Chapter 231
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The three King Rank magical beasts quickly caught the maps thrown at them . When they sensed the faint undulations the maps were emanating, they were overjoyed .
This is indeed a treasure!
They quickly put away their respective maps and started focusing on each other . As for Bai Xiaofei and the Earth Infants, they had been completely forgotten .
“Hand them over . Or else, both of you will die!” The Steel Rhinoceros was as forceful as ever . He spoke with a deep tone laced with threat .
“Yes, you are strong . But if the two of us work together, you might not be able to emerge victorious!” said the Draconic Man, who was already standing beside the Toxic Overlord Butterfly . The Toxic Overlord Butterfly was not attacking him either . Instead, he was eyeing the Steel Rhinoceros aggressively . The strong would dominate while the weak would converge . This was something unchanging since times immemorial, a choice even magical beasts would make .
“Since you guys don’t want to play nice, I will have to show you the gap between us!” said the Steel Rhinoceros before he charged them . With each step he took, his massive limbs would create a shockwave that would attack both the Toxic Overlord Butterfly and the Draconic Man . But the two were no pushovers either . If they were not capable of contending against the Steel Rhinoceros, they wouldn’t have bothered facing him .
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The Toxic Overlord Butterfly started flapping his wings rapidly . The rapid speed created a vacuum around his wings . Shockwaves were essentially created from vibrations, and vibrations required a medium for them to pass through . Thus, the vacuum was a counter for the Steel Rhinoceros’s shockwaves .
As for the Draconic Human, his solution was even simpler . His entire body turned smaller . He was able to reduce the size of his body to become faster and stronger . And essentially, by doing this, he was increasing the density of his body .
The destructiveness of a vibration depended on the density of the object . The smaller the density, the larger the gap between the molecules . And because of that, the object would be torn apart much more easily by vibrations . On the contrary, the higher the density, the weaker the effect of vibrations . Although this was not complete immunity like the Toxic Overlord Butterfly’s vacuum, it was sufficient to protect the Draconic Man .
Thus, the Steel Rhinoceros approached them, and the three King Rank magical beasts started battling each other . As for Bai Xiaofei and the Earth Infants, they were reduced to mere spectators . But even so, Bai Xiaofei was getting more and more anxious . The range of their battlefield was too wide . Hu Xian’er wasn’t very far from them . The moment any aftershock hit her, the illusion he had on her would disperse . When that happened, he would be completely helpless . After thinking about it, he clenched his teeth and gazed at the two Earth Infants .
“Do you see the boulder there?” Bai Xiaofei asked as he pointed at Hu Xian’er .
“Why?” asked the Earth Infant who was captured by Bai Xiaofei earlier . It was obvious this was the leader among the two .
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“That is an illusion I created . Now, I need you to create another layer of stone around the illusion to protect it from any aftershocks from their battle . Can you do that?”
The Earth Infant wanted to refuse, but when he saw Bai Xiaofei’s pale face and the pool of blood beneath him, he changed his mind .
“Yes!”
Right after saying that, the Earth Infant placed both his palms on the ground . A layer of solid earth slowly converged around Hu Xian’er and protected her . Right after that action was completed, an aftershock arrived . Fortunately, the barrier was able to block the aftershock . If Bai Xiaofei had asked one second later, or if the Earth Infant had hesitated longer, Hu Xian’er would have ended up exposed .
At times, coincidences were extremely important . This was a coincidence that had only appeared after Bai Xiaofei put his life on the line for it .
The three beasts continued battling, and one aftershock after another arrived at where Hu Xian’er was . The Earth Infant was consistently repairing the barrier, and eventually, the three beasts finally distanced themselves from Bai Xiaofei’s group with Hu Xian’er unexposed .
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It was only now that Bai Xiaofei heaved a long sigh of relief . He could finally take a breather .
“That map is not what you’re protecting, right? Should I ask what it is that you are making me protect?” asked the Earth Infant as he gazed at Bai Xiaofei with his green eyes . When Bai Xiaofei heard that, he became anxious again .
“You are very smart . But I dare promise that if you dare hurt that person, I will dedicate my entire life to hunt you,” Bai Xiaofei replied, his voice turning completely frosty . It was as if he had completely forgotten his current circumstance . Fortunately, the Earth Infant did not have any intentions of making things difficult for Bai Xiaofei .
“From the moment you blocked the blades of wind for us, we will no longer act against you . I am merely curious,” said the Earth Infant . With his tone turning amicable, Bai Xiaofei eased up as well .
Damn it, can’t you get straight to the point? If I was stronger, I would have slapped you to death before you had the chance to explain yourself!
Bai Xiaofei grumbled in his heart, yet a joyful smile formed on his face as he said, “The person inside is the most important person to me . She is currently at a critical juncture . . I just want her to be safe . ”
The two Earth Infants could clearly sense Bai Xiaofei’s sincerity . The reason for that was because Earth Infant was a species of magical beasts that cherished affection greatly .
Earth Infants would always be born in pairs . And from their birth, they would never separate from each other . The moment one died, the other would follow . That was why at certain places, the Earth Infant was a symbol of unwavering devotion .
“She is a very lucky person . You have successfully protected her . ”
Although they were not the same species, certain emotions were shared across species . And this kind of deep sharing was the most effective method of improving the relationship between strangers .
“There’s nothing I want to do more than that,” Bai Xiaofei replied with a smirk before gazing at Hu Xian’er again . But with that gaze, he saw something that caused him to despair . A shockwave that was at least two times stronger than the first shockwave spread out . The barrier around Hu Xian’er was instantly destroyed, while the two Earth Infants immediately reacted and created numerous walls of earth before them . But with the powerful shockwave, the walls were useless .
After the aftermath, Bai Xiaofei crawled up on his feet again before rushing toward Hu Xian’er . His wounds that had just closed up opened again . Blood poured out as Bai Xiaofei ran . When he saw that Hu Xian’er was still breathing, he was relieved . But his relief was short lived, as Hu Xian’er seemed to be in dire straits .