Chapter 471: Your home is gone

Anyway, given their current relationship, it’s not an exaggeration to say they are mortal enemies, so there’s no need to be polite.

It was impossible to leave the white jade pillar behind, especially since this place was likely connected to the abyss gate that closed off the surface world.

While Mario and his men were escaping the Black-robed Man, Liang Yu quickly put the white jade pillar into his backpack.

After collecting all thirty-six white jade pillars, he didn’t stay there for a moment longer, quickly rushing back in the direction he came from.

Not long after heading back, he heard continuous gunshots, their sharp sounds particularly jarring in the silent environment, like blades tearing through the night’s tranquility.

Liang Yu’s heart tightened; the sound of gunshots told him that Mario and his men couldn’t hold off the Black-robed Man anymore and had already engaged him in battle.

Liang Yu’s footsteps instantly quickened, each step filled with urgency and anxiety.

If nothing unexpected happened, Mario had collected a lot of materials, and if he were killed, the loss would be significant.

Liang Yu would never allow such a thing to happen.

Finally, under Liang Yu’s hurried pace, he arrived at the scene of the firefight.

Seeing the scene before him, he let out a long sigh of relief.

Mario and his men were gathered in a corner, using some of the Black-robed Man’s stacked boxes as cover, continuously suppressing them with firepower to prevent their advance.

At this moment, the Black-robed Man’s side was not doing much better; the firepower from Mario and his men was making it hard for them to breathe.

After several Black-robed Men were killed by focused fire during a forced charge, they could only hide behind nearby cover, waiting for Mario and his men to run out of ammunition.

Liang Yu didn’t rush to reveal himself; for now, he could wait a bit longer, observing the situation and realizing that although the Black-robed Man was temporarily suppressed, he seemed to be planning something.

Sure enough, several Black-robed Men used the stacked boxes and blind spots in their vision to flank Mario and his men, attempting to encircle them.

If it were ordinary people, they might have truly succeeded in their sneak attack.

But they were facing Mario, and halfway through their advance, over thirty glass bottles suddenly appeared above them.

These Black-robed Men were not ordinary either; one of them reacted quickly, striking out with a palm wind the moment the glass bottles appeared, shattering them.

However, this also caused the fuel in the glass bottles to leak out, and as the fuel fell, several of them and the ground were enveloped in it.

It was then that they realized something was wrong and immediately mobilized the Qi within their bodies to shake off the fuel on their skin.

But it was a step too late; sparks landed on the ground, instantly igniting a raging fire, with flames licking at the surrounding air and waves of heat rolling in.

The Black-robed Men who were preparing for a flank attack were trapped in the sea of fire, their black robes catching fire.

They didn’t have time to think, immediately exploding their outer burning black robes.

Just as those Black-robed Men were trapped by the fire, the other Black-robed Men looked towards Bai Hong, the Black-robed Man’s leader.

Bai Hong’s patience had been completely exhausted; he extended his right hand from beneath his black robe and struck at the Black-robed Men from a distance.

Immediately above them, a large, blue hand formed from water appeared, striking down on them and enveloping them in water.

The moment the blue giant hand struck, the scattered water dispersed the sea of fire.

What shocked Liang Yu was that, by rights, oil is less dense than water, so even if water were used to extinguish the fire, the oil should float on the water and continue to burn.

Yet, this sea of fire was directly extinguished by Bai Hong, leaving not a trace.

Seeing such a dimension-reducing attack, Liang Yu truly couldn’t sit still.

If Bai Hong made a move, how would Mario be able to piece them back together into human form?

Liang Yu, behind Bai Hong, had cold eyes, without the slightest hesitation, he decisively took out the Wangshu Sword from his backpack.

The sword gleamed with a cold luster, as if a faint chill permeated the air.

His steps were light, like a phantom in the dark night, quietly approaching Bai Hong.

The enraged Bai Hong was fully focused on Mario in front of him, completely unaware of the danger behind him.

The Wangshu Sword in Liang Yu’s hand slowly rose, his wrist flicking gently, the sword tip drawing a graceful arc, carrying a sharp momentum, and thrusting towards Bai Hong’s back.

Just as the sword tip was about to touch Bai Hong, he seemed to feel a chill coming, and he abruptly turned sideways, narrowly dodging the fatal blow.

The Wangshu Sword grazed his clothes, cutting a small piece of fabric.

Bai Hong quickly turned around, his eyes filled with shock and anger.

“You despicable rat, you actually ambushed me from behind!”

He completely disregarded the wound that had already begun to freeze and launched a furious attack on Liang Yu.

Liang Yu snorted coldly, not replying, and the Wangshu Sword in his hand began to swing again, the sword’s shadow flashing, attacking Bai Hong like a meteor.

In an instant, their figures intertwined in the air, the clash of swords ringing out crisply.

Liang Yu’s offensive was fierce, every sword strike carrying a resolute killing intent, while Bai Hong’s defense was tight, desperately deflecting Liang Yu’s attacks.

For a moment, the two were locked in a fierce struggle, the surrounding air seeming to be ignited by the intense aura of battle.

At this moment, Liang Yu seized an opening, forced back the enraged Bai Hong, and then conjured an ice wall in front of himself.

Just as Bai Hong was about to shatter the ice wall in front of him, he heard Liang Yu say:

“Aren’t you going back to check?”

“Any later, and your home will be gone.”

Obviously, someone like Bai Hong couldn’t understand the meaning of Liang Yu’s words, especially the phrase “your home will be gone.”

But he vaguely guessed something, which made his face change drastically, and he no longer cared about the few rats in front of him.

He quickly turned and left, while giving the remaining Black-robed Men a death order: kill these rats at all costs.

As Bai Hong hurried back, he had a vague sense of foreboding, and the more he thought about it, the more alarmed he became.

By now, he had returned to normal from his enraged state, and on the way, he kept reassuring himself that what the other party said was impossible.

Those thirty-six white jade pillars were transported with the help of the teleportation talismans given by Lord Wushen; the other party couldn’t possibly have brought so many white jade pillars over directly.

Moreover, each of these white jade pillars was extremely precious; thirty-six white jade pillars represented the Thirty-Six Heavenly Stars.

Each white jade pillar sealed a divine object related to it; if all the white jade pillars were truly lost, and Lord Wushen found out, he would surely wish he were dead.

But when he rushed back to the place where the white jade pillars were stored, he found it empty; the thirty-six white jade pillars had vanished without a trace.

Not to mention the white jade pillars, even the things they had just transported to the ground were gone, all disappeared, leaving nothing behind.

Bai Hong’s eyes widened, unable to believe what he saw; his body trembled slightly, anger and shock intertwined on his face.