Chapter 300: Desperate Breakout (5k)
Amidst the sparsely populated low houses, loud noises would occasionally erupt, causing ripples in the puddles of light reflecting on the ground. The flickering reflections in the puddles were the lights of various skills flashing, creating an exceptionally tense atmosphere.
“Drip, drip…”
In the increasingly heavy rain, there was a dilapidated, unfinished building whose body seemed to have been broken by some skill. From afar, it looked like a giant crouching and bending over. Around the unfinished building, dense figures were gathered. The rain hit them, but they remained still.
At this moment, in the spacious and hollowed-out first floor, two groups of people were present. On the right, a large group of people of various backgrounds stood clustered together. On the left, a group of students in blue robes had surrounded some civilians in the center, forming a circle.
Although the faces of the students in blue were mostly pale and they had some minor wounds, there was not much panic in their eyes. They gripped their weapons tightly, their gazes sweeping over the black shadows outside with a hint of coldness.
Among these people of different attire, each team had a strong representative standing at the front of the building. The priest in the center held up his beast-weapon, and the radiance of formations bloomed beneath their feet, continuously providing a certain degree of buff enhancement.
The few leading representatives stood with solemn expressions, their weapons emitting a strong radiance in the corridor. Their eyes were fixed on the figures sharpening their swords in the distance, who were indeed a Half-King level expert.
“Everyone, we are all in the same boat now. Should we break through the siege or wait for that Guild Master to come and rescue us after his victory?” A young man around twenty, waved his somewhat tattered white sleeves and looked into the distance, a hint of hidden ferocity in his brows. He then casually glanced at the tall woman and the white-haired girl beside him.
Upon hearing this, the tall woman turned around, gently stroked her long whip, and her gaze fell on the half-meter-high black wooden box surrounded by a few people behind the young man. Her eyes narrowed, and she said with a slight sigh, “Chen Ze, it’s a bit too much for your Imperial Capital University to hold this hot potato and expect us innocent forces, who have been implicated, to take responsibility together, isn’t it?”
Among these forces, the only domestic ones were the two of them. The others were foreign forces heading to the international airport. They needed to protect these civilians who were unwillingly involved and had no interest in acting as bodyguards for the dragon egg.
“Miss is right. We are all innocently implicated and have no benefit. Why should we stand on the same front?”
“This young man from the Imperial Capital, how about you hand over that dragon egg?”
Soon, Hu Ling’s words were echoed by some of the other forces. There were even faint whispers from the crowd; they had only come for the auction.
If it weren’t for those Japanese warriors driving them together, they wouldn’t have ended up in this situation.
“Not suitable? We are all domestic academy forces. Shouldn’t we work together to resist foreign enemies? And to our foreign friends, if we are all surrounded by the Japanese, do you think they will let you go?”
Hearing the discussions, Chen Ze’s expression turned a little unsightly. He said coldly to the surroundings, his gaze shifting to another part of the sky, where a white figure and two other shadows were fighting.
This time, only a first-stage Battle King level mentor had followed. He had also gone to confront the Battle Kings of other forces, as not only were the Japanese forces snatching things here, but also other foreign forces with covetous intentions.
“Chen Ze, how can you be so selfish?! I know you want to give the dragon egg to your monstrous sister, but…”
Staring intently at this rather handsome face, Hu Ling’s eyes deepened. After a moment, she angrily flicked her blue-striped sleeves, then pointed at the civilians surrounded by her people, and said solemnly, “Look at them! These are all affected civilians. Some of them may have lost their relatives in the recent explosion. They are all civilians who don’t even have high-level warriors, and can’t even resist damage with external qi.”
“If the opponent attacks later, only our Magic University will take these civilians and leave.”
The civilians were wearing only pajamas, women holding babies, and elderly people over fifty. Some of them had faces showing deep sadness. Their relatives had been forever lost in the collapsed buildings under the casual attacks of the strong.
“We are all Dragon Country students. We should work together and unite against the outsiders…”
Under Hu Ling’s questioning, the Imperial Capital University student named Chen Ze felt all eyes on him, and his expression became even more gloomy. Just as he was about to say something,
The white-haired girl on his right, who turned out to be “Heather” from before, suddenly showed a slight smile and said meaningfully, “This female classmate from Magic University is also a bit too uncooperative, isn’t she? If we only complain when facing danger, then it would really be lacking in the Dragon Country spirit, wouldn’t it?”
Then, she took out a stack of small flags from her blue ring and said with a mysterious smile, “I have a formation that can amplify strength, but it requires holding it according to my instructions, and then it can be triggered with external qi. I wonder if you can help?”
“Hehe… Did you hear what Weiwei said? We need to be united, don’t you understand! Hurry up, two people come and help hold the flags.”
As “Heather” finished speaking, a young man with an ordinary appearance sprang out from behind her. He swaggered and scanned the people around him with various expressions before slowly speaking.
After speaking, he specifically looked at “Heather’s” expression. He suddenly noticed that her smile was growing more and more intense, and he felt even more elated.
He had already forgotten why he could get close to her.
Gao Dajun usually didn’t dare to speak to these senior Battle Generals like this, but now, by borrowing “Heather’s” prestige, he dared to speak condescendingly to the leaders of these forces, and he naturally felt incomparably comfortable.
The people from foreign forces looked at each other for a moment, then, under the gaze of their respective leaders, they sent a few subordinates to help hold the flags.
“Heh heh… You’re the ones who talk the talk without walking the walk.” Seeing these people helping reluctantly, Hu Ling’s eyes twitched slightly. She gripped her hands tightly and took a deep breath, as if suppressing her anger. They were responsible for protecting the civilians, and these people were responsible for protecting the dragon egg…
And she had no idea what “Heather” was plotting. She was actually speaking up for those from the Imperial Capital. It was highly likely that she also had some covetous thoughts about the egg.
“This person…”
Lin Yun, standing beside Hu Ling, was holding his phone and looking at “Heather” with lingering fear. Just as he was about to turn around and say something to Hu Ling, his expression suddenly changed. His gaze shifted to the black shadows in the distance, and he said solemnly to the Magic University students, “Be careful everyone, protect the civilians. The Japanese are about to make a move.”
Upon hearing this, the students in blue robes were also startled. They immediately spread out, setting up shields to protect the unarmed men, women, and children in the middle.
“Heh heh, I have no other requests. Just hand over the dragon egg, and I’ll let you all leave. Of course, if you stubbornly refuse to hand it over, then don’t blame us for silencing you all.” The figure sharpening its sword flickered, and a black-robed man suddenly appeared at the entrance of the building, leisurely looking at the huddled crowd inside and laughing heartily.
Behind the black-robed half-step Battle King, there were more than twenty black-robed men standing, all of them Battle Generals. Their chilling gazes were directed at the people inside the building.
“It’s absolutely impossible to hand over the dragon egg to you. Give up! The Dragon Hunters will be here soon.” Chen Ze coldly stared at the black-robed man and sneered.
“Heh heh, as expected of the students from Imperial Capital University, you really have backbone. But are you going to disregard the lives of so many people?” Another light female voice rang out, and a veiled beauty reappeared at the front of the building. It was Xiangzi, who had been taught a lesson by Su Jiu not long ago.
Chen Ze’s expression became extremely gloomy as he stared at the few experts who had appeared in front of him. He glanced at the people who were setting up formations and could only place his hope on Heather, hoping that her methods would be somewhat useful.
The reason why these Japanese people had not made their move was largely because of “Heather,” who was a publicly acknowledged Peerless Battle General, and Chen Ze himself had strength close to a Half-King. If they really fought to the death, it was likely that both sides would suffer heavy losses.
“Heh heh… Dragon Hunters? Can your mentor hold on until they arrive? That Lord Jiu of the Flower Language is fighting fiercely with my second uncle, so he can’t care about you at all,” Xiangzi said with a faint smile. She held a silver-white long bow carved with dense inscriptions and flicked it lightly, producing a soft hum.
“Hoo… Guard the dragon egg well and prepare for battle.” Chen Ze waved his hand at everyone. A green long spear also appeared in his hand, with clusters of wind swirling around the spear.
“Heh heh, with just you people, you still want the dragon egg… I’ll give you ten minutes. If you don’t hand over the dragon egg, you will all die.” The black-robed man let out a hoarse voice and then chuckled sinisterly.
The atmosphere began to become extremely tense. As the rain continued to fall, a misty aura wafted into everyone’s nostrils.
On the other side, Lin Yun glanced at the people from various forces who were preparing for battle. Finally, his gaze fell on “Heather,” who had a faint smile on her face. He then said to the grim-faced Hu Ling, “We need to leave quickly. There might be something wrong with that Heather.”
“What do you mean? If her formation can really amplify strength, then it’s not that we can’t fight…” Hearing Lin Yun’s voice, Hu Ling was slightly stunned, then looked at Hu Ling with some confusion and asked.
“She might be a member of the Ancient God Sect, and her rank is not low. We might have to leave here early.” Lin Yun explained in a low voice, then played the video on his phone for Hu Ling to see, and then said, “We can’t say it directly. The other party is a Bishop level expert, very likely a High-Rank Battle King. If we anger her, we will definitely not get away with it, but that formation is problematic…”
“There is indeed a problem. No wonder I found her actions strange. But do you mean to break out early?” Returning the phone to Lin Yun, Hu Ling’s expression became slightly grim. She glanced to the right, where the encirclement was weakest. If they wanted to break through, they had to do it now.
“Yes!”
Lin Yun heavily nodded, his expression extremely solemn.
After a moment of silence, Hu Ling’s charming face showed a helpless smile as she glanced at the surrounded civilians. “Later, you will lead a few Battle General students to break through, and I will block any strong pursuers who may come.”
“Chairman Hu, take care!”
Lin Yun looked at Hu Ling with surprise, clasped his fists, and said in a low voice. He gripped a three-foot green sword in his hand again, his fingertips turning slightly white. He knew very well that if Hu Ling tried to stop them, she might lose her life, as her strength was still a gap compared to a Peerless Battle General or a Battle King.
“White Water Society, get them out! Stop this sentimental nonsense.”
Hearing Lin Yun’s address, Hu Ling was slightly stunned, then shouted, her hands slowly gripping the Scarlet Flame long whip at her waist. A surging scarlet flame erupted from Hu Ling’s body, followed by a low hum.
“Flame Spirit! Ba! 《⑶qiu Jiu Ling Qi Jiu Wu Ba 〣 Zhan, Po!”
Her figure, like a fiery phantom, rushed directly to the right. Behind her, the students quickly followed, protecting the civilians. Various colored energies also emanated, and although they appeared weak individually, when combined, they created a formidable momentum.
A spark can start a prairie fire!
The civilians knew that only these people would protect them, so they didn’t ask why they were breaking out, but just gritted their teeth and followed. After all, their chances of survival were slim.
“What are they doing? Won’t this just attract the ambush of the pursuers?”
“Maybe they want to get out first? They are still too young.”
The people from other forces didn’t understand Hu Ling’s actions and watched them like a show, discussing in low voices.
Chen Ze also watched with some confusion, then smiled and shook his head. He didn’t expect a former competitor to be so reckless. This time, they were just attracting firepower for them for nothing.
“Heather’s” gaze was also drawn to the imposing breakout, but she quickly retracted it. Her goal was only to blood sacrifice the corpses of the Battle Kings later. What did it matter if these small fry escaped?
“Heh heh, are you finally going to fight with your all? But you are only a High-Rank Battle General, you are courting death! Stop them all!”
Seeing the actions of Hu Ling and the others, Xiangzi immediately shouted in a deep voice.
As the shout fell, the originally empty entrance to the building suddenly appeared with many black-robed figures. Immediately, figures flashed down, gripping sharp weapons, and attacked Hu Ling and the others who were charging forward.
“Charge! Don’t stop! I’ll clear the path for you!”
With a fiery glint in her eyes, Hu Ling grunted, and swung her long whip fiercely. A scarlet flame whip that was several zhang wide shot out, directly tearing several black-robed Battle Generals who were at the forefront into two halves.
The flying chunks of flesh covered in flames did not slow down the attack of the black-robed men. Figures flashed and darted forward, quickly surrounding Hu Ling and the others. A moment later, the sound of clashing weapons rang out.
With the combined efforts of these students, they actually managed to resist the opponent’s attack. This team, with Hu Ling as the arrowhead, blazed directly towards the intersection not far ahead.
Just as they were about to reach the intersection a hundred meters away, a powerful aura suddenly swept down from the sky. Hu Ling flicked her flaming long whip, and a scarlet flame ribbon shot upwards, finally colliding and resisting the long arrow.
Xiangzi also flashed down, and then attacked Hu Ling with another High-Rank Battle General. Hu Ling hurriedly met the attack with all her might. For a time, a raging external qi surged, and sharp whip strikes directly lifted a layer of the asphalt ground.
“Ding!”
In the rainy night, the sound of metal striking blended with sparks, and then an energy ripple surged out. The raindrops were vaporized by the energy, making a “sizzling” sound. Hu Ling took a few steps back, her face flushing, and she couldn’t help but spit out a mouthful of blood mist.
She glanced at the group who had already rushed towards the intersection, and let out a sigh of relief. She then met Xiangzi’s long arrow again, retreating while buying time for the others.
Just as everyone was sighing that it was unnecessary for the Magic City students who seemed to have successfully broken out, a scream suddenly sounded among the other forces. It was a Chinese woman with an Eastern face. She pointed at her phone and then at “Heather,” who was directing the formation, and shouted, “Ancient God Sect Bishop!! She’s the Bishop of the Ancient God Sect! Everyone, look at your phones quickly!”
The piercing voice echoed around, and everyone’s gaze, including Xiangzi’s, shifted questioningly towards “Heather,” who was smiling and directing the formation.
Chen Ze also looked suddenly, his heart trembling. If she was from the Ancient God Sect, then they had asked her to help set up the formation…
“Heather…”
The white youth looked at his junior schoolmate with disbelief, his mouth opening and closing, and uttered.
“Heather” put her hands behind her back and slowly turned around, her face full of casualness, as if the current situation was nothing to her. She said softly:
“Initially, I just wanted to blood sacrifice a few Battle King corpses. But then, you recognized me… So, I apologize. All of you will become corpses.”
Beside her, Gao Dajun also trembled slightly. He forced an unpleasant smile and asked tentatively, “Weiwei, it wasn’t me who leaked the information. Didn’t we agree to stay together forever? I won’t become a corpse, right?”
“Of course, we’ll stay together.”
Hearing Gao Dajun’s words, she suddenly grinned, her mouth stretching to a grotesque degree. Her teeth became rows of serrations, and the soft white skin on her face began to fall off, revealing aged wrinkles like waves.
“You… you…”
Gao Dajun’s body seemed to mechanically drop his smile, but his legs were already out of his control, trembling constantly—how could this be? The goddess he admired was actually an old woman.
“What? You don’t like my true appearance?”
With a chirping laugh, Pamela suddenly grabbed him. Before he could react, her mouth suddenly became huge. Into Gao Dajun’s face full of terror, she bit off his head and swallowed it.
