"Hurry, leave! Don't lose your lives for nothing because of me!"
As the guards fought and died for her, the young woman cried even harder. The glistening tears and the look of guilt on her face were clearly not an act.
ROAR—
Suddenly, a furious roar rang out. A Fierce Beast at the first-tier Half Ancestor realm burst forth, breaking through every line of defense. With its gaping maw of blood, it lunged straight at the young woman.
"Oh no!" Seeing this, every guard's face drained of color. Even the young woman's body trembled in fear.
The strongest among them was only at the peak of the Martial Emperor realm. Almost no one could stand against a first-tier Half Ancestor Fierce Beast. They were all going to die.
Hum—
However, at that critical moment, an invisible force suddenly materialized from the void.
The force was so powerful it seemed capable of overturning heaven and earth, of turning all living beings upside down — so overwhelming that… every Fierce Beast in the area was frozen in place.
Whether they were mid-swipe with their claws or already soaring through the air, every last one of them was sealed like stone, locked in their exact positions.
"What's going on?"
"What happened?"
"What is this?"
This sudden turn of events left nearly everyone present dumbfounded and at a complete loss.
"Beasts that harm people deserve to die."
Just as the crowd stood bewildered, a voice suddenly rang out. Along with that voice came a vast killing intent that swept across the area.
Boom! Boom! Boom! —
In an instant, every single Fierce Beast exploded, reduced to streams of blood — all of them obliterated with a single wave of force.
"You?"
The young woman's delicate face was filled with utter shock.
She had already seen who had intervened, but she never could have guessed that the person who saved them would be him.
This person was, of course, Chu Feng.
"It's him?"
Right after, everyone else spotted Chu Feng as well.
At first, they were stunned — they hadn't expected Chu Feng to be this powerful.
But soon, that surprise transformed into terror.
They hadn't forgotten the conflict they'd had with him just days ago. Running into him now was truly their misfortune.
If Chu Feng decided to strike at them now, they would all clearly die.
Panic set in. Not just among the guards, but even in the young woman's eyes, a look of fear emerged.
"That day, I was the one who attacked you. It had nothing to do with them. If you want to kill someone, kill me alone." But to everyone's surprise, in that moment, the young woman stepped in front of everyone, ready to shoulder all the blame from before.
"Tch~"
However, Chu Feng paid them no mind. He merely let out a soft snort, then turned around and prepared to leave.
"Why did you save us?" Seeing that Chu Feng didn't intend to deal with them, the young woman mustered her courage and called after him.
"You want to know?" Chu Feng turned back and asked.
"Mm." The young woman nodded.
"A passing whim, that's all." With that, Chu Feng moved to leave.
"Wait." But the young woman caught up to Chu Feng and asked, "I'm sorry. I was wrong before. I hope you won't hold it against me."