Chapter 158 (1/2)

Whoosh~

Lin Xun ran at full speed, with his breath growing heavy. The wounds all over his body kept bleeding, rendering his face terribly pale.

What was worse, his strength was on the verge of exhaustion.

The dizziness gradually took its toll, making it hard for him to keep having a clear mind. But he knew that if he slacked off, he would immediately go into a deep coma.

Escape!

Lin gritted his teeth. The brutal training in the Bloodthirsty Camp cast Lin’s unimaginable will and tenacity shown at this moment.

In the meanwhile, he took out the spiritual fruits and herbs he collected these days and swallowed all of them. Instead of refining them, he only hoped to gain some strength by them.

Round his neck was a whistle. As long as Lin blew the whistle to ask for help, he would soon be rescued.

But Lin did not blow it. Blowing the whistle meant conceding defeat on his own initiative and he would be eliminated from the Bloodthirsty Camp. Lin could not bear to fail at this time.

Lin had only been in the Demon-cloud Ridge for eight days. How could he concede defeat now?

Before he knew it, Lin had rushed out of the jungle, and his vision suddenly became wide, with barren mountains coming into view.

On the rolling mountains grew no grass. Bare rocks glowed red, with scorching white smoke given off.

Looking around, Lin kept marching on, but his steps already turned into staggers. His mind was in a whirl, with the hum echoing inside.

He fought too hard in the duel just now. He not only got serious wounds all over his body, but also almost ran out of spiritual energy. Even an ordinary Voodoo-barbarian who he might bump into at this time could easily kill him.

Heavy-footed, like his feet were made out of lead, Lin hurried towards a red mountain peak where hot waves surged around.

He needed to find a safe place to hide, but there seemed to be no such place.

It was very hot on the mountain peak. Being there was like being in a furnace. The blood which dropped down from Lin’s body instantly vaporized or floated away in the form of blood mist.

The hot air made Lin feel vaguer. He struggled to keep his body moving. The moment he reached the top of the mountain, he suddenly felt a chill.

This was a crater!

The dreadful molten lava was roaring in the crater like a fire dragon. Like layers of cloud, thick fog sent out searing heat which seemed capable to melt everything in the world.

Lin did not doubt that if he fell into it, he would be instantly melted!

It was a dead end!

But if he returned…

Lin Xun turned his head. A faint whistle came from the bottom of the mountain.

Was it the enemy going after Lin?

Lin put on a smile for self-mockery. He was really in a hopeless dilemma now.

“That guy’s over there!”

“Come on!”

The voice was getting closer and closer, full of excitement and ferociousness.

Lin moved close to the crater, with all his clothes on the point of ignition. He looked down, and could see nothing but roaring lava.

Did he have any other choice except for jumping into the crater?

Lin glanced around. He did not intend to give up now even though he found himself cornered.

He began to search in his storage ring to see if there was anything that could be used at this point, like weapons, spiritual materials, minerals…

He could find nothing useful at all!

“Son of bitch, why not keep escaping?”

All of a sudden, a bitter voice was heard behind.

When Lin turned his head again, he saw that dozens of strong Voodoo-barbarians including Lek had already been about seventy meters away.

But when they saw Lin standing beside the crater, they all got tensed up and dared not get closer, as if afraid that Lin Xun would fall into the crater.

This was seen by Lin. Taking a few deep breaths and trying hard to keep his head clear, he said hoarsely, “You should be able to chase me all the way here. Should I admire your persistence or just say that you’re all pig-headed?”

Lek said in a low voice, “Cut the crap. If you turn our sacred treasure, maybe we can let you leave here alive, or you will surely die today!”

Lin was perplexed, “Your sacred treasure?”

In a rage, Lek pointed at Lin, “Still wanna play dumb even till this point, uh? So, you really want to die?!”

Lin suddenly realized something, “You followed me all the way here just because of that sacred treasure?”

Lek sneered, “You idiot, you think your life is worth a lot?”

“Oh,” Lin suddenly unfolded his hand, and on his palm lay a bead, which was in the size of a pigeon egg and glowed dreamlike blue.

The bead in the palm of Lin gave off ocean-like vast mysterious momentum.

“You mean this?” asked Lin.

Lek and the others suddenly became excited, breathing quickly, with their eyes full of undisguised enthusiasm.

Seeing this, Lin soon realized that this mysterious bead he got by chance should be a precious “sacred treasure”!

“Hand it over!” said Lek, ready to dash forward to snatch the bead.

With a stretch of his arm, Lin’s palm was above the crater. It would only take an insignificant move for the Amrita Saint Pearl to fall into the volcano.