CHAPTER 72: CHAPTER 69: HAN XING’S KILLING INTENT!

Before Han Xing could react.

In the sky.

A fireball the size of a washbasin, carrying a devastating power, suddenly bombarded Han Xing’s territory.

Noticing this aura, the Coal Ball almost instantly dashed out of the castle.

However, even with its speed, it was too late.

The next moment, the fireball slammed onto Han Xing’s territory’s surface and exploded directly!

Boom!!!

Huge shockwaves blasted Han Xing ten meters away.

Even the approaching Coal Ball was knocked back by the shockwave.

And Han Xing’s three-story territory was blasted with a pit over twenty meters in diameter by this cannon.

The system notification came through.

[Your territory is under bombardment, territory area loss 423 square...]

Bombardment? Who?

Han Xing dazedly raised his head to look at the sky.

He suddenly saw a giant, bald bird flying mid-air.

At this moment, this monstrous bird had a massive cannon on its shoulder, gilded in color, with a barrel diameter exceeding 40 centimeters.

However, the cannon was covered with dense cracks.

The monstrous bird’s eyes were blood-red as it screeched at the sky, filled with a sense of revenge.

"Gah! Gah!"

"It’s it..."

At this moment, Han Xing remembered.

He saw in a mural that after this monstrous bird gained power, it slaughtered an entire town of elves.

In other words, this creature was actually a presence with a strong sense of vengeance.

Previously, after suffering at the hands of the Coal Ball and Han Xing, it was already thinking of revenge.

"Bastard!"

Han Xing gritted his teeth, wishing he could cut this monstrous bird into pieces on the spot!

At this moment, Coal Ball was also showing its teeth, eyes fierce, ready to rush into the sky to knock the monstrous bird down.

However, the monstrous bird was equipped with heavy weaponry and also knew the horror of the Coal Ball.

The next moment, the cannon barrel shifted, aiming directly at the approaching Coal Ball.

"Coal Ball, come back!"

Han Xing was horrified.

With the terrifying destructive force of this cannon, just one shot could probably take it out directly, perhaps instantly kill it.

Although Coal Ball had a 50% dodge probability, what if it didn’t trigger this time?

Han Xing was truly panicked, the sudden change caught him off guard.

However, the monstrous bird wouldn’t give him time to think.

It pressed a red button on the gilded cannon.

This shot not only targeted Coal Ball but also aimed at Han Xing below.

The next moment.

Another shell carrying a destructive aura descended again.

In this critical moment.

Han Xing suddenly saw the sky above him darken.

An area of over a thousand square meters of Sky Island Territory shielded above his head.

Territory? Whose?

Before he could think about it, the descending shell already made contact with the territory above his head.

Next moment.

The terrifying explosion hit again.

Boom!

The entire territory was blasted from the middle, with a pit over twenty meters wide.

This shot seemed to have shattered the core of that territory, and the entire territory of over a thousand square meters disintegrated at this moment.

A familiar silhouette fell from above.

Then heavily crashed in front of Han Xing.

Meanwhile, the Coal Ball had already let out a furious roar, rushing into the sky to fight with the monstrous bird.

The monstrous bird no longer had a chance to press the button to bombard.

Below, Han Xing softly spoke the name of the silhouette.

"Zhang Lianmeng, why?"

His eyes were filled with confusion as he hurried to this woman’s side, squatting down.

Zhang Lianmeng stared blankly, looking somewhat dazed at Han Xing.

However, Han Xing felt no hint of aura from her body.

"Dead...Dead?"

Han Xing was bewildered for a moment, feeling as if he were in a dream.

He had never experienced a scene like this.

A living life extinguishing before him.

And it was to protect him.

He stood there dumbfounded.

Suddenly, a tremendous surge of rage burst uncontrollably deep from within.

This rage engulfed him wholly; his eyes turned blood-red as he instantly lifted his head to look at the monstrous bird in the sky, an immense killing intent erupted from him.

At this moment, Han Xing’s hand holding the Moon Crown Longbow bulged with veins uncontrollably.

Han Xing had never been this angry in his life.

He gritted his teeth, speaking with an icy voice, "Damn it, I swear I’ll tear you to pieces!"

However, at this moment, Zhang Lianmeng’s once breathless body suddenly trembled slightly.

The next moment, a hint of crimson blood appeared at the corner of her mouth.

Han Xing felt a faint trace of aura returning to this woman’s nose.

In that moment, the rage in Han Xing’s heart suddenly vanished, rekindling hope within.

He instinctively dropped the bow and arrow, hurriedly checking Zhang Lianmeng’s injuries.

A moment later, Han Xing breathed a heavy sigh of relief.

"Thankfully... it was just her internal organs shaken by the shell’s shockwave, she didn’t die on the spot."

At this moment, Han Xing felt as if the thousand pounds of burden on his shoulders had suddenly fallen off, leaving him feeling liberated.

Internal organ shock injuries like these, perhaps difficult to save in Blue Star’s modern society, might even be considered a death sentence.

But here, in this scientific-explanation-defying fantasy world.

Anything is possible.

Just one bottle of Life Secret Elixir could rescue her injuries.

Han Xing propped Zhang Lianmeng up in his arms, and quickly poured a bottle of Life Secret Elixir into her mouth.

A few seconds later, a slight flush returned to Zhang Lianmeng’s pale face, and the focus gradually returned to her once-whitened pupils.

She seemed to have walked through the gates of hell, taking a sudden deep breath the instant consciousness returned.

"Huff..."

She instinctively grasped Han Xing’s arm, gripping tightly, her nails nearly digging into the flesh.

Even so, her body was still uncontrollably trembling violently.

The arm sent waves of stabbing pain, but Han Xing didn’t pull away, allowing the woman to hold him tightly.

He knew Zhang Lianmeng was frightened.

Almost blasted to death, anyone would have been scared silly.

If someone with a fragile mind survived, they might carry a lifelong shadow.

Han Xing gently patted her shoulder, softly saying, "It’s alright now."

It’s alright now.

The three words seemed to carry a special magic, freeing Zhang Lianmeng instantly from the immense fear between life and death.

She looked at Han Xing with a pale face, then suddenly buried her head in his chest, uncontrollably crying.

"Woo... woo..."

Zhang Lianmeng burrowed into Han Xing’s embrace.

This time he didn’t stop her, allowing her to vent her inner fear and grief until his chest was soaked with tears.

In the sky, the Coal Ball was still battling the monstrous bird.

The monstrous bird, realizing it was losing, was preparing to escape again.

However, Han Xing had long set his mind on its inevitable death.

After Zhang Lianmeng cried for a while, she fell into a deep sleep.

Han Xing stood up, staring icy daggers at the monstrous bird, "In the cave, I intended to spare your life. Now, you have the audacity to come seeking death, so be it!"

The next moment, Han Xing waved his hand single-handedly.

A steel giant over 6 meters tall, radiating a metallic sheen, abruptly appeared on the territory.

The next moment, the Spiritual Puppet soared into the sky.

Skill, Earthquake Shock, activated!

The monstrous bird seemed momentarily dazed, but instantly realized the danger upon the Elite Puppet’s appearance.

Flapping its fleshy wings, it attempted escape.

However, Han Xing couldn’t let it have its way, directly shooting a Wind Chasing Arrow, targeting the monstrous bird’s vital heart area.

The Coal Ball followed closely, attacking.

To avoid the attack, the monstrous bird’s flight was hindered; it struggled to flap its wings, trying to soar skyward.

At this moment, the Spiritual Puppet had already reached over ten meters high in the air.

Following Han Xing’s order, the Spiritual Puppet extended its two giant steel hands, clutching the monstrous bird’s wings.

In the monstrous bird’s despairing gaze, the Spiritual Puppet grasped it fiercely, then yanked it down forcefully from the sky!

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