Chapter 758: Shrinking Circle Breakout (3k)
“You mean this little girl is the avatar of that student from just now?”
Guan Xiaorong looked at the young Bairnis, who had taken off her mask, with suspicion. However, avatars could be very strange, and becoming like this was quite normal. She chuckled,
“I have about two hundred points on me, large and small.”
Immediately, she rummaged through her storage bag and poured out its contents onto the ground, revealing a pile of various monster corpses that emitted a bloody stench.
Su Jiu scanned the monster corpses, noting the clean cuts, indicating that most had been killed with a single blow. She looked up at the girl before her with admiration and joked, “Not bad, I didn’t expect you to be so experienced.”
“Actually, I used to have guards from home follow me when I went out into the wilderness to experience it, but in reality, I only helped with the finishing blows.”
After classifying and storing the corpses, Guan Xiaorong slowly stood up, her expression still a little excited, smiling heartily, “To be honest, this is the first time I’ve truly hunted. This feeling is like I’ve grown a pair of wings.”
She increasingly felt that the girl before her was unfathomable. Although the girl was doing this to protect her, the feeling of having a chance to win was truly exceptionally pleasant.
“Let’s wait for the class leader and see how her condition is. Her amplification is a bit different from yours…”
Su Jiu smiled. This was the first time she had seen a smile befitting her age on the face of this introverted rich girl.
“Different?”
Guan Xiaotong paused. She looked down at the crimson formation with butterfly phantoms beneath her. This formation originated from the girl’s feet, and Bairnis had the same formation beneath her.
“It will be an experience like never before.”
Looking at the crimson and gold formation beneath her feet, Su Jiu displayed an expectant expression. How strong would her twenty percent be?
“…”
On the other side, young Bairnis puffed out her cheeks, put on a blood-colored ring on her finger, and then touched it as if taking something out – a small notebook. She looked at the notebook and silently began to write:
4.26
[Today, Miss turned me back into my original form, and my student called me a child (;′⌒`)…]
She then raised her hand and drew, continuing to write:
[Knights in stories should continue their journey; leisure time has passed.]
Below that was a drawing of a small person, with the accompanying caption – A new journey.
Bairnis wanted to teach Xiao Yezi many things, like the healing arts that cause butterflies to float, and to show her her father’s past journeys, the hardships he endured along the way, and also…
Love.
Although she didn’t quite understand it herself, she would often let Xiao Yezi feel loved, play together, study together, and tell Xiao Yezi that she had a father who always loved her.
The little loli showed a faint smile, which was quite youthful, but her inherent gentleness could not be diminished.
The moment Xiao Yezi gave Su Jiu a magic crystal, Bairnis thought that perhaps this was the love brought by blood relations. At least, her and Aman’s education had been successful.
“Whoosh!”
Just as the two were chatting, a whistling sound suddenly came from a nearby loess slope. Soon, a figure with twin ponytails gradually appeared and landed beside Su Jiu at an extremely fast speed, pressing her hands on her knees and panting.
“I just… I just snatched… Huang Shi’s prey.”
A little blood showed on her face, but her excitement was palpable. Her entire body was trembling slightly, and her breathing was a bit rapid. She raised her head to look at Su Jiu and the others:
“This feeling is so exhilarating. The movements of those Class A students look no different from slow motion in my eyes.”
Just as Su Jiu was about to speak, this Class Leader Zhou suddenly noticed Bairnis beside them. The two exchanged glances, and then she suddenly exclaimed, “Whose child is this?”
Bairnis: No comment (ᗜ ‸ ᗜ)
“*snicker!*”
Su Jiu lightly patted Bairnis’s head, stifled her laughter, and repeated the line she had used before. Then, she asked Class Leader Zhou to tally the points for all these corpses and prepare to head to the Red Name Zone.
She actually had a guess that the people from Bai Niao Yi Gao would definitely head to the Red Name Zone in advance, but she didn’t know if it was through alchemy or some other operation.
“Ding… Ding…”
The counting sound of the watch continued to ring out. After five or six minutes, their combined score quickly reached 425 points –
[15th Place Jiang Hai High School Team Name: Too Difficult To Name, Captain: Guan Xiaorong]
[Score: 425]
Looking at their increasingly bright watches, they realized their score had reached a very advanced position. However, they didn’t pay it much attention and, as agreed before, headed towards the Red Name Zone further south.
In the eyes of Guan and Zhou, these points only counted if they were maintained in the Red Name Zone.
Before leaving, Su Jiu tucked the Shiyu Order, which could sense “malevolent energy,” onto the back of her waist. This way, she could know in advance if there were any Ancient God Sect members or corresponding entities nearby.
…
Meanwhile, at Jiang Hai High School outside, a keen-eyed teacher suddenly pointed at the large screen and exclaimed in a low voice,
“Hey! Take a look at the 15th place, there’s a change!”
At this moment, the director also looked over, his red-rimmed glasses reflecting glints of light. He clicked on the screen and asked with some confusion,
“Is this team called [Too Difficult To Name] the top students from Class B?”
A teacher responded, “Captain, Guan Xiaorong… she shouldn’t be among those elite students in the High-ranking War General Level, right?”
“I have an impression of this student. She always seems to be alone. She appears to be in Class D…”
Niu Sangen next to him was a bit uncertain because he taught many classes. He only knew that the class leader of Class D was Zhou Zhizhi. After taking out his phone to confirm, a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes:
“They are the team that was previously isolated by Class A. I didn’t expect them to have climbed into the top twenty.”
This level and speed were completely inconsistent with their actual strength. Even with the amplification of a High-ranking War General Level Priest, they shouldn’t be this fast…
A sharp glint flashed in Niu Sangen’s eyes. He felt that he was close to the truth; the girl wearing round-rimmed glasses was definitely not simple.
As soon as he finished speaking, the Lin surname teacher frowned, and the grade director nodded slightly, his crow’s feet folding like thick pages of a book:
“Their team has two High-ranking War General Level Priests. It’s not too strange to have this level of performance. After all, Priests can also participate in battles. If four of them work together, even with a blockade, it won’t be of much use.”
“That’s about right.”
Many teachers also nodded in agreement with this explanation. In fact, they were more looking forward to the team’s performance in the Red Name Zone. A team with strong Priests entering the Red Name Zone would be a huge challenge.
“One-on-five!?”
“This student is probably the provincial top scholar in our province this year.”
Suddenly, loud cheers erupted from below, and the entire venue became abuzz. Some spectators even stood up.
At this time, the camera sprite had already focused the director’s feed on the boundary line of the Red Name Zone, seemingly anticipating a conflict to occur there.
In fact, it was true. In the upper area, the environment was dim. On one side was a riverbank with rocks, and on the other was grassland, appearing to be the boundary of a Red Name Zone.
The live camera was focused on a youth wearing a black trench coat. The youth had a calm smile on his face, and several students followed him. Most striking were the five students lying on the ground opposite him.
On their chests, there were black palm prints, and the fabric was somewhat torn, revealing the characters “Tian Yi” on their school uniforms.
“It seems those five students were trying to ambush the opponent at the boundary, but unfortunately, the skill gap is too large.”
The Lin surname teacher shook his head. He didn’t want to dwell on Su Jiu and the others and decided to change the subject.
“Two Initial Stage Battle General Level students. This is Tian Yi High School’s second-strongest team…”
The grade director glanced at him, then at the youth on the screen, her eyes filled with scrutiny. After a long while, she slowly said, “Just now, his moves were so fast that it made me suspect he might be more than just a High-ranking War General.”
“More than a High-ranking War General? How is that possible?” The Lin surname teacher was astonished. “Even if he awakened early, his blood coagulation value can only be rapidly condensed from the age of fifteen. How could he be a Battle King Level in such a short time?”
The grade director shook her head and said no more. As a Dragon Hunter, she knew of some ways to improve rapidly, but some of those methods were inscribed in the penal code.
The most common method was the sacrificial ceremony of the Ancient God Sect.
However, those who obtained the power of the ceremony would have their various desires amplified infinitely. Even reasonably capable members of the Ancient God Sect would look down on such low-level sacrifices.
…
Red Name Zone Boundary.
The loess gradually lessened, and some vegetation began to appear. Five figures slowly walked on the leaves, their footsteps crunching on the fallen leaves, making faint rustling sounds. Some of them were wearing Jiang Hai High School uniforms, which glowed with four types of buffs.
“We agreed to meet around here. We need to hurry and rendezvous with Sister Huang and Brother Lin. The amplification here is too strong; with this amplification, High-ranking Warriors can fight against half-step Battle Generals,” one of the youths reminded them.
“It’s fine. With their strength, they can easily defeat anyone who ambushes them. The Overlord Fist Class Leader even led the team to the grassland area.”
The female student leading the group waved her hand dismissively. She didn’t believe anyone could pose a threat to such a large group. Only top students of the same caliber could threaten Class A.
Suddenly, her watch began to heat up, and the light indicated that a high-scoring team was approaching. A smile appeared on her face:
“They’ve arrived.”
Just as she finished speaking, in the blowing sand area not far away, four figures appeared. Three were taller, and one looked quite short, holding something in her hand and scribbling.
“These people…”
The leader looked at the four figures and was stunned. Her training in the elite class immediately set off alarm bells in her heart, and her eyes sharpened. At this moment, she met the gaze of a frail girl wearing glasses amidst the crowd. The latter offered a sweet smile.
As if she had seen something fun.
“Alert!!”
