Chapter Eighteen: The Feeling of Killing

  "Leave them, they are the last sacrifices!" The Phantom Shadow gave instructions to the five-grade divine officer standing in front.

  "Your wish is our mission!" The priest bowed respectfully. Then, he turned around and shouted to the other kneeling followers: "The great true god needs more sacrifices, go and bring over those sinners who are peeking at the true god from over there!"

  As he spoke, he raised his hand and swung it violently. A dark red glow was thrown directly at Ji Ran and the others along with his swing!

  "Bad, hide quickly!"

  The priest's voice was loud, and Lais and the others naturally heard it. Suddenly feeling that something was wrong, Lais immediately charged forward, rolling directly into a thicket of bushes!

  Others reacted extremely quickly, scattering in all directions. Ji Ran managed to grab Lydia's waist and pull her along as they fled together.

  However, it was too late. The dark red light cluster instantly arrived above everyone's head, not falling down, but suddenly bursting open in mid-air. Then, a large area around, all were shrouded by those dark red glows.

  Everyone's body suddenly showed a sluggish state. Every action became slower. Although everyone was still trying to rush out, those dozen or so followers in the valley had already arrived on this side...

  "No, it won't work, we can't leave them behind!" Lyle barely escaped the range of the slowing spell, but it was too late. Besides, Ban and Becky were still trapped in the slowing spell. If he escaped now, the remaining two people would probably have no chance of leaving...

  Letting out a loud roar, Lays grasped his bone sword and turned around to charge at those cultists!

  The followers of the True God cult were not particularly strong, but they were all around level three. Among them were warriors and mages, who surrounded everyone and immediately launched an attack. A few warriors charged forward directly, while the mages began to chant spells from behind. Waves of magical fluctuations came over, making it clear that if these spells landed on anyone, no one would emerge unscathed...

  At this time, Lai Si killed him. He rushed from the front to the face of those warriors and swung his big sword horizontally with both hands!

  With a layer of Dou Qi on the giant sword, the attack range of the giant sword was directly increased by half. Some warriors were relatively agile and dodged this move with a jump back, but also disrupted the formation of the mages behind them; while some others used their own weapons to block Lais's attack, but none of them could withstand it, and were swept away by the giant sword in Lais's hands!

  A loud explosion sounded as the fighting energy burst forth. Half of the warriors charging forward were knocked flying back, and even two mages were smashed to the ground!

  However, cults have one common characteristic, which is that followers often dare not fear death.

  The martial artist who dodged Lays' sword waited for Lays to retract his sword, and then immediately rushed forward frantically. The ones who were knocked down didn't suffer too much damage either, one of them flipped over and got up, continuing the attack!

  The incantation of the law masters behind has reached its final stage. If they release it, Les and Beakban will inevitably suffer heavy losses...

  At this time, an ice cone rose from among the several mages. The mage standing in the middle was even pierced through the foot by the ice cone and let out a loud cry of pain, naturally interrupting the spell he was casting.

  But that's not the end. After the ice cone came out, it exploded immediately, and a large group of icy fog enveloped all the mages. A thin layer of frost appeared on every mage's body, and their movements naturally slowed down greatly!

  And then out of nowhere, Ji Ran suddenly appeared. He held an iron sword in his hand and instantly charged to the side of a mage, stabbing his chest with one swift motion!

  That monk never thought that someone would suddenly rush in front of him, and he was stunned for a moment. Before he could react, the iron sword had already pierced his body, straight into his heart...

  Ji Ran's mind was a complete blank, he wasn't thinking of anything. Seeing an opportunity, finding the right angle, he naturally slipped in, handing over the iron sword in his hand. Just like in a game where you team up with other players to hunt monsters, grasping every chance to attack.

  But when the long sword really pierced into the human body, he heard the man's scream in his ear, and with the feeling transmitted from the long sword, he was stunned.

  Did I... kill someone? A real person, not just an NPC in a game! Did I really end someone's life with my own hands?!

  For a moment, he even stayed in place. The huge impact left his mind reeling, and he couldn't believe that he had actually killed someone with his own hands!

  Although he had thought about this day when he first crossed over to this place, and believed that he wouldn't have any psychological issues. But the result proved that he had overestimated his willpower.

  If it were done by other means, that would be fine, but this most direct method, stabbing a weapon into someone's heart and making them truly feel the sensation of killing, is still unbearable for him.

  He even has a nauseous feeling now, and he's even forgotten to draw his long sword.

  Just as he was dazed, a figure suddenly rushed over from the side and knocked him to the ground. Then, the man rolled with him for a while before stopping far away.

  Affected by this blow, Ji Ran finally reacted. The shouts of the crowd's battle entered his ears, and the knife lights and sword shadows reappeared in front of him. Turning his head to look, the one who had rushed up to him was Ben.

  "What's wrong with you? Are you trying to get yourself killed?" Bang shouted at him while raising the shield in his hand, blocking a sword that suddenly swung over.

  Bān zhàn le qǐlai, jì rán yě hún hún xīng xīng de zhàn le qǐlai. Méi cuò, zìjǐ xiànzài shì zài zhàndòu, shì zài shēngsǐ yōuguān de guāntóu...

  Now, two of the True God's followers have fallen, a mage and a warrior. The mage was killed by Ji Ran, while the warrior was knocked down by Beike with a single shot from the side. Aileen and Lydia were blocked behind Leis, who were both fighting hard. However, the people in the cult were not weak either, they just underestimated Leis' combat power at first, and were caught off guard by Lydia's magic and Ji Ran's sudden attack.

  After all, they are all third-rate professionals, and with the advantage of numbers, their overall strength is going to surpass them. After stabilizing their footing, it was actually Uncle Lays and his group who found it difficult to resist.

  He had just killed a magician, which was actually a good opportunity. If he took advantage of the momentum to continue his attack, he might be able to kill another one. That way, Uncle Lais and the others would feel much more at ease. But who knew, Ji Ran had actually fallen into the shock of killing someone for the first time...

  "Don't be stunned! Get up! You're fighting for your life, no time to feel disgusted!" Ban shouted again, using his shield to push away a True God's Disciple holding a guandao in front of him. At the same time, a flash of light appeared on his body, and a small shield materialized beside him, blocking an incoming arrow.

  Ji Ran shook his head with a hint of effort. Ban realized the problem was his own and told himself what was most important now. No mistake, he had no time to regret or fear for taking lives, wanting to survive, wanting to protect his companions, so he must once again let his sword be stained with blood!

  Having crossed over into this world, one should have the resolve to take lives with their own hands!

  He swayed slightly before steadying himself. Looking at the mages who were chanting spells in the distance, he took a deep breath.

  Fight! For survival!

  Delayed for a moment! In an instant, the door faction's light skill was activated, and Ji Ran suddenly appeared on the side of the two warriors who were rushing over. Activating it again, he directly appeared in front of those mages!

  Kill these mages who pose the greatest threat to everyone first!

  The long sword was suddenly raised and aimed at a wizard's head, chopping down! Listen to the thunder!

  A loud thunderclap rang out, and the opposing mage was startled into stopping his chanting. The backlash of magical force caused blood to seep from the corner of his mouth, making him even more powerless to dodge this sword strike!

  But at this time, a yellow light appeared on the body of that magician. And another warrior beside him rushed over desperately, using his long sword to block Ji Ran's long sword.

  With a loud crash, the thunderous sound of the sword being struck flew out. But this warrior blocked it for a moment, and with that yellow light wrapped around the mage's body, he didn't kill the mage with one sword, but just knocked him flying out, falling to the ground.

  A wizard behind him was still maintaining the posture of casting a spell. It was obvious that it was his timely spell that had just been cast on the body of the wizard in front, saving his life.

  Ji Ran wanted to take a step forward and strike again, but the warrior who had just been attacked suddenly went crazy and rushed up, desperately blocking Ji Ran's attack. This guy's craziness actually made Ji Ran somewhat flustered, unable to continue pursuing him.

  However, it was not just him who stared at the monk.

  The light on the monk's body was dispersed by Ji Yan's sword, and he was struggling to get up in a state of shock. At this moment, from far away, a black light flashed by. With a "whoosh" sound, a long arrow was nailed to his neck.

  The monk widened his eyes, stretched out his hand to pull out the long arrow. But the remaining strength in his body was not enough for him to complete such an action, and soon he fell down crookedly.

  The one who made up for this arrow was naturally Ailin. This elf ranger had been staring at the battle situation on this side from a distance, and had also been interfering with an archer on the opposite side, preventing him from killing anyone on their own side. Just now, she saw an opportunity and let Hualuo charge over to harass that archer, while she herself shot an arrow that hit that unlucky wizard.

  Taking a deep breath, Ji Yan gradually calmed his nerves. This was a life-or-death struggle, with no room for retreat. Even if the opponent was a real person, he couldn't hesitate!

  Four Seasons Swordsmanship Unleashed! Although his level was only 24, incomparable to the opponent's third-level warrior, he had an extraordinary sword technique!

  With one sword sweep, the sword energy was everywhere. The warrior in front of him was quickly forced to retreat step by step.

  On the other side, the battle was still ongoing. Two mages and a warrior had died, greatly weakening the True God Cult's forces. Uncle Leys' combat experience far surpassed his current level, and even though he was only at level 4 now, with the power of the Bone Sword and Beke's assistance on the side, he was able to push back those warriors repeatedly.

  Lydia was not idle either, using the few limited magic she now possessed to continuously harass the opponent's warriors. To say that the damage was not too much, let alone the fact that the opponent had two mages in the back providing support...

  If that was all, the battle might have continued for a while. But with Aileen borrowing Huaruo's help to block the enemy archer's line of sight, and then shooting an arrow to seal his throat, the situation changed drastically.

  They have a huge advantage on their side, it seems that they will be able to wipe out all these guys in no time!

  Just as everyone was closing in, suddenly, a cold hum came from the battlefield.

  "A bunch of trash! Power, will, grant me the faith of God!" A large cluster of white light suddenly flew in from a distance and instantly drilled into the bodies of those true god believers!

  Those true believers were immediately shocked and excited, as if they had taken a stimulant, their strength greatly increased!

  That fifth-grade official who had been hiding behind finally caught up and took action.