The Second Bout Begins

“We’ll talk about it when the time comes!” Huang Xiu declined tactfully.

She knew nothing about the so-called Blood Attack Society, so how could she rashly accept someone’s invitation?

After a brief observation to confirm the general direction for their deployment, Huang Xiu wasted no more time.

Through [Senluo], she commanded the locust tree giant to hurl Yun Ning and Wen Erya into the distance.

“Go!”

With that crisp shout, a tremendous force slammed into them, and the two shot off like cannonballs.

In the blink of an eye, they crossed dozens of meters and arrived directly above Huai Nannan and her two companions.

As Yun Ning and Wen Erya stretched out their bodies in midair, they already had a clear view of the entire battlefield.

Below, the small team was surrounded by a horde of soldier-level dragon abominations, barely holding on.

And the general-level dragon abomination had already drawn near, ready to deliver a fatal blow at any moment.

There was only one way to resolve the situation: help the team break free, then join forces with the three of them to take down the leader!

Both of them arrived at the same conclusion.

Wen Erya pushed her ability [Beast Transformation] to its limits.

Soft tiger ears popped out from her head, her nails sharpened and extended several centimeters, and柔 pads that enhanced explosive power while reducing noise grew on her hands and feet.

Why had she never cared about shoes before?

Because when she was truly fighting at full capacity, shoes only got in the way!

Wen Erya spun twice in the air, then landed hands first, followed by her feet, just like a real big cat.

The moment she touched down, the impact was completely absorbed by the pads, allowing her descent to continue without any pause. With a tiger’s roar, she pounced directly toward Huai Nannan.

Yun Ning didn’t have such an ability, so he couldn’t land without needing to absorb the impact before acting.

He touched down, rolled several times to dissipate the tremendous force from the throw.

But as he rolled forward, the general-level dragon abomination was also advancing.

So Yun Ning looked up, and the general-level dragon abomination looked down. Their bodies reflected in each other’s pupils.

They stared at each other, caught in a momentary awkwardness.

The next second, sharp claws came slashing toward him.

Seeing this, Yun Ning inwardly cursed his bad luck. In haste, he performed an arch bridge to barely dodge the claw.

But by bending backward like that, he had given the initiative to the general-level dragon abomination.

Though it didn’t understand the concept of pressing the advantage, its beastly battle instinct drove it to attack immediately.

Yun Ning had no choice but to kick off the ground and fall flat on his back.

Then he kept rolling backward until he reached the feet of a soldier-level dragon abomination.

That dragon abomination was about to join the assault on the team but suddenly felt something odd at its feet. It looked down.

With some confusion, it stared at the human who had inexplicably stumbled into it, practically delivering himself.

Then, the next moment… it was punched through the chest by a fist glowing with white light—a furious Yun Ning.

He pulled his fist out, sprang up with a kip, and got to his feet.

Meanwhile, behind him, the three others, with the help of Wen Erya—a true “heaven-sent reinforcement”—had successfully escaped the dragon abomination horde and come to Yun Ning’s side.

The four seniors took up positions in front, while Ying Zhiyu stood behind.

They all stared at the general-level dragon abomination, white light flickering in their five pairs of eyes—the meaning was clear.

As for the nearby soldier-level dragon abominations, no one paid them any more attention.

Because a green ocean had already spread over, engaging the remaining soldier-level dragon abominations in battle.

Though the mutant plants were slightly inferior to the dragon abominations in both individual strength and numbers, for now, they only needed to hold them back.

They would join with the two teams to behead that general-level dragon abomination and stop its constant summoning of soldier-level ones.

The remaining dragon abominations would then be nothing to worry about.

“The second round begins,” Huai Nannan murmured, and beside her, Wei Xing nodded.

“Will we win?”

Ying Zhiyu, who had seen countless battles, wanted to chime in but ultimately held back.

Because that would be too unlucky.

Wen Erya didn’t speak; instead, she shook her body, flinging off the blood and grime clinging to the fine fur on her head and skin.

‘After twenty days of training… my strength has grown quite a bit. This is exactly the time to test my progress.’

Yun Ning’s eyes flickered, and he slowly adopted the starting stance of the Great Summer Ancient Martial Arts learned in combat class.

For some reason, the general-level dragon abomination stopped.

Its gaze passed through the gaps between the five figures and landed on the girl sitting atop the giant tree’s crown.

A red light flashed in its eyes.

Then, it abruptly raised its head, opened its mouth to the fullest, and let out a piercing screech that tore through the sky!

“Aang!”

The puddles on the ground rippled with the sound waves; the windows of nearby residential buildings shattered instantly.

The soldier-level dragon abominations guarding it covered their ears, howling in agony.

The team was a bit farther away, so they only found the roar sharp and noisy.

Looking at the general-level dragon abomination, Yun Ning’s expression shifted.

‘This is…?’

Killing this general-level abomination with the six of them was certainly possible.

But the creature’s sudden abnormal behavior cast a shadow over his heart, making him feel that something bad was about to happen.

“We can’t let it keep calling!” Yun Ning shouted.

Though he didn’t know what the creature was doing, he knew stopping it was definitely the right move.

But before he could act, a crude greeting came from behind them.

“What’s with all that noise!”

Following the curse came a loud whistling sound.

By then, the heavy rain that had fallen for dozens of minutes had slowed to a light drizzle.

A two-meter-long spiral wooden spear flew past the five, striking the general-level dragon abomination’s upper body and sending it flying backward.

Its piercing screech was knocked back into its throat.

Thud!

At that moment, the locust tree giant strode over to the five, with Huang Xiu still seated on its head.

“Now it’s quiet,” she said with a smile.

…

“Looks like they don’t need our help after all!”

In the western city, the urban village contact point.

A solitary pure white cloud was floating high in the sky.

The drizzling rain fell from the heavens, landing on the cloud’s swirling mist and rolling off to the side.

The cloud was unusually solid, about the size of a bed, with three men sitting cross-legged on it.

The one speaking was a handsome man wearing an administrative jacket and gold-rimmed glasses.

He pushed his glasses up; behind the lenses, his eyes flickered with blue light.

That blue light was a visualization art for enhanced vision, allowing him to see everything on the ground clearly even from such a height.

At this moment, using that art, he was observing the entire contact point from above.