DHMB - Chapter 16
Chapter 16
The three of them performed a tactical retreat for the time being, executing their Lightness Skill like a whirlwind accompanied by lightning, terrified that a moment's delay would see them swallowed by the numerous pursuers behind them.
Among them, Kai Yun's Lightness Skill was the most outstanding. This skill was displayed to its fullest during their escape; a casual leap would put her two body lengths ahead of Lei Kaiding, and the distance between them grew wider and wider.
Jiang Tu was a sword user, and his physique was slightly lighter than Lei Kaiding's. However, Lei Kaiding's experience and movements were more decisive, so the two were almost evenly matched.
A strong sense of crisis ignited in Lei Kaiding's heart. Even at such a dangerous moment, a green object kept flashing left and right in his line of sight. He snapped irritably, "Damn it! Why are you still holding your cucumber!"
"If I threw away the cucumber, would I run faster?" Kai Yun said from the front. "Of course not!"
Then why waste food?!
Kai Yun glanced back and found that the number of pursuers had not decreased but actually increased. Some people who had clearly been left behind a distance still refused to give up. The ones biting hardest now were Lu Que and the guy beside him.
Kai Yun frowned, "Why are there so many people?!"
Lei Kaiding: "Nonsense, don't you think about how many people are in the opposing faction now!"
A group of people in the training building defected for self-preservation, and the group originally belonging to the "Star Pirates" also ran out when they realized they couldn't snatch kills. With the numerical disparity reaching an overwhelming level, the few remaining students from the Rescue Army faction shone as dazzlingly as expensive diamonds.
The essence summarized by seniors over the years from scrambling for assist points was this—they didn't care about forever, only about having landed a blow.
Kai Yun estimated the distance between Lei Kaiding and Jiang Tu and Lu Que, and felt they might not escape. But this map was too small, and the final route could only circle endlessly. If they didn't completely shake off the pursuers, the situation would only become more dangerous.
While she was still thinking about which route to take, the people pursuing them from behind could no longer hold back.
The teammate rushing alongside Lu Que—Xue Chengwu, also a fourth-year student—pulled a four to five-meter-long leather whip from his backpack. With a flick of his wrist, he sent it arcing into the air. At the same time, he swung his arm in a circle, using the momentum of his run to fully extend the entire whip.
Any student who had participated in the Tournament or done daily training had a bit of a psychological shadow regarding whips as weapons, because if you didn't wield this thing well, it was indiscriminate, including towards the wielder themselves.
As soon as the four to five-meter-long whip was unleashed, more than half of the people behind instantly dodged away, terrified of being affected.
Of course, Xue Chengwu wasn't so incompetent that he couldn't control a whip, but the whip's speed was still too slow, not meeting his requirements.
He called out, "Lu Que, help me!" At the same time, he whipped the whip towards Lu Que.
Lu Que tacitly slowed down, gathered his internal energy in his right hand, and struck out with a palm towards the heavy long whip that came with the wind. The palm strike landed precisely on the middle section of the whip.
The long whip suddenly accelerated, the force transferring to the tip. The flexible leather whip gave a flick and lashed forward at high speed.
Lei Kaiding let out a shout, dodging frantically with small jumps, luckily only getting grazed. Jiang Tu, however, was unfortunately hit.
His position wasn't convenient for movement, and his own reaction speed wasn't quick enough. His first reaction upon hearing the wind was to look down, and so he saw the sight of his calf being struck and wrapped by the whip's tip.
Xue Chengwu smiled smugly. Without waiting for Jiang Tu to resist, he pulled hard, flinging him into the air.
"Since you're here, don't think about running. Are you looking down on us seniors?"
Kai Yun turned back and saw Jiang Tu being flung away, stretching out her hand and shouting, "My dearest friend!!"
No one paid attention to her voice.
"Let him go!"
Kai Yun tapped her toes on the ground, slid a short distance, and quickly braked.
Raising her head, she faced Lu Que head-on.
This was the first time she had observed this legendary candidate up close.
There were heavy dark circles under his eyes, and his complexion was the pale kind indicative of insufficient qi and blood. His features were sharp and distinct, his eye sockets deep. A face that could clearly be called handsome inexplicably sent shivers down one's spine, revealing a temperament called brutality.
Kai Yun's gaze shifted downwards.
His limbs were quite long and slender, and he seemed slightly hunched, though it might just be his running habit.
He barely thought about it, and in his knee-bent running posture, he swung out a claw attack.
Lu Que clearly didn't put her in his eyes. When attacking, his lower body still had openings, and the iron claw's attack path was straightforward and clear. He didn't use his full strength, thinking he could easily kill Kai Yun this way.
Kai Yun bit the cucumber in her mouth, freeing up both hands. Gripping the saber hilt with both hands, she drew it from her back.
Naturally, strike while he was vulnerable, take his life!
Before she made her move, everyone thought she had made the most incorrect decision. Because even the seeded players from various schools wouldn't dare to easily confront Lu Que head-on.
This person's abnormal title wasn't for nothing. One reason was his overly gloomy and difficult-to-communicate personality, and the second was the uncontrollable power he inherited from his genes.
If judged solely on individual strength, Lu Que was definitely an outstanding figure. He was born for "martial arts".
However, as everyone anticipated Kai Yun's death, that unremarkable iron saber unleashed a white saber energy. Even in broad daylight, the sharp saber energy attached to it was visible to the naked eye.
The shape outlined by the white light resembled a half-waning silver moon, howling and biting towards Lu Que with an even more chilling aura.
This was one of the publicly known saber techniques, and also a basic move beginners would encounter: Moon Arc Slash.
But before this, they had never seen a Moon Arc Slash with such special effects in the simulated training ground, or rather...
It was something they wouldn't even dare to imagine!
After all, there were no high-level weapons in the simulated training ground, and what she held in her hand now was just a real iron saber. This was her own genuine internal energy.
But this was simply not the internal energy someone under forty could possess!
Lu Que sensed the danger midway and immediately flipped his hand over, switching from offense to defense, letting the iron claw bear most of the impact. At the same time, he channeled his internal energy to form a shield, blocking in front of his chest.
However, he was still sent flying back. Controlling his body, he retreated three to five meters before stopping, his steps unsteady, almost failing to stand firm.
Xue Chengwu almost bit his tongue: "Wh... What the hell?"
He thought Lu Que's level of internal energy was already something ordinary people couldn't reach, after all, he...
He didn't expect to encounter someone even more exaggerated than him.
How old was she? She looked less than twenty, right?
Xue Chengwu felt his face was a bit wet. He raised a hand to wipe it and found that blood had indeed splattered onto his face. Glancing towards Lu Que, the latter was also staring blankly at his palm.
It seemed the damage from that strike just now was a bit more severe than he had anticipated. Especially the psychological impact.
A small tear appeared on Lu Que's left shoulder uniform, and blood stained his dark uniform. However, this extra wound added a touch of color to Lu Que's pale face.
He lowered his head to look at his shoulder.
This was the price he paid for his carelessness and underestimation. He remembered.
Seeing his expression was off, Xue Chengwu asked nervously, "Lu Que, are you alright?"
Lu Que curved his lips into a smile, saying in a low voice, "I'm perfectly fine."
Seeing this scene, the invigilators outside the arena were shocked, and the audience in the live broadcast area was also shocked. Everyone who could type question marks was typing question marks; besides that, there was nothing else that could describe their current mood.
But the candidates engrossed in scoring points were not yet shocked.
Taking advantage of everyone's stunned state, they stepped forward and delivered a finishing blow to the immobile Jiang Tu.
After killing him, they turned and slipped away.
Lei Kaiding snapped back from his mind full of "What the hells", pointing ahead and shouting, "Kai Yun, your dearest friend has been killed!"
Kai Yun spat out the cucumber, grabbed it in her hand, her eyes wide: "I saw!"
Lei Kaiding pointed at the main group, adding fuel to the fire: "They are all murderers!"
Kai Yun narrowed her eyes: "I know!"
She quickly took two bites, wanting to finish that cucumber as quickly as possible.
Lei Kaiding couldn't stand it anymore and burst out, "Can't you just throw away that damn cucumber?!"
"They bullied me!" Kai Yun said angrily, "I'm sad!"
Lei Kaiding was excited in his heart, egging her on: "So what are you going to do?!"
Kai Yun gazed deeply at Jiang Tu's "corpse" for a moment, counted the number of people on the opposing side—twenty or more—and angrily threw the last small piece of cucumber stem onto the ground.
Many enemies, few of us; a large, powerful crowd...
She rolled up her sleeves—
And turned around and ran.
"What the hell!"
Lei Kaiding's survival instinct immediately kicked in. He quickly chased after her, demanding, "Why are you running?"
"I must bravely live on with the life of my dearest friend; I cannot let him sacrifice himself in vain!" Kai Yun declared resonantly, "I must live well to avenge him! To bring him to the next round! To clear his name!"
Lei Kaiding almost spat blood: "Oh, for crying out loud!"
Kai Yun gave Lei Kaiding a final deep look, the same way she looked at Jiang Tu's "corpse", and said, "Goodbye, take care of yourself!"
Lei Kaiding: "??"
Kai Yun offered no explanation, accelerating directly and running in another direction, parting ways with him.
Lei Kaiding: "..."
Ahhh! If he ever trusted Kai Yun again, he'd be a dog!
The two split up and ran. Lu Que unhesitatingly chased in Kai Yun's direction. The remaining pursuers weighed their options for a moment between the two, and finally all chose Lei Kaiding's path.
It's best not to get involved when gods fight. If those two unleashed a big move and unfortunately injured them by mistake, wouldn't they die unjustly?
The competition had just begun; preserving their lives was still the priority.
Lei Kaiding's scalp tightened. He could only continue this tragic escape route, dragging a whole crowd of pursuers behind him.
He felt betrayed, wanted to rage, wanted to roar. Turning his head with a ferocious expression, he looked at his reflection in the building's glass and suddenly had an idea.
With so many tails behind him now, he was definitely the most dazzling kid on the entire field. At this moment, the camera must be focused on his face, giving him a close-up, analyzing him!
Hoo—
Lei Kaiding took a deep breath, instantly perking up. A sincere smile bloomed on his face, and his whole body radiated a different kind of vitality.
He was going to be famous!
...However, that wasn't the case. The live stream camera had been switching between Kai Yun and Lu Que since just now, not daring to change frequency at all. Only occasionally would it give him a long shot, switching back in less than ten seconds.
After all, compared to Lei Kaiding's pathetic escape, the chase between Kai Yun and Lu Que was much more exciting.
This was simply a contest of Lightness Skill. Or rather, it was Kai Yun's one-sided show.
No matter how remote or steep the terrain, she could move unimpeded. It seemed she could step on air and soar through the clouds, her light movements making it impossible to look away.
Her attack moves were very simple; since the start of the competition, she hadn't used any high-difficulty saber techniques. But her Lightness Skill was exceptionally outstanding, all high-level Lightness Skills used internally by the military.
In this regard, Lu Que was indeed slightly inferior. With no one to worry about beside her, Kai Yun finally succeeded in shaking him off.
In the scene, Kai Yun flashed into an unfinished building. She looked left and right, confirmed no one was there, and found a hidden spot to crouch down.
She put down her backpack, carefully opened it, and slowly pulled out a box of tofu from inside. A packet of seasoning for Mapo Tofu. Two bottles of water, and then she also pulled out her large iron pot.
She tucked them one by one under the gaps in the stone steps, and then moved a nearby table to block the view.
Lu Que's claws looked very formidable at first glance. What if they poked a hole in her pot?
Kai Yun wiped away sweat.
That was really close.
She relaxed her shoulders, re-shouldered her saber. She quietly walked to the wall and poked her head out like a groundhog.
Without a doubt, Lu Que was very strong.
Now she needed to rack up enough kills to bring three people to the next round; she couldn't just charge in recklessly.
She needed to go get some kill points first to calm down.
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