Chapter 180
When Lesley saw Elijah, who was on the verge of death, alive and well, he was shocked. “Jonathan,
your blood is a miracle cure!”
Jonathan ignored Lesley. He tore a strip of cloth from his sleeve and helped Elijah wrap up his wound.
Elijah''s shoulder only suffered from a mild flesh wound. The bleeding had already stopped.
What was concerning was that although the poison wasbatted by Jonathan, his internal injuries
needed more time in order to recover.
At that time, Elijah was a mess. Hisplexion was pale as he thought about what else could go
wrong.
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It was thest elimination match. Yet, he already lost his ability to fight. The only thing he could await
was death. People like Jonathan couldn''t be considered hisrades or friends. At the end of the day,
they still had to respect the rules of the game.
Jonathan looked at Elijah with an unreadable expression. Jonathan didn''t promise Elijah anything. He
simply said, “Focus on recovering. Don''t think too much about anything else. Who knows, maybe we''ll
all be killed? We won''t be lonely when we die then.”
Elijah smiled. He piped up, “Jonathan, you''re a great man. Now I''m only a burden to you. If only one of
us can live, I''d rather that person be you. Don''t bother about me and live your own life.”
Jonathan sighed. “You''re thinking too much again. If only one of us can live, that person is definitely not
going to be me.”
Elijah was stunned.
He looked back at Catherine. At that moment, it was like he suddenly understood.
Elijah said softly, “Yeah. You aren''t willing to turn against me based on your morals. You can''t possibly
bear to kill your own wife.”
Elijah was deeply moved. He understood that Jonathan let go of the intention to stay alive from the
moment he set foot on the ind.
He has such a great heart.
Elijah swore to himself, If I live, I''ll treat Jonathan like my older brother! I''ll be loyal to him always!
However, just then, Elijah''s eyes darkened. How am I supposed to survive? Even life itself is a luxury
now.
“What do we do now?” Lesley asked Jonathan.
He replied in an odd tone, “What''s up with James? He actually helped Simon and tried to kill us. I
reckon he''s also responsible for Tony''s death.”
Lesley replied, his voice low, “It was James'' idea to team up with you. It seems that it was his n all
along.”
“But what does he stand to gain from this? Simon is going to kill him in the end anyway,” Jonathan said.
Lesley was smart. He might have been kind, but he wasn''t stupid. “I can''t say for sure. James''
cultivation isn''t strongpared to ours. One could even say he''s weak. Maybe he wants to gain
Simon''s trust and reap the benefits from watching at the sidelines as we and Simon fight it out.”
Jonathan thought that made sense. He shifted Elijah onto his back and addressed Lesley. “You and
Catherine stay by my side to guard against possible ambush from Simon. We''ll head to the beach.
There''s no cover there, so it would be hard for Simon to catch us off-guard.”
“Got it!”
Catherine also naturally had no objections.
Lesley and Catherine nked Jonathan left and right as they started their journey.
This time, they didn''t encounter any obstacles.
However, Jonathan still sensed a pair of eyes watching them from the shadows.
It was obvious that it was Simon, but there was no opening for him to attack.
The four of them sessfully made it out of the jungle and to the beach.
The sun''s scorching rays beat down on them.
Jonathan, Catherine, and Lesley were fine, but given Elijah''s injured state, he couldn''t handle the heat.
It was two o''clock in the afternoon, one of the hottest hours of the day.
Elijahy on the sand. His lips were chapped and hisplexion deathly pale.
Such intense exposure to the sun was not helpful to his injuries. Simon had managed to strike severe
blows on him.
Jonathan and Lesley couldn''t bear to watch Elijah suffer.
However, it was too dangerous to hide in the jungle. It was too easy for Simon to sneak up on them
there.
Lesley looked out at the vast sea in front of him, his eyes shining. “Jonathan, why don''t we put Elijah in
the water. Then he can cool down a bit.”
Jonathan looked at the sea and watched the waves gently crash onto the shore. He responded, “We
should find something to prop up his head first.”
If they didn''t, aing wave could potentiallypletely engulf Elijah''s head, causing him even more
suffering.
Lesley scanned the surroundings. Finally, his gaze fell on the jungle. “I''ll go find some branches to prop
up his head,” he suggested.
However, Jonathan was worried that when Lesley went into the jungle to find the branches, Simon
would strike.
There was no such thing as being too careful around Simon.
“I''ll go with you.”
Lesley knew that Jonathan was worried about him. “Okay!”
The two of them stood up.
Jonathan said to Catherine, “Careful. There might be venomous snakes and scorpions in the sand.”
Catherine hummed in acknowledgement.
At that, the two men made their way back to the jungle. The nearest edge of the jungle was twenty
meters away from Catherine.
Jonathan and Lesley didn''t have to enter the jungle. They could simply forage for branches on its
perimeter.
Afraid of Simon suddenly lunging from within the jungle and attacking them, they remained cautious
and alert.
Simon had his ways. There was no guarantee that even Jonathan would be able to defeat Simon.
Luckily for them, by the time the two of them finished collecting branches, they hadn''t encountered
Simon.
They collected arge stack of branches since they also had to make a shelter against the sun.
Just as the two of them were about to head back, another ident happened.
However, it was not targeted at Jonathan and Lesley.
From afar, a silhouette rushed out of the jungle.
The silhouette was Simon''s, and it was heading in Catherine''s direction.
Jonathan and Lesley''s faces drained of color.
Without thinking about anything else, Jonathan dropped the branches and harnessed Haemocore''s
power.
In an instant, he was surging with power. He rushed over with lightning speed.
Lesley also immediately rushed over, although at a slightly slower pace than Jonathan.
Regardless, both of them were too slow. Simon arrived in front of Catherine in a sh and prepared to
attack her.
Catherine frowned and stood up quickly.
Simon''s force field was fatal.
It was a result of his work as an assassin for so many years, in which his killing intent became stronger
with each life he took.
His path to Destino Art was through murder.
It waspletely out of the ordinary for one to get into Destino Art through murder, much less attain
Nascent Soul as a result of it.
As Simon rushed over, he cast his killer force field toward Catherine.
Once such powerful murderous intent permeated someone''s mind, they would spiral into their own
personal hell as they faced their inner demons.
Simon relied on this move to eliminate his enemies.
However, this time he failed.
Catherine had no emotions whatsoever. She felt no fear and had no inner demons.
As such, when she was faced with Simon''s force field, she showed no reaction.
In contrast, Catherine''s force field was that of absolute calm. Simon could feel the effects of his own
force field weaken.
However, he was unfazed and used Tuna m to attack Catherine.
Just like a powerful tuna in the sea, he used his arm to strike.
Nothing wasparable to that move.
Catherine''s vision went nk for a moment. Simon''s punch was fast as lightning.
The worst part was that Simon was also wearing golden brass knuckles as he threw his punch.
Catherine was sharp and managed to step back in time to evade Simon''s Tuna m.
However, Simon didn''t attack further. Instead, like a snake, he grabbed Elijah and began retreating.
By then, Jonathan and Lesley had caught up with him.
The three of them surrounded Simon.
The tables had turned against him.
That being said, Simon was holding a hostage. His hand wrapped around Elijah''s neck as he coldly
looked at Jonathan and the rest.
Elijah started feeling ufortable as Simon''s grip around him tightened. His face was stered in
sweat and he struggled to breathe.
Simon didn''t say anything. Instead, he kept tightening his hold on Elijah''s neck, slowly suffocating him.
Seeing that, Lesley shouted, “Let go of Elijah and we''ll let you go!”
Simon looked at Lesley coldly. “First clear a path for me to get through and fall back 20 meters.”
“Sure,” Lesley replied as he immediately stepped aside.
Jonathan was slightly surprised. Lesley''s too trusting! He piped up, “Lesley, don''t give way.”
Although Elijah was being choked, he was still conscious. He thought that Lesley was kind from the
beginning. However, at that moment, Jonathan''s words surprised him.
He admired Jonathan and considered him to be like his older brother.
How could he?
Lesley looked at Jonathan doubtfully.
Jonathan sneered. “Originally I didn''t know how I was going to bring myself to kill Elijah. Now he''s
helping us do it, so let him! We can be answerable to our conscience, and it will save us a lot of trouble.
What are you scared of? Kill him!” After saying that, he cast his Great Sage Force Field.
He didn''t care about anything else. He was going to kill Simon.
Jonathan struck fast as lightning. Upon hearing Jonathan, Catherine followed his lead and attacked.
Simon was under attack from both sides. Their power was overwhelming.
At that moment, Simon''s face paled. Suddenly, he tossed Elijah to Lesley.
His throw was unbelievably strong.
If Lesley didn''t care about Elijah and let him hit the ground, he would surely die.
Lesley retreated backward. At the same time, he caught Elijah and turned away from Simon''s Destino
Art.
At the same time, Simon ambushed them.
With a smack, Simon''s palm gripped Lesley''s shoulder. Pushing his weight against Lesley, Simon flew
off like a bullet.
Jonathan and Catherine''s path was blocked by Lesley and Elijah. It would take a while for them to
break loose.
The time they would need was enough for Simon to escape.
Jonathan stopped in his tracks. Catherine saw and followed suit.
Lesley and Elijah copsed on the ground. Elijah was fine, but Lesley didn''t look well.