Grassroots Travel: The Star Lord of Another World

Chapter 117 Tears of the Stars

Gao Xingchen and Nan Li stood back to back, staring at the man in black in front of them with vigilance. The suffocating sense of oppression surged like a tide, almost drowning them.

"Who are you?!" Gao Xingchen asked with gritted teeth, trying to support his tired body.

The man in black sneered contemptuously: "You are not worthy of knowing my name. However, I can tell you that everything you do is in vain. The Tears of the Stars will eventually fall into my hands."

Before he finished speaking, the man in black flashed and turned into a black lightning, heading straight for Gao Xingchen and Nan Li. His speed was so fast that even his afterimage could not be caught.

"Be careful!" Nan Li pulled Gao Xingchen over and narrowly avoided the attack of the man in black. However, the sharp wind still scratched her arm, and blood instantly dyed her sleeve red.

"Damn it!" Gao Xingchen's heart was burning with anger, but he also understood that in their current state, they could never be a match for the man in black.

"The power of the stars, the protection of the galaxy!" Gao Xingchen quickly formed seals with his hands, forming a protective shield made of the power of the stars around him and Nan Li.

boom!

The black-clad man's attack hit the protective shield fiercely, making a deafening noise. The protective shield trembled violently, covered with dense cracks, as if it would be completely shattered in the next second.

"It's useless, your struggle is in vain." The man in black spoke in a cold tone, as if he was sentencing them to their fate.

"No, I will never give up!" Gao Xingchen roared, and once again mobilized the little remaining star power in his body, trying to repair the protective shield that was about to collapse.

At this moment, a figure suddenly rushed in front of them, opened his arms, and used his body to block the attack of the man in black.

"Lin Feng!" Gao Xingchen and Nan Li exclaimed at the same time.

"Go! I'll stop him!" A trace of blood flowed from the corner of Lin Feng's mouth, but he still smiled and said to them, "Xingchen, live on, live with my hope..."

"No!" Gao Xingchen's eyes were red with anger and he wanted to rush forward, but was held back by Nan Li.

"We can't let him down!" Nan Li's voice was trembling, but her tone was extremely firm, "Only by surviving can we avenge him!"

Gao Xingchen closed his eyes painfully, and two lines of tears slid down his cheeks. He knew that Nan Li was right, and now was not the time to be emotional. They had to survive to live up to Lin Feng's sacrifice.

The man in black looked at them, with a flash of surprise in his eyes, but it was soon replaced by cold murderous intent. He slowly raised his hand, ready to give Gao Xingchen and Nan Li the final blow.

At this moment, a sudden change occurred!

Lin Feng's body slowly fell down, like a bird with broken wings, falling powerlessly into the dust. The bright red blood dyed the earth red, stinging Gao Xingchen and Nan Li's eyes, and also deeply hurting their hearts.

"No! Lin Feng!" Gao Xingchen let out a heart-wrenching roar, and the tears in his eyes could no longer be stopped. The hot liquid slid across his face, but it could not extinguish the burning anger and endless sadness in his heart.

Nan Li bit her lips tightly and buried her head deeply in Gao Xingchen's shoulder, letting her tears soak his clothes. She didn't cry, but her body trembled slightly, as if she was in great pain. Lin Feng's voice and smile kept appearing in her mind, intertwined with the cold corpse in front of her, forming a sharp contrast, dragging her into an endless abyss.

The man in black looked at the scene in front of him, a trace of mockery flashed in his eyes, and he sneered: "Friendship? Love? How ridiculous! In this world where the strong prey on the weak, only strength is the eternal truth!"

"Shut up!" Gao Xingchen suddenly raised his head, his eyes red, like a wounded beast, emitting a frightening fierce light. He struggled to stand up, but fell to the ground weakly because of his severe injuries.

"Xingchen!" Nan Li exclaimed, and quickly supported him, asking anxiously, "How are you?"

"I'm fine..." Gao Xingchen shook his head, his voice hoarse, but he still stared at the man in black stubbornly, "I won't let you go! I will definitely kill you and avenge Lin Feng!"

"Just you?" The man in black laughed as if he had heard something funny. "You are already at the end of your rope. What qualifications do you have to fight me?"

He slowly raised his hand, and the black energy gathered in his palm, forming an energy ball full of destructive aura. The terrifying pressure pressed down on Gao Xingchen and Nan Li like a mountain, making them almost unable to breathe.

"Go to hell!" A hint of ruthlessness flashed in the black-clothed man's eyes, and he smashed the energy ball in his hand hard at Gao Xingchen and Nan Li.

"No——" Gao Xingchen closed his eyes in despair, his mind was blank. The shadow of death enveloped them, as if it would swallow them up in the next second.

At this critical moment, a dazzling light suddenly burst out from Gao Xingchen, wrapping him in it. The light was so warm and so familiar, as if it came from the depths of a distant memory.

Gao Xingchen suddenly opened his eyes, and the scene in front of him stunned him instantly. It was a cozy little house, and the sun shone through the window onto the wooden floor, reflecting a golden glow. A kind woman was busy in the kitchen, and the aroma wafted from the pot, full of the smell of home.

"Xiaoxing, come and have dinner!" The woman turned around with a gentle smile on her face.

"Mom..." Gao Xingchen muttered to himself, his eyes full of disbelief. Isn't this the home he lived in before he traveled through time? Could it be... could it be that he is back again?

"Xiaoxing? What's wrong with you?" The woman noticed that something was wrong with him, put down the spatula in her hand, walked up to him and asked with concern.

Gao Xingchen opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say. He stretched out his hand, wanting to touch the woman's face, but found that his hand actually passed through.

"This...what is going on?" Gao Xingchen took a step back in horror, and everything in front of him became unreal.

"Xiaoxing, what's wrong with you? Did you have a nightmare?" The woman's voice became farther and farther away, and her figure gradually became blurred.

"No! Don't go! Mom--" Gao Xingchen tried desperately to catch her, but could only watch her disappear before his eyes.

"boom--"

A loud bang brought him back to reality.

Gao Xingchen opened his eyes and found himself still in the same place, but his body had been knocked away by the attack of the man in black and fell heavily to the ground in the distance. Blood gushed out of his mouth, staining the front of his shirt red.

"Xingchen!" Nanli struggled to crawl to his side, calling his name anxiously.

Gao Xingchen raised his heavy eyelids with difficulty, looked at the familiar face in front of him, and smiled bitterly: "I'm sorry... I..."

"Don't talk! We still have a chance, we can definitely..." Nan Li's voice choked, but she still held on to the last hope.

However, Gao Xingchen's consciousness was gradually becoming blurred. He felt his vitality was slowly fading away, and everything in front of him became dark.

"Is it... the end..." Gao Xingchen felt as if he had fallen into an endless darkness, his consciousness floating in the void. He saw his kind mother and heard her gentle voice, but everything seemed to be separated by a layer of gauze, untouchable. Suddenly, familiar faces flashed through his mind, including the smiling faces of his childhood playmates, the bold words of his college classmates, and the ordinary but warm moments before the time travel. These memories were like the twinkling stars in the night sky, illuminating the gradually dimming fire of his life.

"I can't die..." Gao Xingchen felt a strong desire to survive. "I still have a lot of things to do. I still have to protect Nan Li and find a way to defeat the mysterious enemy..."

As if hearing his call, Xiao Hei, who had been guarding beside him, let out a low roar, and used his body to block the fatal blow that was about to fall from the man in black, and his sharp claws left a deep bloody mark on the man in black's arm. The man in black stepped back in pain, burning with anger, and was about to kill him, but Nan Li took the opportunity to rush forward, and the dagger in his hand turned into a cold light, directly hitting the man in black's vital point.

Although the black-clothed man was very powerful, he had to temporarily avoid Nan Li's desperate attack. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xiao Hei bit Gao Xingchen's collar and tried his best to drag him away from the battlefield.

"Go! I'll stop him!" Nan Li shouted, and her figure shuttled through the woods like a ghost, fighting a desperate battle with the man in black.

Xiao Hei carried Gao Xingchen on his back and ran wildly in the dense jungle. Behind him was the angry roar of the man in black and the cry of Nan Li who was fighting desperately. Gao Xingchen was fuzzy and could only feel his body shaking violently with Xiao Hei's running. Blood kept pouring out of the wound, staining Xiao Hei's snow-white hair red.

After an unknown amount of time, Xiao Hei finally stopped in front of a hidden cave. It gently put Gao Xingchen down, licked his wound with its tongue, and whimpered sadly. Gao Xingchen held on to his last breath, took out a pill from his arms and stuffed it into Nan Li's hand, saying weakly: "Quick... take it..."

Nan Li took the pill with trembling hands, tears blurred her eyes, and she choked up and said, "What about you?"

"I'm fine...you should take it quickly...otherwise...we will all die..." Gao Xingchen's voice became weaker and weaker, and his eyelids felt as heavy as if they were filled with lead.

Nan Li knew that now was not the time to hesitate, so she swallowed the pill in one gulp, then sat cross-legged and used her internal energy to heal her wounds. Xiao Hei stood guard at the entrance of the cave, vigilantly observing the movements around him.

Gao Xingchen fell into a coma, and his consciousness fell into chaos again. In a trance, he seemed to hear Lin Feng's voice, which was familiar and warm, and whispered in his ear: "Xingchen, don't give up... You must find a way to defeat the mysterious enemy... We will all support you behind the scenes..."

Gao Xingchen wanted to ask, but he couldn't make any sound. He could only watch Lin Feng's figure gradually disappear into the darkness, leaving only those words full of hope, echoing in his ears for a long time...