The moment he saw the fire, Xia Fan knew that things were going to be bad.
He had no choice but to give up the technique and threw himself towards a pillar next to him. The flames flew past his cheeks, the hot heat made his skin ache, and the flying sparks ignited his collar and cuffs.
Relying on the wooden pillar to block the pursuing flames, Xia Fan hurriedly took off the burning alchemist's robe.
If he had been a little later or had used Thunder forcefully, he would have turned into a pyro by now.
What was that just now!
In Xia Fan's impression, there is only one method of casting spells that is close to it.
—That is "Ninjutsu".
The woman turned her head and used the flames to push back Li, who was pursuing him. She took out a dagger from her arms and stared at Xia Fan, who was charging behind the pillar.
"Xia Fan!"
Seeing that he couldn't get help, Li threw the short knife he had snatched from the opponent's hand towards the pillar.
Xia Fan took advantage of the situation and pulled out the short knife, holding it with both hands horizontally, barely blocking the downward thrust of the woman who raised her head high - this close encounter also made him realize how strong the opponent was. If he were not an alchemist, or if he had only a few years to practice Qi Entrainment, the enemy would be able to insert the tip of the dagger into his forehead with just the strength of his hand.
And at this distance, he could also see clearly what was strange about the dagger—it was double-edged, in the shape of a sharp rhombus, and the handle was short and straight, much like a kunai!
"Why aren't you charmed by me?" Qing Zi was so angry that when they were face to face, Xia Fan could see the sparkles in the other person's eyes, as if they were about to drip with water.
"Charming? Stop joking... Have you seen my companion? She is ten thousand times more charming than you...!"
"Really? Then please die." Qingzi opened his bright red lips and pulled out a thin blade from under his tongue.
If his throat was scratched by this blade, the balance of power that had been barely formed would probably collapse immediately.
But this delicate balance applies to enemies as well!
"Your weapon... seems to be made of iron..."
The other person raised his eyebrows as if to say "so what".
Xia Fan took a deep breath and roared: "Zhenshu Guichen, Liuguang!"
This is a first-level alchemy without the help of external objects!
In order to strengthen his thoughts to the extreme, he said the name of the alchemy in full - what Master Zhang said would not affect the overall situation, which is probably now!
A bolt of lightning suddenly emerged from his palm and connected with the dagger -
"Crack!"
With a soft sound, a dazzling electric spark exploded between the two of them, and Xia Fan felt a tingling and soreness in his palm at the same time.
However, as the direct recipient of Fang Shu, Qingzi's experience was obviously more intense.
She showed a painful expression, and unconsciously let go of the dagger with both hands, but her palms were already burnt red!
The power of the first-level technique has been greatly reduced, and the number of times he has practiced it is limited. Let alone killing him with one blow, it can't even penetrate the body at this moment. At most, it can only burn the surface of the skin.
But that was enough to break the deadlock.
As soon as the opponent let go, the pressure on Xia Fan was greatly reduced. He raised his right foot and kicked out violently, kicking the opponent away. Aoko's landing point was just in front of Li who had bypassed the flames and was rushing over.
She rolled over and climbed up, quickly forming seals with her fingers, trying to repeat the same trick -
Only this time, it was no longer a fox demon that appeared in front of her, but a huge fox! Li's change caused the beams above his head to break, and the floor beneath his feet to break apart. For a moment, the whole room was crumbling, and Hu Huairen showed a horrified look for the first time.
"Monster...monster!"
Li raised his front palm and swept towards Qingzi with a devastating force.
Any furniture in the path of the sweep was smashed to pieces.
Although the original location of the target was still shrouded in a cloud of smoke, the scope of this attack had encompassed less than half of the room—a figure was seen being shot back from the edge of the smoke and hit hard against a pillar.
"Ah... cough!" Qingzi spit out a mouthful of blood.
Judging from the cracked pillar behind her, this blow was definitely not light.
The other party struggled to get up from the ground, but failed several times.
Xia Fan knew that he couldn't let down his guard at this time. Facing an enemy with deadly weapons hidden all over his body, it was undoubtedly urgent to hit him with a last strike.
I can't be cruel now, because then it will be Li He himself who will be killed.
He grasped the handle of the knife, stepped forward, and stabbed the woman in the chest with all his strength!
The blade barely encountered much resistance and sank straight into her body.
A warm current soaked his palms.
Only then did Xia Fan notice that there was a small blooming flower tattooed on the other person's open chest - five petals arranged in a pentagonal shape, three of which were red, as if they were smeared with blood.
"I said you... did a good job."
Qingzi grinned the corners of his blood-stained mouth, suddenly grabbed Xia Fan's arm with one hand, and took out a talisman from his arms with the other hand.
Sparks erupted as soon as the talisman appeared.
"Xia Fan, are you okay?"
Li, who returned to his human form, wanted to get closer, but Xia Fan sternly stopped him, "Don't come over!"
Qingzi opened his mouth slightly and murmured in a weak voice, "Although dead...still alive..."
He pulled out his dagger and tried his best to cut off the arm that was holding him, then rushed towards Li, who was one meter away, and threw her to the ground with him.
At this moment, a violent explosion occurred behind him!
The surging air waves lifted the two of them directly and threw them to the opposite wall. The wood fragments shattered by the shock wave rained down like raindrops, crackling and smashing everywhere. It took a few breaths before they regained their composure.
"Are you crazy?" Li grabbed Xia Fan and gritted his teeth, "You know clearly that the resilience of demons is much stronger than that of humans, why do you still take me to avoid it?"
"Ahem... Otherwise, what are we going to do?" Xia Fan weakly forced out a smile, "Hide behind you and use you as a shield?"
"This is the right choice!"
"But it's not something a companion would do." He patted her hand, "Don't worry, this little impact... ahem... you won't kill her."
It's just that my back is a little numb.
Does this mean that real men never look back to see explosions
But I didn't expect that what the woman took out was actually a detonating talisman.
There were chaotic shouts and banging sounds outside the house.
Obviously, the series of fights just now attracted the attention of the servants. At this time, most of the people in the magistrate's office were probably rushing here.
"We have to go." Li urged.
However, Xia Fan found that it was difficult for him to stand up straight. His feet seemed to no longer belong to him, and he could not use any strength.
At the same time, dizziness also swept over me, and my vision that was clear just now gradually became blurry.
Is this... the aftermath of the explosion
Li's heart sank, and he turned Xia Fan over, only to find that several pieces of wood had penetrated his black robe and penetrated further into his back.
A huge panic surged through her.
"You go first..." Xia Fan took a breath, "I will follow you after taking a rest."
She shook her head, wanting to take him away just like when she came, but she was afraid that he wouldn't be able to withstand such violent shaking.
Li deeply understands that compared to demons, humans are too fragile.
"Still want to leave? You can't go anywhere!" Hu Huairen, who was covered in gray, had just recovered from the explosion. Perhaps the footsteps downstairs gave him courage. The magistrate changed his previous fearful expression and stared at His eyes howled, "I will torture you to death bit by bit to appease Qingzi's spirit in heaven!"
While he was speaking, several servants armed with sticks and knives poured into the house.
"Sir, are you okay?"
"There is a thief breaking into the house, please sound the alarm!"
"Everyone come and protect Mr. Hu!"
"Why are you here now? Go ahead and capture these two people!" Hu Huairen stamped his feet repeatedly, "How dare you collude with monsters to cause trouble? Even the skin of the alchemist can't protect you!"
Li opened his five claws and roared threateningly.
Thinking of the giant fox just now, the magistrate couldn't help shrinking back, but seeing that the other party never left the alchemist's side, he felt a lot more confident.
"Deal with this fox demon first! Whoever can subdue it will receive a reward of a hundred taels!"
After hearing such a huge bounty, all the servants were ready to take action.
"Who dares to touch them?" Suddenly, a cold female voice intervened, making everyone present stunned.
Xia Fan followed the sound with increasingly hazy eyes and found that the person who came turned out to be Shangguan Cai.