I became a god through frontier slaughter, and I crushed the academy's prodigies!

A kilometer away.

Top of the ruins.

Several dark figures leaped among the ruins like ghosts.

The howling wind whipped up sand and dust, but it did not affect the speed of this elite squad in the slightest.

"Reggae, how much further?"

The young team member, tossing a high-explosive grenade in his hand, asked casually.

The adjutant, known as "Reggae," raised his wrist and glanced at the red dot flashing on his watch.

"Less than two kilometers."

"That beast has slowed down."

The reggae voice remained completely flat.

"It seems the captain's Soul-Severing Blade worked; the tendon is ruptured, and it can't run anymore."

"Tsk."

The young team member pursed his lips and shoved the grenade back into his waistband.

"That's so boring."

"I thought I could play the cat-and-mouse game a little longer, but it turned out to be a short-lived thing."

Just then.

Reggae's steps suddenly paused.

He stared at the thermal imaging feedback on his watch, his brows furrowing slightly.

Something's up.

"What's wrong?"

Lin Qingyi, who had been leading the charge, slowed down, and a cold voice came from behind.

"There's someone there."

Reggae quickly adjusted the detection frequency.

"Three humans."

"It's coinciding with the Wind Demon Wolf's objective."

The air fell silent for a second.

Then came the somewhat exaggerated laughter of the young players.

"Huh? This luck is absolutely incredible."

"The wilderness is so vast, and of all things, we ran into a third-tier beast that was fleeing for its life?"

"This is like winning the lottery jackpot, except the prize is an invitation from the King of Hell."

Reggae didn't laugh.

He increased the image magnification, and the blurry thermal image gradually became clear.

Although he couldn't see their faces clearly, the dilapidated SUV and the three figures of varying heights instantly reminded him of something.

"It's that same squad from before."

Reggae said calmly.

"That student who forged the documents, and that one-eyed guy."

Upon hearing this, Lin Qingyi paused slightly.

She stopped at a towering, broken wall.

The view here is excellent, offering a perfect panoramic view of the vast, ruined plaza below.

No instruments are needed.

With her extraordinary eyesight, she spotted the tiny figure at a glance.

That boy.

He was standing alone at the very front of the line.

He was holding a rather ridiculous-looking boning knife.

Facing the Wind Demon Wolf that pressed down like a mountain.

"It really is that kid."

The younger team members followed and stood behind Lin Qingyi, marveling at the sight.

"Is he scared out of his wits?"

"They're not running away?"

"At that distance, running won't help."

Reggae analyzed calmly.

"Although the Wind Demon Wolf has lost a leg, its burst speed can still reach subsonic speed."

"For ordinary martial artists, turning around and running away will only expose their backs to death."

"This kid does have some brains; he knows that a direct confrontation might offer a glimmer of hope."

"A glimmer of hope?"

The young player scoffed, as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world.

"Reggae, when did you become so humorous?"

"That's a third-tier beast!"

"Even if severely injured, he's still at the third tier!"

"Let alone a student who hasn't even grown a full beard yet, even a fully armed team of seasoned hunters would be wiped out if they encountered a Wind Demon Wolf in this state."

He held up one finger and gestured towards the small black dot in the distance.

"I bet 100 contribution points."

"He won't last a second."

Reggae didn't respond.

This is a fact.

The gap in strength cannot be bridged by courage or intelligence alone.

In this cruel wilderness, weakness is the original sin.

Lin Qingyi stood on a high place, the wind blowing her hair into disarray.

Those clear, cold eyes gazed silently at that slender figure in the distance.

I don't know why.

A strange emotion suddenly rose in her heart.

It's a bit of a pity.

It's such a pity.

The boy had left a deep impression on her just now at the checkpoint.

Among a group of timid, greedy, and fearful wilderness hunters.

Only his eyes were clean.

That kind of tranquility.

That kind of composure in the face of the strong.

It reminded her of herself many years ago.

That's how it was before it saw too much bloodshed, before its rough edges were smoothed out by the cruelty of this world.

"I want to be a hunter..."

Lin Qingyi murmured something in a low voice.

Those were the words the boy had just said to her.

At that time, she thought it was just the ramblings of a naive child.

But now it seems...

That kid's got guts.

Faced with a desperate situation, they didn't collapse to the ground like the one-eyed man, nor did they tremble like the bald man.

Instead, he drew his knife.

Even though that knife was like a toothpick in front of the Wind Demon Wolf.

But this kind of spirit and energy cannot be faked.

Give him time.

If we let him grow up.

Perhaps, he really could become a decent soldier.

There is even a chance to join the Po Jun Division.

pity.

There are no "what ifs".

Reality never tells fairy tales.

"Captain, it's beyond saving."

Reggae seemed to have seen through Lin Qingyi's thoughts and whispered a reminder.

"It's too far away."

"1,500 meters."

"Even if we go all out, it will still take us at least ten seconds to get there."

"And the Wind Demon Wolf can wipe them all out in just two seconds."

Lin Qingyi certainly knew.

As the captain of the Po Jun Division, she understood better than anyone what time and distance meant on the battlefield.

That ten-second difference.

It is the chasm between life and death.

Even if she were a high-level martial artist, she wouldn't be able to cross space to save someone who was destined to die.

Her hand gripped the knife hilt tightly, her knuckles turning slightly white from the force.

finally.

I gradually relaxed.

That was a futile surrender.

"Prepare for battle."

Lin Qingyi's voice returned to its usual coldness, devoid of any emotional fluctuation.

"Once the Wind Demon Wolf has finished devouring its prey, its vigilance will drop to its lowest level."

"That's the best chance to kill it."

"Don't let it get away."

"clear."

Reggae and the young team members responded in unison.

There was no pity in their eyes.

This kind of thing happens far too often in the wilderness.

Every day, countless people with dreams leave the city, only to become a pile of dregs in the excrement of strange beasts.

This is fate.

These unlucky guys were just unlucky; they didn't check the almanac before they went out.

The young team members had even set up their longbows, but instead of aiming at Shen Tian, ​​they had anticipated and locked onto an open area behind him.

He is waiting.

Wait until that boy is torn to pieces.

The moment the Wind Demon Wolf begins to eat.

That was the moment he released the arrow.

Goodbye, kid.

The young team member chewed gum, looked at the blurry figure through the scope, and spoke in a flippant tone.

"In your next life, remember to stay away from the wilderness."

"This place is not a playground for well-behaved kids like you."

wind.

It seems to have stopped.

The whole world seemed to have been paused at that moment.

far away.

The enormous wind demon wolf finally moved.

Without the slightest hesitation, carrying the terrifying pressure unique to a third-tier beast, it transformed into a blue afterimage and pounced towards the tiny human.

Its blood-red mouth opened wide.

A foul stench filled the air.

That's a biting force strong enough to crush steel.

Lin Qingyi closed her eyes slightly.

She didn't want to see that boy with the clear eyes reduced to a pile of mangled flesh.

This can be considered her last act of mercy as a powerful person.

ended.

Everyone thinks so.

Including reggae.

Including that young player.

In their minds, this was a massacre with no suspense whatsoever.

It's like using a hydraulic press to crush an ant.

The outcome was already predetermined.

however.

Just as Lin Qingyi closed her eyes.

Just as the young player's finger touched the trigger...

A sudden change occurred.

There were no signs whatsoever.

That boy who was destined to die in everyone's eyes, that ridiculous student holding a boning knife.

It suddenly moved.

It's not about running away.

It's not about closing your eyes and waiting to die.

He actually...

He charged towards the third-tier beast!