was about to die under the sole reliance of the Cang Yue sword...

  This is simply too ironic. Leiga let out a reluctant roar, his dragon-like voice thundering through the dense forest, filled with fury, discontent, and deep despair.

  "It's already been damaged so badly, yet it still has such a huge shock-absorbing capacity?"

  Dou Dun couldn't help but furrow his brow, secretly clenching the Qinghe sword in his hand. "Looks like I'll have to settle this quickly, lest the night wears on and troubles multiply."

  He held the Qinghe sword in one hand and lifted Rega's hair with the other, exposing his neck.

  Lei Ga's eyes were dazed and he completely gave up on struggling for survival.

  "Let this be a lesson to you."

  All of them showed their sharp yellow teeth and smiled, saying: "The human heart is always sinister, next life you should learn to be like me."

  After finishing speaking, he heavily slashed down with the Cang Huai sword in his hand——

  "Huh?!"

  The dark sword had not yet fallen, a black shadow quickly swept across his face, the agile figure made Du Tong fundamentally unable to see clearly, even more unable to react, after the black shadow swept past, the arm holding the sword only then transmitted an unprecedented chill.

  He hastily withdrew the Azure Crane Sword and retreated while condensing the Seventh-Order Battle Qi within his body.

  The air was once again filled with the sound of wings flapping and rubbing against each other, as a dark shadow swooped down, passing over his eyes at an eerie angle, coming to rest on the withered branch above Rega's head.

  "A... crow?"

  Everyone gasped in shock, hardly daring to believe their eyes. He raised the Azure Crane Sword, wanting to continue his attack, but a sharp pain immediately made him scream. Only then did he notice that a large piece of flesh on his arm had been torn off, with muscles and skin hanging down, dripping blood, and white bone exposed.

  He hastily pressed his wound, using the power of Dou Qi to control the speed at which blood flowed out. His originally spring-breeze-like face had now turned deathly pale.

  "Wow!"

  A crow let out a loud cry, and at the same time, it spread open its dark as ink black wings, a pair of blood red eyes filled with fierce anger and intimidation.

  Everyone involuntarily trembled, shrinking back in fear, neither willing to leave easily nor daring to take half a step forward. "Scram, you jinx!"

  The crow seemed to understand Dorton's insults and let out an angry cry before attacking again.

  Everyone hastily retreated, not even caring about the most basic dignity as a seventh-level fighter. After retreating more than a dozen steps, he finally realized that the crow was just pretending to attack and had actually returned to the branch of the withered tree, its beady eyes full of mocking intent.

  Lei Ga supported his body with difficulty, leaning against the trunk of a withered tree, and the corner of his mouth twisted into a mocking shape.

  "Coward, can't even find his own penis when he urinates..."

  Although he was on his last breath, Lei Ga still tried his best to vent his emotions. A coward like Du Dun, even if he knew that the Cang Yue sword was a legendary weapon, didn't deserve to use it.

  "You little brat, you're about to die and still dare to humiliate me?!"

  Dou Dun was enraged and ignored the crow's threat, charging forward with his halberd.

  A dark shadow flashed down from the branch, like a swift arrow off the string, and shot straight into Duan Tong's eyebrows.

  Everyone was shocked and panicked, immediately raised the Cang Hu sword to resist, the injured right hand greatly slowed down his attack speed, the Cang Hu sword in his hand swung wildly, its power not even comparable to an ordinary blunt sword.

  The crow nimbly dodged through the gaps in the sword's edge, its sharp claws grasping at Doudan's face, each claw tearing off a bloody piece of skin.

  Everyone was shocked and panicked, hastily abandoning their resistance, screaming as they retreated. The crow didn't pursue strongly either, flapping its wings, turning around to fly back to the branch above Laga's head.

  Looking at the wretched appearance, the smile on Lai Ga's lips grew thicker. He didn't know how much longer he could live, but even death couldn't stop him from despising Doudon.

  With one hand grasping the Cang Ji sword and the other covering his shattered cheek, he gave a resentful and miserable smile: "Kid, I originally wanted to give you a quick death, but it seems this crow wants to eat you alive instead. In that case, I apologize..."

  "Wow!"

  Before he could finish speaking, the crow on the branch cawed again.

  He trembled all over, scrambled onto the horse's back with a flurry of hands and feet, and frantically swung the reins. The horse immediately lifted its four hooves and galloped out of the dense forest with him on its back.

  The Azure Swallow Sword also disappeared along with Du Dun, and Lei Ga let out a mournful wail, sinking into endless pain and despair.

  Everything has come to an end...

  After going through so many dangers and trials, I still couldn't protect the Cang Yue sword, couldn't protect the only thing that held me back in this world...

  Perhaps Xiè Pō was completely right, with his own strength, wanting to control the legendary weapon in his hands is truly a foolish and childish idea...

  Grey Heron, I'm sorry...

  I've done my best...

  A drop of tears fell from Leiga's eye corner and slowly dropped to the ground.

  The crow flapped its wings and slowly flew down from the branch, its sharp claws landing on Lega's chest.

  Those sharp claws could easily tear open the skin of a 7th-level warrior, but at the moment they fell, Leiga didn't feel any pain. At first, he suspected that he had lost his sense of pain, but when he tried to move his body, the intense pain twisted his handsome face into a terrifying expression.

  He couldn't help but let out a bitter laugh. What was he struggling for anyway? Even a Seventh-Order Warrior couldn't defeat this black bird, so what could he do in his current state?

  He relaxed his tense body, slowly closed his eyes, and prepared to accept his final fate.

  "Wow!"

  The crow cawed loudly and tapped Ragnar's nose with its hard beak, forcing him to open his eyes again.

  "Brother Crow, it's not easy for you to have been following me for such a long time..."

  "Surely my flesh must be quite palatable to your taste?"

  "Wow!"

  Crows glance at each other sideways, their black eyes full of pride.

  Lei Ga sneered and said, "Fine, anyway I won't survive either. This rotten flesh is given to you as a thank you for avenging me against Duan Tong."

  "Wow!"

  The crow suddenly spread its wings, and Lei Ga couldn't help but feel a moment of darkness in front of his eyes. It was only then that he noticed the black bird's wings were actually two meters long, and its dark feathers almost completely blocked out all light.

  "Brother Crow, so you like eating in the dark..."

  The crow didn't wait for him to finish speaking and with a flap of its wings, it slapped Leiga's cheek, knocking him out on the spot.

  The crow let out a rather disdainful soft cry, then tilted its head and began to preen its feathers with its sharp beak.

  After it had almost arranged its feathers, a faint shadow suddenly appeared not far from Laga's body. The crow took off and circled low over the shadow.

  The shadows gradually thickened and then condensed into a human figure.

  "Obey the order of Junhe!"

  The tavern owner, Xie Pu, walked out of the shadows, his face contorted in a painful stretch of his limbs. He let out a sigh and muttered to himself: "Alas, I'm old... even such a short distance shadow teleportation leaves me with an aching waist and back..."