I Can Travel between Two Worlds-Chapter 191 - 127: All Humanity Loses 12 Hours (6,000-Word Special) (Part 4)
"Huh, those two presences are... Li Zhenqian, Senior Brother Wan?"
Lin Chen blinked, not expecting to encounter the two so coincidentally.
"However, it seems like they’re in trouble!"
Lin Chen rubbed his chin, maneuvering his sword downward, intending to see what’s going on.
As he got closer, Lin Chen finally heard their voices.
"Junior Brother Li, don’t give up... I’ll pull you up!"
Wan Xun stood on a flying sword, occasionally using the Sword Control Technique to fend off nearby demon birds, one hand pulling on Li Zhenqian, trying to drag him up.
"Cough, cough cough... Be careful, Senior Brother Wan!"
Most of Li Zhenqian’s body was sunk into the quicksand, and he swallowed another mouthful of yellow sand as he spoke.
He pointed at a strange bird behind Wan Xun...
Wan Xun’s attention was entirely on Li Zhenqian, ignoring the danger behind him.
Just as the strange bird was about to peck at the back of his head...
Lin Chen took action.
Clang!
A long blade was unsheathed.
The True Essence controlled a long blade, effortlessly slicing the demon bird in half.
The sudden turn of events startled Wan Xun.
He looked at Lin Chen with a hint of caution, aware that everyone in these ruins was a competitor...
But Lin Chen merely glanced at him, reminding:
"In this quicksand, the more you struggle, the deeper you sink!"
"You pull him up first... I’ll handle these demon birds!"
With that, Lin Chen summoned twelve flying swords.
Within a few breaths, he had killed all seven or eight strange birds around them.
Looking back at the two, Li Zhenqian had sunk even deeper, Wan Xun was unable to pull him up.
"This quicksand is certainly strange..."
Lin Chen mumbled, then approached Wan Xun’s side, saying:
"Let me take over, I’ll pull him up..."
With that, Lin Chen grabbed Li Zhenqian’s arm.
With a shake of his arm, Li Zhenqian was pulled out with a lot of wet sand, flying back over ten meters, outside the quicksand area.
Getting pulled out of quicksand with brute force is extremely difficult... 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖
Of course, that’s because the brute force wasn’t strong enough!
"Junior Brother Li!"
Wan Xun quickly went to Li Zhenqian’s side, seeing he was only slightly injured, let out a small sigh of relief.
Then Wan Xun cupped his hands towards Lin Chen, saying:
"I am Wan Xun from the Changchun Sect, thank you, friend, for your assistance!"
Although Li Zhenqian was dizzy from the fall, he struggled to stand up.
"Thank you for saving my life, friend!"
Lin Chen waved his hand, "It was just a small effort!"
"However, this quicksand is a bit peculiar..."
Lin Chen squinted his eyes.
When he pulled Li Zhenqian up earlier, he felt an unusually strong pull from the quicksand.
As though something below the quicksand was pulling at Li Zhenqian...
Thinking of this, Lin Chen tried using Divine Sense to probe beneath.
"As expected, the presence beneath the quicksand..."
Even though his Divine Sense was greatly restricted in this desert, he could still sense a strong life force under the quicksand.
It seemed to be comparable to that of a Core Formation Cultivator.
Just as Lin Chen prepared to investigate further, suddenly there was the call of strange birds from high above.
"Gah~ Gah~"
With this cry gathering, dozens of strange birds flew in from the distant sky, heading towards the three of them.
"Damn, could it be I’ve killed too many and incurred the wrath of these birds..."
Lin Chen muttered to himself.
Li Zhenqian and Wan Xun were also startled, quickly saying:
"Be careful, friend, the leading demon bird seems particularly large!"
Lin Chen looked in their direction.
Indeed, at the forefront of the dozens of demon birds was one entirely pitch-black.
With its wings spread, it was nearly two yards long, its beak as large as a human’s head, truly frightening.
Boom!
As the demon birds closed in on the three.
From the quicksand emerged a gigantic, black-and-yellow creature...
A giant sand scorpion, standing over a man’s height!
Its body armored with a hard shell, the massive claws seemingly possessing infinite strength, could easily snap a person’s head.
"Watch out, friend!" Li Zhenqian’s face changed dramatically.
In an instant, the three of them were besieged on both sides...
