Chapter 336: Eleven

Dr. Lou dropped the empty gun in his hand and turned to roar at another part of the forest:

"What are you still waiting for?!"

WHOOSH—!!

As soon as these words were spoken, a residual image flew out like a cannonball, rushing straight toward the Red Star fragments!

Seeing this, Chen Ling's brain worked at high speed in an instant!

There was someone else in the forest?!

Why did Dr. Lou want to kill Wu Tongyuan? Was it him who triggered the light pillar earlier? What was his relationship with the person in the forest? What was their goal?!

Countless doubts flashed through Chen Ling's mind, but he had no time to think. Instinct told him that Dr. Lou's stance was definitely not ordinary, and perhaps he was already standing on the opposite side of the Nine Sovereigns. Since that was the case, he must never let the figure in the forest touch the Red Star fragments!

Chen Ling no longer had any need to hide. With one hand, he tore at his face. As the thin layer of skin fell into the air, a flash of scarlet rushed toward the fragment body at the same time!

[Audience Expectation +3]

The speed of that residual image was faster than Chen Ling's, but Chen Ling was closer to the fragments. In the blink of an eye, both residual images arrived less than three meters in front of the fragments, almost within reach.

"Judgment." Chen Ling pulled the trigger without hesitation!

The deconstruction bullet whistled toward the face of the residual image. Only a cold snort was heard, and the palm of the residual image suddenly erupted with a burst of brilliance, forcibly shattering the power of Judgment. Even the surrounding void was distorted by the shattered deconstruction fragments!

This was the first time Chen Ling had seen someone shatter the [Judgment Court] head-on!

He knew that the figure in front of him was definitely not simple, but at this moment, he had no intention of retreating. Instead, he suddenly twisted his body and swung his fist, smashing toward the face of the figure!

"Looking for death." The figure spoke coldly, also stopping his movement and meeting Chen Ling's fist with his own.

The two fists collided with a boom in front of the Red Star fragments!

BANG—!!

With a dull, loud noise, Chen Ling's entire right hand shattered inch by inch, flesh and bone crushed into slag in an instant, splashing out.

Looking at the mysterious figure, he only paused slightly, and there wasn't even a scratch on his fist.

Severe pain instantly filled Chen Ling's mind, but it didn't make him fearful. Instead, relying on this severely injured body, his strength and speed soared by a level. He then kicked off the ground following the force of that punch, using the momentum to grab at the Red Star fragments with his remaining left hand!

Ever since that figure shattered the [Judgment Court] with his bare hands, Chen Ling knew the gap between them was too large. If they fought head-on, he would definitely not be his opponent... Since that was the case, why not take a gamble! Make good use of the instantaneous explosive power of the [Blood Clothes], and seize this last one-thousandth of a second opportunity!

Chen Ling didn't know what the other party wanted to do to the Red Star fragments, but since he couldn't stop him, he would be one step faster and take the initiative into his own hands.

Seeing this scene, the figure's expression changed instantly, and he raised his hand toward the Red Star fragments without hesitation...

But it was this one-thousandth of a second delay that allowed Chen Ling, who had erupted at full speed, to be the first to touch the Red Star fragments.

The next moment, a sudden change occurred!!

Dense cracks spread from the position where Chen Ling touched the Red Star fragments, instantly sweeping across the entire crater. At this moment, in the void behind Chen Ling, pairs of scarlet pupils suddenly opened, as if roaring!

BOOM—!!!

Blinding brilliance lit up from the cracks. This huge and mysterious extraterrestrial fragment shattered with this one finger. The red light surged in all directions like a tide, enveloping everyone nearby!

Chen Ling only felt his vision covered by a touch of red, and then his eyes went black, losing consciousness.

The red ocean flowed in the void, and the figures standing in various places were like reefs on the seabed triggering whirlpools. Those red rays of light constantly drilled into their bodies during the rotation, and their tightly closed pupils trembled crazily.

And the closest to the center of the red sea was the red-clothed Chen Ling. The whirlpool above him was larger than anyone else's!

Under the scouring of the red sea, their figures floated strangely, their feet off the ground, guarding the edge of the crater like a ring... Aurora and lightning appeared around Yang Xiao, nebulae and black holes were reflected around Lu Xun, countless tiny trembling 'strings' were beside Su Zhiwei, and countless numbers and symbols jumped around Wu Tongyuan, almost completely drowning him...

If someone witnessed this scene at this moment, their jaws would surely drop. At this moment, almost everyone was accompanied by different visions, with only three exceptions.

Chen Ling, the mysterious person, and Dr. Lou.

They floated quietly in mid-air, the red light still pouring into their bodies, but it didn't cause any visions, just quietly stored within them.

This process lasted for a full five minutes before the red ocean gradually dimmed. Even so, these figures still floated in mid-air, as if they had fallen into a deep sleep...

The first to open his eyes was Chen Ling.

He felt like he had had a dream and suddenly woke up. The moment he opened his eyes, he fell from mid-air, and the red-clothed figure landed steadily on the ground.

"Just now... what happened?" Chen Ling rubbed his temples, seemingly recalling everything that had just happened.

After he touched the fragments, the thing exploded?

Chen Ling looked up. The faint red sea was dissipating, and some people's heads were still absorbing light continuously... He looked at the visions emitted by those figures, thoughtful.

It seems that after the Red Star fragments exploded, those red rays of light created the Nine Sovereigns.

However... why was he also involved?

Chen Ling seemed to have noticed something and slowly closed his eyes. He could perceive that in the depths of his soul, a mass of red things was gradually rolling... It was not as solid as the red light on others, but illusory, like a three-dimensional projection, containing no power and no aura.

Because this is just an era save file, the energy of the Red Star fragments obtained is also illusory... Chen Ling thought to himself.

Chen Ling was not surprised by this result. His involvement in this matter was an accident to begin with. If he could obtain the true power of the Nine Sovereigns in a save file, that would be too easy.

However...

Chen Ling seemed to think of something, his eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at the sky.

"One, two, three, four..." His gaze swept over the figures floating in the void one after another,

"...five, six, seven, eight, nine..."

His gaze finally fell on the mysterious person,

"Ten."

Finally, his fingertips pointed to himself,

"Eleven?"

According to the course of history, there should be at most nine people. Now there are eleven. Excluding himself, there is one extra person...

Just as Chen Ling's gaze locked onto the mysterious person who was fighting for the fragments with him, that figure suddenly opened his eyes!