Chapter 167: True Feelings Revealed in Times of Adversity

Wu Qitian longed to rip the tendons out of this behemoth.

However, a Thunder Tyrannosaurus was not so easily dealt with. It violently shook its head a few times, and Wu Qitian, sitting atop it, rocked back and forth accordingly.

He was nearly shaken off.

Roar—!

The Thunder Tyrannosaurus grew furious. How dare an ant presume to ride on its head and court death?

Failing to shake the ant off, it changed tactics. Its body suddenly curved, its head and tail nearly meeting, and its nearly six-meter-long giant tail immediately swept backward.

Like a giant python, it tightly coiled around the ant riding on its back.

"Ah, this is bad..."

Poor Wu Qitian was now tightly constricted by the powerful tail of the thunderous beast. No matter how hard he struggled, he could not break free, and he was dragged to the ground to be battered mercilessly. With the sheer strength of this fierce beast, even Wu Qitian's copper-and-iron-like physique could not withstand it.

A sharp pain pierced his chest, and blood rushed to his throat.

"Could it be that I, Wu Qitian, am going to perish in the jaws of a beast? No, I am not resigned to this!"

As the youngest rising star of the Divine General Squad, possessed of extraordinary strength and hailed as a favored son of heaven, Wu Qitian had always been the one making opponents beg for mercy. When had he ever suffered such humiliation as today?

To cap it all off, he was about to lose his life here. One could imagine the rage and hatred churning inside him.

All of this was caused by that newcomer, Chen Yufeng, that contemptuous bastard! If not for that fellow standing on the sidelines, provoking him with sarcastic remarks, he would never have engaged in a fierce battle with this ancient beast, and thus would not have ended up in such a plight.

Pain wracked Wu Qitian's body over and over again, growing weaker by the moment.

A desperate desire for survival forced him to hold on to his last remaining breaths, waiting for the moment when the fierce beast loosened its tail so he could make one final struggle.

He was a Chosen One, a national treasure of the Chinese people, and a favored son of heaven with a boundless future.

How could he ever be reconciled to perishing in the prime of his youth?

Yet now, wanting to counterattack was completely beyond his power; he had reached the point where even trying to escape seemed difficult. He feared that before long, he would truly meet his end in the beast's jaws.

No, I must not die!

Right at that moment, a voice suddenly echoed from the void:

"Hey, Hero Wu, how is the battle going? Are you about to win?"

Hearing the sarcastic tone of the person he hated down to his very bones, Wu Qitian instantly flew into a rage and shouted at the top of his lungs:

"You despicable, shameless, treacherous scoundrel, get out here right now! Now!"

"What did you say? I didn't hear you. Say it again."

"Shameless wretch..."

Wu Qitian roared furiously, his voice tearing as he yelled at the top of his lungs. He wished he could tear Chen Yufeng into ten thousand pieces.

After a long while, Chen Yufeng's voice did not sound again, while the fierce beast's attacks grew increasingly ferocious. He could hardly endure it any longer, and on the spot, he spewed out several mouthfuls of blood mist, staining the ground crimson.

Bang—!

At that moment, perhaps feeling that it had tormented this ant enough, the Thunder Tyrannosaurus shook its massive body and then, with a swift flick, hurled him away.

"Ah!"

Wu Qitian's body tumbled through the air for a few seconds before crashing down onto the ruins twenty meters away. The impact tore his skin and flesh apart in a most tragic manner, and he let out a miserable scream on the spot.

Before he could even crawl up from the ruins, he saw the fierce beast charging madly in his direction.

"No..."

Panic gripped Wu Qitian's heart, filling him with terror as cold sweat broke out all over his body.

With his current strength, he was clearly incapable of fighting this fierce beast anymore; escaping was out of the question. Severely injured, his speed was drastically impaired—how could he possibly outrun this beast?

Realizing the grim reality, his tone abruptly shifted, and he cried out in panicked desperation:

"Brother Yufeng! Quick, come save me! I beg you, come and save me!"

"Huh? Are you asking me to save you? Isn't that a bit too humiliating? It harms your mighty reputation, you know."

"Brother Yufeng! Brother Yufeng, hurry and save me! I'm begging you! I, Wu Qitian, will never forget this saving grace for as long as I live! Hurry!"

Wu Qitian was completely driven mad, his face twisting as he wept while begging for rescue. Seeing the behemoth's sharp claws about to grab him and finding himself powerless to fight back, he was on the verge of drawing his last breath.

He could no longer care about any reputation or lack thereof; he had no choice but to pin all his hopes on that villain Chen Yufeng.

Preserving his life was the only thing that mattered.

"Hold on a little longer. Little Li is playing the flute for me, it's so enjoyable. I'll come over as soon as this tune is finished..."

"You..."

Wu Qitian was so angry he nearly died.

To make matters worse, a light and melodious flute tune genuinely drifted over at that moment.

"You bunch of heartless teammates, are you celebrating my burial in a beast's jaws? Do you have no shred of camaraderie left for me?"

Puff—!

Wu Qitian spat out a geyser of blood three zhang high and closed his eyes in despair.

He swore that even as a ghost, he would never let go of this despicable, shameless, insidious, treacherous, and disgusting villain...

Swish—!

Just as the Thunder Tyrannosaurus's sharp claws were about to tear Wu Qitian's body to shreds, at the very last split second, a figure suddenly materialized, descending from the sky to block its path.

"It's you?"

Wu Qitian was stunned. He snapped his eyes open, never expecting that this fellow would actually step in to save him at the very last moment.

The giant beast was likewise momentarily dazed by the suddenly appearing figure. After pausing for a few seconds, it flew into a furious rage, roaring as it launched a wild barrage of attacks against the ant courting death before it.

Taking advantage of this opening, Wu Qitian scrambled to his feet and immediately bolted into the distance.

Watching his retreating back, Chen Yufeng hurriedly shouted:

"Hey, Hero Wu! What are you doing? Don't tell me you're running away! I can't beat this thing alone—let's fight the monster shoulder to shoulder!"

"Heh."

With a dark expression, Wu Qitian offered a cold smile.

"Hmph, you despicable and shameless villain! Do you think I'll be grateful to you just because you came over to save me? Don't blame me for lacking loyalty; you brought this entirely upon yourself. Rest assured, I can apply to the organization for a posthumous Bravery Award and burn it for you. Have a safe journey!"

"My god, no good deed goes unrewarded! You ungrateful wolf-hearted wretch!"

Chen Yufeng instantly regretted coming to save this fellow.

Wu Qitian harbored a deep-seated hatred for Chen Yufeng. In his eyes, the kid had brought this upon himself and deserved to reap what he sowed; there was no loyalty to speak of with a person like that.

Meanwhile, seeing this, Meng Tao and Jiang Kun immediately rushed over. Passing by Wu Qitian along the way, Jiang Kun cast a look of utter disdain at him:

"Brother Yufeng disregarded his own life to save you, yet you refuse to fight alongside him and choose to escape alone! You piece of trash, I spit on you!"

With that, he spat a glob of saliva onto the ground near Wu Qitian's feet.

Meng Tao's expression was equally filled with contempt for Wu Qitian:

"I originally thought you were a stand-up guy, and I had changed my view of you, even admiring you a little. I never expected you to be such a cowardly villain who abandons the life of his comrade-in-arms. We really should have stopped Brother Yufeng from saving you just now. You are utterly disappointing."

"Heh, is that so?"

Wu Qitian paid no mind to their mockery and sneers; he merely looked at them with a meaningful warning:

"I advise you two not to throw your lives away by going over there. Otherwise, I'll just have to apply to the organization for two more Bravery Awards."

"Pthth, human scum, shameless!"

Jiang Kun spat at his feet once more.

"Go on and cling to your pathetic life. We are ashamed to be associated with your kind. Get lost!"

Meng Tao looked at him with even greater scorn.

After heavily despising Wu Qitian, the two of them wasted no time and immediately rushed forward to assist Chen Yufeng in battling the monster.

Yet, watching them charge in, Wu Qitian merely chuckled coldly and shook his head, too lazy to care about their opinion of him at all.

They were simply a few people about to die.

For now, preserving his own life was enough. He still had a boundless future and endless glory waiting for him ahead.

As for that kid, losing his life in the beast's jaws shortly would net him nothing more than a single Bravery Award—and the two of you will be no different.