Nine Star Burden - Chapter 181

Chapter 181: Driven Crazy?

Li Weiyi placed one foot on the wall and dashed in diagonally. At the next moment, a loud bang could be heard, followed by the bursting of blazing flames.

The undulating Star Power and the menacing flames exploded with a huge impact that seemed to be able to cause the tunnel to collapse.

Xia Yan activated Burning Flame and caused her entire body to be shrouded in fiery flames that seemed to be protecting her while she got ready to dash forward. However, when she reached the entrance, she was propelled into the air by a heatwave.

Jiang Xiao was dumbfounded…

Is this a movie?

Jiang Xiao could only see a blazing entrance that was covered in flames which had nowhere to disperse. The flames then seemed to roll out of the entrance and spread forward from the top of the tunnel.

Jiang Xiao subconsciously took two steps back…

He did not have the fire-series Star Technique, Burning Flame, so he was not immune to fire damage. He could only cover his headband with the intense Star Power and try to ensure that it stayed intact as far as possible.

He couldn’t be as unrestrained and dauntless as Li Weiyi and Xia Yan.

Doesn’t that usually happen in blockbuster films about terrible disasters? Soon, a huge monster will emerge from the hole to hunt the main characters down and kill them.

“Ah! Ahhh!”

Roar!

The savages’ howl of agony and pain came from the opening, accompanied by the angry roars of countless other savages.

“Li Weiyi, retreat if you can’t take it. The equipment is the most important,” Han Jiangxue yelled loudly.

There was a loud bang.

Amidst the raging flames, a figure stumbled backward while extinguishing the flames on his body. He then put up his Black Shield and propped it against the opening to block it.

While panting heavily, Li Weiyi said, “There’s a Savage Sorcerer.”

Bang! Bang!

As expected, the consecutive sounds of corpses exploding could be heard.

Jiang Xiao reckoned that they should have been the first batch of savages whom Li Weiyi killed. Perhaps, after panicking, the Savage Sorcerer snapped back to reality and began exploding.

As the other savages were burned to death or bombarded to death by the explosive corpses, the Savage Sorcerer would immediately have their second batch of weapons.

If he were to pass through the stage of panic and choose to use “Corpse Spirit”, things would be difficult to handle.

“Add another bunch of flames.” Han Jiangxue ordered firmly and acted decisively. After Li Weiyi reported the information, she immediately drew up a plan for the countermeasures they could take.

“Open up a corner for me,” Han Jiangxue said to Li Weiyi as she walked towards him.

“Be careful. Once I move the shield, the flames will surge in,” Li Weiyi said worriedly.

“I won’t let that happen,” Han Jiangxue said as she observed the opening, only to see that it was narrow at the top and bottom. Li Weiyi’s shield was shaped like an irregular circle, which made it difficult to control exquisitely. He could only shrink it slowly to reveal a small hole in the lower right corner.

Han Jiangxue knelt halfway and lit up a spark in her hand.

Unlike the Beijiang fire-series Star Techniques like Bursting Flames and Burning Flame, the flame in Han Jiangxue’s hand was actually golden in color.

Finally, the Black Shield shrunk continuously and a small opening was formed in the lower right corner.

Han Jiangxue pointed at the corner and a golden ray of flame poured out of it, after which thick fumes of smoke rolled outwards and immediately moved towards the cave.

“Enlarge it.” Han Jiangxue instructed.

Li Weiyi shrunk the shield carefully. As the hole in the lower right corner became bigger, the flames in Han Jiangxue’s hand also became a pillar that seemed to stir everything and moved it into the cave.

Xia Yan and Jiang Xiao looked at each other in shock, for they had finally seen the true appearance of the Dajiang Star Technique, Flame Torch Pillar.

In a bid to stop idling about, Jiang Xiao immediately activated Nostalgia and lit up a halo of Dawn beneath Han Jiangxue’s feet.

As the Flame Torch Pillar moved everything into the cave, the screams became louder and the temperature suddenly increased, accompanied by the incessant sounds of corpses exploding.

The sounds of the menacing ghosts howling in agony and resentment could also be heard. They sounded extremely melancholic as well. Like they had entered the prison of ghosts.

If the sounds of the corpses exploding had always been there, the situation would at most be terrifying.

However, when everything turned to ashes and the crackling of the fire was the only sound left, that would be more terrifying.

“Cover it… later… you guys shall go in and see… while I go… to the front to wait… for you guys and… reconnoiter,” Han Jiangxue said as she hurriedly put away her Flame Torch Pillar while coordinating with Li Weiyi.

What made some of them puzzled was the fact that she spoke in short, staccato sentences that seemed to be rather tiring for her.

Although the Flame Torch Pillar was also a Silver Quality Star Technique like Black Shield, the amount of Star Power each Star Technique consumed was worlds apart.

With Jiang Xiao’s halo of Nostalgia, Han Jiangxue enjoyed a continuous supply and replenishment of vitality and Star Power at the same time that enabled her to continuously launch attacks.

Although the amount of Star Power that was replenished was lesser than the amount that she depleted, Han Jiangxue was still extremely energetic at the moment.

She was in an excellent state and couldn’t help but sigh deeply before standing up and walking forward while holding onto Jiang Xiao.

Jiang Xiao could sense that the palm on his shoulder seemed to be a little flighty and Han Jiangxue seemed to have lost her usual composure as she couldn’t control the amount of pressure that she was putting on his shoulder. It was as if she was trying to crush his shoulder.

“This halo… absorbs vitality really well. It’s no wonder that it’s… um, Nostalgia,” Han Jiangxue said while trying to keep her voice low. However, she sobered up when she realized that she couldn’t reveal some information.

For the first time, Jiang Xiao saw Han Jiangxue struggling to control herself.

Previously, Xia Yan had also slipped into a trance while basking in the pleasure. Jiang Xiao carved a few things on her arm and this time…

Jiang Xiao held Han Jiangxue’s palm which was placed on his shoulder and pulled it towards his chest. He then pulled out an arrow and said, “Your attack is too strong and domineering. Maybe the savages in the room are being burned by the fire you created. That’s why that happened. Bear with it.”

“Okay.” Han Jiangxue let go of his shoulders and clenched her fists, lest she hurt him. Jiang Xiao then pressed his arrow against the back of her arm and slid it downwards forcefully.

A large cut was formed from the point where her arm and forearm connected, all the way to her wrist. The traces of blood then connected and surged outwards.

Although Jiang Xiao didn’t use any healing Star Techniques, Han Jiangxue’s wound was still healing slowly at a speed that was definitely beyond the normal speed of wound-healing in humans.

“Do it again.” Han Jiangxue patted Jiang Xiao on the chest and continued, “This Star Technique is too tyrannical. You’d better not use it when our teammates are all in the pink of health.”

Jiang Xiao nodded and slit her arm again even though he could not bear to do so. “I know. I’ll take note next time.”

“Okay,” Han Jiangxue said calmly before pushing him away. Then, a gold flame appeared in her palm all of a sudden.

Jiang Xiao watched in shock as she threw out a golden Flame Whip. However, she didn’t whip the savage at the end of the tunnel and instead, wrapped her whip tightly around his neck.

Since when… is there a savage there?

At the next moment, something that made Jiang Xiao feel astonished happened. Han Jiangxue tugged the Flame Torch Whip in her hand forcefully and leaped up before dashing out immediately!

Excuse me?

I’m sorry!?!

What’s this!?!

Did you just dash out like that?

A mage? A commander? Is this still the calm and rational Han Jiangxue?

Under normal circumstances, she could choose from Sky Smasher, Barren Wind, Bursting Flames, and Flame Torch Pillar.

Of course, it’s alright to use Flame Torch Whip. But the point is, you could have just pulled him toward us and let me stab him. What’s the point in you moving forward with the whip?

Jiang Xiao finally understood Han Jiangxue’s intentions. While his teammates were still healthy, it would be best not to increase their vitality by a large amount because the feeling of having no outlet to release one’s vitality would cause one to become confused and, to a certain extent, it may also affect their behavior.

In order to use Nostalgia when one was in a healthy state, Jiang Xiao would have to use it on Han Jiangxue while cutting her with a knife…

Jiang Xiao suddenly realized a problem.

Han Jiangxue was stepping on the halo of the Gold Quality Nostalgia and releasing the extremely lethal Flame Torch Pillar. She then reached the state of overflowing vitality.

What if Jiang Xiao used Blessing deliberately?

What if he nursed a healthy person like crazy?

Would he cause a healthy enemy to be healed to death?

Uh, it should be hard to kill them, but making them go insane should be feasible, right?

Jiang Xiao was accustomed to using all his Star Techniques appropriately and would stop when it was enough. He would use the side effects of Blessing to cause his enemy to become giddy because of the pleasure. He would then change the situation and achieve his goal of obtaining victory.

That kind of nursing was a type of technique used to control an individual.

If Jiang Xiao were to put aside Blessing’s “controlling” aspect and continuously gave Blessings to an enemy without causing any damage to them…

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