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Chapter 688 - 660: Companionship

Chapter 688: Chapter 660: Companionship

"Qianqian! No!!"

As he watched the Stone Gate close, Li Chen’s eyes turned blood-red, yet his body wouldn’t respond, he couldn’t even get close to the gate.

The scene where Wang Qianqian forcefully held onto the Seven-Colored Being was deeply etched in his mind, becoming an image in his memory.

"Hmph!"

Leaning against the wall, Li Chen slowly stood up, dragging his seriously injured body, and prepared to head to the Stone Gate. No matter what, he couldn’t let Wang Qianqian enter alone—he had to go in as well.

"It’s going to be okay, it must be okay..."

Staggering, Li Chen walked toward the Stone Gate.

However, at that moment, a sudden "boom" sounded overhead.

Before Li Chen could react, soil pressed down on him from everywhere.

More precisely, from in front of him.

After a massive roar and shaking, Li Chen stood up again.

The Stone Gate he had been facing had vanished.

At this time, the guard personnel outside noticed something was amiss and came back to the large pit.

"This..." Seeing the bodies of Nether Army Warriors all over, many changed their expressions repeatedly. Then, they fell silent.

These Nether Army Warriors were also their brothers, their colleagues.

Although they wanted to ask Li Chen something, seeing his bloody body leaning against the side, they found themselves unable to speak.

Without needing Li Chen to explain, they understood that something horrifying must have emerged from the Relic.

Even the young lady who had come down with Li Chen earlier was nowhere to be seen.

"Sir, the instrument indicates that the Relic has vanished..." one Nether Army Warrior, unable to hold back, spoke up to Li Chen, who sat blankly in front of the dirt.

Upon hearing the Nether Army Warrior’s words, Li Chen seemed to finally catch on, but his expression showed a trace of bewilderment: "What? Vanished?"

"Impossible!!"

"It can’t be!!"

Pushing aside the Nether Army Warrior, Li Chen went to the area now covered in dirt and began to dig frantically.

His True Qi was nearly depleted and he had little strength left, but he dug furiously with his hands through the dirt as if he couldn’t feel any pain, believing that the Stone Gate was just behind this mound of soil.

"It can’t be! It must still be there! Qianqian is still waiting for me to save her, the brothers are still waiting for me to avenge them! It must still be there, it absolutely must!"

Soon, without the protection of True Qi, Li Chen’s fingernails broke, his fingertips began to bleed, and even his palms started to crack, mixing fresh blood with the soil on his hands.

And Li Chen, as if unable to feel the pain, continued to dig tirelessly.

"Sir..."

Seeing this scene, the eyes of the Nether Army Warriors also reddened.

They didn’t know what had happened inside, but they knew well that their brother had died, and their leader had taken such a heavy blow.

Something terribly frightening had definitely happened here.

But Li Chen couldn’t fall.

Li Chen was the King of the Netherworld, the core of these Nether Army Warriors. If he fell, then the Nether Army would crumble into disarray.

He was the King of the Netherworld; he had to stand so he could lead them in their vengeance once again.

"Get out of my way!" Faced with his subordinate’s persuasion, Li Chen let out a mad roar and shoved his subordinate aside to resume his digging.

The soil, mixed with streaks of blood, piled into a small mound beside him.

However, there was nothing inside.

Looking at his blood-stained hands, Li Chen’s vision started to blur.

He had been seriously injured already and hadn’t even had the chance to heal with True Qi, and now he was frantically exhausting his strength. Li Chen’s body was almost at its limit.

"How could this have happened... How could it have turned out like this?" Even now, Li Chen could hardly believe that he had originally just wanted to bring Wang Qianqian for treatment, but in the end, it was Wang Qianqian who had saved him.

He couldn’t believe how things had turned out.

At this time, a figure, without him noticing, had come up behind Li Chen.

Silently sitting down on the ground, Lin Yi extended his hand and held Li Chen in his embrace.

Lin Yi didn’t say anything comforting, since, on the way here, he had mostly heard the whole story explained by the Nether Army.

Nether Army Warriors had died, Wang Qianqian had disappeared, Li Chen was seriously injured.

She didn’t know what had happened, but she understood that this was definitely a severe blow to Li Chen. At this moment, what Li Chen needed most was companionship.

Li Chen quietly leaned against Lin Yi’s chest, not speaking, or perhaps, he was now so weak he couldn’t even speak.

"Let’s go back," Lin Yi softly said.

"I’m not leaving," Li Chen didn’t say much, but these three words alone also showcased his determination.

Lin Yi didn’t say much more but sat beside Li Chen. Her stance was clear: if Li Chen wasn’t leaving, she would stay here with him.

Coming out to the cave entrance, Li Chen’s gaze still seemed vacant as he looked at the collapsed ground.

Staring at the silent night sky, scenes from when Li Chen first met Wang Qianqian flashed through his mind.

A smile occasionally appeared on Li Chen’s face, but it was quickly overtaken by sorrow. At this moment, Li Chen looked like a mental patient.

No matter what Li Chen did, Lin Yi merely stayed by his side quietly, providing silent support. She was very aware that in his current state, he could easily do something impulsive, and her role was to prevent that.

No matter what became of Li Chen, she would be by his side.

Because this man was the man she loved!

That was enough.

Just then, a soft noise suddenly came from the sky.

Lin Yi looked up to see a figure in flowing white robes suddenly appearing nearby.

An Qin turned her head, looking at Li Chen: "You call yourself a man? You fall apart after a little setback? How can you possibly..."

An Qin didn’t finish her sentence, as if cautious of something.

Seeing An Qin appear, Li Chen’s expression changed briefly, then he gently shook his head: "What do you know?"

"I don’t know." An Qin’s face revealed a cold smile as she spoke indifferently, "I just don’t understand what you’re wasting your ’Time’ on?"

"Who told you that Wang Qianqian is definitely beyond help?"

At An Qin’s words, Li Chen’s expression suddenly changed.

"What did you say?"