Actually, even before Ye Beichen shouted out, Yuanchu had already sensed a clear and distinct threat of death through his body's instincts—easily the closest brush with mortality he had ever experienced.
He wanted to dodge, but there was nowhere left to run. His mind went blank, and fragments of his life even began flashing before his eyes like a revolving lantern.
Just as he braced himself to face death, he heard someone yell loudly. Immediately afterward, Yuanchu felt a powerful, heavy hand grip his shoulder in a deathly grasp and shove him violently outward, followed instantly by the sound of something piercing flesh.
Chapter 233