Chapter 354 - None of your Business
Han Wu froze, stunned that the Will of the Hell Civilization had recognized his soul. He had previously relied on the Will of the Divine Civilization to suppress and seize a fragment of the Hell Civilization’s Will—a grudge equivalent to murdering a child’s parents.
Sensing imminent danger, Han Wu shouted, “Everyone, leave now! Stop daydreaming!”
He summoned Dragon Shield to intercept the incoming attacks before retreating.
The Will of the Hell Civilization refused to let him escape. It controlled the principal’s corpse and unleashed his innate Skills. An Inferior Founder possessed sixteen Skills, each reaching terrifying levels. He was indisputably one of the strongest figures in the Assist Civilization.
The reanimated principal activated his fastest Skill, firing a wooden spike. It seemed ordinary, but it was actually a Level 159 Skill with fifteen different effects.
The spike tore through the Dragon Shield, leaving a fist-sized hole. The shield began siphoning Han Wu’s Life Energy to repair itself, but his face had already turned pale. That single strike had drained one-twentieth of his Life Energy. If the reanimated principal continued using that Skill, Han Wu’s survival was in grave jeopardy.
“Run!” Han Wu yelled, urging Meng Qi and Leng Ning to escape.
Leng Ning nodded and sprinted away. On the other hand, Meng Qi hesitated, his eyes fixed on Su Mei, who had been flung aside by the reanimated principal. Love still ensnared him, and he could not let her go. After a moment of indecision, he dashed toward her, determined to rescue her even at the cost of his own life.
Han Wu nearly fainted from a mix of shock and embarrassment at Meng Qi’s reckless charge. He couldn’t tell if Meng Qi was foolish or fiercely loyal. Still, having been friends for so long, Han Wu knew he had to intervene. Without his help, Meng Qi would certainly die.
He could have ignored Su Mei, given their limited time together, but abandoning Meng Qi was unthinkable. Han Wu understood that, as a transmigrator, lives here held little meaning for him, yet there were some lines he couldn’t cross. He would not leave a teammate to perish.
Spurring himself forward, Han Wu raced toward Su Mei with even greater speed. The reanimated principal targeted him relentlessly, unleashing a barrage of wooden spikes. A direct hit on his Dragon Shield would instantly drain all of his Life Energy. As such, Han Wu countered by launching a volley of Dragon Fireballs, reducing the spikes to ash.
Seeing the wooden spikes destroyed, the reanimated principal switched tactics, unleashing a mass of deadly vines. The vines could strangle or dismember their prey, and there were far too many for Han Wu to incinerate completely.
Han Wu had no choice but to use Dragonfall, his most powerful Skill. Four meteors of different attributes plummeted from the sky, striking the vines.
The following explosions sent energy surging through the chamber. The wind pressure threw Han Wu against the wall. Pain radiated through his body, but he was a few steps closer to Su Mei. In just two strides, he reached for her, ready to escape.
At that moment, a thin vine snaked around his ankle without warning, stabbed into him, and started to drain his blood and Life Energy.
Meng Qi arrived just then. Han Wu tossed Su Mei to him and shouted, “Run!”
Meng Qi caught her but froze. He realized Han Wu had risked himself to save Su Mei because of him.
“Get away!” Han Wu bellowed, his voice edged with fury.
Meng Qi knew he would die if he hesitated. At Han Wu’s angry command, he bolted instinctively, yet guilt weighed on him like a soldier forced to abandon a comrade.
As Meng Qi fled with Su Mei, a figure brushed past Meng Qi, heading back toward the chamber. It was Leng Ning. She had initially retreated but noticed no one was following her and turned back out of concern.
Han Wu had just succeeded in pushing Meng Qi away when Leng Ning reappeared. He thought she was suicidal and shouted again, “Go! Run!”
Leng Ning ignored him and activated all of her Skills. Frigid frost spread across the reanimated principal. Unfortunately, her Skills were no match for an Inferior Founder. At best, her attacks barely tickled him.
The reanimated principal didn’t even need to move. A thin vine sprouted, shielding its body and nullifying all of Leng Ning’s assaults. Simultaneously, a vine like the one draining Han Wu’s Life Energy shot outward and wrapped around her body. It pierced her flesh and siphoned both her Life Energy and blood as well.
Han Wu saw her face drain of color and asked urgently, “Why did you come back?”
Summoning the last of her strength, Leng Ning whispered, “None of your business...”
She barely finished before all her blood and Life Energy were consumed. She perished at the height of her power.
Han Wu’s body was deteriorating, teetering on the brink of collapse. Despite wielding powerful Skills like Silver Strength and his Life Aspect, he could not resist the reanimated principal.
In the final moments of his life, he showed no fear or regret. Instead, he laughed. “You want your sliver of Will? Come and get it.”
With his remaining strength, Han Wu activated Life Dimension. Inside, Erebard received his command and opened his mouth to pull the reanimated principal into the Life Dimension. Han Wu then sealed it and closed his eyes for the last time.
In the next instant, his eyelids fluttered open. He had returned to his divine realm, and his soul had merged back with his original body.
Han Wu tore off the Transmigrate Helmet and dashed to the center of his divine realm before activating Life Dimension. The reanimated principal tumbled out, while Erebard also emerged, already battered and wounded.
The Will of the Hell Civilization sensed Han Wu’s soul and struck again, intent on killing him permanently. Unfortunately for it, they were not in the Assist Civilization or Hell Civilization—this was Han Wu’s divine realm, and here, he was God.