Chapter 180

Chapter 180: Why isn’t it a Treasure Chest!

Translator: Irene Editor: CakeHermit

Shi Xueman slowly regained consciousness .

Having a breakthrough in the midst of battle had caught her off guard and she’d almost lost her life . Every elementalist yearned for a breakthrough, but because unpredictable situations could easily arise, it became very important to be prepared for one .

Knowing this, it became obvious that Shi Xueman lacked experience . There were signs which would present themselves whenever a breakthrough was near, but only seasoned elementalists would recognize them and prepare for it .

Gradually recovering, Shi Xueman felt the strange condition of her body even before opening her eyes .

Her limbs were bound tightly by someone from behind . She was unable to move an inch .

That was…

She fell into a short daze . This familiar feeling triggered a certain memory that she had tried so hard to forget . It came back to her now, clear and distinct .

In the dark, every single detail was so clear, as if it happened just yesterday . That indescribable feeling of shame and humiliation was like an electric current circulating throughout her whole body, causing her to tremble uncontrollably .

She’d thought she had already forgotten that event, but when a similar scene played out, the familiarity enveloped her senses once again .

Time had not reduced the pain and humiliation . Instead, it had thickened the emotions involved, like a cup of water turning into alcohol .

Having just experienced a breakthrough, Shi Xueman’s three energies were at their strongest . The resurfacing of these intense emotions from the deepest part of her mind led to an unprecedented eruption of fury .

Still in the air with her eyes shut, Shi Xueman grabbed her spear with one hand . The elemental energy within her whole body boiled . It looked like she was about to channel all of her rage into this spear!

This fanciless spear!

Cirrus vibrated and started humming . Turbulent clouds erupted and flew out of the spear’s body with a hiss, like an enormous white whale loudly advancing .

Blood ants that came into contact with the clouds burst upon touch, just like fragile bubbles!

Numerous blood flowers blossomed at the same time . The ball of clouds was like a white cloth that made the sea of blood flowers look especially tender and beautiful . This beautiful picture did not last long, however, for the blossoming flowers shook and shattered into a blood fog that was swept away by the stirring air, disappearing without a trace .

Boom, boom, boom!

The whale-like cloud ball, as if making up for its prior negligence, advanced with unstoppable force and pulverized everything in and along its path without holding back .

The wall Ai Hui had made a hole in shattered into fine powder immediately . The formidable cloud ball rushed past the alley and went straight for the opposite wall, causing broken fragments to fly everywhere .

The earth quaked, mountains shook, and the sky rumbled . It was like the monsters were far away .

Duanmu Huanghun and the rest were struck absolutely dumb by the change of events . Ai Hui and Shi Xueman had been in crucial danger just a moment ago, but in the blink of an eye, every single blood ant in the training hall was destroyed .

The twists and turns from start to finish had Duanmu Huanghun and gang gasping for breath .

This attack had consumed more than half of the elemental energy within Shi Xueman’s body . She opened her eyes and her anger greatly dissipated . Having vented most of her raging emotions, she regained her composure .

The falling objects within her field of vision reminded her that she wasn’t done yet .

A few blood ants were left struggling to escape this scary training hall .

So, blood fiends also feel fear, Shi Xueman thought to herself .

Wait!

Her face darkened immediately upon realizing that the guy on her back had yet to release her, but the bloody smell on her neck softened her expression .

She wasn’t completely unaware of what had happened .

Ai Hui had merely been trying to save her life . He’d gotten injured pretty seriously and was unconscious .

Her anger quickly subsided and was replaced with reproach and regret . Ai Hui had just saved her life and yet all she did was blame him, how ungrateful . Calming down, she also became shocked at her overly intense reaction . Her body had subconsciously acted out of instinct rather than careful consideration .

Although she was unwilling to admit it, all that had happened was enough to prove that her fateful blind battle had been etched deeply into her heart and mind .

She pushed the bottom of the spear against the ground to stabilize herself and prepared to removed Ai Hui from her back; however, she was surprised to find that she couldn’t pull his hands and feet apart .

Ai Hui had fallen into a coma, but his limbs were still wrapped tightly around her body with shocking strength . Shi Xueman had heard stories from the front lines before . Some soldiers had gotten their bodies tangled with the enemies’ corpses and were unable to separate themselves . She had been skeptical in the past, but who knew that she would now experience it for herself .

What a clingy fellow…

Shi Xueman felt both admiration and vexation .

In such a situation, she might cause damage to his body if she were to forcefully remove him . His joints could easily be broken .

But he… looked so unglamorous right now . . .

Because everyone was looking at her with their mouths and eyes wide open, her face blushed a deep red .

“I’ll… I’ll go in for a bit . ”

Face almost burning up, Shi Xueman dashed into a room inside the training hall immediately after finishing her sentence, like a bunny whose butt was being roasted .

The sudden return of peace allowed everyone to finally release all of their tension . They were long exhausted and started plopping themselves all over the ground . Only Sang Zhijun bothered thinking about her image as a woman and reluctantly sat on the ground .

“Never thought we’d survive . ”

Wang Xiaoshan said in a somewhat nervous manner with a half smiling, half crying expression .

No one said anything as they were all enjoying this precious calm .

The intensity of the battle made everyone unwilling to recall its details . At many points, they had expected to die right there and then; yet, there was no joy after the calamity since they knew that the blood catastrophe had just started .

Intense sounds from a faraway battle made their way into the training hall as flames and smoke rose amidst the sunlight .

Even though it was so far away, they could still see it .

The sky brightened up but the light emitted by the rising sun no longer carried warmth, but oozed horrifying coldness and death .

A new day of killing had started just like that .

Sang Zhijun gazed absentmindedly at the black, rising smoke from far away as it floated along with the wind like a black armband in a funeral .

She muttered, “I wonder how many are going to die this time?”

No one knew the answer .

Jiang Wei’s expression changed slightly at the sudden thought of the few people in the woodshed . “How are those in the woodshed doing?”

Everyone looked at each other in dismay, a bad feeling rising within their chests .

Lou Lan opened the door to the woodshed and they were welcomed by a choking smell of blood . Their hearts skipped a beat .

Nothing was left in the woodshed except for traces of blood, bits and pieces of flesh, and bone dregs . Everyone could guess that the blood ants must have smelled humans in here and had themselves a feast .

Sang Zhijun dashed out, held onto the wall, and started puking violently .

Jiang Wei and Duanmu Huanghun maintained their calm even though their faces did not look too good . They exchanged looks and understood each other’s intent . No matter what, they must hold it in .

Sang Zhiju vomited for a short while before stopping . While her face was as pale as before, she felt better emotionally . “It’s for the better, death ends all one’s troubles . ”

The terrifying blood disaster, nightmare-like battles, and the struggles between life and death made these weak students grow speedily . Their mental strength had improved greatly .

This was the survival instinct . Regardless of origins, the desire for life was the most primitive instinct . During this disaster, compassion, sympathy, fear, and hesitation would only lead to tragic endings .

They were lucky to have survived the past few battles . They had been given time to understand and adapt accordingly .

They were all smart people . They knew where this luck had come from .

The blood stains on Ai Hui’s back had everyone all tensed up . Such a wound could be infected by the blood poison .

If Ai Hui became infected . . .

Everyone shuddered at the thought of it . All at once, their gazes fell upon the room into which Shi Xueman had dashed earlier .

The light inside the room was dim and Shi Xueman had closed the door . She did not have a choice since she was forced into an ugly position and had no courage to show herself to everybody .

Because she was sitting on the ground, Ai Hui looked as if he was hugging her from behind, his legs still wrapping around her thighs .

Although he had saved her life, she still wanted to break all of his limbs .

Okay, she’d better shift his legs slowly and carefully . His grip was too tight, so she was unable to stand up straight, leaving her with no choice but to remain seated .

So that she would not hurt Ai Hui, she channelled a small amount of elemental energy into her fingertips and used them to provoke Ai Hui’s tensed leg muscles . This was the only harmless method she could think of for now .

Ai Hui had a dream .

In that dream, he and Fatty were hugging a piece of tree trunk, struggling in the middle of a big storm at sea . Lou Lan was in the middle .

The monstrous waves were like many overhanging cliffs, constantly rising from the ground, tilting forward, and collapsing, effectively burying them .

Everyone was hugging onto the block of wood, hanging for dear life without loosening their grip .

Fatty said, Ai Hui, I can’t do this anymore, I’m out of strength .

He then responded, Fatty, persevere!

Fatty was losing consciousness and said, Ai Hui, it’s good for me to die in the ocean . When you burn ritual money, just choose any beach since all of the waters are linked . I’ll definitely receive it .

Lou Lan then said, Fatty, don’t you worry . If you die, I will burn money, chilli and even trainning programme schedules, one book each year .

Fatty replied, it’s alright, I don’t want to die now .

Just as he finished, a wave smashed them into the sea . He laughed until tears spilled out and mixed into the sea water .

They floated up to the water’s surface .

Lou Lan said, Ai Hui, I can become a treasure chest and keep everyone inside . You can grab onto it, swim to the shore, and save everyone . Muddle-headed Ai Hui realized he was lying on the beach, tightly holding onto a treasure chest .

He had no idea why the treasure chest was covered in a layer of armor . The armor looked familiar . Wasn’t this iron lady’s armor? Could it be that she was inside too? The armor was fastened very securely, but it wasn’t a problem for Ai Hui . He had loosened countless armors which had been even tighter .

Ai Hui suddenly jerked a little, giving Shi Xueman, who was controlling her elemental energy carefully, a shock, but it quickly turned into joy . Was he coming around?

“You’re finally awake…”

Her words fell as her expression and body stiffened .

In dreamland, Ai Hui peeled open the armor . It wasn’t a treasure chest, there was another layer! He got worried instantly and increased his speed to undo the second layer .

Eh what was this?

Why wasn’t it a treasure chest!

Furious, Ai Hui grabbed . . .