Rags to Riches: The Rise of a Dual-Talent Prodigy-Chapter 540 - 532 [Eh! This old servant will go now!]
"Hey! Look at that!"
In the meat wall building the line of life, a commander suddenly pointed into the distance, exclaiming to other commanders in shock, "There’s someone in the beast horde!"
Amidst dozens of densely woven Spiritual Nets, a slender humanoid shape, distinct from the massive Magic Beasts, moved toward the defense line like an elegant yet brutal gentleman of death, unhurriedly.
As it progressed, every life point disappeared within the Spiritual Net.
Who is it?
Who can traverse such a dense and dangerous horde of Magic Beasts and still remain unharmed?
Could it be the S-class archer Cang Wuhai, stationed at the border, has come to aid?
No, the figure was clearly also a Spirit Awakener.
Someone immediately thought of one person.
The long-lost Qian Dafang! The S-Class Spiritual Power Awakened famous in the command fields for the brutal Red Blade Rain!
"Help is on the way! Quick! Quickly to the front lines, move the wounded to the rear for treatment!"
"Has Commander Su awakened? Quickly inform him!"
"Mr. Qian! Can you sense it? Do we need to do anything? We are ready to cooperate!"
Someone sent a message to Qian Qi through the Spiritual Net, but received no response until that slender light spot strolled to the frontline, causing everyone to be astonished at the realization—it was not Qian Dafang who came.
But his twin sister, Qian Qi.
So Qian Qi is also an S-Class Blood Blade Spirit Awakener?
She glanced indifferently over the crowd, then snapped her fingers. Suddenly, a deafening "Caw—" sounded from the already darkened sky, and before the commanders could react, a black line wrapped around Qian Qi as she sped away.
"She, she left?"
Just as the words fell, there was a sudden feeling of something pouring down. The commanders collecting information through the Spiritual Net suddenly changed expressions, "Back—everyone back!"
"Boom—"
In haste, as everyone retreated, they were stunned to witness a deep red spiritual power wall shield, a yard thick and several kilometers long, plunging into the junction of the defense line and the Magic Beast Tide. The outer wall of the red shield was lined with numerous sharp spikes, like its master, mercilessly harvesting the lives of the intruding beasts.
"This..." The commanders were shocked at the scene. "Is this really something an S-Class Spiritual Power Awakened can do?" 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺
Even Commander Su couldn’t achieve something like this!
What level of Awakener is she?
The black Flying Magical Beast landed, revealing itself as a giant Moyu, and the blood-eyed girl stood steadily on its back. As the giant Moyu shrunk to palm size, she stepped onto the ground and swept her gaze over the people present.
Quickly, someone approached, "Miss Qian, what brings you here?"
He eyed Qian Qi, whose whole body was caked in dried blood, and his gaze touched her cold and emotionless blood eyes, making his heart tremble slightly, as if stared down by death, not daring to meet her eyes.
"Where is Su Ang?"
Qian Qi took the clean Defense Armor handed to her and wiped her face, cleaning off the dry blood traces.
The commander glanced at the Defense Armor used as a towel and internally noted how different the big shots were before quickly saying, "Commander Su’s spiritual power is exhausted. He is currently unconscious and recovering."
A month of continuous high-intensity work, clearly, was Su Ang’s limit. He needed rest; otherwise, he risked spiritual power overdraft, and too many times could lead to a return to his previous state of spiritual disturbance.
"Master—!"
Just then, a boyish young man rushed from the army, embracing Qian Qi with tears of gratitude, "Why did you come! Did you come to save me!"
Upon seeing Xi Pingzhe, Qian Qi’s face finally showed some human expressions. Frowning slightly, she disdainfully picked him up and tossed him away, her cold demeanor nowhere near the indulgence of before, "Weren’t you supposed to clear out Magic Beasts within the city? Why run to the frontlines?"
Such a novice, surviving in such a brutal frontline, hadn’t died miraculously.
Was it just his luck?
Looking at his aloof master, Xi Pingzhe pouted, "I heard there weren’t enough people at the front, so I thought I’d come and fill in..."
"Nonsense." Qian Qi dropped two words but didn’t reprimand further. After all, her disciple was always reckless and acted without thought. The first time they met, didn’t he face two B-level beasts in a life-and-death struggle while holding a crying baby?
It was also why she decided to take Xi Pingzhe under her wing.
Although she wasn’t a qualified master.
She tossed a string of silver keys into Xi Pingzhe’s arms. "I’ll send in the hovercar later. There’s an A-level Magic Beast I promised you; make sure to contract with it."
Done, she said to the system, "You go transport the hovercar here."
System: [? Am I your hauler or something OK?]
Qian Qi: "One million."
System: [Hey! Your loyal servant is on it!]
"An A-level beast? The A-level Flying Wolf Beast you promised?" Xi Pingzhe’s eyes suddenly widened and moistened upon hearing Qian Qi’s words, rushing in for another hug, "Boo hoo master, you remembered! I thought you’d forgotten—Master, you’re too good to me—"
Qian Qi declined a warm hug and tossed him away again, "Where is Su Ang, take me to him."
"I, I, I will take you!" a commander quickly raised his hand, soon attracting angry stares from two nearby commanders.
Damn!
They also wanted the chance to communicate with Qian Qi’s spiritual power!
But there were still many matters they had to address at the front, so they could only watch Qian Qi leave with regret, then started directing the cleaning of Magic Beasts remaining behind the spiritual power shield.
...
Su Ang was placed for recovery in the army’s logistical rest area.
In a somewhat shabby tent, the silver-haired youth lay sleeping on the ground bedding, his brow slightly furrowed, his face maintaining an anxious expression, whether dreaming or just before passing out.
On that astonishingly handsome face was visible exhaustion. The guiding commander said, "In the day, two large waves of A-level Magic Beast Tides suddenly came. Commander Su Ang seemed very urgent and might have overexerted during battle, falling into a comatose state afterward."
Hearing this, Qian Qi guessed that she had only just messaged Su Ang saying she would look for him. He must have rushed to finish the battle quickly to make time for her visit.
The commander tactfully excused himself, leaving the tent. Qian Qi sat cross-legged beside the youth, resting her chin on one hand while the other gently combed through the silver strands of hair on his forehead.
Soon, that hand shifted from gentle combing to a light pinch, sliding down along the contour of the youth’s face to the pale chin, thumb and forefinger idly twirling the silver hair.
So beautiful.
If the end of days arrives in eighteen days and she hasn’t tasted the youth yet, wouldn’t that be too unfortunate?
