“Hold back a little when you fight, you need to make it look like it took a lot of effort for you two to defeat these people,” the one-eyed dragon instructed via voice chat. “It’s fine to completely overwhelm three A-class brats, but completely overwhelming S-class heroes… it would be hard for us to explain.”
While there were many villains capable of matching S-class heroes, those who could completely overwhelm them were few and far between. If two such powerhouses suddenly appeared, what would that even mean?
“Okay,” Bai Ling stretched her wrist. Pretending to struggle against them would be quite a challenge for her.
“While I’d love to urge you to surrender, judging by this person’s movements, they don’t intend to give up, do they?” The tall man at the front of the four heroes stood with his arms crossed, an expression of complete control on his face. In his opinion, with their side having four S-class heroes, there was no way they could fail.
“Slash!” Bai Ling didn’t reply. Instead, she used her hand as a sword and unleashed a slash with her Star Sword Qi.
Bai Ling had a habit of not exchanging pleasantries during battle. Of course, she hadn’t forgotten the one-eyed dragon’s warning and had only used a very small amount of her Star Sword Qi. However, even this small amount made the four S-class heroes feel like they were facing a great enemy.
Seeing the sky full of stars crushing down on him, the tall man immediately dismissed any hint of underestimation. This person in black was definitely a formidable opponent. Would they meet it head-on? Only a fool would do that when they could dodge. The four heroes split into two groups and dodged the sword qi. Seeing this, Bai Ling didn’t hesitate and immediately engaged the group with the tall man, getting entangled in a fight with them.
Through that initial test, Bai Ling had already roughly gauged the strength of these four. To put it simply, they were strong, but not overwhelmingly so. At least, Bai Ling felt that if she were to get serious, the four of them combined wouldn’t last a single move. Bai Ling’s two heroes were held up, but because Bai Ling had deliberately controlled her strength, those two heroes didn’t feel much pressure. The other two heroes looked at Bai Ling and her two companions who had already started fighting, then at Leticia and Kira who were still pulling on each other, and decided to go help at the fight.
But as soon as they turned, a blazing crimson wall of fire appeared in front of them, blocking their path. Leticia looked helplessly at Kira, who was tightly gripping her right hand. Fortunately, she was a mage, otherwise her abilities would have been significantly reduced.
“Magic? A demon?” The S-class heroes could certainly tell that this wall of fire was not created by superpowers, but by pure magic. Magic could only be cast by demons. Was the person in white a demon?
“Two, please don’t ignore me,” Leticia raised her left hand and gently clenched it towards the two. A giant fiery palm appeared out of nowhere and reached out to grab the two heroes. The two heroes felt a great threat and hurriedly unleashed their superpowers, combining their efforts to destroy the palm.
“When did sister’s magic become so fragile?” Kira was a little confused. Leticia was the most powerful mage in the world. Her magic shouldn’t have been shattered so easily by these two. There was only one possibility: sister was holding back, and holding back a lot. Thinking this, Kira turned her gaze to another battlefield. Bai Ling had already suppressed the two heroes. It was estimated that it wouldn’t be long before she defeated them both. Since sister was holding back, then Bai Ling sister must be doing the same. Bai Ling was someone who could make Kira feel a fatal threat. Her true strength could never be so little.
“The Hero Association’s reinforcements are arriving soon, get out of here quickly,” the one-eyed dragon’s voice entered Bai Ling’s ears again. “Get out quickly?” Bai Ling immediately increased her output. In an instant, the two heroes who had been struggling to hold on could no longer endure. After being struck by sword qi from Bai Ling alone, they were sent crashing to the ground in a sorry state.
“So strong. When did such a powerhouse appear in Central City?” The tall man, with several broken bones, asked incoherently from the ground. Who was he asking? He was probably asking his miserable companions lying next to him. “How would I know? This person is too powerful. They’re not even on the same level as us.” The tall man’s partner was also lying on the ground. He didn’t have any broken bones, but his movements had been temporarily sealed by Bai Ling’s sword qi. To defeat them so quickly, this person in black was at least on the level of the top-ranked S-class heroes.
“Ah!” “What is this?!” Just as the two were wondering, two more screams came from the other side. They quickly looked over and saw the other two being grabbed by a giant snowman and slammed fiercely onto the ground. With two muffled thuds, the two S-class heroes who had been blocked by Leticia also lost their combat ability.
In just a few minutes, the four S-class heroes who had arrived first were all lying on the ground. “Let’s go, let’s go, don’t get surrounded,” Leticia grabbed Kira and ran towards their pre-determined escape route. Bai Ling glanced at the four heroes lying on the ground with a complex expression, whispered an apology, and then followed Leticia’s footsteps.
A few minutes after the three left, reinforcements from the Hero Association finally arrived. It was the familiar A-class squad. They rushed to the scene and stared with their mouths agape at the four hero seniors scattered and slumped on the ground. The scene was too shocking. The S-class heroes who were normally aloof were now lying on the ground like dogs with broken spines. It was truly unbelievable.
“Seniors, what happened here?” Yellow Hair quickly stepped forward and asked the tall man, who was still conscious. The man blinked. He knew his current image was a bit embarrassing, but it seemed there was no way to salvage it. “We were defeated by those two mysterious individuals. One is human, and the other is a demon. Their strength should be similar to the top-ranked seniors in the Association.” After thinking about it, he decided to spill everything. “We intended to catch them off guard, but we never expected their strength to be so formidable.”
“We’ll go after them right away!” Yellow Hair said instinctively.
“Are you crazy?!” Xia Hongying quickly pulled Yellow Hair back. “If we go after them, won’t we just be handing ourselves over like last time?” They were only A-class, and those two were on par with the top S-class heroes. Chasing after them would definitely be suicidal.
“Let’s report to the Association first and let them decide,” Lu Siyu also agreed with Xia Hongying’s opinion. This matter was really not something the three little novices could interfere with.
