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Chen Guan watched from the shadows, showing no intention of making a move immediately.

He was filled with curiosity about this mysterious first-year student and wanted to see what he was capable of.

Just then, one of the metal hounds lost patience. It exerted force with its hind legs, and its entire body transformed into a silver lightning bolt. It opened its huge mouth full of alloy fangs and lunged straight at Shan Heng's throat.

Shan Heng neither dodged nor avoided, but instead slammed his short staff into the ground.

"Field!"

An invisible ripple spread out from the short staff, and the metal hound, which had pounced into the air, came to an abrupt stop, as if it had crashed into an invisible wall.

Countless pale blue data streams appeared on the metal parts that make up its body.

"I see, the core drive is located in the central vertebral column."

Shan Heng's eyes were frighteningly bright. Instead of retaliating, he focused intently on analyzing the deadly killing machine in front of him, like a child who had discovered a new toy.

The hound struggled violently, its red electronic eyes shining brightly, and the overloaded energy caused its body armor to heat up.

The other two hounds also launched an attack at the same time.

Oh no, I can't handle this.

Shan Heng never expected that these modified creatures would have such a connection.

The analytical force field fluctuated violently under the impact of the three-headed hound, and the staff emitted a hum that could not bear the weight.

Just as the force field was about to shatter, a dark figure appeared before the hounds, appearing like a ghost in front of Shan Heng.

Chen Guan threw a punch, the wind howling as it struck the first hound squarely on the side of its head with pure, unadulterated power.

Click.

The intricate alloy head caved in, sparks flew from the internal circuitry, and the massive body convulsed as it flew backward, crashing into two large trees before coming to a stop.

The attack from the other two hounds was imminent.

Chen Guan didn't even look at it, but instead drew his sickle and twirled it.

The gleaming white blade flashed and disappeared in the dim forest.

Two metal heads, gleaming red, shot into the sky, spewing out thick, black engine oil from their cavities.

The three modified creatures that Shanheng found extremely troublesome were wiped out in the blink of an eye.

The open space returned to deathly silence.

Chen Guan sheathed his sickle, turned around, and looked at Shan Heng, who was still standing there in a daze.

"Junior, you've got guts to be out in a place like this all by yourself."

Shan Heng then came to his senses. He straightened his glasses and looked at Chen Guan with turbulent emotions in his eyes.

He opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end he just lowered his head and said, "Thank you, senior."

"It was just a small favor."

As fellow alumni, Chen Guan couldn't just stand by and watch his junior be eliminated.

Based on my observation just now, this junior should be a knowledge-based ability user, and his ability seems more like a support ability.

Adhering to the principle of asking questions when unsure, Chen Guan inquired, "What you just used was a knowledge-based ability?"

Shan Heng's body trembled, his eyes behind his glasses filled with surprise, and he nodded.

"Yes, my special ability is called Field Analysis, which can analyze the basic composition of everything within its range."

"That sounds very useful."

Chen Guan casually remarked that the child was quite honest, answering all questions directly, and seemed better than he had expected.

"But there are limits."

Shan Heng added, adjusting his glasses, his gaze drifting uncontrollably towards the black coffin behind Chen Guan, his voice lowering: "For example, there are some things that I simply cannot analyze."

His intentions were too obvious, and even the leopard next to him noticed them. It growled threateningly and wedged itself between the coffin and the mountain, adopting a guarded posture.

"melon."

The leopard looked up and barked, as if reminding its owner.

As a leopard with a keen sense of human nature, it knew how much its master cherished this coffin.

"It's very intelligent," Shan Heng exclaimed, then took a half-step back somewhat awkwardly. "Senior, I meant no harm."

Chen Guan patted the leopard's head, signaling it to be quiet.

"Follow me."

He was concise and to the point, giving Shan Heng no option to refuse, and headed straight towards the city center.

Shan Heng was stunned for a moment, then a look of joy appeared on his face, and he quickly followed: "Yes, senior."

The two men and the leopard roamed through the forest. Shan Heng wanted to speak several times, but he didn't dare to.

After passing through the last dense thicket of jungle, the view suddenly opened up before us.

The dilapidated high-rise buildings silhouetted against the dim sky, revealing steel outlines. The abandoned city had finally arrived.

The cracked asphalt road surface is overgrown with tenacious moss, and the wind howls through the empty windows of abandoned high-rise buildings, like the dying breath of this city.

"Senior, we're coming in."

Shan Heng's voice drifted through the empty street as he pushed up his glasses and cautiously scanned his surroundings.

Chen Guan kept walking, his senses fully activated: "There are traces of residual supernatural abilities here; at least three battles of different scales have taken place here."

Shan Heng quickened his pace and followed Chen Guan to the side and behind, like a competent radar, reporting his analysis results.

"It has the aura of a shikigami from Kamiya Academy, as well as the residue of the Nine Dragons Elixir. There's no mistake about it."

Chen Guan nodded. This was exactly what he had sensed. It seemed that Hiiragi Qingbai's companions had escaped all the way here. They were quite fast.

It now appears that these top students have very clear goals, aiming directly at the center.

Chen Guan stopped at a crossroads, looked up at the hazy sky, and frowned slightly. There was no sun in the sky, and he couldn't tell which way was which.

Shan Heng asked, "Senior, what do we do now?"

"Find a high place and wait."

Chen Guan's plans were always simple and straightforward. Since his teammates would also be coming here, he only needed to find a place with a wide field of vision that was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and wait for them to rendezvous.

Just then, a noise came from the street corner.

Chen Guan raised his hand and made a gesture, and Shan Heng immediately fell silent. The leopard beside him also lowered its body instantly, and the muscles under its purple fur tensed up.

The sound grew closer, like something heavy being dragged across the ground.

Chen Guan led a man and a leopard, and silently slipped into an abandoned department store next door.

Through the broken glass window, they saw a boy wearing a Taipei City Academy uniform carrying his unconscious companion, limping as he fled down the street.

Not far behind them, three students dressed in black combat uniforms from the Zero Academy were following at a leisurely pace, like wildcats toying with their prey.

"Run! Run faster!"

The blond youth leading the group was Charles, who wore a contemptuous smile.

"Hey, where are the rest of you?"

Charles suddenly spoke, using a clear and articulate tone.

The boy from Taipei College froze, offering no reply, but gritted his teeth and continued to move forward with his companion on his back.

"Not going to tell?"

Charles made a gesture, and the two team members beside him immediately accelerated, flanking the two students from North City College from the left and right, and tightly surrounding them.

"Then let's eliminate them all together."

Charles raised his hand, and a blinding burst of electricity gathered in his palm.