"Is it him?"
Chen Mo's eyes narrowed slightly, and he staring fixedly at Xiao Tianyi who appeared in front of him. He could see that at this moment, he was standing behind Ning Xin and holding her neck with his right hand in a claw, walking forward step by step.
At this moment, Ning Xin looked somewhat disheveled. There were many bruises under her black clothes, blood oozed from the wounds, and her heroic face was covered with blood, looking a bit tired, but there was a stubborn spirit.
"If you don't want her to die by my hand right now, release the person you have in your possession immediately."
Xiao Tianyi coldly stared at Chen Mo, and repeated the same words as before.
"Don't worry about me, don't compromise with these guys, if they want to kill, kill them. Don't fall into their trap."
Though her life was in the hands of the enemy, Ning Xin showed no sign of compromise.
"Shut your mouth, otherwise I'll break your neck."
Xiao Tianyi's face turned cold instantly.
Ning Xin still wanted to continue speaking, but he was unable to utter a sound due to Xiao Tianyi's tight grip on his neck. He could only make a few grunts, and then turned to look at Chen Mo and the others, asking: "How about it, should we release them or not?"
Chen Mo glanced down at the fallen man in black robes. Being so valued that someone would trade their life for him, this person is not simple.
"Sister Xin can't die here. Why don't we let them go?"
Li Yueyue glanced at Ning Xin's eyes. Although the latter was determined to die at this moment, she couldn't bear to see her beloved big sister die in front of her. She hesitated for a moment before pulling on Chen Mo's clothes, making a request with a slightly pleading tone.
Chen Mo had already made up his mind. He looked up at Xiao Tianyi, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and smiled: "I can release the people, but you must first let go of Ning Xin."
"Don't..."
Ning Xin used the last bit of strength in her body to force out a single word, but before she could finish speaking, she was choked by Xiao Tianyi and her face turned red as a tomato.
"You have no right to bargain with me, if you don't release them immediately, I will break her neck."
Xiao Tianyi wore a cold expression.
In contrast, Chen Mo remained calm and leisurely, "Honestly, she has no use for me. She's just a bodyguard. I can get as many as I want. However, I feel that this person is more important...".
Chen Mo kicked the back of the man in black robes, adding a bit more strength to press on the place where he was cut by Li Yueyue just now. The pain made him grit his teeth and turn pale, sweating profusely.
"I could kill him as easily as flipping my palm, believe it or not. If I kick him again, he would die on the spot?"
"Very good, that's what you get. It's all your fault."
Xiao Tianyi tightened his grip on Ning Xin's neck, adding more strength, causing her face to turn purple from red. It seemed that she would die on the spot within the next moment.
Li Yueyue anxiously tugged at Chen Mo's clothes, opened her mouth as if to speak, but was stopped by him. He remained silent, increasing the pressure even more, and the wails echoed through the forest.
"Okay, let them go together."
Xiao Tianyi finally conceded, releasing Ning Xin, who was almost choked to death by him; and Chen Mo also lifted his foot slightly at this moment, letting out a ghostly wail from the man in black robes.
Although the man in black robes was injured and almost lost his life, he still had some movement ability. He struggled to get up from the ground and walked towards Xiao Tianyi under Chen Mo's gaze.
At this moment, Ning Xin was also released by Xiao Tianyi and approached Chen Mo.
The whole process was tense. Because of the concern for the safety of the man in black robes, Xiao Tianyi dared not act lightly, and Chen Mo was constantly observing the other's every move, only releasing his breath when he found that there were no tricks.
"Master..."
The man in black robes felt somewhat ashamed when he saw Xiao Tianyi. He was about to say something but was interrupted by the latter.
"Don't waste words, go and do what you should do."
"Yes."
The man in black robes nodded slightly, then turned around and ran in the opposite direction.
"It's me, I've let you down."
Ning Xin said with some shame.
"You don't have to be ashamed. Your opponent was too strong."
Chen Mo shook his head, "Being able to save your life is good enough."
"But, they have ill intentions. I heard that the man just now was the key to activating the altar, and they planned to sacrifice the lives of thousands of people in this city..."
Ning Xin thought for a moment and decided to tell Chen Mo about the situation, but upon hearing this, he not only didn't get tense but also smiled faintly.
"I know."
"You know this, but you still let him go?"
Ning Xin was surprised, though she didn't know how Chen Mo knew, but he knew this and still did such things? Wasn't he here to save people?
"I just let him go; I didn't say I wouldn't kill him."
Chen Mo smiled softly, and then loudly said, "Kill him!"
As soon as the words were spoken, everyone stared at Chen Mo with curious eyes. Xiao Tianyi didn't believe that Chen Mo had the means to kill the man in black robes who was already far away, but his heart was still uneasy.
A moment later, the thing Xiao Tianyi feared happened. The man in black robes' cries of pain came from a distance.
"What, what's going on..."
Xiao Tianyi immediately ran towards the sound source, and Chen Mo followed, his speed faster. He ran ahead of Xiao Tianyi and, with a wave of his hand, a blood red parasite flew onto his arm.
Xiao Tianyi stopped in his tracks, his eyes wide with disbelief. The man in black robes, who was still alive just moments ago, had now turned into a mummy.
Xiao Tianyi rushed forward to check the man's pulse, only to find that he was already dead. He was filled with anger and turned back to glare at Chen Mo, yelling loudly: "You fool, you have sealed your own death!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the man who had been following Xiao Tianyi closely all along, whose hands were wrapped with thin threads, lightly pulled his fingers, and the dense fine threads in the forest flew towards Chen Mo.
"Don't dare harm him."
Ning Xin's face was stern. At the moment when the threads were flying towards Chen Mo, she suddenly drew her sword and chopped through them with a flash of light.
Li Yueyue's eyes were wide open, and she swung her long knife, joining the battle.
"Master Chen, that guy is a spellcaster. Don't fight with him or you might get hurt."
During the battle, Ning Xin suddenly turned around to give a warning.
The man who controlled the thin threads was not a major threat in her eyes. It was Xiao Tianyi who was truly terrifying. If it hadn't been for his intervention, Ning Xin would have certainly lost the battle. She was well aware of the danger posed by him, which was why she felt compelled to warn Chen Mo.
As the guardian of the Tianmo sect, Ning Xin had participated in numerous battles of all sizes and had become an experienced warrior who was unafraid of life and death. However, facing a rival like Xiao Tianyi, she felt fear.
Such an enemy cannot be fought...
"Hmph, want to escape? How could it be so easy? Today, none of you can escape."
Xiao Tianyi coldly snorted, his face gloomy and sinister. With a sweeping motion of his hand, a loud thunder echoed through the mountains and forests...
