Book 3 Chapter 46 – Xiang Liu’s True Form

　　"Li Huabei!" Big Beard said hesitantly. Li Huaibei was the only survivor from Eden, and he was level five when he escaped it. After this many years, perhaps Li Huaibei had reached level seven, and even if he did not, he would still be a great a.s.set in the fight against Xiang Liu. 'On top of that, it looks like Li Huaibei has a special relations.h.i.+p with Li Yiming.'

　　Qing Linglong's eyes also lit up with hope, and she looked at Li Yiming.

　　"I don't think he'll be able to help us." Li Yiming shook his head in despair when he thought about Li Huaibei's weakened state after showing to him the memories of Eden.

　　"Li Huaibei has probably already left the domain. Otherwise, he would've done something about Zeng Qian's madness before." Bai Ze wagged her tail and flapped her wings once.

　　"He left?" Big Beard frowned.

　　"Yes, most likely. He probably came to this domain for another purpose," Bai Ze answered.

　　"How could he leave before the ending?" Qing Linglong was surprised by Bai Ze's answer.

　　"Sage privileges." Bai Ze answered in a discouraged voice. 'Things wouldn't be so bad if Li Huaibei had stayed.'

　　"Sage…" Big Beard sighed. 'Just as I thought.'

　　"What now…" Eyegla.s.ses wanted to say something to uplift the mood of the group, but he could not come up with anything.

　　"If we can't hide, and then the only thing we can do is to fight." Li Yiming's firmed his will. The thirst for combat he had acquired from Bai Xi's illusion and Eden resurfaced in his eyes. He remembered the unshattered resolve of the guardians in Eden, who fought until their last breath. 'Is this the fight destined by the Heavens, or our struggle against our destiny?'

　　"Fight?" Qing Linglong looked at her sister reluctantly. She was inclined to hiding separately, since there were only two days left after all.

　　"Xiang Liu is the embodiment of the hate of those who perished here. It's different from the camouflager, whose goal is to protect the domain. We won't be able to hide from the destruction it brings." Li Yiming looked at his friends, "Also, the camouflager and Xiang Liu are fundamentally of the same nature. The collision of two different wills Perhaps we'll have a chance."

　　"The camouflager?" Li Yiming's words reminded Big Beard that there was someone else who still walked the ruins of Shangbei. He was so focused on Xiang Liu to the point that he had forgotten about the camouflager. The camouflager, with Bai Xi, Ya Yu, his own mech, Bai Ze, and Li Yiming meant that they still had a chance.

　　"Let's go, we can't waste any time." Li Yiming looked at Liu Meng and walked toward the exit of the shelter. It was a profound glance that contained all of his love for her.

　　"I…" Eyegla.s.ses said.

　　"You should stay here and wait until the sun sets." Qing Linglong tapped Eyegla.s.ses' shoulder; it was impossible for Eyegla.s.ses to go out into the radiant afternoon sun.

　　"Be careful." Eyegla.s.ses was dejected, but this was his burden to shoulder from the moment he decided to take the vampiric serum.

　　The mecha lifted off with the Qing sisters on its back while Li Yiming and Liu Meng rode on Bai Ze's back. Li Yiming cast down a look at the broken walls, at the craters that covered the ground, and at the remnants of those who were still alive a few days ago. There was nothing left. 'Is this the power of Heaven's Laws? If this happened in real life…'

　　"Yiming, do you think we'll make it out of this alive?" Liu Meng pushed her back as firmly as she could against Li Yiming's chest. Instead of looking at the living h.e.l.l below her, she tried her best to savour her potential last moment with him.

　　"Don't worry. I won't let anything happen to you." Li Yiming brought her face close to Liu Meng's and took a deep breath while wrapping his arms tightly around her. He wanted to become one with her; he wanted to remember her scent and her warmth.

　　"I'll be happy even if this is the end." Liu Meng smiled and whispered when at Li Yiming's display of affection.

　　"We're here," Bai Ze said as she slowed down the speed of her flight.

　　Li Yiming looked forward. He found two silhouettes facing each other in the distance. The woman with long hair was dressed in black and was elegant and composed, while the creature facing her was had a bull's body, a serpent's tail, a tiger's claw and golden scales on its limbs. The camouflager had already merged with both of his summons.

　　"Fang Shui'er?" Liu Meng was surprised when she recognized the woman in black.

　　"She's Zeng Qian. They're twins." Li Yiming could tell the difference. 'By the looks of it, Zeng Qian used to be even more alluring than Fang Shui'er. No wonder she broke down back in Ning Village… To possess such beauty and to then lose it…'

　　"Don't be fooled by her appearance, she's not Zeng Qian," Bai Ze said coldly. She could feel the immense pressure that frail-looking woman generated. 'This is Xiang Liu in its complete form! The monster that terrorized the world in the legendary tales!'