Chapter 128: Uncontrolled Arena
With a casual wave, a dark shield was erected around them. The Shadowy Referee sized up the masked Intern Dragon Hunters with interest, speaking playfully, “Who sent you? If you tell me, perhaps I can spare your life.”
Knowing the strength of the Sun Wukong Boy, the Shadowy Referee no longer bothered to conceal anything. His objective was simple—to follow the instructions of that Sir Yan and stop the people wearing the Journey to the West masks.
When Mo Hanzhi and the others found themselves surrounded by the shield, they were stunned. Hearing the referee’s words, they were even more bewildered.
Did he intend to kill them? It seemed too extreme, even for cheating.
They still hadn’t figured out what was happening, and now the referee was about to make a violent move.
“You tell me first! Did Director Yan Fang send you?”
At this moment, the Sun Wukong Boy chuckled, unafraid, and said to the Shadowy Referee, while the other three disciples watched him with grave expressions.
Mo Hanzhi and the others wondered why this master and his disciples remained so calm, as if they had foreseen this and were confident of victory. What gave them such confidence?
Was it the boy with the Sun Wukong mask? That shouldn’t be it—could it be a sneak attack from the little whirlwind behind the referee?
But could that break the referee’s energy shield?
Upon hearing this, the Shadowy Referee’s face instantly froze. His gaze swept over Mo Hanzhi, and his expression tightened slightly. He gave a cold smile, “I don’t know where you got your information, but knowing too much comes at a price.”
Then, his gaze fell upon the Sun Wukong Boy. As Mo Hanzhi and the others watched in horror, he slightly raised his sharp blade, about to strike, when he suddenly felt a cool sensation at his neck.
“Pop!” The sound of a shattered energy shield.
“Speak, what is your purpose here?” a Cold Female Voice suddenly rang out.
It was Su Jiu, standing behind him, extending a rose-red fingernail towards his neck. That flimsy energy shield was no more than a poke for her.
Looking at the fingernail glowing with a rose-red luminescence at his neck, the Shadowy Referee’s pupils constricted sharply.
“Hmph! So there are still experts?”
However, few people with strength gained from the Ancient God Sect’s sacrifices were normal; they were easily angered, manic, and lustful…
This was especially true for lower-level personnel. A hint of scarlet flashed in his eyes, and he raised his hand to stab backward, but the next moment, his body instantly lost all sensation.
“Screech!” Blood spurted forward from his severed throat.
This scene delivered a psychological shock to Mo Hanzhi and the others, who were still high school students. Some of the girls even started to vomit.
“The Beast Pet is only Warrior Class. As expected of a Cultist who relies on potions, their demeanor is indeed frenzied.”
Glancing at the sword that had turned into a small beast after the opponent’s death, Su Jiu withdrew her gaze, gently wiped the bloodstains from her fingernails, and seeing the black energy shield disappear, prepared to call her father.
Unexpectedly, after the death of the Shadowy Referee, a dazzling pillar of light erupted from his corpse and shot towards the sky, just like the Divine Servants before.
“Rumble!”
The surrounding area began to shake. Su Jiu raised an eyebrow, thinking, “Could the sacrifice be starting? Why so sudden?!”
Far away, pillars of light also began to appear, one by one… they shot out like sparks, and the ground around them constantly rumbled and vibrated.
Before long, all the students who noticed the commotion gathered, including Su Xiao Yu and the others.
He dragged two Alchemical Servants that had been dismantled into scrap metal, cursing them as rip-offs while repeatedly striking the heads of the servants, producing “bang bang!” sounds of metal colliding.
It wasn’t entirely his fault. These two metal servants had suddenly attacked them earlier. Fortunately, their strength was not great, otherwise, he would have been in real trouble.
Upon reaching the pillars of light, they all focused their attention on the master and disciples and the small whirlwind, their eyes filled with a trace of confusion—were these pillars of light their doing?
Without hesitation, Su Jiu immediately dialed her father’s number, briefly explained the situation, and then asked about the pillars of light on his side.
“Dad, there are Ancient God Sect Cultists here. What’s the situation outside?”
During their conversation, static constantly crackled, and the signal fluctuated.
“There are no pillars of light outside, but we can’t see what’s happening inside anymore; it’s all foggy, and the surveillance is malfunctioning… Director Yan… is in his seat… I’m watching… zzzzt”
At this point, the call had turned into pure static. Hanging up, she became extremely solemn, narrowing her eyes at the corpse.
Now, she could only see if she could destroy the corpse before the formation took shape.
Su Jiu hadn’t expected that simply killing a referee would cause the other side to reveal their hand, proving how important this preliminary exam was to those in the Ancient God Sect.
Things were not far from what Su Jiu thought, but…
In the central area, on a rock, a middle-aged man with a square face held a scroll, looking grimly at the pillars of light shooting into the sky. This was not their original intention—they hadn’t expected that fool who fought a few Advanced Stage Warriors to die inexplicably!
They activated the emergency backup plan, but now, the locations of these Divine Servants, due to the original plan, were all concentrated in the central area. Moreover, due to the forced activation, the students had gained time to escape.
Now, the entire plan was in chaos!
They didn’t know how many fish they could catch. If there were no S-class Bloodlines, they could only win by sheer numbers.
…….
After trying for about a minute, during which the corpse was almost ruined, Su Jiu finally discovered that the object emitting the pillars of light was a metal box embedded in the corpse’s heart.
This metal box felt like an ordinary Alchemical Item, but its hardness was extreme, and it was incredibly heavy. Su Jiu couldn’t lift it; it was like a mountain!
Now all she could do was…
Looking up, she scanned the students gathered nearby, took a deep breath, and shouted, “Stop looking! Run towards the exit!”
Upon hearing this familiar voice, Su Xiao Yu immediately recognized the people with the small whirlwind masks as his older sister. He quickly went up to inquire about the situation, “Sister, what happened here?”
Hua Yu, standing beside him, was stunned. This small whirlwind was Su Jiu? According to their understanding, wasn’t she participating as a judge?
How did she end up here?
“This exam involves the Ancient God Sect—if you don’t leave now, it’ll be too late!”
As if sensing something, Su Jiu suddenly looked up at the sky. She saw three figures approaching by controlling their energy, all of whom were War General Level! There was no time to wonder where the other referees had gone.
The pillars of light in the sky seemed to be converging.
“Ancient God Sect?!”
“Who are you? Did you cause these pillars of light here, we don’t know!”
“No, what if it was you, the Alchemical Items you placed were meant to monopolize the points…”
The crowd was stunned. They clearly couldn’t believe they would encounter an attack from the Ancient God Sect here, but then, Lu Xin’s voice made them dumbfounded—
“Don’t you remember after the special training I just gave you?!” Lu Xin looked at the sky, removed the Tang Monk mask from her face, and gritted her teeth, shouting, “Let’s go! Otherwise, it’ll be too late!”
“Is that Dragon Hunter Lu?”
With these words, everyone’s expression shifted, especially Mo Hanzhi and the others, who were completely dumbfounded. So the ones who had been helping them fight monsters were the Dragon Hunters who had given them special training?
This was too much!
Just as Lu Xin was about to say more, a powerful airflow came from the sky. Two men and one woman, all wearing referee uniforms, with what seemed to be bloodstains on their attire.
“Don’t believe these five masked people. They deployed Alchemical Items, disrupted order, and injured participating referees.”
“The exam is proceeding normally. We are responsible for eliminating them!”
A voice devoid of emotion suddenly rang out.
