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"Professor Zhao, watch out!"

Su Ming was the first to notice the sneak attack arrow and immediately shouted loudly.

He tried to block it, but the distance between him and Zhao Renjie made it impossible for him to block the arrow in time.

Upon seeing this, Su Ming's eyes narrowed, and he made a thought.

Almost instantly, the surrounding air temperature dropped by more than ten degrees, and then in front of Zhao Renjie, there appeared more than a dozen ice walls, each several meters thick.

It was the ice wall that Su Ming created by using his S-class ice-type ability, the Ice Crown.

With Su Ming's current mental strength, each ice wall formed by his Ice Crown Crown ability can withstand a full-force attack from a mid-stage fourth-tier martial artist.

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However, just as Su Ming condensed these ice walls, a scorching arrow pierced through them as easily as a red-hot iron striking a piece of cheese less than a millimeter thick.

The arrow left a fist-sized hole in the ice wall, its speed undiminished, and shot straight at Zhao Renjie.

"So strong!"

Upon realizing the power of the arrow, Su Ming's expression changed drastically.

It instantly pierced through more than a dozen ice walls capable of withstanding the full-force attacks of a mid-stage fourth-tier martial artist, and its power had not diminished in the slightest.

The power of this arrow definitely reached the peak of the fifth rank, or even higher.

The strength of the person who launched the sneak attack is probably beyond that of a fifth-level martial artist!

A Grandmaster's sneak attack!

In an instant, a thought flashed through Su Ming's mind.

Without any hesitation, the Blazing Sun Suit enveloped his entire body in the next moment, protecting him completely.

Faced with a sneak attack from a Grandmaster-level expert, he was absolutely unable to rescue Zhao Renjie at the moment, and the most important thing now was to save his own life.

His Grade A combat suit was his only means of survival against a Grandmaster-level expert.

As for the safety of others, he no longer cares.

"Hmph! Finally couldn't hold back anymore?!"

Just when Su Ming thought Zhao Renjie was about to be killed by this arrow, a cold snort suddenly came from the void.

The next second, a figure suddenly appeared in front of Zhao Renjie and grabbed the arrow that was about to hit him.

The arrow trembled wildly in his hand, but no matter what he did, it could not go any further, stopping less than half a foot away from Zhao Renjie's brow.

"Bang!"

With a sudden, forceful grip, the entire arrow was shattered into dust, scattering into the air.

"Old Mo, you really know how to time it! If you'd come out any later, I'd be dead!"

At this moment, Zhao Renjie smiled and looked at the figure that had suddenly appeared in front of him, his tone full of teasing, without any hint of fear.

"What...what's going on? Did Professor Zhao already know this would happen?"

Su Ming was stunned as he looked at Zhao Renjie's calm and collected face and the mysterious expert who had suddenly appeared and was called "Old Mo" by Zhao Renjie.

Clearly, Zhao Renjie anticipated everything that was happening, otherwise he wouldn't be so calm.

"Whoosh!"

Just then, a figure suddenly darted out from behind a protruding rock wall on the right side of the canyon where Su Ming and the others were, and flew away into the distance without any hesitation.

While fleeing, they didn't forget to shoot arrows at Su Ming, Song Zihan, and other students from the Demon Sea University.

These arrows were no less powerful than the one that had previously attacked Zhao Renjie. When they were locked onto by these arrows, Su Ming, Song Zihan, and the others felt a chill run down their spines.

However, the moment the three arrows were fired, the mysterious expert in front of Zhao Renjie suddenly moved.

"Hmph! You dare to hurt someone in front of me, Mo Wendao?!"

Su Ming heard a cold snort echo through the canyon, and then saw a flash of light fly past him. The next second, all the arrows aimed at him and Song Zihan were shattered by this flash of light.

The blade, having shattered the arrow, still carried its residual power as it slashed towards the sky above the underground cave, splitting through a layer of thick clouds before finally dissipating into the boundless sky.

At the same time, Su Ming felt a ghostly figure flash past him, stirring up a gust of wind.

Once he had regained his footing, he saw that the powerful figure who had just called himself Mo Wendao had already taken to the air and was chasing after the person who had attacked him earlier.

"Two Grandmaster-level experts!"

Only then did Song Zihan and Zhang Yang come to their senses. They stood there dumbfounded, looking up at the two people who quickly turned into two black dots and disappeared into the horizon, and exclaimed in shock.

The four military warriors were no better than Song Zihan and her group.

"Professor Zhao, what exactly is going on?"

Su Ming snapped out of his daze immediately. He didn't even bother collecting materials from the surrounding ferocious beast corpses. He turned to Zhao Renjie and asked.

His voice immediately snapped Song Zihan and the others out of their shock, and they all turned their gazes to Zhao Renjie.

Clearly, they also realized that Zhao Renjie had anticipated what had just happened.

"The guy who just launched the sneak attack is an assassin from the Dark Council. The reason I issued this mission, sending you fourth-tier students with me to the fourth dungeon, is actually to lure this guy out."

"As for the details, you don't need to know them. Just know that your mission has been completed."

"If Old Mo is able to capture that assassin from the Dark Council this time, the four of you will receive an additional 200 credits as a reward when you return."

Upon hearing Su Ming's question, Zhao Renjie adjusted his glasses, a slight smile playing on his lips, and explained to everyone.

Although Zhao Renjie did not explain the details clearly, upon hearing the words "Dark Council," Song Zihan, Zhang Yang, and Li Hao all exclaimed in shock, their faces immediately turning resentful.

"The Dark Council, what is that?"

Only Su Ming looked at Zhao Renjie and Song Zihan with a puzzled expression, his heart filled with curiosity.

Judging from the expressions of Song Zihan and Zhang Yang, he knew that the Dark Council and the Demon Sea University must have a significant grudge against each other.

"This is a force that only geniuses from major martial arts universities can come into contact with. You have just entered the Demon Sea University, so naturally you don't know anything about the Dark Council."

"The Dark Council is an underground organization composed of a group of scum from all over the world who do not want to be seen in the light of day. They specialize in hunting down martial arts geniuses and scientists who have made significant contributions to improving the strength of martial artists in various countries."

"Of course, the higher-ups in Hanxia also suspect that the Dark Council's ability to develop to this point, especially its most frequent activities within Hanxia, ​​is inseparable from the covert support of that major power across the ocean."

"However, no evidence has ever been found over the years, so it cannot be proven and remains just a guess."

Seeing the puzzled look on Su Ming's face, Zhao Renjie smiled and walked to a fourth-tier ferocious beast corpse next to Su Ming, squatted down, took out a dagger, and began to cut the materials on the beast's corpse while telling Su Ming about the Dark Council.