"I know you, retired General, right? But so what? Without that venerable spirit, can you still be considered an Emanator?"
"As for you saying you want to make a move… Heh, are you good at fighting?" Cirrus shrugged and laughed smugly:
"Being good at fighting is useless! When you're out in the jianghu, what matters is influence and background."
Cirrus waved his hand grandly and pointed at the people behind him: "See that? Jealousy, Gluttony, Sloth, and Arrogance are all here. Five against one. What use is it even if you're good at fighting?"
—Cirrus did not know how many people Jing Yuan had brought.
In Cirrus's view, Jing Yuan was just a retired General who at most could use old connections to bring some Cloud Knights.
Or, putting it another way, even if Jing Yuan brought not only Cloud Knights but also some elite Pathstriders, so what? My Heliobus brothers will possess you and make you explode, right?
Moreover, it had prepared "that thing" as a final guarantee. From this perspective, this was a foolproof plan!
There would be no unexpected situations.
Of course, all of the above was Cirrus's fantasy.
Jing Yuan was silent for two seconds. He glanced back at the container where Jingliu and the others were hiding, then revealed a sincere smile: "Alright then. A promise is a promise."
Cirrus also returned a sincere smile: "Of course, definitely, absolutely, it must be."
With that, Jing Yuan threw the gourd in his hand forward.
At the same time, Cirrus grabbed Guinaifen and flung her hard toward Jing Yuan.
Both sides completed the exchange simultaneously.
The moment he caught Guinaifen, Jing Yuan even felt a bit unreal: Bro, you actually dared to hand her over!
You're too polite! Now I feel a little embarrassed to turn hostile.
On the other side, Cirrus had similar thoughts: Damn, the Xianzhou people actually handed them over? I thought you would say something like "We don't negotiate with criminals"!
You're too polite! Now I feel a little embarrassed to turn hostile.
Eh? Why did I say "also"?
"Attack!"
At this moment, a stern shout suddenly rang out. Then Cirrus watched in confusion as the containers not far away suddenly exploded open. A large group of people he had never seen before rushed out, holding all kinds of weapons, and charged straight at them.
People holding gourds, greatswords, flying swords, Heliobuses, Divine Sovereigns… Wait? What was the last one holding?
Cirrus: ???
This sudden change gave Cirrus no time to react. By the time it had just figured out the situation, that large group had already surrounded them:
Bailu charged at the front, hands on her hips, and asked aggressively: "Cirrus! I'll curse your ancestors! Give me a straight answer — surrender or not?"
Cirrus: "Wait, what the…"
Before it could finish, Bailu's face filled with rage: "What? You said you won't surrender? Crow on an airplane!"
As soon as she made her move, Jingliu immediately joined the fray: "Heaven-Freezing Myriad Phenomena!"
As soon as Jingliu made her move, Jing Yuan followed right after: "I'm coming too!"
As soon as Jing Yuan made his move, the remaining people behind seemed to receive a signal at the same time. All kinds of skills rained down like a storm:
"Ferocious gods and evil ghosts — this old lady is enough!"
"Embrace rebirth! Divine Sovereign of the Thunder Mansion, General Who Drives Thunder, Seizes Lightning, Pursues Demons, and Sweeps Away Filth!"
"Ten thousand swords from the heavens, one hundred thousand swords from the heavens! One million swords from the heavens!"
"..."
Cirrus + the other four Heliobuses stared blankly at the scene: "WTF... Graaaah—!"
Bailu shouted while fighting: "Calling you to use these underhanded methods, calling you to kidnap people, you bunch of villains! Watch this young lady beat you flat!"
Jingliu shouted while fighting: "Hahahahaha!"
Jing Yuan shouted while fighting: "Wait, these people are all possessed by Heliobuses! Go easier on them! Don't break them!"
Ten minutes later.
Except for Argenti, who was possessed by Cirrus, the other four Heliobuses had all been physically expelled.
"Stop—!"
At this moment, Cirrus finally could not endure anymore. It raised one hand and said with difficulty: "Stop… stop hitting for now!"
Everyone's fists and feet paused.
Cirrus gritted its teeth, eyes fierce: "What do you take us for? We are part of the great Heliobus Ignamar! If you have the ability, follow jianghu rules — come fight me one on one!"
Everyone stayed silent and continued beating it.
Bang bang bang—!
Cirrus: "Wait, wait a moment! I still have moves!"
Everyone's fists and feet paused again.
Cirrus staggered up from the ground and roared angrily: "I originally planned to leave after the exchange, but I didn't expect you to be so dishonorable. Since that's the case… you forced me to do this!"
"Brothers, go!"
Following Cirrus's order, the four Heliobuses that had just been physically expelled trembled, then flew at high speed like flies circling around. One of them found a tricky angle and charged into Jingliu's body.
Seeing this, Cirrus immediately sneered: "Don't forget we are Heliobuses. Possession is our best skill."
"Before we possessed ordinary people, so you could use physical means to expel us. But if we possess your companions, what will you do then?"
Cirrus had once watched someone play a two-word game called something three, which had a similar plot: the protagonist's body was controlled by another consciousness inside her. Her companions couldn't bear to attack, and in the end it was only through the sacrifice of the protagonist's teacher that the protagonist was awakened.
This was enough to show that people like the ones opposite, who valued relationships, would rather sacrifice themselves than attack their friends!
"No—!!"
However, what Jing Yuan did was this: The moment the Heliobus drilled into Jingliu's body, his target instantly switched from Cirrus to Jingliu. He shouted loudly: "Damnable Heliobus actually dares to possess my most important teacher — truly deserving of death!"
"My fist is very big. Master, endure it for a bit!"
Bang!
With that, while Jingliu was being forcibly controlled by the Heliobus, he executed a takedown, slammed her to the ground, and unleashed fierce output.
Cirrus: ???
T-This isn't right? The normal plot shouldn't go like this? Shouldn't you be holding a resolve to die and fight your Master, then hold back at the critical moment and sacrifice yourself to awaken her?
Moreover, the others saw this but paid no attention. They even thoughtfully left a battlefield for the Jing Yuan master-disciple pair to fight in, then continued surrounding and beating Cirrus with perfect tacit understanding.
"Wrong… this must be a special case."
Cirrus thought while being beaten.
Whoosh—
At this moment, another Heliobus drilled into Yanqing's body.
Yanqing was stunned for a moment, then shouted: "Master, being a disciple has limits! So I'm not your disciple anymore, hahaha!"
Then Yanqing also joined another battlefield.
Cirrus: ???
"Wrong… I don't understand. This is too strange." Cirrus thought in horror.
Next, two more Heliobuses targeted Huohuo and Qingque respectively — one was directly swallowed by the tail, while after Qingque was possessed she immediately turned and started fighting Huohuo: "Bastard! Give me back my little Fu!"
Bang bang bang!
For a time, the scene was extremely chaotic. A perfectly good team battle was forcibly split into three major battlefields: the master-disciple field, the colleague field, and the Cirrus field.
But the people who came were far more than that. To rescue Guinaifen, Jing Yuan had used every connection he could. He had even brought the ghost-hunting team.
Therefore Cirrus was still being kicked around in a circle by several people.
"Too… too humiliating for a Heliobus!"
Cirrus suddenly stood up and roared: "I can't endure this anymore! You really think I don't have a trump card?!"
"I still have 'that thing'!!"