pappabearbooks #133 - Chapter 133: Flames Rising
#133 - Chapter 133: Flames Rising
Inside the helicopter carrying Li Shu and the others.
Ma Tianjiu said in disbelief, "He won! Li Chenqiu actually won!"
Gao Xing gripped his phone tightly: "This kid is too OP! He actually eliminated a sixth-seal revived beast!"
Li Shu frowned and asked loudly, "Are we almost there yet?"
"One and a half minutes," the pilot responded.
Chen Xueshan's eyes flashed with curiosity: "What's wrong, Li Shu? You clearly won, but why are you getting more nervous?"
"That black-feathered vulture seems to be moving."
...
The cheers on the field lasted for dozens of seconds before slowly quieting down. The helicopter that had originally carried Li Chenqiu returned and landed on the square.
"Quick, get him to the hospital!"
Several nurses rushed out of the helicopter with a stretcher and ran towards Li Chenqiu.
The fighter jets in the sky received orders from above to provide fire coverage over the vulture flock, protecting the nurses as they advanced.
With the joint efforts of both sides, they got closer and closer to Li Chenqiu.
Kneeling on the ground, Li Chenqiu slowly raised his head when he heard the movement from afar, a faint slyness flashing in his dim eyes.
Just then, the vulture leader, who had been lying motionless on the ground, suddenly widened its eyes, swung its neck, and pounced on Li Chenqiu.
That blood basin mouth, more than ten meters wide, appeared above Li Chenqiu's head in an instant, swallowing him in one bite, giving everyone no time to react.
"Ah!!!"
"Ahhh—"
The nurses running towards Li Chenqiu screamed shrilly when they saw this scene, collapsing to the ground in fright.
The crowd, still immersed in joy, fell silent upon seeing this, staring blankly at the vulture leader.
Mian, who had been planning to film up close, hurriedly stopped: "This… how is it still alive?"
"Hahaha, Li Chenqiu, Li Chenqiu, did you really think I would die so easily?" The vulture leader laughed wildly, its eyes full of joy at revenge.
It succeeded, it finally succeeded!!!
At the same time, the helicopter carrying Li Shu and the others also arrived, and the five of them witnessed Li Chenqiu being swallowed in one bite.
"Damn it, spit him out!"
Li Shu kicked open the cabin door and jumped straight down from a height of several hundred meters.
As soon as the surrounding black-feathered vultures approached Li Shu, they were cut in half by the transparent air blades that surged from his body.
"Hahaha, Li Chenqiu is already dead, spitting him out is also…"
The vulture leader's voice stopped abruptly, and a scorching heat wave spread out from its body, rippling in the air.
Under everyone's gaze, a bright red light appeared in its abdomen.
The vulture leader's pupils trembled constantly: "This is impossible…"
Whoosh—
The bright red light suddenly rose, spreading to the vulture leader's entire body in an instant, and its hundred-meter-high body burst out with dazzling light like the sun.
"Ahhh!!!"
Accompanied by the vulture leader's wails, streams of deep red flames rose from its body, soaring hundreds of meters high.
The flame was like a flag, piercing through the vulture leader's body, billowing in the night wind, pointing westward.
Li Shu quickly stopped and hovered in mid-air.
His eyes were puzzled, and his eyes were full of horror: "What is this?"
The scorching heat wave made his heart palpitate, and even somewhat… frightened!
"What's the situation?"
"What… what's going on with this flame?"
"I don't know, did another esper make a move?"
Everyone's mouths were slightly open, their eyes reflecting the flame standing in the night sky.
Under the scorching of the flames, the vulture leader, as tenacious as a cockroach, stopped thrashing.
Under everyone's gaze, Li Chenqiu slowly walked out of the raging fire, limping.
At this time, his whole body was entangled in red flames, his hair was devoured by the flames from the tips, and swayed backward like waves with the wind.
The hundred-meter-high flame seemed to have found its backbone, clustering around Li Chenqiu, setting him off like a king in the flames.
"Li… Li Chenqiu?"
For a time, everyone on the field was stunned.
"Li Chenqiu is fine…"
"Why… why is this flame…"
"Is this an ability? That's not right?"
Li Shu in the air was also in a daze.
What's going on with this flame? Is it an ability or a mystic artifact???
Li Chenqiu, who had just come out of the sea of fire, also pretended to be very puzzled, looking down at his body: "This flame…"
Before this battle even started, Li Chenqiu had wanted to expose his "Extreme Fire" ability.
Using only his physical body greatly limited his strength. He clearly had stronger means, but he couldn't use them, which was too frustrating. It was better to expose it openly.
As for the explanation, he had already thought about it. His great strength was innate, and the current flame was his true ability, but he hadn't discovered it before. He only sensed the energy hidden in his body at the critical moment of life and death.
Buzz~
The Ember that Li Chenqiu was holding in one hand trembled slightly.
A mountain-like shadow appeared in the rising sea of fire.
"Master!"
Li Chenqiu smiled, tilted his head, and fell straight to the ground, starting to pretend to be unconscious.
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Time flew by, and Li Chenqiu lay in the hospital for five days.
Inside the spacious and bright VIP ward, Li Chenqiu lay on the bed like a mummy, his limbs hung up by the doctor, unable to move.
"Ah, open your mouth."
Li Qingxia sat in front of the bed with a bowl of meat porridge, feeding Li Chenqiu spoonful by spoonful.
Although Li Chenqiu was very resistant to this behavior in his heart, he had to endure it silently due to the monitoring in the ward.
Li Ji, who was sitting aside reading the newspaper, glanced at the two of them and said impatiently, "Just pour it all into his mouth in one go, why are you feeding him bite by bite?"
Li Chenqiu's face darkened, and he silently pursed his lips.
Seeing this, Li Qingxia smiled like a wolf in sheep's clothing: "Oh, you're still pursing your lips. Little bunny, be good, open your mouth…"
Li Chenqiu endured the urge to curse and said, "I hired you with money. Can you take this job seriously?"
"You really don't know how good you have it. Sometimes I envy you. You have such a good brother to accompany you, feeding you bite by bite when you're sick. Why don't I have one? You should be secretly happy to have me!"
Li Qingxia showed an envious expression.
"Don't you have one?" Li Chenqiu raised an eyebrow: "Don't we two have an older brother above us? Isn't he good to you?"
As soon as these words came out, Li Qingxia was stunned for a moment, then grinned and said, "I'm not very familiar with my eldest brother, so I can't say whether he's good or bad."
"Then you're a little better than me, Second Brother. At least you've seen Big Brother, but I haven't even seen him. Can you tell me about Big Brother?"
Li Chenqiu opened his mouth casually as if he was chatting.
Li Chenqiu had always been very curious about this elder brother he had never met, but no matter how he asked, Li Ji and Li Qingxia refused to say anything clearly.
This concealment made him feel very uneasy, like there was a thorn hidden in the shadows behind him, making his back feel cold.