Sword Shatters Stars

Chapter 19 How could this happen?
The sudden burst of blue light materialized into a creature—

It radiated a bluish light, resembling the Armadillo King!

"What's going on!"

Zhao Youyue was unable to move her entire body.

Lin Xiufeng and Zhao Youyue connected with a single palm, their bodies squeezed together by the dense Heavenly Martial Power.

No matter how hard they struggled, they couldn't break free or separate.

"Calm down! Don't move, or you'll have to stand up!"

"No!" Zhao Youyue calmed down instantly.

Lin Xiufeng forced himself to calm down, and then discovered that he could see the scene again.

After calming down, Zhao Youyue also realized this.

Yes, they can see what's ahead.

Furthermore, if you try looking left and right, your perspective will change accordingly.

However, the scene I saw was somewhat unusual.

The sky was no longer red, but predominantly red, mixed with several other colors.

The leaves, too, have turned predominantly red with other colors as accents.

The tree trunk and branches, which were originally dark green, have turned into a dark color with dark green as the main color.

"Ah—" Zhao Youyue exclaimed in surprise.

Lin Xiufeng also saw it; when he turned his head, he saw their 'body'—

The armadillo king, composed of blue light!

It has the size of a giant hedgehog, but without any quills.

"How did we turn into monsters?"

Zhao Youyue lost her composure and immediately lost sight of the outside world.

What one could see was the back of Lin Xiufeng's head, tightly enveloped by the power of the Azure Heavenly Martial.

The pressure from the package caused her chin to eventually rest on Lin Xiufeng's shoulder, and all she could see was the back of his head and his back.

“I’ve figured out what’s wrong with this blue-light mutated beast’s body. You figure out how to break free.”

Zhao Youyue agreed with Lin Xiufeng's division of labor.

But Lin Xiufeng soon discovered that this division of labor simply wouldn't work.

Lin Xiufeng tried to control the Blue Armadillo King to move, but could only control its two left legs.

Only with Zhao Youyue's joint efforts can we move forward.

However, the two didn't coordinate well; one lifted its leg while the other did, and Kiyomitsu Armadillo King's head slammed directly into the ground.

"Silently count to one, two, one, I'll count to one, you'll count to two, and before moving, control your eyes to turn in the corresponding direction."

"Stay steady, keep going."

The two walked back and forth, then turned left and right in place, and quickly developed a tacit understanding.

"We can't stay mutant beasts forever! If someone encounters us, they'll kill us!"

"We need to figure out how to get out of this predicament, but we can't do it here. We exposed our newbie status earlier, and we might be targeted."

Zhao Youyue recalled that when the young lady reminded her not to use the robot, there were several pairs of eyes watching her.

At the time, I thought I was just admiring her pretty face, but now that I think about it...

At that time, I was absorbing the Armadillo King's energy, so I shouldn't have been in this mood, right?

"That makes sense. I've revealed that the robots still have electricity, so bad guys will suspect we still have food and water, plus my good looks..."

“I just learned about your narcissism, but I appreciate that quality.”

Lin Xiufeng has always found a kind of comfort in those who are not overly narcissistic.

"Isn't what I said the truth?"

Zhao Youyue never thought of herself as narcissistic, considering it a negative term.

"For me, narcissism without distortion is a compliment."

"That's pretty much it."

Zhao Youyue had just finished speaking when she suddenly heard a loud bang and a scream from her side and behind her!
"The armadillo king! There's an armadillo king too!"

The two were taken aback. Zhao Youyue subconsciously turned her head and saw four middle-aged men running up.

One of them, with triangular eyes, was one of the people who had been with the kind young lady earlier.

As for the other three, she didn't remember them. "Run!"

At Lin Xiufei's shout, Zhao Youyue snapped out of her daze and quickly used her mind to control the armadillo king to take a step.

Although anxious, I didn't panic.

The Blue Armadillo King started running with its short legs.

but--

This armadillo king really does have short legs!
It's not fast at all!
The four men who discovered them caught up and began punching and kicking the Blue Armadillo King.

"No wonder the Armadillo King turned into a ball and pretended to be dead; this thing can't run fast at all!"

Zhao Youyue was anxious and impatient, but Lin Xiufeng surveyed the terrain and had an idea.

"They can't break through our defenses. Keep running forward, and we'll find a way when we get there."

"Isn't that the opposite direction from the way we came?"

"Was that the way you came? Did you intend to run into those Heavenly Martial Warriors head-on?"

Lin Xiufeng realized that Zhao Youyue was indeed not calm enough when faced with an emergency.

"I panic when I get anxious. Calm down, I'll listen to you."

The four Heavenly Martial Souls chased after the Azure Armadillo King, but even though they used all their strength to strike the energy body formed by the high concentration of Heavenly Martial Power, Lin Xiufeng and Zhao Youyue inside felt nothing at all.

I really didn't feel anything; I had no idea I'd been hit.

The armadillo king's running speed was far inferior to that of the four Heavenly Martial Souls. Despite the encirclement, its four short legs moved swiftly, and it rushed to the edge of the slope.

Lin Xiufeng shouted, "Curl up and get out!"

With Zhao Youyue's timely cooperation, and under the unified control of the two, the Azure Armadillo King's body suddenly curled into a ball and rushed out of the slope.

Four Heavenly Martial Souls jumped out to give chase, but dared not jump too far. As they landed, they watched as the giant cyan ball flew dozens of meters away and landed below.

The blue-glowing armadillo king rolled rapidly down the terrain.

Lin Xiufeng felt that he was using his ultimate skill, 'Invincible Wind and Fire Wheel', at this moment.

The blue orb of light rolled down the slope, occasionally shooting out, falling back down, and continuing to roll down.

Before long, it rolled down the hillside, leaving the four Heavenly Martial Souls far behind.

The surging momentum carried the blue light ball up to the foot of the opposite mountain.

"Change!"

Lin Xiufeng gave a reminder, and Zhao Youyue responded with her thoughts.

The armadillo king unfolded its body from the sphere, its four short legs moving swiftly as it circled around to the back of the mountain.

The four Heavenly Martial Souls behind them leaped and moved with all their might, shouting for support at the top of their lungs:

"The blue armadillo king has run away! We're chasing it! Help!"

"Heavenly Warriors, come quick! Did you hear me?!"

Amidst the shouts, a response rang out from further behind.

"They're on their way! Keep a close eye on them! The armadillo king is slow!"

The four people felt relieved to receive a response, but they still wanted to curse.

Running slowly?
You try chasing after me!
This thing rolls so fast!
Lin Xiufeng and Zhao Youyue, who had already escaped, dared not stop.

If they catch up to him looking like that, he'll definitely be beaten to death!
"Lin Xiufeng, what kind of junk did you pick up?!"

"If I had known it would turn out like this, I would have waited until it was safe before crushing it!"

"You knew that, so why did you still squeeze in?"

Zhao Youyue was convinced.

"Curiosity is the driving force of progress, but cautious curiosity is the secret to avoiding being killed by it..."

"Can't we talk nonsense once we're safe?"

"It's alright. With our invincible Wind and Fire Wheels rolling down the mountain, they'll just be left eating our dust."

Lin Xiufeng estimated the time it would take to cross the mountain. Not to mention the four behind him couldn't catch up, even those skilled at leaping through trees would most likely not be able to catch up.

"The problem is that the tracks on the road are obvious, and they won't give up until they catch up."

"There seems to be a high mountain in front of the mountain range. Let's run up there, rest for a bit, and think of a way to escape. Since the armadillo described in the Classic of Mountains and Seas matches, it must have the ability to burrow underground, making it easy to escape in a crisis."

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Bonus chapter added. Thank you to Alliance Leader Xu Dongdehuang for your support.

(End of this chapter)