Unusual Fate Records

Chapter 330, Section 22: The Destitute (Part 3)

"Sorry, no comment."

The tan-skinned female assassin answered crisply and decisively.

"Why? What is there in the organization that would make you risk your lives? Right now, the entire organization is probably in dire need of protection under the White Walkers' pursuit. Otherwise, you wouldn't have taken the risk of coming out to silence them."

"I am just a weapon; a weapon doesn't need to have its own thoughts."

Hu stared into Jin Ziyue's eyes, her gaze as calm as autumn water.

"You should know what rejection means. Don't think that you can't be killed. In this world, nothing is indestructible."

Jin Ziyue removed the "Thousand Gold Scattered" and replaced it with a new "Destiny Decree," his eyes gleaming with cold light.

Fu Xun also assumed a fighting stance.

"Immortal...?"

Hu savored the word, a ripple quietly stirring in his heart.

Their so-called immortality is merely a result of the power of the Tiger. Their clan uses the tiger as its symbol, and the bloodline of their leaders possesses the power to awaken the legendary immortality. It is said that the first female war goddess won the tribe in this way.

Unfortunately, the princess's mother did not have the opportunity to acquire such power. Instead, it was she, an unqualified warrior, who chose her because of this power and gained the unconditional trust and support of the entire tribe.

This is power, and also a curse.

She had to fight her mother every day, and the price of failure was losing an arm and becoming disabled. She suffered repeated blows until the transfer of the "illness" became a conditioned reflex, etched into her bones.

Every inch of his body had been traumatized. Having experienced all of this, Hu had long since become numb to pain.

“Amo, we train you day after day in the hope that one day, when we have nowhere else to turn, you can use your abilities to save our people from this dire situation.”

Her mother always told her, "Your name means 'heavy armor' in our tribe, and you are our most reliable guardian."

The God of War's power gave her the responsibility of saving her people, while the royal power deprived her of the right to enjoy maternal love.

The burden on my shoulders is so heavy it's suffocating.

Sometimes women would feel disheartened and wonder if one day, Xinhu would no longer be able to transfer his injuries, and then the mission on his shoulders could be put down.

"Roar." Sensing its master's distraction, Heart Tiger growled to bring her back to her senses.

Hu glanced at the giant beast that he shared his days and nights with, indicating that he was alright.

Since she gained her abilities, only Xinhu has silently protected her.

She didn't know why she couldn't calm down today; a strange sense of unease lingered in her heart, and even at this critical moment of life and death, she could easily fall into a daze.

However, no matter what, I have a reason to live and fight to the last moment.

We must break out of here!
"Nothing is immortal, and you are no exception."

Hu's face gradually turned ruthless. He planted his feet on the ground, spread his fists, and assumed an offensive stance.

Xin Hu, standing to the side, also let out a low growl and glared angrily at Jin Ziyue and the other man.

Jin Ziyue and Fu Xun exchanged a glance, and the next moment, the two rushed towards Hu from the left and right.

……

"what!"

Hu roared angrily, his fierce fist lashing out like a musket at Jin Ziyue, who was closest to him.

but--

Jin Ziyue is more agile and faster!

Almost in the blink of an eye, the man ducked to dodge her punch and then struck her abdomen three times in quick succession. The three loud thuds interrupted Hu's attack.

Although she quickly transferred her injury to Xinhu, Xinhu, who was confronting Fu Xun, groaned, giving Fu Xun an opportunity to suddenly turn around and attack Hu.

"Roar!" Heart Tiger signaled.

However, Jin Ziyue didn't care about causing harm at all. Instead, he used grappling techniques to the fullest extent, grabbing the woman's shoulders and forcefully pushing her back with a palm strike, making a crisp and loud slap sound.

The woman gritted her teeth to suppress the dull pain from the dislocation. Although Xinhu quickly transmitted the injury, her shoulder joint was still dislocated.

Hu understood that the other party had also discovered his weakness.

But that wasn't all; the biting cold wind made her alert again.

Fu Xun had already pressed close, and the frost brought by [Iron Horse and Icy River] quickly climbed up the woman's elbow.

To catch the thief, you must first catch the king. Fu Xun was determined. As long as he could freeze the woman, no matter how much trouble Xin Hu caused, he would be nothing without his master.

The bone-chilling cold was transmitted to the black-spotted tiger through the "Suffering" ability. It let out a low growl and quickly thawed from the ice, but the relentless chill forced it to use the "Suffering" ability again and again, leaving it no time for an effective rescue.

"The victory has been decided."

Jin Ziyue watched coldly as the woman's body was frozen solid, frost spreading all over her body and finally congealing on her struggling face.

The tiger howled, enduring the relentless chill, and with a burst of strength, pounced on the amber.

Fu Xun lifted an ice wall in front of him, and the tiger's body slammed into the wall, scattering ice shards everywhere. However, the tiger's attack was completely thwarted.

"There may be nothing we can do to you right now, but you also know that there is a limit to how much you can bear the fear of loss."

Jin Ziyue deliberately reminded her, further breaking down her psychological defenses.

Amber's eyeballs can still move.

The tiger vanished and instantly reappeared behind Amber, its giant paw slamming down from the sky, attempting to use its claws to break the solid ice.

But a black wind swept by, and Jin Ziyue moved even faster! He raised his hand, and a shield made of countless hexagons appeared out of thin air. The tiger's body crashed into it, but the shield did not budge in the slightest.

The destiny of 【Earth-body carbon gas】is transformed into carbon and diamond-like.

The tiger crashed into the Vajra Shield, but was bounced back by the reaction force and fell heavily to the ground.

The tiger raised its head and roared in resentment.

Immediately, the freezing cold air passed through Hu's body, and Xin Hu gritted his teeth, absorbing all the frost.

Hu's eyes twitched slightly.

She was signaling for Xinhu to escape.

Xinhu, supporting himself on all fours, stood up shakily.

At that moment, Hu realized that the black-spotted tiger's eyes still burned with fighting spirit, like two torches, and its gaze never left her for a moment.

Hu stared blankly at his former companion, and suddenly his eyes welled up with tears.

That burning torch was exactly the same as the one from that blood-red night.

……

"Enemy attack!" A piercing bugle call rang out in the camp.

"Chieftain, we're almost at the desert. We won't be able to withstand the artillery fire on the plains. If we don't get the princess to help, the whole tribe won't be able to escape!" the female warrior pleaded.

"What can she do now?" the mother scoffed. "Going out now would only be suicide."

"But her abilities will surely buy her a lot of time, at least the princess won't have to worry about her life or death."

The woman's unwavering gaze swept across the room, her voice solemn:

"Pass on my order: all soldiers, cover the rear! First, escort the elderly and children away."

(End of this chapter)