Chapter 62: Arriving Just in Time.
The battlefield was now in shambles.
Whether it was Zhao Wuji or the rest of the Shrek Academy, they were in a state of disarray. Of course, only Xuan Mo, who had been slacking off, and Oscar, who was still in the background, were in better shape.
Even Ning Rongrong, who had been protected by Xuan Mo, had recently fainted from the backlash and was only just beginning to regain consciousness.
As for Tang San, blood stained the corners of his mouth when he fell from the tree, clearly suffering a serious injury. Dai Mubai, holding Zhu Zhuqing, climbed out of the crater he had blasted.
For a moment, the Shrek men looked at each other in bewilderment, feeling as if they had survived a catastrophe.
"Rongrong, are you okay?"
Xuan Mo shook his head, clearing his mind and shifting his gaze to Ning Rongrong.
"I'm fine. It's just Xiao Wu..."
"Don't worry, Xiao Ao."
Seeing the worried look on Ning Rongrong's face, Xuan Mo chose not to reveal the truth. Instead, he offered a soothing word and stood up to Oscar.
Oscar saw this and quickly handed him two recovery sausages. Xuan Mo took them and handed one to Ning Rongrong, "Hurry up and recover your spirit power. After all, the backlash just now was quite severe for you."
He swallowed the other sausage without hesitation, for Xuan Mo had indeed consumed a considerable amount of his own spirit power in the previous battle.
Then, Xuan Mo sat cross-legged beside Ning Rongrong, took out his food, looked at it, and began to recover his spirit power.
However, just as Xuan Mo was recovering his spirit power,
"Xiao Ao, what are you doing?"
Ning Rongrong, who seemed to have noticed something, called out, attracting the attention of the others.
Zhao Wuji, a clever man, immediately realized something was wrong. Unfortunately, they were still a step too late.
By then, Tang San had already eaten the mushroom sausage, and the moment Zhao Wuji pounced, his body was already airborne. Then, using the mushroom sausage's flying effect, he flew rapidly towards the direction where the Titan Ape had disappeared.
"Damn it!" Zhao Wuji stared at Oscar, almost speechless with rage. "Hurry up and chase him!"
"I'm afraid not..." "Maybe we can't leave yet..."
Just as Zhao Wuji asked Oscar for the mushroom sausage, Ma Hongjun and Ning Rongrong objected simultaneously.
"Teacher Zhao, Brother Mo is recovering his spirit power. I'm afraid we can't interrupt him now."
Zhao Wuji was furious upon hearing this. He had considered interrupting Xuan Mo's recovery and then chasing Tang San together. After all, Tang San's life was hanging in the balance right now, and if anything happened to him, his father might even kill him.
But Zhao Wuji knew that if he forcibly interrupted Xuan Mo's healing, he would easily develop a hidden disease. This would be a devastating blow to his future achievements.
So, in the end...
"Asshole! As soon as this brat recovers, we'll do it!" Zhao Wuji said, then angrily plopped down on the fallen tree trunk nearby.
...
Less than half an incense stick of time later, Xuan Mo slowly regained consciousness. But as soon as he opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was Ning Rongrong's ear-length hair.
"Teacher Zhao, Xuan Mo is awake."
Zhao Wuji, who was sitting on the tree trunk, was overjoyed. He immediately stood up and shouted, "Xiao Ao, quickly get me your mushroom sausage. Let's all go after him together. Let's die. Let's die together. Also, anyone who doesn't want to go, get out of the Star Dou Great Forest."
Zhao Wuji's voice was angry, but his words brought a look of determination to everyone's face. Even Oscar nodded firmly.
Xuan Mo raised his eyebrows at this. Glancing around, he saw that Tang San was gone. He knew that he was definitely, like in the original novel, going alone to chase the Titan Ape and rescue Xiao Wu.
To be honest, Xuan Mo didn't want to agree to let the Shrek group go deep into the Star Dou Great Forest to search for Tang San.
After all, the Star Dou Great Forest was full of dangers, and today's spirit masters only knew the tip of the iceberg.
In his previous life, Xuan Mo had essentially read the first three Douluo Dalu series and understood the power of the Star Dou Great Forest. The hundred-thousand-year spirit beasts were undoubtedly numerous, exceeding the number on his hands. With just these few men, they could easily be annihilated. The lives of his own group were completely unprotected. Furthermore, Xuan Mo knew Xiao Wu and Tang San would be perfectly safe. However, after seeing Oscar making sausages and seeing Zhao Wuji's expression, he knew this action was imperative.
...
Meanwhile, Tang San stared intently at the human-faced demon spider before him.
With a low growl, he unleashed his Ghost Shadow Mirage, transforming into a ghostly figure. His pupils shone purple, his hands turned jade-colored, and hidden weapons clung to his blue silver grass. He charged at the demon spider...
Following a fierce battle, just as Tang San unleashed the Zhuge Divine Crossbow and launched a volley of dark shadows at the spider, its black-shelled body suddenly stiffened before tumbling out. It churned violently on the ground.
Just when Tang San thought the spider was doomed and relaxed his vigilance, the dying spider suddenly leaped up.
Tang San, exhausted at this moment, had no time to react.
"Phoenix Fire Line!" "Power of the Earth!"
Two voices suddenly rang out, and a blazing line of fire and several spikes burst through the earth, knocking the already languishing Man-Faced Demon Spider flat on its face.
Tang San looked in the direction he was heading. A series of figures rushed towards him, led by none other than Acala, Zhao Wuji. At his side were Xuan Mo and Ma Hongjun, the two who had just attacked.
Behind Zhao Wuji, the Shrek students raced towards him, each one looking a little weary.
They had been searching for Tang San non-stop.
Fortunately, Zhao Wuji had just noticed the sounds of fighting, and thanks to Oscar's mushroom sausage, they had been able to track him down.
"Tang San, you're really reckless!"
Zhao Wuji's eyes widened as he glared at Tang San and shouted, but his gaze still signaled Oscar to create a recovery sausage and hand it to Tang San.
Seeing this, Tang San remained silent. He simply accepted it silently, though he felt no regret for his actions.
After a long while, Tang San, who had recovered, immediately cast his gaze on the corpse of the human-faced demon spider, which had just died and whose purple spirit ring had just risen. He said regretfully: "What a pity, I can't absorb it."
"That's not necessarily true..."
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