Chapter 212: Rescue
Every second was extremely urgent. After just shaking off a tenth-tier Netherworld King Kong, Chen Ran continued his search for Lucy.
After receiving the secret manual on the concept of fire magic martial arts from Chen Ran, Cheryl, who needed power, was also eagerly absorbing the knowledge in it, hoping to integrate it into her own combat as soon as possible.
The content of this secret manual was actually not much, but there were too many places that needed thinking, and it also had to be well applied in actual combat. Sitting on the flying saucer, Cheryl studied the contents as seriously as possible, occasionally closing her eyes to meditate and imagine the specialness of that brand-new system.
Time passed very slowly, but also very quickly. Most of the day had passed, but it felt like a blink of an eye.
Aimlessly searching in this empty forbidden land, always guarding against dangers that could appear at any time, Chen Ran always maintained a high level of spiritual power, observing everything happening in the vicinity.
But Lucy still hadn’t been found.
Chen Ran occasionally turned his head. Cheryl was still reading the contents of the secret manual carefully, her expression extremely focused. It seemed that she had realized the meaning of this power in this place, and wanted to be stronger, not for glory, but for responsibility, to save her good friend.
Regarding this action, Chen Ran had already prepared for the worst in his heart. But as the time of one day became less and less, if Lucy’s figure was not found, everything would be too late.
He was also gradually getting anxious. He didn’t come here to find a corpse. Moreover, he didn’t even know how to get out of this godforsaken place now.
There were about three hours left until the end of the day. Searching for nearly a whole day, while always maintaining a high degree of concentration, was very consuming on physical strength. If it weren’t for the support of Endurance, Chen Ran would have found it difficult to persist until now.
Suddenly, a gray dot appeared on the map. Regarding the prompt for humans, in the system map, the dots for teammates were green, but the detection of dead units was gray.
Chen Ran’s mood sank immediately. He said in a low voice to Cheryl, who was still trying to absorb magic knowledge, “We found her.”
“What?” Cheryl immediately came back to her senses, closed the notebook, looked around, and said nervously, “Where is she?”
“We’ll be there soon,” Chen Ran didn’t slack off at all. For some reason, he gradually felt that he was locked onto by a gaze, but there was no corresponding display on the positioning map.
He had encountered this situation before. He was wondering if he had encountered some kind of creature that was good at hiding…
Just as he thought of this, a violent whistling sound suddenly rang out in the air. Chen Ran reacted immediately, a sharp turn…
Bang!
Parts exploded all over the sky. The flying saucer made by Chen Ran was pierced by a powerful penetrating force, and the saucer body was instantly shattered. But fortunately, Chen Ran had been alert before. He instantly opened the Holy Light Shield, hugged Cheryl, and jumped off the magic flying saucer. He protected the two of them with the Holy Light Shield to avoid injury, but he still ended up in a mess.
Shaking off the parts on his body, Chen Ran helped Cheryl up from the ground.
Attacked for no reason, and even the vehicle was destroyed, Cheryl’s expression was extremely angry. But looking around, there was nothing. “What is it?”
Chen Ran said, “The opponent is proficient in high-level stealth skills. From the attack method, it should be an archer-type ghost creature. Be very careful. We must find it first.”
“Let me do it!”
After learning some newly acquired magic martial arts skills, Cheryl’s confidence had also increased a lot. Under Chen Ran’s neat set of support spells, Cheryl also unreservedly activated her Flame Rune completely.
Raging firelight burned on her body, getting brighter and brighter, and her presence surpassed any time in the past. She transformed into a burning little sun, slowly rising from the ground. And on the ground where she was, a super-large range of flame carpet began to burn, and the flames rose higher and higher…
“Nirvana!”
Even the air was burning, waves of heat rolling, and red firelight burned the entire world.
The effect of this magic martial art was magnificent. In the shadows, a special figure was burned out, about the size of a human, carrying dual swords on its back and holding a heavy bow.
Chen Ran’s Eye of Insight also quickly detected that hidden creature.
Ghost Hunter, Tier 9, Archer type.
The Ghost Hunter in the distance hadn’t expected to be discovered in this way. The flames burned continuously on its body. Although such a large range of flames could not really cause it decent damage, it also broke its stealth state.
The Ghost Hunter held the heavy bow, aimed at the rising little sun, and quickly shot an arrow…
Cheryl, who had risen into mid-air, also discovered that wretched figure. The intense fireworks suddenly exploded, burning the incoming arrow at the same time.
At the same time, a stunning red light shot down, rushing straight toward the Ghost Hunter with unmatched dominance. The ninth-tier Ghost Hunter reacted. The arrow that was about to be shot was forcibly retracted, and it quickly moved sideways.
Boom!
Firelight splashed everywhere, splashing a sky full of fire waves. Unfortunately, it didn’t hit the Ghost Hunter. The huge flame where Cheryl was rose again, turning into the shape of a flame phoenix, with a terrifying momentum.
The attack just now showed the unique dominance of fire magic martial arts, the characteristics of high consumption and high damage. If it were an ordinary person, they really couldn’t release such unparalleled super power.
Perhaps because she had just learned it, Cheryl’s grasp of power was not very precise, and there were many shortcomings in the details. But to be able to achieve this level in such a short time, Cheryl’s intelligence and talent had been very directly displayed.
After a slight adjustment, the fire-feathered phoenix transformed by the girl rose again. At this time, she could actually use the power of fire to achieve a flying state beyond the reach of ordinary people, and complete her magnificent offensive in this flying state.
Fire Phoenix Dive!
Cheryl, rising high into the sky, attacked with an incredible wave of flames, drawing a beautiful diving arc from high altitude, straight toward the direction of the Ghost Hunter.
Now, Cheryl finally adjusted her direction and completely locked onto the Ghost Hunter. The firelight was getting closer and closer. Knowing that its long-range strike could not grasp the opponent’s angle, the Ghost Hunter threw down the heavy bow, took out the dual swords behind its back, and rushed toward the flame…
It was hard to describe the feeling of that moment.
The ninth-tier Ghost Hunter was like a moth flying into the fire, overestimating its own ability to fight against the diving fire-winged phoenix. But in terms of momentum, impact force, or skill, the Ghost Hunter gave people an absolute disadvantage, which also doomed its failure…
Bang!
The firelight engulfed the Ghost Hunter, passing through it. But when it passed through, nothing was left. Cheryl emerged from the fire-feathered phoenix, and the surging firelight behind her suddenly dispersed, annihilated in the endless void.
She staggered a few steps forward due to inertia. Perhaps even she hadn’t expected that the magic martial art she had learned would have such domineering power. After she mastered some skills, that ninth-tier Ghost Hunter was so vulnerable.
In just a few minutes, the consumption for Cheryl was considerable. Her steps were a little unsteady. She tried her best to control the surging power in her body and finally caught her breath.
Cheryl turned her head and suddenly found a fallen figure in the distance. Her heart trembled, and she quickly ran over there.
A fallen girl, a huge blood hole in her heart dyed her clothes red. A patch of coagulated blood stuck to the ground, giving a desolate feeling.
Cheryl stopped in front of the girl, looking at the familiar outfit, her body trembling uncontrollably. Her weak legs finally couldn’t support the weight of her body, and she slid involuntarily to the ground.
She turned the girl’s body over and saw the familiar face. Her hands trembled even more violently. She reached out and tested the girl’s breath.
Her fingers suddenly withdrew.
No breathing, and even the body had almost no temperature. She covered her mouth, even afraid to face it. Unstoppable tears rolled down from her eyes, drop by drop, continuously. Her body also seemed to have been drained of all strength.
“Lucy… I’m sorry, I’m late…”
Cheryl blamed herself immensely, lying on Lucy in the pool of blood and crying bitterly. That familiar, lively face had closed its eyes forever like this.
Chen Ran arrived in time.
Seeing Cheryl’s reaction and the bloodstains on the ground, Chen Ran quickly understood what had happened before.
Lucy had accidentally landed near here and happened to encounter the Ghost Hunter in this territory. A single arrow pierced through Lucy’s heart.
Chen Ran knelt on one knee, checked Lucy’s specific injuries, sighed softly, patted Cheryl’s back comfortingly, and whispered, “Don’t cry yet. Maybe there’s still a chance to save her.”
Hearing Chen Ran’s words, Cheryl wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and sobbed, “Is there still hope?”
Under normal circumstances, Lucy was as dead as she could be. But hearing Chen Ran’s words, Cheryl suddenly felt a glimmer of new hope.
Cheryl’s eyes flashed with hopeful brilliance. “Is there still hope?”
“I’ll try my best. You step aside first. I need to cast a large-scale spell. It should still be in time.”
Hearing Chen Ran’s words, Cheryl stood up obediently and retreated a considerable distance, watching everything in the field nervously.
Chen Ran looked at Lucy’s “corpse,” feeling a little apprehensive in his heart.
Fortunately, he found Lucy within the one day required by “Angel’s Tear,” but he didn’t know if it would really work. After all, this skill was not like his other skills with immediate effects. This was a ritual skill.
According to the requirements of the skill, he needed to strip the eligible deceased of all clothes, leaving them naked, to ensure the degree of energy fusion.
Although this process was a bit awkward, Chen Ran was no longer the rookie who would tremble at the sight of a woman back then. He stripped Lucy’s clothes very neatly, without a trace of hesitation.
This action puzzled Cheryl not far away, but she believed that Chen Ran would not do anything profane in front of her, and watched the situation in the field patiently.
