Chapter 738: Fear

These people were already teetering on the edge of life and death to begin with.

As for those who still hadn't died, aside from Chen Hao who had survived because he'd done so many good deeds that his fate was especially tough, nearly all of the remaining Sequence 3s who could die had died.

The Sequence 4s were mostly barely clinging to life as well, after all, they were Mid Sequence superhumans.

Even if Chen Ye didn't bother with these people, as the flowers on their bodies continued to bloom more and more, these people were destined to die sooner or later anyway.

And Chen Ye's actions had undoubtedly accelerated these people's approach toward death.

"Chen Ye, I'll fucking—"

Xiong Baochun was held in Chen Ye's right hand, still cursing nonstop.

Being used as a human shield by Chen Ye was the greatest humiliation of Xiong Baochun's life.

Chen Ye couldn't care less about Xiong Baochun's cursing, he merely glanced at the edge of the sky.

The sky was growing brighter and brighter, the blood moon would probably set very soon.

There was no more time.

Chen Ye positioned Xiong Baochun in front of himself, blocking Number Two's line of sight, so that even if Number Two wanted to make a move against him, it would have to go through Xiong Baochun first.

The battle situation on the field could almost be described as too tragic to behold.

Wu Zehui, who had been thrown in, could only stagger and dodge Number Two's attacks, wanting to launch an assault of his own against Number Two.

But alas, the sunny young man's combat power had long since dropped to less than a tenth of its former strength, and his attacks were feeble and weak.

Even lifting the Golden Cudgel was difficult for him.

Seeing Number Two point at him once again.

The sunny young man sighed softly in his heart: Perhaps, I really am going to die.

Chen Ye, you're truly a heartless bastard!

Maybe you had your reasons for doing this, but I'm really about to die...

The fear of death shrouded Wu Zehui's heart.

The flowers on his body bloomed even more vibrantly.

Wu Zehui took two steps forward, staggering, swaying, standing straight up in the morning light.

For the first time, he felt death drawing near.

This time, the sensation of death was even clearer than before.

I haven't lived enough yet, haven't seen Xi City reclaimed, haven't seen the flame of human civilization reignite.

Unwilling to go, afraid!

Chen Hao forced his body to join the battle.

He would unhesitatingly join the fight because of Chen Ye's single sentence, "I need you."

But he was also human.

Being human, he too would feel fear toward death.

Chen Hao was no exception.

He didn't want to die either.

If he died, what would happen to those ordinary people in the convoy?

There were too many bad people in this world.

I can honestly say I've never done anything truly evil, so must I die too?

Fear shrouded Chen Hao's heart.

An unprecedented emotion.

In the past, Chen Hao thought he wasn't afraid of death, but when death actually arrived, Chen Hao felt fear as well.

"Pfft~~~"

A mouthful of blood was spat out.

Jiang Rou leaned on the blade, her face as pale as a sheet of paper, without the slightest trace of color.

That alluring face was covered in utter dishevelment.

Jiang Rou's hands were trembling slightly, her long slender legs trembling as well.

She too was terrified, she too was afraid.

This thing before her was something she could never hope to defeat.

Facing Xu Wan, she still felt she had a chance to fight.

But going up against this thing before her, she, Jiang Rou, would never be able to defeat it in this lifetime.

Could it be that humanity truly can never overcome the Anomalies!?

Are humans truly destined to only ever be prey for the Anomalies?

"Bang bang bang!"

Several crisp sounds rang out in succession.

A figure flashed past.

Several capsules were hurled toward Number Two.

These capsules exploded mid-air the moment they approached Number Two.

Green gas was instantly released.

The moment this green gas was released, it carried a dangerous aura, swarming and swirling around Number Two's body.

These green capsules touched the Flower Barrier in front of Number Two.

Those flowers were instantly dyed green, then withered away.

Number Two was completely unconcerned, raising its hand once more as a new Flower Wall appeared.

It seemed that for it, these Flower Walls didn't require any energy at all.

As long as it needed them, these flowers would appear.

But Wei Butong's heart was sinking lower and lower.

His capsules weren't endless, and if they ran out, wouldn't he be left with only the path of death?

"Damn it, old undying bastard, if you don't go all out soon, I'm going to die too!"

After saying this, Wei Butong directly whipped out a golden talisman paper and flung it at Number Two.

In an instant, thunder boomed.

Number Two lightly pointed at Wei Butong who was running for his life.

Wei Butong collapsed to the ground, his body covered in blooming flowers.

As for the thunder in the sky.

It struck Number Two's body with no effect whatsoever.

Meanwhile, on the other side, several more Wei Butongs appeared.

These two Wei Butongs also had expressions of absolute dismay.

He had long known that he wouldn't be Number Two's match.

But he never expected that when actually facing Number Two, this sense of oppression would be so overwhelming.

Could it be that he was going to die right after making his grand entrance?

Just like those nameless extras in the movies.

That damned One-eyed Guy, he probably doesn't even know his name, does he.

Dying like this, it really isn't worth it!

Wei Butong was also afraid.

He was afraid that no one in this world would ever know his great name before he died.

Just like some random cat or dog by the roadside.

Dying without any meaning whatsoever.

Perhaps after some time passes, no one will know that a genius named Wei Butong ever came into this world.

My value hasn't even been realized yet!

And I'm about to die!

Wei Butong threw the capsules in his hand at Number Two, his hands beginning to tremble.

His legs starting to shake as well.

The various colored gases that exploded didn't dispel his fear either.

His fear came from dying without any value.

From no one ever knowing the great name of Wei Butong.

Hou Junji's face was black as ink.

It was true, just as Chen Ye had said, he still had a trump card.

But if he used his trump card now, he would truly die.

He still hadn't taken back Xi City.

He still hadn't established the Spark of human civilization.

If he died like this, it would be far too wasteful.

The reason he was keeping his trump card hidden was precisely because he didn't want to die.

If Chen Ye and the others died, he could still organize a second "Return to the City Plan."

But if he himself died, it would be hard for anyone else to rebuild the "Return to the City Plan" the way he could.

If this plan failed, how heavy would the blow to humanity be?

Hou Junji could imagine that if this truly failed this time.

For humanity, the blow would be unprecedented.

When that time came, no one would ever mention the "Return to the City Plan" again!

At the very least, for many years to come, no one would bring it up.

Elder Hou's trembling hand removed his hat, and the bird on his shoulder had a change in its eyes as well.

"Time to go all out, Elder Hou!"

The bird's voice had changed, no longer carrying that mischievous tone, only heaviness and solemnity!

Elder Hou said nothing.

"Alright, we've lived long enough, we've had our fill!"

"Elder Hou, see you down below, I hope hell hasn't been taken over by these filthy things!"

A trace of sorrow flashed through Elder Hou's eyes.

He pulled a pill from his chest, blue in color.

It looked just like an ordinary cold medicine, only the color was different.

Elder Hou broke the pill in half, feeding one half into the bird's mouth, and swallowing the other half himself.

In that very instant, Elder Hou's body began to transform.

The bird on his shoulder was transforming as well.

Under Chen Ye's stunned and wide-eyed expression.

Elder Hou and that bird actually melted together.

The two actually merged into one.

Feathers slowly began to appear on Elder Hou's body.

And a pair of arms began to transform into bird wings.

A pair of feet also became bird claws, the enormous hooked talons looking absolutely terrifying.

Elder Hou turned his head to look at Chen Ye, there were still many flowers on his body, but much of his face was now also covered by bird feathers.

"Chen Ye, I don't know what you're trying to do, but you need to hurry!!!"

"I... can't hold on for much longer!"

With that said, Elder Hou flapped his wings, directly kicking up a violent gale as he fiercely charged into the sky.

"Screech——"

An utterly mournful, piercing cry.

Elder Hou had already appeared ten thousand meters up in the air.

On one side was the golden morning light at the edge of the sky.

On the other side was the blood moon that had yet to set.

Elder Hou dove down like a madman, a hurricane sweeping across the heavens in his wake.

And Chen Ye...

"Not strong enough, then... what about this?"