Super War God in the City-Chapter 370: Such a Strong Will to Survive?

These people had exhausted themselves to death just to close the distance with Ling Fan, yet even so, they were still about twenty meters apart.

Everyone had already reached their limits, surrounded by rolling thunderclouds, both shocked and scared, the extreme mental tension and physical exhaustion made them feel a pain worse than death!

"Damn it, once I’m on the balcony, I’m going to kill this asshole. If it wasn’t for this idiot, I would’ve retreated a long time ago!" Xiang Jie thought through gritted teeth.

Once Ling Fan had adjusted to the numbness in his body, he gathered his energy and carefully avoided the lightning strikes, not wanting to be hit while on the move, which would have been the end of him.

His swiftly leaping body quickly approached the edge of the balcony, and with a right hand thrust upward, he forcefully leapt up in a fish-like jump, shooting straight onto it.

"Whew~"

Ling Fan let out a breath, finally having made it up.

Before him, a wide and flat stone platform with a recessed rock page extended in an arch, providing shelter from the thunderstorm.

"Look, that trash from the Secular World has gone up!" said Xiang Jie indignantly.

Suddenly, everyone’s heart tightened, feeling somewhat uncertain with Ling Fan having gone up first.

"Everyone, be careful and stay alert!" a few Elders reminded everyone.

Before long, they finally saw the first light of dawn; the stone platform was right in front of them. They just had to get past a quite difficult smooth wall, but it was extremely challenging.

However, at the edge of the smooth wall, there was a narrow, uneven stone ridge, just wide enough for one person to pass.

"Be careful everyone, who will go first?" Elder Mei Murong spoke up.

"Two Elders should go up first, then another two Elders will remain behind. You go first," Xiang Yuanming said.

Murong Mei did not hesitate, instructing Murong Fei with a nod and leaving Murong Qin at the edge to watch over, before immediately darting towards the direction of the stone platform.

When Murong Mei leapt onto the stone platform, her face instantly turned vigilant, scanning the area. To her surprise, she did not see Ling Fan anywhere.

But she did not dare to relax and continued to stay alert. Before too long, people began climbing up onto the stone platform one after another.

"Damn, that was a close one but we made it up!" Xiang Jie said, his voice trembling from the thunder in his ears and the lightning falling around him.

After Murong Fei made it up, she too was exhausted, and called out to Murong Qin who was the last to climb: "Elder, hurry!"

"I’m coming!" Murong Qin replied. It was not her first time here, and she was familiar with the way, swiftly leaping onto the platform.

Just as one hand had just grasped the edge of the stone platform, disaster struck.

A lightning bolt struck directly down, ’crack’, hitting Murong Qin on the body.

"Ah~"

Murong Qin let out a dreadful scream, her body turning numb and losing all sensation. Her grip loosened immediately, and she fell down the cliff.

The people on the stone platform looked at each other in dismay, with Murong Fei’s complexion turning deathly pale, devoid of any color, as she watched Murong Qin’s body fall off the cliff.

"Elder Qin~" Murong Mei yelled, her face also pale.

"How... how could this happen?" murmured Murong Fei, her eyes misting over with tears.

The others, regaining their senses, also felt a chill in their hearts, silently looking at Murong Fei and the others, feeling terrified. If they had been the last to climb up, it might not have been Murong Qin who fell.

They had seen lightning target Ling Fan all the way, almost certain that it would only strike him, not them, but it turned out there was a chance of them being struck too. It just seemed that he was more unfortunate, being struck all the time.

"Please accept my condolences; the dead cannot be brought back to life. Let’s find shelter first," the other two Elders said one after another, attempting to console Murong Fei and the others.

Taking a deep breath, Xiang Jie said, "Sister Fei, don’t think too much, mourn your loss."

Mu Ziping also came over, saying, "Let’s quickly find cover. Anything can happen today, and overthinking is useless. We can’t leave for now; let’s wait for the thunderstorm to end. I don’t want to get struck like that either!"

Murong Mei forced down the sorrow in her heart and advised Murong Fei, "Miss, what’s done is done, stop thinking about it!"

Upon hearing this, Murong Fei could only collect herself, her mood somewhat downcast as she followed behind the group, walking towards a cavern protected by an outcrop where they could avoid the thunderstorm’s wrath.

The six of them arrived under the rock, where the crevice was just tall enough for a person. The rock above extended out several feet, forming a protective arch.

Each found a relatively flat slab of stone to sit on, gazing at the darkening sky and the frequent lightning strikes; the atmosphere was somewhat oppressive and gloomy.

The mood was heavy, mainly because of the accident that had just claimed Murong Qin’s life.

"By the way, where is that ant from the Secular World? He was the first to climb up, why don’t we see him anywhere?" After a good while, Xiang Jie suddenly remembered Ling Fan.

The group had been caught in their fear and somber mood and had momentarily neglected to think of Ling Fan, who was only brought to mind after Xiang Jie’s reminder.

"Exactly, if Elder Murong had had that kid’s treasure just now, he wouldn’t have fallen from the lightning strike!" Mu Ziping sighed as he brought up the point.

"Who knows where that kid has gone off to!" Elder Xiang Yuanming spoke up.

As they talked, he exchanged a glance with Xiang Jie, and without saying a word, they both harbored the same thought of seizing the treasure.

"He’s probably continued climbing up!" Murong Fei muttered blankly, evidently yet to recover from Murong Qin’s accidental death.

Murong Mei, sitting on the side and looking out at the weather, remained silent. She had a close relationship with Murong Qin.

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The two had been like sisters for many years, and she had not expected to be separated from her forever at Shennong Peak today. Involuntarily, her mind started to wander back through memories of the past.

Elder Mu Huai scanned the surroundings and said indifferently, "There is no second path here; if he’s gone, he must have continued climbing up behind the stone platform. We’ll know once we go out and check!"

With that, the four of them glanced at the unmoved Murong Fei and Murong Mei, deciding not to disturb them, understanding their feelings at the moment.

They immediately went out and looked up at the cliff behind the stone platform—as expected, a dark shadow clung to the steep cliff like a spider.

"Damn it, does this idiot not know he could die? He dares to keep climbing up?" Xiang Jie swore, stamping his foot in anger.

"Hehe, he probably knows he’s bound to die, so he’s betting on a final climb!" Mu Ziping chuckled.

"Hmm? What do you mean by that, Brother Mu?" Xiang Jie asked, puzzled.

"Haha, don’t you want the treasure he has on him?

I’m guessing he knows he’s ’rich in goods and bound to crime,’ and not our match, that’s why he didn’t dare to stay here and kept on climbing!" Mu Ziping snickered.

Xiang Jie fell silent for a while before laughing softly, "Heh, I didn’t expect this guy to have such a strong will to live. It would be a pity if he died."

Mu Ziping teased, "Brother Xiang, you mean you’d pity the treasure on him, right?"

Xiang Jie glanced at Mu Ziping and said with a faint smile, "Look at you, you have the same idea. Why don’t we discuss it? When that guy comes back down, we’ll decide how to divide the treasure after we seize it?"

As he spoke, their gazes turned toward Murong Fei, and Mu Ziping suggested, "Should we consult Sister Fei and discuss it together?"

Xiang Jie pondered for a moment and approached Murong Fei to explain the situation.

Murong Fei was surprised, not expecting the two to even contemplate murder and robbery.

She immediately shook her head, "I’m not interested, you guys figure it out yourselves!"

Xiang Jie gave an embarrassed smile; inside, he was rather pleased Murong Fei wasn’t interested.

He then went over to Mu Ziping and the two began to discuss, "When the time comes, we rely on our own abilities, whoever seizes it will own it, how about that?"

Mu Ziping shook his head, "What if this guy has many treasures? How about we seize them first, then distribute based on our own abilities afterward, what do you think?"

Xiang Jie pondered for a moment, then agreed with Mu Ziping’s idea, nodding, "Alright, let’s do as you say!"

Little did Ling Fan know of the nefarious intentions harbored by these few individuals; he was wholeheartedly climbing the rock wall, driven by a resolute thought guiding him in a certain direction!