The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 822: Chapter 822: Seeking Wealth and Honor in Danger, Go All Out

The Golden Lion, like a streak of golden lightning, pursued Benson Bernard, while numerous formidable Demonic Beasts that were drinking water also took to the sky, joining the chase.

Delaney Hunter watched as Benson and the others disappeared from sight and whispered, ”I’m going now, don’t move.”

”Mm.”

Delaney’s figure soared up and turned into a streak of flowing light, heading straight for the central Spiritual Spring.

With the Golden Lion that guarded the Spiritual Spring absent, and many of the powerful Demonic Beasts having run off, added to the fact that the beasts might not have expected a second wave of intruders, Delaney smoothly made her way above the Spiritual Spring.

Delaney struck the Spiritual Spring with a palm from mid-air, causing water to splash up instantly, then with a beckoning of her right hand, the splashing wave of the Spiritual Spring seemed to be drawn in, transforming into a surging stream of water, flying into the large jar that she held in her left hand. In the blink of an eye, the jar was filled.

Delaney capped the jar, placed it into the Space Ring, and was preparing for another run when the surrounding Demonic Beasts had already reacted, all charging toward her in unison.

Delaney did not dare to linger and turned to run.

Perhaps it was the continuance of two sudden raids, seriously provoking these Demonic Beasts, hundreds that were queuing for water now chased after Delaney en masse, a formidable and terrifying sight.

Carson, who was far away, also watched this scene with alarm. While these Demonic Beasts were not as formidable as the Golden Lion before, their vast number was such that one paw swipe from each could smash a person into mud.

The water pond originally crowded with a horde of Monster Beasts suddenly became deserted, and Carson’s gaze swept over the pond and suddenly paused.

In one corner of the pond, there was a row of unknown fruit trees. These fruit trees were about the height of a person, their entire bodies shimmered with a layer of emerald luster, as if each leaf was glowing, and each tree bore a single, red, fist-sized fruit, vivid and bright.

Carson’s eyes lit up. The Golden Lion had just been lying in front of this row of fruit trees. Could it be that it was guarding these fruits, not the Spiritual Spring?

Carson’s heart pounded with acceleration.

Born with the Harmony Eye and growing beside the Spiritual Spring, what kind of level could the Spirit Fruits be that required such a powerful Great Demon to guard them?

Carson glanced at the empty edge of the Spiritual Spring, bit his lip, and decided to take a gamble.

Although his senior brother had said not to be greedy, for greed invites danger, having such treasures before his eyes and not trying to seize them, why cultivate the true path at all?

Carson threw out his Flying Sword, mounted it, and with great speed headed towards the Spiritual Spring.

In a few breaths, Carson skimmed across the sky and appeared before the row of fruit trees.

The intoxicating aroma from the bright red fruits was right before his eyes, just by smelling it, Carson felt his mind became suddenly clear.

Carson’s heart thumped wildly, but his hands moved with swift speed, flying by, picking all the red fruits from the tree row and tossing them into the Space Ring.

Carson quickly moved to the edge of the water, took out the large jars he had prepared earlier, and rapidly filled several of them.

Just as Carson was about to leave, a streak of Golden Light suddenly appeared on the horizon, rapidly approaching his location.

The Golden Lion!

Carson’s heart leaped, and the hair on his back stood on end in an instant.

Not even his senior brother dared to tangle with the Golden Lion; with his own level of power, probably a single golden flash would be enough to obliterate him.

Even though Carson knew the Ground Shrinking Technique, facing Tobias Singleton at the Nascent Soul Realm Initial Stage, he might barely escape, but against the Golden Lion, there would be no chance at all.

Carson almost instinctively flashed to the edge of the pond and then directly jumped into the center of the spring.

The pond water was a deep blue. Standing on the shore, one could not see beneath the water. Carson wore a Dharma Seal applied by his senior brother, which rendered him undetectable if he wasn’t seen, leaving no trace of life essence.

Although hiding from a Great Demon like the Golden Lion was extremely dangerous, tantamount to gambling with his life, at this point, Carson had no other option but to take the risk.

The pond was not as deep as one might have imagined, being only about fifty to sixty meters deep.

To avoid the Golden Lion, Carson rapidly sank, and within moments, he had reached the bottom, pressing close to the underwater rocky floor.

At the same time, the Golden Lion landed beside the Spiritual Spring, looking around to see not a single Demonic Beast. It instinctively turned its head toward the row of fruit trees.

The trees remained, but the bright red fruits were all gone.

The body of the Golden Lion surged with golden lightning; its golden eyes were filled with rage as it let out an earth-shattering roar.

The ground shook and the clouds changed color.

The Golden Lion leaped to stand on a huge rock at the edge of the pond, its Divine Sense sweeping over the entire valley like a net...