Luo Binhan didn't know how he got up from the ground. He stepped on the ground full of depressions and cracks and started running in the direction of Asabam. What was happening now was beyond his comprehension, so he couldn't even feel the surprise. He could only act according to his instinctive reaction and observe the movement of the gray wind while running.
Halfway through, he was blocked by a wide and long ravine. As he stood there considering his options, he caught a glimpse of Asabam's remaining bones growing.
Black tissue like buds sprouted from the vertebrae, making Asabam's remains look like a strange dead tree. This did not scare Luo Binhan, because he had seen with his own eyes how she transformed from a black stick into a living person.
But this time, he felt something was wrong. Asabam "grows" too slowly. He stared for three or four seconds. The black flesh buds still had not grown up, but were weakly attached to the gaps between the vertebrae. The shadows under her feet were also light in color, and no longer had the distinct feeling of being solid.
All these signs proved to Luo Binhan that Asabam was weak at the moment. If the situation were different, this would be the opportunity Luo Binhan had dreamed of, but now it has become the worst signal. He soon realized that the gray wind had not disappeared, but had blown back nearly a thousand meters before spiraling back. It looked even larger than before, like a herd of tens of thousands of beasts roaring and running in the gray wind. Not only was it directed at Assabamu, it would also involve Luo Binhan.
Luo Binhan subconsciously took a step back. His instinct wanted to turn around and run away, but his reason told him that was pointless. Maybe he could run faster than anyone in his hometown now, but not faster than the wind, let alone in terrain like this - what on earth was that? He screamed at himself inwardly. That was different from the enemies he had seen in the past. That's completely different from the fire-winged monsters of "Veil". Where does this wind of death come from?
He heard a slow sigh in his head.
The gray wind swallowed Asabam and then swept towards him. Before being swallowed by it, Luo Binhan jumped up and jumped into the huge ravine in front of him. He slid down the nearly vertical sand surface, and his back felt hot from the friction. The sand that slid down with him almost buried him alive again. He rolled away in time and fled along the direction of the huge ravine.
He didn't look up, but he could feel it getting darker above his head. Shadows and air currents were chasing him like a cheetah chasing an antelope. How is Asabam doing now? Luo Binhan could no longer think about this issue. In the midst of his busy schedule, Upsilon flashed through his mind - had Upsilon also encountered this wind of death?
The sound of wind is getting closer. His heart nearly jumped out of his throat. At this time, a black snake jumped out from under the sand and wrapped tightly around his feet. Luo Binhan was stumbled by this unexpected situation. He fell into the sand and immediately took out his dagger, preparing to kill the snake. Then he realized that he had seen it wrong. It was not a snake, but a shadow.
The shadow dragged his legs, pulling him in the direction of Gray Wind. Luo Binhan struggled a few times, but could not cut it off with the flame of the dagger. He was somewhat thankful to realize that Asabam was still alive, but he still didn't know what she wanted to do.
He was dragged in front of Gray Wind by the shadow, and he would be blown into a skeleton in three or four seconds at most. There was nothing he could do at this point but to close his eyes in resignation. Then he felt the weight on his legs suddenly drop, and something solider than a shadow grabbed hold of him.
Luo Binhan opened his eyes. He saw Asabam's head emerging from the cracks in the shadow. She grabbed his legs, flapped her wings of shadow, and blew up a swift and ferocious whirlwind, sending the two of them up into the air together, barely escaping the gray wind.
They continued to fly on the wind, reaching a speed faster than Gray Wind. In the first few seconds, Luo Binhan was extremely happy, until he discovered that Asabam coming out of the shadows was not "whole". There is no skin, muscles or blood vessels below her head, leaving only the cervical vertebrae connecting her head to her shoulder blades and spine. The lower body, including the pelvic bone, completely disappeared, making her look like some kind of terrifying human-headed wand. There was no trace of flesh and blood left between her bones, only a few string-like shadows that were tightly wound and fixed to prevent her bones from falling apart.
Luo Binhan is no longer what he used to be, and he will never scream at such a scene again. But he couldn't help but notice that Asabam's arm dragging his calf looked quite fragile, and there was a risk of losing touch and falling at any time. And Gray Wind chased after them as if he had eyes. Its speed could not catch up with Asabam for the time being, but it was not fast enough to escape easily. Once they stop for any reason, death will ensue.
Asabam's skeleton rattled at high speed. Luo Binhan felt frightened and stared at the endless gray wind below that was as turbulent as the sea.
"We have to leave!" he shouted against the wind, almost choking from the airflow, "go in another direction!"
The sky is an obvious dead end. Asabam probably can't fly infinitely, at least not in space. And if they fly too high, they won't even be able to find a shelter to breathe. With nowhere to hide and no support, the fall itself was enough to kill Luo Binhan.
Asabam may have heard what he said, but he did not change his will. She shot straight towards the sky, as if she wanted to rush directly into the void. Luo Binhan didn't know whether he could really escape Gray Feng's pursuit, but he himself might not be able to escape death. But even this chance was very slim for him - Asabam's thumb bone made a crisp sound, fell off from the end of his palm, first hit Luo Binhan's eyelids, and then fell into the gray wind. This made Luo Binhan's calf slide down directly.
"Change the direction!" Luo Binhan shouted.
Asabam didn't pay attention to him yet. She was obviously exhausted, but she was focused on heading higher into the sky. Just when Luo Binhan suspected that she was about to abandon herself to protect herself, they hit a transparent canopy.
It was Asabam's forehead that hit him. Luo Binhan heard a loud bang, and Asabam's neck bones suspiciously bent ninety degrees. That was terrible, but probably not fatal to her. She stopped rising and pressed her skull against the transparent and invisible ceiling. Luo Binhan was hung upside down by her, holding his neck tightly and looking up.
Shadows flowed from above her skull and spread across the surface of the canopy. In seconds it had grown to the size of a balloon, a damp wind blowing faintly behind the shadows.
Gray Wind was very close to him. The air flow stirred up was like a monster spraying its breath, causing Luo Binhan's face to feel a pain like a knife. A wisp of gray smoke jumped up first and blew towards his cheek. He subconsciously stretched out his left hand to cover.
"Ah, thank you," said the voice in his head.
Luo Binhan shivered in pain. He watched as the gray smoke hit the back of his hand, and then the flesh and blood there disappeared out of thin air. It wasn't like being bitten by a monster or insect, it just simply disappeared, as if it had been decomposed by strong acid.
The decomposition started on the back of his hand and quickly spread to his wrist.
He had no choice. While he could still use his right hand, he took out the dagger from his coat and cut hard on his left wrist. The pieces of flesh that separated from his body fell into the wind and disappeared immediately.
Another puff of gray smoke came.
Luo Binhan recited a spell. Flames ignited from the blade. He swung the fire at the gray smoke, breaking it into pieces. That did have some effect, but then the scattered wind smoke gathered up, circled around to avoid the fire blade, and fell on the back of his right hand. In the blink of an eye, Luo Binhan saw the bones and almost lost his grip on the dagger.
The gray wind was already in front of him, as endless as a flood. Luo Binhan finally gave up. He tried his best to open his eyes wide at the end, trying to see clearly where the gray color of the death wind came from.
"Don't look," the voice in his head said, "She's done."
The voice hadn't finished speaking yet. Luo Binhan's body was suddenly lifted upwards, and he drilled out of the hole of shadow in the sky. His vision went dark again. But this time it was short-lived, and he soon spun and rolled to the ground. The ground was hard and wet, like water-beaten rocks.
Luo Binhan immediately got up from the ground and determined his environment. He saw that the surroundings were dark, with only some mossy plants emitting faint fluorescence. There were cliffs and cliffs everywhere, and the sound of water rumbled in the darkness below.
There was no sign of Gray Wind. The incident relaxed his nerves, and he took a step back, kicking his heel against something small. The voice in his head warned almost immediately: "Careful, don't let it come out."
Luo Binhan didn't understand what it was saying. He turned around and lowered his head to look at the little thing he kicked.
A crystal container like a snow globe, slightly larger than an orange. It has a flat bottom and is fixed to a metal base. There are countless golden particles floating in the container, most of which are piled on the top, like glowing clouds. The bottom of the ball is covered with sand, and there are countless scratches on the sand surface.
Golden clouds flickered in front of Luo Binhan's toes. One second, two seconds, three seconds, and then a gray wind blew out from under the cloud. It ate away at the golden cloud and the sand surface, and filled the entire container in the blink of an eye.
