Chapter 247 - I will Not be Defeated

Upon hearing the words that came out of the Mother's mouth, Chuan Nayi responded to her, "The maze formation was broken. Well, that was what they had been saying all over. It seemed like whatever was trapping the spirits in here was broken, and the whole facility is now infested with spirits."

"That's… not good." The Mother's eyes quivered before looking around. "God Raven… I need to find God Raven. He will not lie to me."

Just as she wanted to leave again, she felt a strange aura within the same floor as they were in. The Mother used a big hand to cover Chuan Nayi from any projectiles if ever. Boom! The floor shook as something had crashed into one of the walls on the floor. Another sound was created, and the person seemed to have appeared in front.

A white blanket flapped in the air as a man was running towards them. He was holding onto the blanket by the waist, and he looked nude based on what Chuan Nayi could make out of his figure. If it was another time, Chuan Nayi would look away and be disgusted for getting flashed at. However, behind him was another woman with a red dress following her.

"...Qiao Shan?" Chuan Nayi blinked her eye as she realized that the other person was Qiao Shan. However, she had another entity behind her, which was a flaying red dress.

"Miss Nayi…?" Qiao Shan was shocked as she saw Chuan Nayi up ahead. More when she stood next to an entity that… didn't seem any weaker against her Hongfei. What was happening? Chuan Nayi was not supposed to have a ghost companion! With those minuscule psychic abilities that she had, no demon would bow down to her.

The man with a white blanket actually ran to Chuan Nayi and dashed along the ground, roughly stopping in front of the young directress before kneeling down to take a look at the approaching enemy. A voice then echoed from the dead body. "Mother, help me..."

Not only Chuan Nayi, but the entity dubbed as the Mother actually turned to him. Moreover, both of them didn't know to whom this man was asking for help. Then again, the Mother's brows lifted. "Possessing spirit, do you have a name?"

"...Ling." The man somewhat smiled at Chuan Nayi, and the human mother was shocked to find Ye Ling inside another body. However, this time, it was of the dead. Chuan Nayi then just held onto the hand spread to encase her for her safety. "Qiao Shan, why are you chasing Weeping Ling? You should recognize her."

Qiao Shan slowed down and only stared at Chuan Nayi. She then took a look at the Mother before biting into her lip. "Nayi… don't misunderstand. It's my mission to neutralize her. Let me do my job, and I'll take you where Xiaodan is!" She smiled at the end. Even if she really didn't know where he was, at least she knew where he would always return: the fourth floor of the Rooms Hall!

Her thin brows furrowed. It was as if something was telling her not to accept things readily. She then reached out to Ye Ling as if trying to protect the female ghost. "Why do you need to do it, Qiao Shan? What did Weeping Ling do this time?"

"...please be quiet. You don't need to know the specifics." Qiao Shan gritted her teeth, and she began to summon the red balls of ghost fabric from her hand again. "Please step away from her, Nayi. I don't want to hurt you. My Hongfei is a demon. I have the confidence to say that I can definitely kill you."

"Powerful entity, could you please help me? Would it be still worth it to fight against another demon for my sake?" Chuan Nayi spoked, and the Mother only moved from her position to get in front of the two bodies before her. The entity laughed out. "How can I say 'no' to Guangru's mother?"

"Thank you." Chuan Nayi wanted to promise something, but she didn't want to put herself in trouble. It wasn't worth the pain if she was the one responsible for her own misfortune. No eye or organ would be enough for a creature like this Mother.

The dead forest spirit wanted to pit her new power against another demon as well. She could feel that this Hongfei's power was not that strong, and it could still be taken down by any King if she was not careful. Being a wild and natural entity that grew her power through flesh and blood, the Mother was sure to defeat the red lady. The only hard part was… she could only rely on her King abilities for now.

Just like most entities, all newly-risen demons would gain more abilities. However, since she just woke up from her slumber, the Mother had no idea what her evolution had in store for her. Battling in such a cramped space with her rather huge body was proving to be difficult.

"Surrender!" Qiao Shan yelled as she used the red cloth from her hands to wrap around the entity. Her Hongfei might be only attacking with cloths, but these red cloths were actually producing a burning miasma that would incinerate the things a piece could touch.

The Mother screamed at the burning it caused to her as the red fabric felt like hot oil searing her skin. However, what did the Mother hate the most? Wasn't it fire? Wasn't it the sensation of getting burned down the reason why she harbored ill will against the humans?

Bang! The Mother fought against the pain and roared as she ripped the cloths holding her down. Her eyes glowed brightly, and thin black branches actually sprouted from the ground. When Qiao Shan evaded them and destroyed the branches, the black ash came to attack her as well. 

Qiao Shan twitched at the sudden spike of power coming from the Mother. "No… this demon is..."

"You will die!" The Mother summoned her multiple hands. Unlike before where the hands looked very humanly, the hands right now were charred black as if they had been burned to death. Moreover, they also came with a pressure that frightened Ye Ling and Chuan Nayi. It felt very similar to Guangru's!

"I will not be defeated!" Qiao Shan screamed as she focused some more. Liu Xiaodan had told her that borrowing a demon's power involved more mental strength than raw emotions. Based on this tip, she recalled the most powerful attack that Hongfei could do. She then pushed her palms forward, throwing real flames towards the other demon who decided to stab her way to Qiao Shan.

"Nayi!" Ye Ling grabbed the woman using Yun He's body and took her down. The flames blew towards them as well, and Chuan Nayi could only scream at the rush of high temperature. Perhaps, the mist Ye Ling had could help, or maybe it could not. However, she was yet to find out the outcome.