I alone am the Honoured One!-Chapter 700: The Night of the Bloody Invasion - Epilogue [2]

Ji Shuang’s mind was already in chaos.

If she attacked now, her father would die before she could even make a move.

If she hesitated, she would be playing directly into Rhudamanth’s hands.

The bastard was forcing her to choose.

The Brynnhilder… or her father’s life.

Rhudamanth watched her reaction, "You’re strong, Ji Shuang,"

"Stronger than most. But strength alone doesn’t make someone invincible." Experience tales at novelbuddy

He gestured lazily at the holographic screen. "This… is just proof of that."

Ji Shuang’s hands curled into fists, her nails digging into her palms.

Her mind was already running through every possible scenario, every countermeasure... but nothing was fast enough.

Rhudamanth saw this.

And that was when he finally pressed his advantage.

He raised the beacon slightly, tilting his head "Now… why don’t you be a good daughter and hand over the Brynnhilder?"

His smile widened slightly "Or do you want to hear your father’s last breath?"

CRACK.

The sky shook violently as Ji Shuang’s energy surged to its peak.

Lightning exploded outward, arcing through the clouds, and the entire battlefield trembled beneath her rage.

At this time, Rhudamanth ’remembered’ something and spoke "Oh yeah, and there is also this..."

The beacon flickered and showed another video.

HUH?

Ji Shuang’s eyes shook in terror looking at the white-haired young man who was lying unconscious on the floor and his body was tied by chains.

Beside him, another woman is lying down there, and she is also unconscious with her short bob cut hair and dark skin.

’Zhao Tian? Jing’er?’

What?

She hurriedly looked around at the battlefield, searching for their presence and she couldn’t find them.

She saw them fighting the evil cultivators a few minutes ago...

’W-Why would they hold Tian and Jing’er hostage?’

With an amused smile, Rhudamanth spoke "I know that woman is someone who is close to you... as for that young man."

"Well, he is useful for us."

Huh? Useful for them?

Ji Shuang’s eyes narrowed as she spoke "Rhudamanth, you don’t know about the power backing up Zhao Tian. If you dared to touch him... your whole race would be annihilated."

Hearing this, Rhudamanth’s gaze narrowed "Seems like you are the one bluffing to save him... I am well aware of his physique. I got to say, I am really shocked."

What the-

Ji Shuang was absolutely shocked to hear this as no one knew about Zhao Tian’s physique.

’How did they?’

Rhudamanth smiled "Well, what do you say... Brynnhilder or the life of these three people?"

"The choice is yours."

Her violet gaze flickered back to the holographic screen and her chest tightened when she saw the bodies of Zhao Tian and Yao Jing once more.

Zhao Tian’s body lay motionless, his white hair disheveled and his breathing slow but steady.

Runes etched onto the iron chains binding him pulsed faintly, likely sealing his energy.

Yao Jing was unconscious beside him, the usual fiery aura surrounding her completely extinguished.

Her face bore several faint bruises, and her wrists were similarly bound in enchanted chains.

And her father—

Ji Shuang’s fingernails dug into her palm "You think this is enough to make me surrender?"

Rhudamanth smiled faintly upon hearing this "I think it’s enough to make you consider your options."

Ji Shuang’s eyes darkened "You don’t know me as well as you think."

The vampire patriarch chuckled, his deep crimson eyes gleaming with amusement. "Oh, but I do, Sect Master Ji."

He raised the beacon slightly "You care about your people. Even as you crush armies, even as you hold absolute power over this battlefield… you are not heartless."

His fingers hovered over a small rune on the beacon’s surface "Which is why I know exactly what will happen next."

Her violet eyes flickered between the beacon displaying the three figures she couldn’t afford to lose and the smug, expectant face of Rhudamanth Di Gardia.

Slowly, Ji Shuang let out a deep breath and forced herself to speak through gritted teeth "I will give you the Brynnhilder..."

She hated saying those words. Despised it. But she knew there was no other way.

Rhudamanth’s lips curled into an ever-so-slight smirk, as if he’d been expecting her surrender all along.

He didn’t gloat or taunt her; he didn’t need to.

His victory was already evident in the sheer resignation that flickered in her eyes.Ji Shuang lifted her hand.

And then—

SHIIIIING—

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A sudden flash of golden-crimson light erupted around her palm as Brynnhilder materialized from her storage ring.

The moment the weapon was drawn, the battlefield itself seemed to acknowledge its presence.

Every cultivator within miles felt the shift in energy.

Some froze in their battles and turned their gazes toward the sky.

Even the remnants of the Evil Cultivators and the Vampires, who were still locked in combat with the Jade Eclipse Sect disciples, could feel the change.

Rhudamanth’s expression stiffened slightly, his eyes narrowing as he observed the energy radiating from Brynnhilder.

The curved blade pulsed as its intricate runic engravings glowed faintly.

Ji Shuang clenched her jaw, suppressing the deep sense of disgust she felt at the thought of handing it over to someone like Rhudamanth.

Taking a slow step forward, she extended her arm, holding out Brynnhilder."Take it... And release them."

Rhudamanth’s gaze lingered on her for a moment before he reached out.

The moment his fingers wrapped around the hilt, the surrounding space trembled.

He let out a soft chuckle as if marveling at its craftsmanship."A fascinating creation," he mused, giving the blade a light twirl.

The movement sliced through the very air, creating a thin black fissure in space itself before it rapidly mended "The stories about this weapon truly don’t do it justice."

Ji Shuang clicked her tongue in her mind "Release them."

Rhudamanth nodded and turned to the two vampires holding the beacon. "You heard her."

The vampires exchanged glances before withdrawing their blades from Ji Shuang’s father’s throat.

Ji Shuang watched as the two vampires left the house and entered the ark as they flew away from the middle star.

She let out a sigh of relief as she muttered in her mind ’I will come to your Star and get the Brynnhilder later, you bastard.’

...

"URGHHH!!" A guttural groan tore from a woman’s throat as she stirred amidst the shattered remains of the rubble.

Pain flooded every nerve in her body, setting her nerves ablaze as she attempted to move.

Her vision was blurry, disoriented and her mind struggled to register what had just happened.

She pushed against the rubble, her fingers clawing at the jagged, broken stones beneath her, but the moment she attempted to rise, a white-hot pain erupted from her abdomen.

"Kh—!"

Her body convulsed involuntarily as her breath hitched.

It was then that she felt it... the cold, metallic intrusion that had impaled her.

A sai.

The weapon was buried deep into her flesh, piercing straight through her midsection as its blade drenched in her own blood.

But what truly froze her was the absence of something she had felt all her life... her left arm.

It was gone.

Not just broken. Not just wounded.

Completely severed.

Velnorah’s breath came out in sharp, ragged gasps as she forced herself to look down.

Her pale skin was marred with deep lacerations and bruises, but none of it compared to the gaping emptiness where her arm should have been.

But she didn’t have time to dwell on it.

She had to move.

She had to find him.

"T-Tian…"

His name escaped her lips in a weak whisper, barely audible over the cacophony of battle still raging around her.

Her crimson eyes frantically searched the war-torn landscape, struggling to adjust to the blurred vision caused by her injuries.

Where is he?

She could still hear the distant clash of weapons, the roars and the cries of warriors being cut down one after another.

And she wasn’t there to fight with him.

Move, Velnorah. Move!

She gritted her teeth and her free hand trembled as she forced herself forward, every nerve screaming in protest.

The sai was still lodged in her gut, sending ripples of pain through her every time she so much as breathed.

Dragging herself from the wreckage, she staggered forward, one step.

Then another.

Her breathing was shallow, and erratic, her mind swimming in a haze of pain and exhaustion.

The world around her felt tilted and her body felt unbalanced without her left arm, but she couldn’t stop.

Not now.

Not until she found him.

"Tian…" she called again and her heart clenched in dread.

Please… let him be alive.

She limped forward as her vision threatened to fade entirely, but she refused to succumb.

Not until she saw him.

However, at this time... she saw a silhouette of someone approaching her.

Huh?

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