"Don't be afraid, hide behind me, I'll protect you."
The girl said to Ning Beichen.
Then Ning Beichen saw her desperately fending off the black substances, preventing them from getting close to him.
Moreover, Ning Beichen could tell that she was struggling to resist.
He didn't know if her strength hadn't fully recovered, or if these black substances were too formidable.
Although King Yama Ning was always ruthless, this time he was moved by the girl.
Perhaps he had judged a noble heart with a base mind.
However, for his own safety and the safety of those outside, Ning Beichen had to continue the charade, refusing to use the bronze ancient sword and pretending to be frightened, hiding behind her.
Before long, the girl's movements became slower and slower, perhaps because she was close to exhausting her strength, and the arcs of electricity on her body had also vanished.
The black substances, like greedy flies smelling rotten meat, surged towards the girl.
"I can't hold on any longer. I'll unleash my power in a moment, then you escape."
At this time, the girl said to Ning Beichen, panting.
"What about you?"
Ning Beichen asked her in surprise.
"I... I can't escape. These abominations won't let me go. You go. If you have a chance, get far away from here and never come back."
The girl said to Ning Beichen helplessly.
Ning Beichen fell silent. He could tell that the girl wasn't acting; this was her genuine thought. It was precisely this that made Ning Beichen feel pained, wondering if he was too despicable.
But was his caution and prudence wrong?
No!
If he wasn't careful, not only would he lose his life, but he would also endanger those around him. Therefore, Ning Beichen's caution was right.
But now he couldn't watch this girl die here, while he, Ning Beichen, swaggered away, and even obtained the bronze fragment from her.
He couldn't do it.
This was not Ning Beichen's nature.
At this moment, the girl could no longer hold on. Her limbs were entangled by the black, tar-like substances. These black substances writhed incessantly, like earthworms, appearing extremely sinister.
"Go, hurry and go! I want to perish with them!"
The girl's expression was incredibly resolute. She turned her head and shouted at Ning Beichen.
Judging by her appearance, she had no intention of living and wanted to self-destruct to perish with these evil substances.
Ning Beichen had already taken a few steps back, but he finally stopped. Seeing him turn back, he charged towards the girl.
"Forget it, let's die. I'll bet on my character."
Ning Beichen no longer cared about the potential dangers, as he truly couldn't do something that went against his conscience.
Moreover, this woman hadn't dragged him, Ning Beichen, down with her. It seemed she was quite kind-hearted.
"Don't... don't come!"
The girl cried out in a hurry, seeing Ning Beichen running back towards her.
But Ning Beichen didn't listen to her. He reached her in just a few steps and then, seeing her, he picked her up.
With a clang!
The bronze ancient sword was unsheathed from his back. Ning Beichen, holding her, stepped onto the bronze ancient sword and then controlled it to fly up with his mind.
As soon as the bronze ancient sword appeared, the surrounding black, tar-like evil substances retreated far away. The black substances entangled around the girl also fell off her body.
Ning Beichen held her and rushed out of the vortex. However, Ning Beichen didn't dare to take her back to his camp, at least not until he was sure of her attitude, he didn't want any surprises.
What Ning Beichen didn't know was that the girl in his arms was looking at him intently, her face full of surprise.
After Ning Beichen escaped the vortex with his sword, he found a deserted place to land and then put down the girl in his arms.
But the atmosphere became somewhat awkward. Neither of them spoke, and the girl stared at him intently, her thoughts unknown.
"Miss, I have to go back. I've been out for so long, my companions must be worried."
After a while, Ning Beichen, unable to stand her gaze and the awkward atmosphere, spoke.
"Wait, my name is Luo Yingying. What's yours?"
The girl said to Ning Beichen.
"My name is Ning Beichen."
Ning Beichen replied.
"How did you do that?"
Luo Yingying asked him, looking at Ning Beichen.
"Do what?"
Ning Beichen was somewhat confused.
"Why were those things afraid to approach you?"
Luo Yingying said.
"Are you talking about those black substances? I don't know. It was like this when I arrived. By the way, can you tell me what those things are?"
Ning Beichen didn't tell her the truth, as he didn't trust her enough yet.
Upon hearing Ning Beichen's words, Luo Yingying not only wasn't displeased but instead showed him a charming smile that made Ning Beichen's heart, lungs, spleen, and kidneys tremble.
"Those things were left behind by a great demon. We all call them 'Mie'. This great demon almost destroyed all our sects. The reason I was trapped there was that I was on my way to Linggong for reinforcements..."
"And at that time, I was with my master and many senior brothers, senior sisters, junior brothers, and junior sisters, but we encountered the great demon on the way. I saw many of my senior brothers, senior sisters, junior brothers, and junior sisters die, and even my master died."
"They all died in the 'Mie' released by the great demon. I should have died too, but for some reason, I survived."
Luo Yingying told Ning Beichen about her origins and story.
"Great demon? Mie?"
Ning Beichen was shocked after hearing her words.
What kind of power could destroy an entire world?
"Yes, it's Mie. And the fact that you can make Mie afraid to approach you means you are the savior I've been looking for."
Luo Yingying said to Ning Beichen excitedly.
After hearing this, Ning Beichen's eyelids twitched incessantly. This world was already destroyed, why would it need a savior?
Let alone whether he was or not, even if he were a savior, he couldn't save the world now.
"Miss Luo Yingying, I am not a savior. I think you might be mistaken. I believe you should understand the current situation first."
Ning Beichen said to her cautiously, as if afraid of startling her.
"No, I'm not mistaken, because only you are not afraid of the great demon's Mie. You are our hope."
Luo Yingying said, her eyes shining as she looked at Ning Beichen.