EBE Chapter 177 Breakthrough and Unexpected Events
Chapter 177 Breakthrough and Unexpected Events
Not only his companions, but in this extremely slow-moving space, even the trajectory of the wind was captured by Lezhi's eyes and gradually took shape in his eyes.
Seemingly sensing something, the storm became chaotic. In the blink of an eye, the flow of time returned to normal, leaving only Lezhi with a thoughtful expression.
Is it an illusion? No, it can't be...
If it were the first time, Lezhi could explain this feeling as a dream or an illusion, but this was not the first time it had happened. Lezhi raised his eyes and was absolutely certain that his feeling just now was correct. He was absolutely certain that he had just heard the voice of the storm consciousness in the wind, and that voice was clearly complaining.
Yes, complaints. From the massive amount of information received in that instant, Lezhi sensed the storm's resentment. Lezhi was quite familiar with that resentment; those corporate slaves forced to work overtime and the college students suffering from early mornings were constantly radiating the same resentment.
But this is also what puzzles Lezhi: what kind of being could force a tidal storm to work overtime?
It was precisely because it was so incredible that Lezhi considered whether he was having another illusion, but his intuition told him that his perception was correct.
So Lei Xiu, who had just followed Mao Qiu and struggled to break out of the whirlwind's range, looked up and saw Le Zhi looking at the whirlwind behind him with a complicated expression. The emotions in his eyes were obscure and hard to understand, leaving people puzzled.
"...Zhizhi, don't worry too much. I'll come back to rescue the others as soon as I've settled you in." Thinking that Lezhi was worried about her companions who were still trapped, Lei Xiu quickly comforted her.
Turning to look at Lei Xiu's sincere face, Le Zhi didn't know how to start. If he directly told Lei Xiu that these people didn't need to be saved, and that according to the information he had just sensed, the target of this tidal storm was actually him, he didn't know if Lei Xiu would believe him or think he was crazy.
Lei Xiu, who was being watched by Le Zhi, only saw that Le Zhi's face was full of hesitation, as if she had something to say but didn't know how to start, and he was also very confused.
"Zhizhi, you..." Just as Lei Xiu was about to ask, a sound from afar interrupted him.
“Lei Xiu, Le Zhi…” It was Qing Jin.
When the storm hit, Qingjin was the first to be hit and suffered the most damage, but she was also fortunate enough to be spared from the area formed by the whirlwind and was not caught in it. She found her clansmen who had been thrown away with her, arranged for two of them to return to the clan to seek help, and then waited around the whirlwind to rescue them.
It was precisely because of this that Qing Jin was able to notice Lei Xiu's dramatic outburst from the whirlwind immediately, allowing her to bring people to his aid in time.
His words were interrupted, and Lei Xiu could only swallow the question he was about to ask, watching the fur ball happily run towards the person who had come.
"Captain Qingjin, it's so good that you're alright." Seeing that Qingjin was safe and sound, Lezhi felt a huge weight lifted off her shoulders.
That's great! Qingjin is alright, which gives those companions still trapped in the whirlwind a glimmer of hope.
"Lezhi, are you alright?" Qingjin glanced at Lezhi and Leixiu, and seeing no obvious exposed wounds, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It's good that they're alright. Lezhi, this precious darling, absolutely cannot be hurt, otherwise, when she returns, it will be difficult to explain to the Lingyu Clan.
Moreover, Qingjin, who has always favored Lezhi, genuinely doesn't want anything to happen to Lezhi. If there is any real danger, then let Leixiu take the hit. This is also an important reason why, even though everyone can see Leixiu's wolfish ambitions towards Lezhi, they don't stop him from staying by Lezhi's side.
Of course, another reason is that they can't stop it either.
Lei Xiu, who was fully aware of the situation, remained unmoved by Qing Jin's obvious differential treatment. Apart from Le Zhi, Lei Xiu always had only one attitude towards the opinions of others: to ignore them.
"I'm fine. Lei Xiu arrived in time, and the fledgling is alright too. It's just the others..." Le Zhi said, feeling a little embarrassed as she touched the warmth inside the package.
They were clearly capable, but they only cared about running around. Now they've been caught by the other parents. Lezhi feels so ashamed that he's blushing so much he could fry an egg on his face.
However, Qingjin didn't think there was anything wrong with Lei Xiu's decision to save Lezhi first. "Don't worry about the others. We've trained many times for this situation before. This tidal storm isn't very big, so we can treat it as a surprise training exercise."
Because the people she brought were all members of her guard team, not ordinary tribesmen, Qing Jin was well aware of her team members' abilities. Even if they didn't intervene, her team members would find a way to save themselves from this level of tidal storm; it was just a matter of time.
"..."
"Ah..." Suspecting she had misheard, Lezhi paused for a long time before finally voicing her question.
A surprise training exercise? Did he miss something in the plot? Weren't they just running for their lives a moment ago? How did the situation change so quickly? Lezhi is having trouble keeping up.
Seeing that someone had finally come to corroborate his statement, Lei Xiu stopped being silent. "Well, what I was just about to tell you is that this storm is nothing to us. They are all very experienced and should be able to get out of trouble on their own soon. I saw that you were really worried, which is why you said you wanted to go and rescue them."
"..."
So he went to all that trouble. Lezhi looked speechless. Of all the people, only he and Maoqiu had ever truly felt panic, right?
As if sensing Lezhi's silence, Maoqiu softly uttered a "hmm," which, for some reason, sounded exceptionally clear and... foolish to Lezhi's ears.
"Alright, this isn't the place to talk. Maoqiu, take Zhizhi a little further away so she doesn't get caught in the storm's tail. Zhizhi, don't worry about the rest. Captain Qingjin and I can handle it." Qingjin, who was called out, didn't contradict Lei Xiu at this moment and nodded silently.
Now is not the time to talk about these things. Although Lezhi felt like the whole world was fooling her, she still obediently clung to the back of the fur ball and let the fur ball carry her away from the area of the whirlwind.
Having already accepted the unexpected invitation, Lei Xiu did not remain on the fur ball's back. Instead, he flew behind the fur ball as before, silently performing his guard duties.
The sudden change occurred at this moment. Just as Lezhi, who had been rescued, learned that the storm was not a catastrophic disaster for his companions, he was in a relaxed mood and therefore did not notice that the wind had changed subtly again.
Lei Xiu and Qing Jin, who were less perceptive than Le Zhi, were currently thinking about how to get Le Zhi to talk when they were alone later, while Lei Xiu was silently evaluating the adaptability of his teammates, treating this as a crash course training exercise.
Therefore, when the new whirlwind formed, neither Lei Xiu nor Qing Jin could react immediately. The whirlwind seemed to have been waiting for such an opportunity. The speed at which the wind rose was so fast that Lei Xiu only saw a blur before he could see clearly. The fur ball that was flying not far in front of him, along with Lezhi on its back, was surrounded by a smaller whirlwind, but with stronger and denser wind power.
The wind whipped up, and its impact on the outer perimeter was no less powerful than Lei Xiu's attack just now. Lei Xiu only had time to make an instinctive defensive stance before he was heavily knocked back and forced out of the newly formed whirlwind's range...