Chapter 17 Suzaku·Furious Dance
[Suzaku·Nanli Fire]
Huo Jixing, whose face was stained with blood, was looking at the golden-red fireworks ignited between the tiger's mouth in shock.
He felt an incomparable sense of intimacy from it.
The terrifying high temperature and the scorching fireworks seemed unable to harm him, and they slowly changed shapes as he controlled his consciousness.
"It turns out that this is the real way to use [Talent, Star Spirit, Suzaku]!" Huo Jixing had a realization.
Recalling my knowledge of Nanli Fire at this time, I felt a little ashamed.
Suzaku, one of the four spirits in the sky.
How could the Nanli Fire it gave him only allow him to improve his physical fitness and not be afraid of the cold wind?
Fortunately, it is not too late now. In the fight between life and death, Huo Jixing finally understood some of the ways to use Nanli Fire.
However, the moment Huo Jixing came back to his senses.
The blazing golden-red fireworks seemed to explode with the help of the biting cold wind, sweeping across the whole body in an instant.
In surprise, Huo Jixing lowered his eyes. The blazing golden-red fireworks were reflected in the dark pupils, and he noticed something unusual.
This Nanli fire does not seem to be duckweed without roots.
It seems to be sweeping across the body, but in fact it is walking along the red blood.
"Use my blood as firewood?" Huo Jixing thought about it and wanted to continue to explore something, but
Oh! Ouch! Ouch!
Suddenly, a shrill howl of a wolf sounded, interrupting Huo Jixing's thoughts.
Brows raised slightly, Huo Jixing saw in the hazy white mist the frost-toothed giant wolf flying into the air to kill, the young beast spirit apprentice coming with a sword, and many calamities that returned to surround and kill. The looters.
The faces smeared with blood and ashes were mixed with a variety of different emotions, including fear, horror, viciousness, madness, and so on.
"Are you afraid of me?!"
The shrill howl of the wolf came. Although Huo Jixing knelt down, he was not as unbearable as before.
Because the Nanli fire covering the whole body is burning everything close to him, including the spiritual power carried in the howling.
"What a pity, your plan."
Huo Jixing grinned, his thin face covered with blood revealed a violent and cruel smile.
"It's failed!"
Slowly pacing, Huo Jixing's feet crushed the ice and snow, and he was buried deep in the snow.
Then he turned his wrist, and the bent and broken sword blade cut through the hazy white mist, and a golden-red firework covered the sword body.
In an instant!
In the silent battlefield, in the red and white snow.
Suddenly, countless golden-red Nanli fires spurted out. Their power was so violent, so turbulent, and so fast that they suppressed the biting cold wind and falling snowflakes.
Boom!
【Suzaku · Flurry】
Huo Jixing waved his sword lightly.
The bright yellow and hot Nanli Fire suddenly turned into a sea of fire, and bursts of white mist rose.
Faintly.
There seemed to be a red bird reflected in the white mist on the snow, its golden and red crown raised, its red wings stretched out, covering the attacking marauders and the frost-toothed giant wolf.
Boom!
Fireworks rage and the Suzaku crows!
In the sea of golden-red fire, the sword blade covered with fireworks cut through the hard and heavy fabric and penetrated straight into the strong bodies of the marauders. As the sword moved, the flames burned, burning away all combustible materials. things.
The offensive continued, Huo Jixing stepped in front of the giant frost-fang wolf and the beast spirit apprentice, facing the sharp claws and bone knives directly. The pyrotechnic sword blade he held tightly in his hand rotated with the force, like a crimson half-moon, rising from the sky. come down.
Ouch!
On the red and white snow, within the violent golden red Nanli Fire, there were whining and howling sounds.
It was accompanied by the sound of the sword cutting the flesh, and the sound of thunder caused by the flames burning the fur.
Finally...
All sounds stopped within the fire of Nanli.
Poof! Plop!
With a dull sound, a completely charred corpse of a giant wolf and a head with disheveled hair rose into the air from the fireworks and rolled down to the snow, stained by patches of fresh snow.
"Beast Spirit Apprentice?"
In the place where the fireworks were burning, Huo Jixing lowered his head, looked at the rolling head on the ground, and then looked at the burnt frost-toothed giant wolf, with a look on his face. A hint of openness is vaguely visible.
With the power given by Suzaku, he turned the tide in a desperate situation and supported the people in danger.
And this feeling is really addictive.
Huo Jixing looked up at Luoxue and wanted to laugh, but suddenly felt a pain in his throat and was extremely thirsty.
Gu Gu! Gu Gu! Gu Gu!
At the same time, there was a low growl in his stomach, and there was bitterness in his stomach.
It's hunger and thirst that's attacking!
An extremely strong sense of hunger and thirst suddenly appeared, attacking Huo Jixing's nerves.
“So hungry! So thirsty!”
Huo Jixing stretched out his left hand tremblingly, wanting to touch something.
But the strong sense of hunger and thirst seemed to turn into an endless wave, overwhelmingly attacking Huo Jixing's weak nerves, forcing him to bend down and arch up.
The fire of Nanli that filled the body had been extinguished at some point, with only a few sparks swaying.
“Damn it, what’s going on?”
Huo Jixing’s expression changed, and there was a little blood in his dark eyes.
Under the influence of a wave of hunger, he began to look around, looking for something, until he saw the broken and burned corpses, and couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
“No, no!”
The remaining reason forced him to look away, but the hunger was eating away at him little by little, twisting his pale face with the intention of pulling him into the bottomless abyss.
Suddenly!
Huo Jixing raised his sword and ran forward, threw himself on the snow, and crawled towards the charred corpse of the giant wolf. He used a curved sword blade to painstakingly cut open the giant wolf's abdomen. Inside was half black and half red flesh.
Huo Jixing didn't care whether it was raw or cooked. Forced by hunger and thirst, he began to bite into it, devouring the flesh and blood, and swallowed it directly into his stomach without even chewing it. In, digest it.
Perhaps because he ate too quickly, some of the flesh and blood were mixed with snowflakes and dirt in his mouth.
But Huo Jixing only has one thought left now.
Fill your stomach!
Satisfy your thirst!
Falling snow covers the mountains.
The lonely cold wind blew across the red and white battlefield.
Whoo! Whoops! Whoops!
Huo Jixing lay on the snow, panting non-stop, his face and corners of his mouth stained with fragments of flesh and blood. Most of the giant wolf's abdomen in front of him had disappeared, and its internal organs and organs were faintly visible.
Gradually, he began to regain his senses, and his dark eyes glowed with light.
"What on earth is going on?" Huo Jixing felt doubt and fear in his heart.
Although the hunger still existed, he could barely suppress it, unlike just now, which almost made him lose his mind.
"Is this my hand?"
Huo Jixing was about to get up, but when he used his arms, he saw the withered hands that seemed to have lost all flesh and blood.
The skin is loose and the bones are prominent.
In the grooves that were once covered with palms, there is no more mud and ice residue, only traces of flesh and blood clinging to the bones can be seen.
Huo Jixing's expression suddenly changed and he hurriedly lowered his head.
It was only then that he discovered that the damaged composite armor no longer fit him, and his strong and well-trained body seemed to be dehydrated, shriveled and ugly, full of uneven bones.
“Damn it!” Huo Jixing cursed in a low voice, vaguely understanding the reason.
When he staggered to his feet, he grabbed a ball of snow and stuffed it into his mouth to dilute the strong fishy smell in his mouth.
"Star!"
While Huo Jixing was observing the battlefield, a familiar shout sounded in his ears.
Looking back, he saw DeWitt and Moore walking over, supporting each other, with the bodies of the looters lying around them.
"It seems that victory belongs to Noxus!" Huo Jixing thought secretly, feeling happy in his heart, but when he looked into the eyes of DeWitt and Moore, his expression paused.
Fear? Fear? And
envy and desire? !
Huo Jixing saw different mood changes in their eyes and expressions. Even when they approached him, they stopped and refused to step forward.
Snowflakes fell on his shoulders, and Huo Jixing frowned slightly.
He lowered his head and looked at the corpses of the looters around him, the traces of burning, and the charred and mangled corpse of the giant wolf, and seemed to have some realization.
“Is there any difference between extraordinary people and ordinary people?”
“Or are they afraid of extraordinary power?”
Huo Jixing's thoughts surged, and he vaguely recalled an article he had read in his previous life about the disputes in Valoran.
It took too long, and he couldn't remember the details. It seemed to be related to rune wars and many extraordinary powers.
It said that even though thousands of years have passed, the impact and damage caused by the Rune War is still spread in the continent of Valoran, telling the world about the horror of runes and magic.
The Noxus Empire was born on this chaotic land where the Rune War had the most profound impact. As a result, the empire was starved of resources and had to build the country through war.
And within the empire.
Extraordinary represents another class, far beyond the reach of ordinary people and soldiers.
“Congratulations!”
In the snow behind him, Captain Eric stepped over, patted Huo Jixing on the shoulder, and said softly.
Huo Jixing turned around and looked at Eric, who was unable to move and suffered heavy injuries.
The tall body like a fierce tiger is covered with scars, and the wild eyes cannot hide the sadness, but the ferocious head held in his left hand silently tells the glory of blood.
"Awakening in the wild, a rare scene!"
Eric looked at Huo Jixing in front of him, a hint of envy rising deep in his eyes.
He was more aware of the empire's desire for extraordinary power than the others, and he also thought about what changes Huo Jixing would have after returning to the camp.
Not only status, but also power and strength. Even if you are strong enough, the title of nobility is not a luxury.
“The price of all this is not small!”
Eric saw Huo Jixing's pale and withered face and body that was shaped like a withered bone, and realized the erosion of his body by the extraordinary power.
“But we won, didn’t we?”
Huo Jixing seemed to see through Eric’s inner thoughts, raised the curved sword in his hand, and pointed at the many corpses in the snow. , said with a smile.
"Victory belongs to Noxus!"
Alric looked shocked at first, then laughed and roared.
"Victory belongs to Noxus!"
"Victory belongs to Noxus!"
"Victory belongs to Noxus!"
On the other side, DeWitt He and Moore also walked over slowly and roared at the same time, venting their inner emotions and celebrating this hard-won victory.
In the red and white snow.
The few remaining people, after a short rest, harvested the spoils in the bloody battlefield and continued their journey back to the Noxus camp along the rugged mountain road.
(End of this chapter)