Shrouded Seascape

Chapter 1015: Ambush

When the towering barbarian chieftain made his move, the others around him drew their weapons, attacking Anna and her group. They also pointed the barrels of their guns at the Shattered God's followers.

As soon as they let their arrows loose and pulled the triggers of their guns, a pillar of green, corrosive flames engulfed Anna. The bullets and arrows were instantly reduced to ashes.

The next second, the green flames erupted like a tidal wave, reducing the ashes to nothingness before rushing toward the enemies around Anna like a deluge.

However, these barbarians seemed to be aware of the immense power that Anna's green, corrosive flames held. They retreated, moving like agile monkeys to avoid the flame.

The Fhtagnists gathered around Anna, protecting her from all directions. One of the Fhtagnists even hugged Anna tightly, hiding her from the enemies' line of sight.

"Throw the smoke grenades! Unleash the sculpture!" At Anna's command, the Fhtagnists hurled grenades one after another. A black smoke instantly shrouded them from their enemies.

Crack!

The grotesque noise of a spine being snapped into two echoed loudly from within the veil of the smoke. The Fhtagnist, who had assimilated the power of a demon sculpture, was killing with wild abandon under the cover of the thick smoke.

The Fhtagnists lucky enough to obtain their own special ability had obtained mastery over those special abilities, all thanks to Anna's help. They had also developed their unique fighting style that allowed them to make full use of those abilities.

The thick, black smoke was spreading slowly but surely. The towering barbarian chieftain untied a wooden flute from his waist and sounded it. The nearby trees began trembling, and the trees seemed to have come to life.

The massive leaves on the trees quivered, kicking up gusts of wind that rapidly dispersed the black smoke. In no time, the people in the smoke were left with no cover at all.

Swoosh!

Before the Fhtagnists could do anything, a rain of arrows took to the sky and descended upon them. If nothing was done, they'd surely be riddled with holes.

Just then, a bald Fhtagnist thrust his hands into the ground. Then, he roared, and the ground before him was forcibly lifted, becoming a wall that blocked the oncoming arrows.

Amidst the splashing of rock and dust, a red laser dot landed on the wall, and it pierced the wall. The wall then collapsed, revealing the bald Fhtagnist with a hole in his forehead. The exit wound on the back of his head told everyone that a bullet had taken his life.

Four kilometers away, a sniper chewing some gum drew a line on the tree trunk next to him using a still-hot shell casing. The badge on his shoulder depicted an emblem with three black arrows pointing inward at a red eye.

The IMF had mobilized more than just one mobile task force!

"Go! Hurry up and leave! We must get the High Priestess out of here!!"

The devout and loyal Fhtagnists showed no fear despite knowing that there was a sniper with their sights aimed at them. Their faces were resolute as they surrounded Anna with the intention of defending her from any attack at the expense of their own injuries or death.

They led Anna behind a tree trunk in order to hide from the sniper's line of sight, but it was a bad idea.

A dozen emerald-green venomous snakes were thrown onto them from above.

The group was plunged into chaos, and a Fhtagnist had his head bitten by one of the venomous snakes. Before anything could be done, his face turned black, and he fell to the ground, never to rise again.

They looked up, trying to attack the attacker from above, but they saw no one.

Just then, a dagger covered in patina emerged from one of the bushes nearby. A hand covered in the same bushes had thrust the dagger toward Hilda, piercing her leg before severing the tendons within in one swift motion.

The members of the IMF's mobile task forces were figures to be reckoned with, and unfortunately for Anna, they were everywhere in this forest. They attacked relentlessly and with so many variations that the Fhtagnists struggled to adapt.

Their numbers rapidly decreased as they retreated, but before they could even walk a hundred meters away, only three of them were remaining.

With their backs against a large tree, the three looked around. There was no one else around them, but they knew that the sight before them was a mere illusion—they had already been surrounded with no way out.

"Brothers, it was my honor to fight alongside you. For mortals, death is the end, but it is just the beginning for us. The great Fhtagn has remembered us. As soon as we leave our mortal, fleshly body, we will—"

Bang!

A red dot landed on their foreheads, and a deafening gunshot echoed afterward, interrupting the speech of one of the Fhtagnists. They collapsed to the ground with holes leaking blood in their heads.

The tall Fhtagnist—the speaker just now—also collapsed and fell face down on the ground.

Having neutralized all hostile units, the barbarians gathered and used their spears to carefully turn over the figure in the tall Fhtagnist's arms. However, the figure was Li Lu rather than Anna.

Li Lu was bound tightly by the tall Fhtagnists' limbs twisted into spirals. She was struggling fiercely against her restraints, but she couldn't escape at all.

Meanwhile, Anna was holding a crystal-clear die in her hand. She would have been dead by now had it not been for the die in her hand. The crystal-clear die was an imagined replica of Charles' relic, and it allowed her to escape the IMF's encirclement.

The Fhtagnists had bought her ample time to teleport several times by pretending like they were still protecting her.

Anna was not alone. Tobba was clamped under her armpit. She had decided to bring Tobba, as his special ability could be useful in this dire situation.

Anna teleported rapidly across the humid rainforest. Eventually, her stomach churned, and her face reflected agonizing pain.

However, she knew that she couldn't stop. There were already helicopters sweeping across the air, and their strong winds battered the leaves into a mess.

The barbarians, covered in leaves and tree bark, began an orderly search of the perimeter. Although the desolate rainforest often saw no more than a handful of visitors annually, it became a battlefield today—all for the sake of one individual: Anna.

Anna staggered and fell to her knees in a dense thicket. A deep crimson liquid flowed out of her mouth. She was suffering from the side effect of overusing the crystal-clear die. However, there was a bigger problem plaguing her at the moment—the black obsidian spear sticking out of her chest.

The edges of the mangled wound leaked dark red blood, staining her clothes red.

"Sister, don't die, okay? What am I going to do if you end up dying here? I'm afraid I'll become the next meal of some beast in this wilderness," Tobba remarked. He was so anxious that he looked like he was about to cry. He wanted to help Anna up, but he was just a baby, so he couldn't help her at all.

The IMF had captured Anna before and had even held her prisoner for quite a while. Since there was history between them, the IMF would surely not let her live the next time around. Furthermore, the resources they had invested in this ambush made it clear to Anna that they were out for her blood.

No, I can't die here! I have to go back! Sparkle is still waiting for me… she's waiting for me to save her!

Anna gripped the spear in her chest to stabilize herself before forcing herself to move. After walking just a few steps, however, she fell to the ground with a face distorted in pain.

An extreme searing pain was spreading from her chest, reverberating throughout her entire body. She felt extremely weak; the wound was fatal. She only had minutes left to live, barring any unexpected miracle.

Anna truly had no idea how to treat this kind of injury. She could easily remove the long spear using her phasing ability, but she would bleed out and die in just a few seconds after doing that.

Just then, Anna's phone started ringing. She picked her phone up and saw that the Shattered God was calling her.