There was a crunch.
Yang Tian had just finished speaking when a rapier was stabbed into the ground in front of Yang Tian, all the way to the hilt.
Yang Tian pulled the knife from his side and prised with the tip of the blade to pry out the rapier before returning it to Zhu Hongyu.
Both of them stood outside the tent.
The rain had lightened to a fine mist, but it was very dark. If it was not for the fireplace, they would not be able to see anything.
Fighting under these circumstances was a test of a Warrior's eyesight.
Whoosh…
Suddenly, Zhu Hongyu was in motion. Her body was as light as a feather, and she moved like lightning to appear in front of Yang Tian, rapier in her hand.
Clang!
Yang Tian raised his sword in a block, forcing Zhu Hongyu away.
Yang Tian was very obviously more at ease fighting a Class Six Warrior without others standing around and watching like vultures.
Their weapons clashed loudly.
Their silhouettes constantly dashed around in the night, and the light of the flames casting their shadows as flickering black shapes—they were impossible to tell apart.
Whizz!
Suddenly, the rapier in Zhu Hongyu's hand flew toward Yang Tian's face. He tilted his head to avoid it. However, behind him was a hollow whoosh of air. Yang Tian quickly ducked as the rapier bounced back, grazing the back of his head.
Zhu Hongyu took advantage of the fact that Yang Tian was evading at that moment and went in front of him. Yang Tian had just lifted his head when another rapier was aimed toward his chest. Yang Tian leaned back and twisted his body to evade.
In the light of the fire, Yang Tian noticed that there was thin wire wrapped around Zhu Hongyu's wrists. He finally understood how Zhu Hongyu's rapiers could fly out of her hands, and how they could return to her hands. The attack pattern was not too different from Feng Da's chain saber.
Yang Tian thanked his lucky stars that he reacted quickly. If not, there would be a hole in the back of his head.
Under the bleak light, Yang Tian could not see Zhu Hongyu's face clearly. However, he knew that this woman still had that same cold expression on her face.
"The rain has stopped. You should go! I haven't used my full strength. It must've been difficult for a woman like you to become a Class Six Warrior, so I don't want to kill you," Yang Tian said as he looked at Zhu Hongyu's face.
Zhu Hongyu did not speak and replied with an action.
Her red silhouette 'floated' once more toward Yang Tian. In the dark night, illuminated only by the bleak fire, she looked like a banshee.
Yang Tian channeled a large amount of the Dragon Pearl's energy into his arms and legs. He held his sword in both hands and struck savagely at Zhu Hongyu in a downward cut.
Thud!
The fearsome power sent Zhu Hongyu flying back. If she had not held both rapiers up to block, and if the rapiers were not also made out of YT alloy, she and her rapiers would have been cut in two by Yang Tian.
Zhu Hongyu's body collided with a tree, shaking droplets of water dropping downward from its boughs as though a storm was passing by.
In the torrent of water, Zhu Hongyu was unable to react. She could see Yang Tian's blurry figure approach her, followed by a rush of air next to her ear.
Zhu Hongyu wanted to get away, but she did not think that the moment she tried to exert her strength, there would be a pain in her chest. She knew she had suffered an internal injury, and she was suddenly strengthless.
Facing this cut, Zhu Hongyu could only close her eyes and feel the ice-cold edge of the blade come into contact with her neck, cutting into flesh and bone…
"You've lost. I'm not killing you. Leave!"
A moment later, Yang Tian's disinterested voice could be heard. The blade that was on Zhu Hongyu's neck also left.
"Ugh!" Zhou Hongyu's chest pains grew, and she opened her mouth to spit out blood. Her body went limp, and the rapiers slipped out of her hands as she slumped against the tree and fell to the ground.
"Women really can't take a hit!" Yang Tian looked down at Zhu Hongyu and shook his head as he spoke. He used his sword to tap her cheek a few times only to realize she was not faking it. He then picked up the lady in red and moved her underneath the tent, next to the fire pit to keep warm.
A Warrior's vitality was great. As long as the internal injury was not too serious, they could recover in a fairly short time.
The next morning, Zhu Hongyu came to her senses. She sat up in a shock. There was a sharp pain in her torso because of her sudden exertion.
The fire was still burning, and the rain had stopped. The entire forest was blanketed by a thick fog… Yang Tian was not there!
Zhu Hongyu looked around and noticed her weapons were by her side.
Sizzle…sizzle…
At that moment, a piece of meat that was skewered by the fire pit let out a droplet of fat which dropped onto the fire. It combusted, letting out a faint, charred smell.
At that moment, the sound of rustling foliage could be heard not far away. Soon, two young men appeared from the forest, carefully approaching the camp.
Both of them saw Zhu Hongyu, who was clad in red.
Cough cough…
Seeing a Warrior far more powerful than them in the forest, the pair of men were preparing to turn and leave. However, Zhu Hongyu could not hold it in and coughed. A trickle of blood flowed out of the corner of her mouth.
She was injured!
The two young men looked at each other before they approached Zhu Hongyu.
Zhu Hongyu could see them approaching with their faces full of evil intentions. However, she was completely weak and helpless.
"It's
Both of them approached Zhu Hongyu, and one of them smiled as he spoke.
"Get lost!"
Zhu Hongyu said coldly as she looked at them.
"You seem injured?" one of them asked, but both unmoving.
Zhu Hongyu smiled coldly as she picked up the rapiers at her side and coldly said, "Even if I'm injured, killing you two Class Two Warriors… Cough cough…"
She was speaking halfway when her throat betrayed her and itched once more. She coughed twice, and the rapiers fell out of her hands. One of the rapiers was already more than ten pounds in weight. At that moment Zhu Hongyu was completely weakened, and she could not even hold on to her weapons.
The two young men glanced at each other once more before laughing coldly.
One of them looked around before rubbing his hands. "We've been in this forest for more than a month. It's been tough. Senior Zhu, you're so beautiful, would you mind helping the two of us out? Don't worry. When we're done, we'll make your death easier."
Zhu Hongyu frowned when she heard what they said. This was the first time she had met with such a situation and she was at a loss of what to do. She could not help but blame Yang Tian. Why could he not just kill her instead of leaving her to this undignified death…
As the young man finished speaking, he pulled out the knife at his waist and rested it on Zhu Hongyu's shoulder; the blade pressed against her neck.
At that moment, the two of them finally confirmed that Zhu Hongyu was injured as she did not even have the energy to resist. Otherwise, with her usual temperament, offending her like this would end with their deaths.
"Hehe!"
The two of them laughed as they looked at each other before putting down their backpacks and undoing their belts.
Puff…
At that moment, there was a flash of white light that pierced through the chest of one of the young men at an incredible speed.
This flash of light was a knife. The entire knife passed through the young man's body before embedding itself in the trunk of the tree behind him. It did not embed itself in the body. It was clear that the person who threw this knife had used a lot of strength!
The other young man was stunned by the sight but quickly came to his senses. He immediately redid his belt and rushed for the forest.
Yang Tian suddenly appeared from one side and with frightful speeds, caught up with the Class Two Warrior. He punched the young man's back. The wretch's back caved in, and he did not even have the chance to scream. He died with his eyes wide open.
Yang Tian recovered the knife he threw, and walked over to Zhu Hongyu, shaking his head as he spoke, "People like that don't deserve to be Warriors."
As he finished speaking, he opened his hand and extended it to Zhu Hongyu.
In Yang Tian's palm was a white Grade One Beast Core.
"Eat this, and your injuries will heal faster," Yang Tian said with a smile.
Zhu Hongyu looked at Yang Tian coldly before replying with equal frigidity, "You don't need to be that kind. I'm your enemy."
"Women are so troublesome!" Yang Tian shook his head impatiently. He went closer, grabbing her jaw and popping the Beast Core into her throat. He slapped her back once to force the Beast Core down her throat.
It was only then that Yang Tian released Zhu Hongyu. He picked up the meat roasting by the fire, sniffed at it, and took a bite. He then began slowly devouring the meat.