Getting Stronger By Fighting-Chapter 568 - 566: Separate Ways_1

No one paid any mind to Wang Zhan’s attitude; being able to escape from here was already enough.

In an instant, everyone began to run towards the back. Xiang Zhanfei glanced at Wang Zhan, his eyes filled with heaviness. Once again, I’ll owe Wang Zhan a favor.

Wang Zhan ignored them and turned to Xiang Tian, who still wanted to stay. He said in a deep voice, "Let’s go together, now."

"No!"

Xiang Tian said firmly, "I want to stay by your side!"

"It sounds like we have some kind of relationship," Wang Zhan said irritably. "Alright, I’m not your father, so why are you staying here? Scram, or you’ll slow down my blade!"

The next second, Wang Zhan was about to rush toward the Giant Beast, but Old Mao blocked him. Old Mao didn’t care about those from the fifth war zone behind him; he only had eyes for Wang Zhan.

However, Old Mao, who was usually unkempt, seemed to have transformed, looking most kind.

He walked step by step to Wang Zhan’s side and said with a smile, "Alright, let’s not waste any more time. You should leave with them. The Giant Beast is extremely powerful; you’re no match for it."

"What about you?"

Wang Zhan looked at his arm and said with a smile, "Look at your current state. Do you really think you are a match for the Giant Beast?"

"At least if I stay here, I can still contend with the Giant Beast. But if you stay, then all hope will be truly lost."

Of course, Wang Zhan was just joking; he just wanted Old Mao to leave. After all, the Giant Beast was a royal-level beast. Once it acted, Wang Zhan might have a way to protect himself, but taking care of the people around him was indeed a bit difficult.

But Old Mao was extremely firm. "Let me make this final contribution for you, so our acquaintance is not in vain!"

Old Mao pursed his lips into a smile and spoke again, "I’ll show you a special skill. Consider it the last bit of ability I’m passing on to you!"

The next second, Old Mao pressed Wang Zhan’s shoulder, then took a jade token from his clothes and thrust it into Wang Zhan’s hand. He then shouted to Wang Zhan, "I don’t know what this thing is, but many of our people lost their lives because of it.

"Now, it’s yours!

"Whether you can uncover its secrets in the future depends on your ability."

As he spoke, Old Mao had already flown away!

WHOOSH!

Wang Zhan’s gaze turned cold. He instantly clenched the jade token and then leaped up to follow!

But he only felt a blast of strong winds from ahead, and Wang Zhan was sent flying backward!

Around them, a massive energy fluctuation pulsed. Wang Zhan squinted, Xu Xu looking towards Old Mao who stood before the Giant Beast.

At this moment, a strong energy fluctuation surrounded Old Mao.

The intensity was even enough to rival a level 1 demonic beast!

This is...

Xiang Tian looked at Old Mao in confusion, then suddenly smiled and said, "I knew it! He definitely still had a trump card!"

After all, Old Mao was a Martial King, completely beyond their reach! They had no ability whatsoever to compare with Old Mao!

However, Wang Zhan’s face gradually turned most ugly. He grabbed Xiang Tian’s arm and roared, "Idiot! Can’t you see Old Mao is detonating his own body?"

This...

A Martial King’s body contained formidable power; if it detonated, the resulting energy fluctuations would be unimaginable.

But who would have thought Old Mao would choose such a method to deal with a mere royal-level beast?

It was just that they had no idea what Old Mao was thinking...

At this moment, Old Mao was already like an oil lamp about to dry up. The Metal Man’s attack hadn’t just taken his arm; more importantly, it had damaged his essence energy...

Therefore, if Old Mao continued to stay with Wang Zhan and the others, he would be no help at all. He might as well make one final contribution for them while he was on the verge of death!

"Old Mao!"

With a roar, Wang Zhan rushed towards Old Mao, reaching out to stop him!

However, he couldn’t break through Old Mao’s level barrier!

"Damn it!"

Wang Zhan suddenly became irate, even his eyes turned blood-red!

He quickly stood up, raised the Deep Fire Blade in his hand, and smashed it directly at the energy light shield Old Mao had deployed!

BANG!

A huge energy ripple spread out instantly, and Wang Zhan was also sent flying backward!

Old Mao also felt a slight vibration but paid it no mind. He knew his relationship with Wang Zhan; although the two often bickered, they would still stand shoulder to shoulder when things got serious. Especially when they entered the ruins, if they hadn’t worked together, how could they possibly have escaped?

Old Mao waved at Wang Zhan, his gaze once again landing on the Giant Beast.

He watched as the Giant Beast’s foot descended, stomping directly onto the energy light shield, causing ripples to spread across its surface!

Wang Zhan still wanted to attack, but Xiang Tian beside him grabbed his arm and roared, "Old Mao did this so we could leave! If you rush in now, wouldn’t that mean Old Mao died for nothing?"

"Run now!"

Although Wang Zhan didn’t want to accept this reality, he had to...

He clenched his fists, his gaze filled with iciness.

Though he had experienced the vicissitudes of human relationships and faced life and death separations, this was the first time he had felt such pain.

In the end, Wang Zhan could only retreat with Xiang Tian!

And after a tremendous BOOM, when Wang Zhan and Xiang Tian looked back, where was Old Mao’s figure to be seen?

A giant mushroom cloud appeared in the sky, and within that mushroom cloud, Wang Zhan almost thought he saw Old Mao’s shadow...

"Old man! Safe journey!"

Wang Zhan roared towards his back, the corners of his eyes gradually becoming moist.

Xiang Tian was also full of sorrow; he had to admit, Old Mao’s actions were truly moving!

Wang Zhan dragged his heavy feet, bowed deeply in the direction where Old Mao had been, and only then rushed towards Xiang Zhanfei and the others.

Since Xiang Zhanfei and the others had already gone quite a distance, it took Wang Zhan and Xiang Tian several minutes of walking to catch up.

Seeing that they had caught up, Xiang Zhanfei and the others quickly went to meet them. Especially Xiang Zhanfei, who looked at Wang Zhan and Xiang Tian in surprise and asked, "Where’s Old Mao?"

"Old Mao is dead."

Xiang Tian lowered his head, his expression incredibly grim; the scene from just now constantly replayed in his mind, refusing to dissipate.

Xiang Zhanfei was stunned. "Dead?"

"Alright, Dad, let’s not talk about this anymore. Just remember one thing: Old Mao did it for us..."

"So when we’re safe, we must not forget Old Mao’s kindness. After all, if it weren’t for Old Mao, we might have already..."

Counting this time, Old Mao had helped him twice.

Xiang Tian was not an ungrateful person. Although the others might not show any heartache in their eyes, Xiang Tian couldn’t hide the emotions in his...

Wang Zhan walked to Xiang Tian’s side, patted his shoulder, then his gaze fell upon Xiang Zhanfei. He then asked, "What’s the situation here?

"Have you thought of a way out? Or is there any breakthrough?"

They had now reached the peripheral zone of the fifth war zone.

Although no demonic beasts could be seen here, it was because they didn’t yet know the situation within the fifth war zone. Once they learned that the people inside the fifth war zone were all... at that time, those demonic beasts would absolutely not let such a good opportunity pass and would charge directly into the fifth war zone.

And the fifth war zone would become a paradise for the beasts.

Xiang Zhanfei said with a troubled expression, "Not yet..."

SWISH!

Wang Zhan’s expression changed. He quickly scanned the surroundings and then said, "This area is all open ground, without even any obstacles to hide behind. We can’t stay here any longer.

"Let’s all rest for a bit, then we’ll continue moving.

"By the way, do you know where the nearest war zone is from here?"

Wang Zhan’s gaze immediately fell on Xiang Zhanfei. Now, all their hopes rested on Xiang Zhanfei.

Xiang Zhanfei frowned and said, "There are no connections between the various war zones. These war zones were even established a very long time ago, so now we can only search blindly."

This...

The expressions of the crowd immediately turned most ugly.

Then, someone in the crowd started speaking.

"Then what are we still doing here?"

"Right! I don’t want to wait here to die either!"

"I want to go back to the underground base! Even if I die in there, I’m not going to wait here for death!"

"..."

The people in the crowd grew restless.

Wang Zhan, at the side, gave a cold sneer and then Xu Xu said, "If you want to leave, then feel free. Anyway, with so many people, it’s not very convenient for us to move. Don’t you agree?"

After exchanging glances, the group completely ignored Wang Zhan and walked off in the opposite direction.

Wang Zhan, however, paid them no mind. While these people had a decent relationship with Xiang Zhanfei, Wang Zhan had no favorable impression of them whatsoever.

Wang Zhan paid no attention to the few people present and immediately started walking to one side; he also needed to lead the remaining group away from here as quickly as possible.

However, more than half of the people had already left. Although Xiang Zhanfei wanted to stop them, he could only sigh helplessly in the end.

After all, the choice was their own; he couldn’t decide anything for them.