flstandardbreds Chapter 139 Choose a way to die
Chapter 139 Choose a way to die
Lin Fan's feet felt like they were stepping on cotton, and he couldn't muster any strength in his hands.
The Strength Pill was fine, the Soul-Suppressing Pearl was fine, but his own condition was clearly off. Lin Fan felt like his head was hot enough to fry an egg.
It must be a side effect of the yellow pill that Niu Dadan just gave him. Even now, he can feel the wound is hot and itchy, which is accelerating the healing process, but it is definitely affecting his condition.
Lin Fan's vision blurred for a moment, and even the Li family members who had surrounded him could see double images. It wasn't that the Soul-Suppressing Pearl had failed, but rather that his condition was so poor that the double images appeared and disappeared intermittently.
Li Jinsheng mingled among the Li family members, his beady eyes fixed on Lin Fan with venom. "Family head, family head! This bastard actually dared to hurt the family head!"
Li Jinsheng's figure disappeared into the shadows.
Lin Fan staggered, but the Li family members only dared to surround him and dared not go forward. A few people secretly nocked their bows and arrows in the shadows.
Lin Fan seemed to lose his balance; his knees buckled, and he knelt on one knee. The black knife plunged into the ground, the soil beneath his feet turning eerily red, as if the earth were bleeding.
The ground behind Lin Fan rose slightly, and three fingers of one hand twitched a few times before going limp.
Li Jinsheng was underground and had no idea what was happening when his head was pierced by a sharp blade.
Lin Fan drew his knife, and the mud and red and white substances stained it with a horrifying array of colors.
With the Soul-Suppressing Pearl's ability to sense emotions, this unseen sneak attack posed little threat to Lin Fan.
Whoosh!
The hidden arrow was fired at the perfect moment when Lin Fan got up.
Lin Fan sidestepped and threw the sickle in his hand, his staggering movements, as if he were drunk, barely managing to dodge the flying arrow.
The goat-horned Li family member who was shooting arrows scoffed, because the sickle was not aimed at him at all.
In the next instant, Lin Fan suddenly unleashed tremendous strength and charged towards the goat-man. The goat-man turned to hide in the crowd, only to see the scythe fly away in the direction he had fled.
Many people here have suffered from this strange scythe; no one dares to reach out and stop it, not even with weapons.
The goat-man was only cut by the sickle on his hand that was blocking his way. Suddenly, fear appeared in his eyes, and he stood there stunned.
Lin Fan caught the scythe and slashed the goat-man twice more on the back of the neck, knocking him to the ground. Lin Fan didn't really have the strength left to check if he was dead.
The Li family members around them consciously made way, and those who had hoped to ambush and take advantage of the situation also gave up their plans. Everyone could see that Lin Fan was at his last gasp; why rush in now to test his limits and get killed by him?
Whoosh! A "thunder god" flew towards him from the sky, carrying a woman covered in blood in his arms.
Lin Fan strained to make out that it was Niu Dadan, with a bull's nose and horns. Lin Fan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing Lin Fan's condition, Niu Dadan gritted his teeth, and it felt as if lightning flashed through his body. His mutated body changed again, and his size suddenly increased by a whole size. He charged into the Li family's group, and his giant sword swept away a group of them.
Lin Fan decisively jumped onto his back, and Niu Dadan didn't stop at all, flapping his wings and taking off.
Of course, the Li family wouldn't just watch them leave. Those with bows and arrows drew them, those who could fly took to the air, and those who had no other choice just threw stones with brute force.
Niu Dadan was shot in the calf and hissed in pain.
Lin Fan turned around and thought to himself that this wouldn't work; if things continued like this, no one would be able to leave. Just as he was still thinking of a solution...
The long, melodious cry of the deer reached the ears of everyone present.
The beasts suddenly went berserk and gathered in the direction Lin Fan and the others had left.
The Li family members, who had just taken flight like eagles, were bitten on the wings by several deformed pheasants and fell from the sky together.
As soon as the pressure eased, Niu Dadan spread his wings and flew away.
Lin Fan looked at the harmful beasts behind him with a complicated expression. "Old Niu, what should we do with these spirit beasts?"
Niu Dadan's expression was serious. "They have always been suppressed by the Black Dragon, living a life where they wished for death but could not. A few years ago, Ruolan and I burned down the animal pen, partly to free them."
He was halfway through his sentence when he suddenly changed the subject, "Brother Lin, do you think the Li family did the right thing?"
Lin Fan didn't even need to think about the question, "Of course not!"
"So I want to destroy the current Li family and let them start anew, am I right?"
Lin Fan smiled and said, "I think it's good."
Niu Dadan finally returned to the original topic, "Ruolan and I both feel that those spirit beasts should have long since passed away along with the Li family of the past. If they had a choice, this might be the best ending for them. Ruolan once said that whether it's a human or a spirit beast, if they can't choose how to live in this world, they should at least choose the way they like to die."
Lin Fan was taken aback when he heard this. The last time he heard similar words, he thought it was just Miao Zhuzi's excuse. Choosing one's own way of dying was something he couldn't imagine back then.
"Haha, hahaha."
Lin Fan suddenly burst out laughing, startling Niu Dadan. "Brother Lin, what's wrong with you?"
Lin Fan laughed for a while, then wiped away his tears. "It's nothing. Your words reminded me of a good friend from the past. I'm genuinely happy for them. You're right. If I can't go home, in this world, I'd rather choose a way to die a quick and painless death!"