Newbie Guardians

Chapter 34 A Glimmer of Hope

Huang Xin exclaimed in surprise:

"Oh no! Of all times, I had to run into this jinx!"

He reacted with lightning speed, instantly assessing the situation. The woman behind him was clearly a far greater threat than the brown bear, and without hesitation, he turned and fired an arrow. Dynamic vision granted him precise striking ability, and the arrow flew straight at his face, making a sharp whooshing sound. Huang Xin knew it was impossible to hit her, so he rushed towards Hanna'er, grabbed her hand, and ran wildly into the depths of the jungle.

The woman snorted coldly, her figure vanishing like a ghost and instantly reappearing in front of the two. This was the black wizard's illusion skill; within a radius of thirty meters, she could appear anywhere, making it difficult to distinguish between reality and illusion.

Hanna pointed in a direction with her bone knife and said

"Let's run that way!"

Huang Xin looked and, sure enough, there was no woman in that spot. While helping Hannah break through the encirclement, he quickly analyzed the situation.

"Could this be a trap? It seems a bit like a wolf pack's tactic of driving their prey."

However, I can't think about that now. This woman is definitely not someone I can handle. Last time I managed to scare her away by luck, but I absolutely can't be reckless again this time. The powerful resistance skill can only be used once every five minutes. During the cooldown period, the other party can kill me dozens of times.

Due to the complex jungle terrain, filled with weeds, thorns, and haphazardly growing branches, Hannah gradually fell behind Huang Xin's speed. Huang Xin hoisted Hannah onto his shoulder, positioning her to face his back. This significantly increased their movement speed. Huang Xin's passive ability to ignore terrain effects acted like an invisible membrane, protecting both him and Hannah on his shoulder.

The posture was a bit too intimate; Hannah had never been so close before. Her cheeks flushed, and her heart pounded. Even with a formidable enemy at hand, she couldn't calmly analyze the situation.

"How's it going? Did you shake him off?"

"not yet..."

Hannah found her voice trembling, her face flushing even more; her beautiful face now resembled a ripe apple, captivating all who saw it. Huang Xin, unable to see Hannah's face and hearing the enemy still following behind, could only grit his teeth and continue his frantic run.

"Is it any farther now?"

"No...no...she...she'll be there soon too..."

Hannah's intermittent voice reached Huang Xin's ears, making him extremely anxious. What should he do? If this continued, they would definitely catch up.

He ran for an unknown amount of time, and darkness gradually fell, but Huang Xin remained completely unaware. His superior night vision, which had been his greatest asset, now seemed to offer little advantage against a formidable foe. Little did he know, the enemy was already mounted on the brown bear's back. In its berserk state, the bear relentlessly pursued its prey, determined to kill it, leaving no stone unturned.

Outside the secret realm, the four were still locked in a fierce battle with the zombies. Night was falling, and although they had flashlights, the bright light couldn't change the fact that the zombies' abilities increased at night. The pressure on the four was mounting, and they faced imminent danger. The zombie growled at the moonlight, devouring the moon's essence, its body emitting a faint blue-green glow as its damaged parts began to repair themselves.

Jin Jun was soaked to the bone, his hair and clothes clinging to his skin, his heavy breathing like a bellows. He had been fighting since dusk, almost two hours now, and had long since lost count of how many attacks he had launched and how many times he had interrupted the opponent's absorption of moonlight. Now his stamina was severely depleted, and he kept telling himself, "No matter what, I can't let the zombies get any closer to my teammates. I have to hold on until Teacher Liu comes out."

Liu Hanqin was pale and could only unleash a small whirlwind once in a long while, clearly indicating that his magic power was almost exhausted. He looked like a drowning person who had just been pulled out of the water.

The two girls were also in a sorry state, their clothes clinging to their bodies, revealing their impressive figures. Fortunately, with a formidable enemy at hand, everyone was focused on the zombies, constantly on guard against any attack, which eased their embarrassment.

Liu Chuanqi's situation wasn't much better. Upon entering the cave, it was pitch black, practically indistinguishable from nighttime except for the lack of moonlight. Even worse, the creature inside was none other than the century-old zombie patriarch of the Liu family, whose strength far surpassed that of the one outside. Teacher Liu relentlessly tried various skills to deplete the zombie's mana, while the zombie used the same tactics to wear him down. This cave contained hundreds of skeletons, their yin energy extremely heavy, constantly replenishing its mana. If this stalemate continued, the odds were against them; if Teacher Liu were to fall, the four outside would have no chance of survival.

Inside the secret realm, Huang Xin, soaked to the bone, carried Hanna'er into the canyon and continued running at full speed. His throat was dry and sore, and he asked in a hoarse voice:

"And now? How far away are you?"

"About one hundred... meters..."

Huang Shen gritted his teeth. Was this woman determined to fight to the death? If there was no way to escape, then he would have no choice but to fight her to the death.

It seemed that God had heard his heart's desire; a giant rock had cut through the depths of the canyon, and they had reached the end.

Huang Xin put Hannah down, took out his bow and arrows, and apologized in a hoarse voice:

"I'm sorry! I've led you into a desperate situation!"

He charged toward the persistent woman and the enraged brown bear. He was making one last attempt, waiting for the right moment to activate his powerful resistance skill, draw the enemy away, and save Hannah's life.

Hannah gripped the bone knife tightly and followed closely behind:

"Huang Xin! Don't say sorry. If it weren't for you, I would have been eaten by a brown bear long ago. It's all my fault for being too willful and dragging you into danger. I'm the one who should be apologizing!"

Just as the two rushed towards Elise, a teleportation array suddenly appeared on the ground, like a deep blue vortex. Huang Xin, who was running ahead, couldn't stop and stepped into the vortex. In the instant he fell in, he pushed back with all his might, pushing Hannah out of the vortex.

Hannah was horrified and exclaimed:

"Huang Xin!"

She instantly transformed, activating a dash skill, and tightly embraced Huang Xin from behind, slowly closing her eyes with a blissful smile on her face:

"Brother Huang Xin! As long as I can be with you, I'd have no regrets even if I die!"

The turbulent currents within the vortex made it impossible for Huang Xin to hear anything. Feeling Hanna's soft touch, he couldn't help but sigh deeply.

"Silly girl, how could you be so foolish! Knowing it was dangerous, you still jumped in!"

Elise used her healing skill, Vitality, and a large expanse of pale blue light surged into the brown bear's body, rapidly healing dozens of poisonous wounds all over its body. The brown bear gradually calmed down and became docile.

Elise patted the brown bear's big head.

"Go back! Live well!"

The brown bear gave Elise a deep look, nodded, and turned to run towards the jungle.

Watching the brown bear's retreating figure, Elise smiled with relief.

"I have accomplished my mission! What kind of world will we see next?"

She strode towards the whirlpool, took a leap, and jumped in.