The girl turned pale, and her heart pounded wildly, as she looked at the burly men who now surrounded her closely. As a level seven Energy Gathering Realm cultivator, she was not strong enough to defeat this group. More unfortunate was the fact that a dozen people surrounded her. She knew that escaping this situation was almost impossible.
With no options, she turned to look at Austin with big tear-filled eyes. She was angry about his ruthless and scolded him aloud, "Asshole! Don't you feel any shame at all? I am putting a curse on you! I declare that you will not die in peace; diabolic beasts in this mountain range will eat you; your spiritual souls will be destroyed, and you shall be punished to death by the thunder!" She wanted to curse him further but stopped.
Her situation was very dire.
If Austin had not stood in the middle of her path to stop her, she would have long escaped from these people and would be in no danger of being besieged like she was now. Recalling what happened made her feel not just aggrieved, but also furious. She kept staring at Austin with hatred.
He ignored what he saw in her eyes. Instead, he threw her a glance then snorted with disdain.
Based on his observation of the men gathered around the girl, they were not among the good guys either. Although aware of this fact, he made no move to help the girl simply because, in the past, she was responsible for framing him. So, even if he knew she was under siege, he refused to feel any sympathy for her. The truth was he thought she deserved it.
What's more, it seemed the reason why the bad guys were chasing her was that she had stolen something from them.
Pondering this, Austin shook his head and decided he was not going to get involved in this. He turned around and got ready to leave.
The girl accepted that Austin was cold and uncaring, but she still felt nervous and confused. Once he left, there would not even be the slightest hope for her. If Austin did nothing to help her out, just staying around would make her feel safe with an irrelevant person present. But the moment she was left alone, she would be totally helpless, and this made her feel very, very cold.
The burly guys also noted Austin had every intention to leave, and they exchanged a quick, meaningful look among them. Two of them loped off without being seen.
The two managed to sneak up on Austin from behind, one armed with a sword, the other with a steel knife.
Whether Austin was a fellow apprentice of the girl in trouble or not, since he had witnessed the matter, there was no reason to keep Austin alive.
The girl quickly noticed the situation and intended to warn Austin. But before she could say anything, she felt something cold—a sword to her neck. Left with no choice, she clamped her mouth shut right away.
Like the girl, the two stalkers behind Austin were level seven Energy Gathering Realm cultivators.
Surprisingly, they moved so fast that they were able to close in on Austin in record time. The cold, flashing blades went straight towards the vital part of the cultivator's back.
However, Austin had already engaged his power of spiritual sense and had complete control of the situation. Sighing inwardly, he thought, 'I didn't mean to cause any trouble. Why are you provoking me? I guess I have no choice now.'
He also discovered that the highest vital energy level among these people was level eight of the Energy Gathering Realm and that most of them were just at level six or seven of the Energy Gathering Realm. And the Austin of today would never be threatened by any of this.
To his thinking, there would be less trouble if he kept himself out of such affairs like this. But now, this was easier said than done. Austin realized he couldn't leave until the problem was solved.
Terrified, the girl couldn't help crying out, with her big eyes narrowed, and eyelashes shaking.
Right this moment, she somehow regretted her recklessness.
She shouldn't have dragged this stranger down with her. But the guys were closing in on her when she saw Austin at the emergency. She chose him for help just because of a flash in her mind. She had no intention of getting Austin to risk his life.
So when she saw Austin's life was in danger, and the two stalkers would succeed in killing him, she was filled with guilt. Ignoring the sword on her neck, she warned the man.
"Watch out! Behind you!"
But the warning came with a price.
"Damn bitch! I will kill you!" her captor growled.
He was so furious with what she did that he slapped her so hard that her neck almost snapped because of the force. Instantly, the beautiful and fresh face turned red and started to swell.
"You..." he blustered.
Fury made him want to hit her again.
The slap was extremely painful, and her ears continued to ring. She was flustered and exasperated but could not speak and just stared at her captor.
"Hey bitch, don't be so violent. Save your energy. We have dozens of men waiting for you, and you'll be tired soon enough!" one of them called out.
His spiritual sense made Austin aware of what the girl had done. When he saw that she was warning him about the attack, Austin's heart warmed. She didn't seem all that bad, he decided.
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