18 The Siege of Perdition

"I... need to recover... primeval essence," Chen Wei says breathlessly as he retreats to the rear of the combat formation and uses primeval stones to replenish his primeval essence.

He has performed this same action countless times during this long period in which his team has had to endure the incessant attack of the coyotes, who seem never to stop coming, as if they were all being drawn to this location.

"Damn it!... Why are these reinforcements taking so long?" Tai Pi complains angrily while taking turns with Chen Wei to recover his primeval essence.

"It's possible that this is a trap set by one of the other clans!" Huang Be shouts angrily but continues to fight. He is the one who needs to recover primeval essence the least, as he is a Strength Path Gu Master.

"If it were one of the other clans, they would have attacked by themselves at this point," Zen Fu continues to reinforce the thorny vines he created, which are currently the most effective lines of defense to delay the coyotes while they await reinforcements.

"We must persevere. I guarantee you that the clan must have sent several rescue teams, with elders of the clan for added security," Chen Ming speaks with certainty, and he is correct in assuming this. Unfortunately, the teams sent have all "coincidentally" encountered various problems on the way, further delaying their arrival to relieve Chen Wei's team.

'Damn... if we continue like this... the Heavens Will is going to find a way to kill us' Chen Wei thinks to himself while efficiently killing coyotes, trying to make every drop of primeval essence count.

'I also doubt that these reinforcements will ever arrive' Chen Wei's thoughts are now filled with concern as he believes this situation is not merely a coincidence or bad luck, but rather the Heavens Will unleashing its fury on Chen Wei, who is an otherworldly demon.

'But there must be a way. No matter what, there must be a way to escape from here alive' Chen Wei is certain of this because the Heavens Will must adhere to the Heavenly Dao and always be just, so there is no calamity without a solution. Furthermore, calamities, once overcome, will benefit the Gu Masters if they know how to seize the benefits.

Chen Wei is certain that if it weren't for this need to be just, the Heavens Will would have already sent some random Desolate Beast to wipe Longhua Shan Mountain off the map of the southern frontier.

"I'm out of primeval essence again!" Chen Wei returns to the rear of the formation while replenishing his primeval essence, but his mind is thinking about how to convince his brother to try to break this siege.

"Brother, we can't continue like this. Have you noticed how long the reinforcements are taking? It's entirely possible they've been ambushed on their way here," this is actually a possibility, despite being behind the front lines and in their own territory, it wouldn't be impossible for the other two clans to do this, although it would be quite difficult.

Chen Ming is in an extremely stressful position, as he has two options that could lead to either his death or the death of his entire team if he makes the wrong decision.

These choices are to maintain their positions and wait for reinforcements or to try to break the siege by the coyotes and escape. Of the two, the first is clearly the safer option, but he feels a bad feeling every time he thinks about it.

"Damn it... so be it, we're going to break the siege and find a way out," Chen Ming chooses to listen to his instincts rather than what rationality tells him to do,of opting for the safer option of staying here and waiting.

"If we head southeast from our position, it seems the safest and easiest for a breakout," as everyone looks for a good escape route, Tai Pi declares firmly and convincingly, leading the others to quickly agree with his opinion.

"All right then, everyone make sure your reserves of primeval essence are full so we can break the siege..." Chen Ming looks at the horde of coyotes that continue to come with a determined and strong gaze, "... because once we're out, there's no turning back, so we can only count on success!"

Shortly after everyone is prepared, Chen Ming gives the orders, and they break the siege, doing so fervently as the group advances like a ferocious tiger, massacring everything in its path, leaving behind heaps of mutilated coyote corpses.

But not all good things last forever, as after their momentum fades, they are attacked by two Hundred Beast Kings, which promptly separate the group, one side being with Chen Ming, Huang Be, Tai Pi, and Ning Yun, who had to battle the Hundred Beast King with strength equivalent to rank 3.

And on the other side are Chen Wei, Meng Xin, and Zen Fu, who despite having to battle the Hundred Beast King with strength of rank 2, are in a more deplorable state since they are weaker overall than the first group and have lost the healer Gu Master .

But even so, after overcoming various difficulties and pain, both groups manage to reach the periphery of the coyotes' group, almost completely breaking free from the siege. But at this moment, Chen Wei feels a large amount of blood approaching in his direction at a horribly fast speed.

In less than a second, Chen Wei makes a quick decision and pulls Meng Xin, who has a blue crystal armor around her body, in front of him and holds her with a tight embrace.

Meng Xin, shocked, is prepared to ask why Chen Wei did this, but before she can even speak, she feels a sharp horn pressing against her back as something crashes into her with full force.

In the same second, both she and Chen Wei are flying through the air, colliding with several branches, with Chen Wei only stopping after hitting the back of a solid trunk of a large tree.

"Ahrrgg! Damn... it hurts so much... damn it!" Chen Wei thinks as he coughs up blood. He has several broken ribs and is bleeding profusely from a deep cut caused by the horn of the animal that attacked him, Blood Armor has been completely destroyed, and the Blood Armor Gu is greatly injured.

"I... need to... run fast!" Chen Wei uses the Bleeding Stop Gu to stop the severe bleeding he is experiencing while using the Blood Transfusion Gu to heal his wounds that can be healed by the Gu. Fortunately, he is someone careful and has a Blood Storage Gu full of O-negative blood.

Chen Wei uses all the willpower he can muster to move his body, which seems to be tortured with every tiny movement, to climb up the tree where he hit his back.

Once he is safely lying on a branch, he looks to see what animal attacked him and sees a Hundred Beast King boar, similar to the one they killed, being attacked by his team with force, while Chen Ming and Ning Yun run in his direction.

"Ah... damn it... why did it have to be... me?!" Tears of pain and anger stream down Chen Wei's face as he curses and screams in pain, the worst he has ever felt in his life, as before coming to the Gu world, he was just another normal 20-year-old guy, so this is a natural reaction because of the pain.

"Wait, Meng Xin, she..." Amidst the pain, he remembers his teammate, whom he used as a shield to save himself, and searches for her with his eyes, only to see her torso upward with no legs, her body broken and fractured. She has wide-open eyes of shock on her dead face, which is covered in blood, making Chen Wei feel a bit of pity, but he feels no remorse because if it weren't for her being in that condition, it would have been Chen Wei himself.

"Hurry, heal him, Chen Wei's condition is critical," his brother quickly arrives at the branch next to him, instructing Ning Yun to heal Chen Wei with great concern.

"Damn boar, that was close..." Chen Wei speaks angrily as he is healed, struggling hard to keep consciousness and not pass out.

"The bastard was waiting for the opportunity to attack one of us... But you had the misfortune to be the one, along with Meng Xin!"

'Misfortune... Heavens Will!! I'll make you pay for this!' Chen Wei thinks with hatred, knowing that luck and misfortune are not the factors in why he was the one attacked, but rather the Heavens Will.