Chapter 157: No other choice!

Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales

Venal-24 was in the middle of autumn. The sun was shining and the air was fresh, and Xia Fei had jumped off a cliff on such a fine, autumn day.

In truth, it would never be a good choice to jump off a cliff whenever or wherever.

Most importantly, though, Xia Fei had no other choice.

*Whoosh!*

Xia Fei jumped out of the window right after the Plumager.

The sun outside was incredibly dazzling, and Xia Fei covered his eyes using his hand and looked down at the valley.

The cliff, with a drop of three thousand meter, was so deep the bottom was barely visible. The bottom was filled with jutting rocks almost like incredibly sharp swords.

It was never an easy task to jump into a valley like this for anyone. It was obvious that the god of death was approaching in every passing moment, watching the three fall into the valley with sinister eyes.

One of them was Xai Fei, another the Plumager, and finally someone that could be Avril or not Avril.

As the sound of wind whizzing by filled his ears, Xia Fei fell in a parabola before hurtling straight down.

Xia Fei’s incredible perception sensed that something was approaching him at high speeds, but that thing had blended well with the air and the sun, so it was imperceptible to the human eye.

Many said that one’s brain would go blank moments before their death, but Xia Fei’s remained unusually clear at this moment.

He might even be calmer than before, even as his thought process reached its maximum speed at this moment.

This was the talent of a true warrior.

The more dangerous the situation was, the more they could stay calm and act decisively.

In the face of danger, any distracting thoughts were dangerous.

Xia Fei only had one thought in mind, and that was to save the abducted person no matter who they turn out to be.

Quickly shifting his body in the air, Xia Fei mimicked the position of a diver and headed straight toward the bottom of the valley head before toes.

The Plumager was just beneath him, and by taking the most aerodynamic position, he could catch up to them in the shortest time possible.

His eyes were red from being bloodshot, and his face was hideous from his anger.

Xia Fei had gone completely mad at this instant.

It was not a competition of strength but rather a competition of life.

A competition of who cared less about their lives.

The stakes were life or death!

“LET HER GO!”

Xia Fei ordered in his scariest and most terrifying voice. What came out of his mouth was not a scream per se but his boiling rage, instead.

The eighteen blades of Celestial Moon flew right toward the other.

The sound of the air being pierced through, combined with Xia Fei’s insane yell and the magnification of the valley, made it seem as if it were a shriek of a demon from hell.

All of a sudden—

Something unthinkable happened.

The Plumager, who was quickly plummeting to the ground, suddenly stopped in the air as if intercepted by an invisible platform.

‘Crap!’ Xia Fei shouted in his heart.

His superhuman analytical ability allowed him to make the best judgement possible at this moment. There must be a ship, which could turn invisible, nearby! The Plumager also pressed something on his arm before he jumped out of the window; that must be him sending a signal to his comrades.

After receiving the signal, the ship had quickly flown by the cliff to intercept the Plumager and the person on his shoulder.

The Plumager, who had now landed on his ship, could quickly lose Xia Fei by simply accelerating away. There was not much Xia Fei could do.

‘I can’t let you guys get away!’ Xia Fei screamed inside.

“Ultimate manipulation technique, Demon Axe!”

Xia Fei was just like an injured beast, letting out a growl that sounded like a last-ditch struggle before death.

A horrible scream filled the air as the world changed color.

“No, don’t use that!” Phantom screamed with his eyes wide open. “You’ll destroy your body!”

Unfortunately, Xia Fei had lost his ability to reason as he allowed his madness to completely consume him.

The eighteen blades, which were spinning in the air, suddenly accelerated, becoming dazzling rays of light as they shot forward close to the speed of light.

This attack was so full of power it was unstoppable.

At the same time, the invisible ship below the Plumager’s feet accelerated.

The Plumager lowered his body, tightly holding the abducted person with one arm as he grabbed hold of a grapple welded onto the ship’s hull with the other to prevent himself from falling off the ship.

Xia Fei only had ten thousandths of a second to make a decision; once the ship fully accelerated, there was no way he could catch up to it.

*Boom boom boom!*

Deafening explosions were heard one after another.

The eighteen rays of light hit the invisible ship square on, forcing it out of its invisibility mode.

A Mittal Slasher-class frigate appeared in the valley.

The eighteen disc blades perfectly hit the alloy hull of the ship, then dazzling sparks and billowing smoke came up from the ship.

It was unthinkable how Xia Fei had managed to damage the frigate using eighteen disc blades, which were only fifteen centimeters in diameter.

“Cough!” Xia Fei spat a mouthful of blood as forcibly unleashing the incredibly demanding Demon Axe had left severe damage in his body.

Not spending any time worrying about his internal injuries, Xia Fei kicked his feet against the air, utilizing the counterforce to get close to the cliff on the left.

Stomping his feet on the face of the cliff, his body curved and he rocketed toward the Slasher-class frigate.

Although Xia Fei had badly destroyed the ship’s defense that its cloaking function had stopped working, the ship itself was not completely destroyed and could still move.

“Again! Demon Axe!”

Xia Fei used the ultimate move, Demon Axe, again.

Even a madman would not put their own lives at risk using the move a second time after sustaining near fatal damage to themselves in the process.

The disc blades, which were already pierced through the hull, moved once more under Xia Fei’s psychokinesis.

They spun up and forced their way through the alloy hull.

The ear-splitting noise of metal grinding on metal could be heard everywhere.

While sparks flew everywhere, Xia Fei reached the front of the ship.

“Die!”

With no weapon in hand, Xia Fei raised his right arm in the air and punched the Plumager in the chest.

The Plumager quickly blocked using his left arm.

*Crack!*

Xia Fei had incredible strength, and combined with the force from jumping off the cliff, the punch blew the kidnapper’s left arm into smithereens.

The redness of blood, the whites of shattered bone, and the pinkiness muscles all splattered all over the place.

His fist did not stop, slamming it right onto the Plumager’s chest after shattering his arm.

*Crack crack!*

Ten or so ribs shattered all at once. Xia Fei sank his fist deep into the other’s chest, leaving behind a bloody hole in that Plumager, who let out a grunt right before dying.

The Plumager’s corpse started falling and the person wrapped up in the quilt fell into the valley with him.

Tapping the ship with his feet, Xai Fei charged towards the valley, holding the quilt and the person in the quilt tightly.

Xia Fei could smell a faint fragrance, it appeared that the person in the quilt was still asleep and had no idea what horrible battle they went through, or how much Xia Fei sacrificed just to save her.

“It’s a good thing that you’re asleep, at least you won’t be scared,” Xia Fei thought.

At this moment, although Xia Fei managed to save the girl who was kidnapped, he was less that two hundred metres from the bottom of the walley.

The huge and weirdly shaped rocks were now right in front of him. Could Xia Fei still endure the impact from landing on these huge rocks after using Demon Axe twice?

Celestial Moon, which was still entangled with the ship, quickly formed a saucer underneath Xia Fei with his command, laying flat under Xia Fei’s feet just like a magic carpet.

The mental manipulation ability allowed the user to manipulate objects to fly, and when the user stood on the object, it was just like sword saints flying on their swords in the ancient novels.

Alas, Xia Fei was not up to that level yet, and having exerted himself heavily after using Demon Axe twice, he was presently on the verge of collapsing.

Although the magic carpet created using Celestial Moon caught Xia Fei, he did not have the mental energy to stop himself from falling any further. Moreover, it was not just him; there was also the person in his arms whom he had just saved. The best he could do was slow down the speed by a tiny bit.

He raised the person, who may or may not be Avril, above his head.

Xia Fei’s body was as straight as a javelin. He decided to use himself as a cushion to prevent the person from getting hurt due to the impact of falling.

It did not matter that Xia Fei was not certain if this person was Avril; he insisted on doing so because he would never risk putting the girl he liked in harm’s way.

*Boom!*

A dull crash could be heard from the bottom of the valley, quickly followed by dust kicking up and rubble exploding.

Xia Fei was just like a statue, standing steadily on the ground, but some of the already healed wounds on his body split open again and started bleeding anew.

The moment he landed, Xia Fei lowered his arms with the force, reducing the impact it would have on the person.

Under Xia Fei’s total protection, the person did not even feel any pain. At this moment, the person was in Xia Fei’s arms, sound asleep like a baby.

The corner of Xia Fei’s lips curled upward slightly, and he felt satisfied with himself, but only he knew how piercing the hum in his ears was. His body was numb from the pain and his eyes were getting blurry as though a white gauze was blocking them, preventing him from seeing the world clearly, but this was nothing to Xia Fei.

After Xiaoyu’s kidnapping, Xia Fei swore that he would never let the same thing happen again. He wanted to use his strength to stop it from happening.

Today, he had done just that.

He actually did it.

The impossible was made possible, saving the person he loved from the arms of some Plumagers. So what was a bit of pain when compared?

Swaying unevenly, Xia Fei slowly placed the person in his arms onto the ground.

Xia Fei wanted to see the one under the quilt was Avril, but his eyes had unfortunately started to close while his hands shook terribly at this point, yet he was unable to untie the knot on it.

As his vision turned dark, it felt as if he was looking at a night sky dotted with stars. Xia Fei dropped onto the ground and fell to the side, yet his hand firmly gripped the person beside him, unwilling to let go.

At that moment, the Slasher-class frigate landed several kilometers away, then a big explosion could be heard, followed by smoke and flames!