"Get out of the way!"
Xu Chongyuan was shoved aside by a powerful force. He whipped his head around to see a Taiping Captain from the Hujue Pass Taiping Bureau standing where he had just been, a demon's claw protruding from his chest.
"No!"
Xu Chongyuan's eyes turned crimson as he let out a grief-stricken roar.
The Taiping Captain from the Hujue Pass Taiping Bureau grinned, blood pouring from his mouth.
He grabbed the claw that had pierced his chest. With a twist of his long saber—SHLICK!—he skewered both his own body and the demon behind him.
"Chen Tongwei, Taiping Captain of the Hujue Pass Taiping Bureau… is not useless."
He spoke, sputtering out a mouthful of fresh blood.
Xu Chongyuan roared and lunged forward, slicing off the demon's head with a single strike before catching the Taiping Captain in his arms.
The man's eyes were wide open. He was no longer breathing.
"Chen Tongwei, you were a good man!"
Xu Chongyuan slid his hand over the man's face, closing his eyes.
